El Dorado Spa Resorts & Hotels and Azul Hotels by Karisma has announced the appointment of Ana Gabriela Ramos as director of e-commerce. In her new role, Ramos will focus on analyzing and implementing strategic changes to the e-commerce program in order to increase visitors, improve conversion rates, capture reservations, and better manage online sales …
A renewed edition of BIT 2013 was held earlier this month, starting from the ability to listen to the players of the sector. The show opened with the official presentation of the Strategic Plan for the development of tourism in Italy, in the presence of the Ministry of Regional Affairs, Tourism and Sport, Piero Gnudi …
The first recipients of the Alfred Pisani Corinthia Hotels Scholarship – Genevieve Arnold and Phillip Rogers, who are students in the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management undergraduate program – noted the role the scholarship played in helping them achieve their academic and career …
As Jamaica’s tourism officials celebrate United Airlines’ decade-long service to the island, they are thrilled to welcome the introduction of two new gateways: Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and the Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). These two gateways will operate Saturdays only into the destination’s tourism capital, Montego Bay (MBJ). “We are pleased with the …
The U.S Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has extended the booking and travel dates for the popular St. Croix Fantastic Flight Promotion. Travelers looking for a spring Caribbean getaway now have until March 31, 2013 to book the promotion and receive a $300 instant airfare credit on packages of six nights at participating hotels, including …
Pacific Hospitality Group has announced its latest venture for their expanding company. The newly formed Meritage Collection, gives PHG the distinction of being the only operator to provide AAA Four Diamond properties in Napa, Newport Beach, Santa Barbara, and La Jolla, four of California’s most desirable travel destinations. Each of the Meritage Collection’s hotels and …
Forbes Travel Guide announced its 55th annual listing of Five-Star hospitality establishments and named the Tower Suites and spas at Wynn and Encore Las Vegas, and the hotels and spas at Wynn Macau and Encore Macau, to this ratings list. “The Forbes Five-Stars are generally regarded as the most prestigious and stringent of all …
Delta Air Lines intends to transform the sleep experience in the air by offering Westin Heavenly® In-Flight bedding, designed and manufactured exclusively for Delta, in all of its BusinessElite cabins throughout the world. The new Westin Heavenly In-Flight bedding product will be available on all BusinessElite® International flights, as well as BusinessElite flights between New …
ILTM Americas is returning to Mayakoba on the Riviera Maya, Mexico between September 30 through October 3. The event provides an opportunity for global luxury travel suppliers to develop business with buyers from high spending markets across the Americas continent such as Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Chile, Columbia, Venezuela as well as North America. The International …
The luxurious private estate outside Merida, Mexico, Hacienda Petac, offers exclusive wedding services for couples looking for intimate and customized affairs. The packages are designed for small groups offering the hacienda and its 7 bedrooms and a full staff of 23 that handles all details of a wedding of up to 50 people for prices that …