InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will open the first Holiday Inn Express hotel for Managua, Nicaragua. The new-build, 114-room Holiday Inn Express Managua hotel is located minutes from the city center and within walking distance of the city’s most exclusive mall, Galerias Santo Domingo. The Holiday Inn Express Managua hotel is also 20 minutes away from …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DSC0926-300×199.jpg” captiontext=”The Bell Tower in in central Xi’an. Photo credit: Robin Swados.” align=”left”] The first China Silk Road International Tourism Expo took place on September 19 at the Qujiang International Conference Center in Xi’an. It was presided over by Mr. Chen Qingliang, Deputy Director of the Shaanxi Provincial Tourism Administration, and Ms. Alla Peressolova, …
The 20th edition of MITM Americas, Meetings & Incentive Travel Market, and the 6th edition of CULTOURFAIR, International Cultural Travel Fair, will be held simultaneously this year from December 3-5 in Puebla, Mexico, and will be sponsored by Puebla´s Secretary of Tourism. The response to the invitation to participate as a hosted buyer, which was …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/raypanelclosing-cropped-300×185.jpg” captiontext=”The IMEX America Closing Panel: From left, Cindy D’Aoust, COO of MPI; Chandra Allison, VP of sales for the Venetian & the Palazzo hotels in Las Vegas; Cathy Tull, senior VP of marketing for the LVCVA; and IMEX Chairman Ray Bloom.” align=”left”] IMEX America’s fourth edition wrapped on Thursday at the Sands Expo, …
Playa Resorts Management has announced the appointment of Pilar Arizmendi as Director of Sales and Marketing for Mexico. Playa Resorts Management is the operational management component of Playa Hotels & Resorts, B.V. Arizmendi joins Playa from Las Brisas Hotel Collection where she enjoyed a 21 year career culminating in her position as Director of Sales …
The Travel Institute is wrapping up its 50th anniversary celebration in 2014 with the October release of two updated Destination Specialist (DS) courses for travel professionals: Alaska and Saint Lucia. The refreshed courses bring the total number of DS and Niche Specialist courses updated this year to four – in addition to The Travel Institute’s …
The Africa Travel Association (ATA) is the leading global trade association promoting travel and tourism to Africa and strengthening intra-Africa partnerships. Established in 1975, ATA serves both the public and private sectors of the international travel and tourism industry. ATA members include African governments, tourism ministers, tourism bureaus and boards, airlines, cruise lines, hotels, resorts, …
Malta has traditionally been recognized as a sun and sand destination to Europeans with little exposure of its significant treasures to the North American traveler. A big push to change this perception is underway through a variety of efforts geared to engage the more cultured traveler. Malta Tourism has created the #MaltaisMore project to bring …
Hilton Worldwide today announced the launch of Canopy by Hilton, a new hotel brand that aims to redefine the lifestyle category around the mindset of today’s leisure and business travelers. Christopher J. Nassetta, president and CEO of Hilton Worldwide, unveiled the Canopy by Hilton concept to nearly 1,900 owners and development representatives at Hilton Worldwide’s …
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