American Express Travel has released it’s 2014 Fall Travel Trends for current overall bookings as well as those with the biggest year over year jump. Air Trends: Top 10 Domestic Destinations Orlando, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston, Miami, Denver, Fort Lauderdale Compared to last year, the destinations with the biggest …
La Quinta Resort & Club announced the appointment of Chris George as Director of marketing of this 1926 desert escape effective immediately. George will oversee marketing and communications as well as repositioning the resort following a multi-million dollar restoration of its 718 signature casitas and suites. La Quinta Resort & Club encompasses the award-winning Spa …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Missy-Godfrey-High-Resolution-Headshot-263×300.jpg” width=263 height=300 captiontext=”Missy Godfrey, newly appointed CEO of Spafinder Wellness, Incorporated.” align=”left”] Spafinder Wellness, Inc. announced that longtime board member Missy Godfrey has been named the company’s chief executive officer. Godfrey, who has over two decades of experience as a senior executive in commerce, media, technology and finance, will lead strategic planning and …
Daniel Chavez Moran, founder of Grupo Vidanta and the Vidanta Foundation, was awarded the “Llave Del Progreso” (Key of Progress) Award by the Abastecedores Turisticos A.C. for contributions to the Hospitality Industry. The award, given to pioneers in the categories of Hospitality Industry Entrepreneurs and Hospitality Industry Executives was presented to Mr. Chavez Moran at …
Grand Lucayan has appointed Patricia Z. Bradley as National Sales Manager for the Grand Bahama Island property. In her new role, Bradley will work with Grand Lucayan’s Director of Sales, Mary DiPasquale, from headquarters in South Florida to develop effective strategies with a focus on the U.S. market. Bradley will manage sales initiatives for both …
International luxury travel network Virtuoso celebrated its top destination partners at its Destination Showcase Dinner & Award where British experience specialists NoteWorthy were recognized as the winner of Best on-site Provider 2014. NoteWorthy is the first on-site provider from Britain to win this award. Hosted by Virtuoso Chairman and CEO, Matthew D. Upchurch and Albert …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Photo_Virtuoso_Award_2014-300×199.jpg” width=300 height=199 captiontext=”Left to right: Becky Powell, SVP of Global Member Partnerships, Virtuoso; Alex Herrmann, Director Americas, Switzerland Tourism; Matthew D. Upchurch, Chairman and CEO, Virtuoso; Albert Herrera, SVP of Global Product Partnerships, Virtuoso. ” align=”left”] At its annual conference last week in Las Vegas, Virtuoso, the leading international luxury travel network with …
International luxury travel network, Virtuoso, celebrated the close of its annual Virtuoso Travel Week event with its festive gala and Virtuoso Awards, where Big Five Tours & Expeditions was recognized as the winner of 2014 Sustainable Tourism Leadership. Held at Bellagio Resort & Casino, the gala attracted a record turnout of 2,668 attendees, which included …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/KF3A1861-200×300.jpg” width=150 height=250 captiontext=”Malta Tourism Authority CEO Paul Bugeja” align=”left”.] The Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) Board confirmed the appointment of Paul Bugeja, former president of the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association, as its new CEO effective September 16, 2014. Mr Bugeja has held senior positions within the Corinthia Group for the past 35 years. In …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Keith-Chin-2-300×300.jpg” width=300 height=300 captiontext=”Keith Chin, CEO of the TDC.” align=”left”] The Board of Directors of the Tourism Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (TDC) have announced the appointment of Keith Chin as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective August 4, 2014. “It is a pleasure to be given this opportunity to serve …