[captionpix imgsrc=”http://i.imgur.com/sXBfDp1.jpg” captiontext=”Carlos Muñoz, Managing Director of Hotelbeds. Photo credit: Peggy Hageman” align=”left” theme=”elegant”] You may not have heard the name Hotelbeds before but chances are it’s the brains—and the beds—behind some of your favorite online travel booking sites, both direct to consumer and to the trade. It’s the number one business-to-business bedbank in the …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IdyllworksGetaway-300×199.jpg” captiontext=”Idyllworks of Maine’s first weekend getaway will feature jewelry making.” align=”left”] Idyllworks, a Maine-based company offering creative retreats for women, will launch in June with a special Springtime in Maine getaway June 12 – 15 at Georgetown’s Grey Havens Inn in midcoast Maine. Founded by longtime friends Elizabeth Sokoloff and Patty Kimball, Idyllworks …
Tourists can now make reservations to travel aboard Nova Star, the brand new, 161-metre cruise-ferry, that will make daily roundtrip crossings between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Portland, Maine starting May 15, 2014. One-way fares range from $79 to $139 for adults and $39 to $64 for children five to 12 years of age, depending on …
Travelers can embark on a culinary adventure this summer, with Blount Small Ship Adventures’ Food & Wine Discovery, cruising through the Islands of New England. On this one-of-a-kind itinerary, guests will set sail to experience the culinary classics of New England while cruising through Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Block Island and Newport, among other ports, and …
[captionpix imgsrc=”hhttp://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/delta-300×204.jpeg” captiontext=”Richard Anderson, CEO of Delta Air Lines” align=”left”] The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) announced Richard Anderson, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines, will be a featured speaker at Center Stage at the GBTA Convention 2014 to be held July 26-30 in Los Angeles, Calif. “GBTA is pleased to welcome Richard as …
The 2014 Cruise Shipping Miami conference and exhibition that ran from March 10-13, at the Miami Beach Convention Center posted record attendance and the largest exhibition in the event’s 30-year history. The annual gathering had nearly 12,000 total registrations, a 10 percent increase over the 2013 show. The trade show, which was 10 percent larger than …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Polar-Bear-and-Tundra-Buggy-Trekker3.jpg” captiontext=”A polar bear approaches a tundra buggy.”] Frontiers North Adventures has announced its collaboration with Polar Bears International to help bring Google’s Street View to Churchill, Manitoba’s wild polar bears. Using Google’s mapping tools, people from around the globe can now explore the habitat of one of the world’s best-known polar bear subpopulations, …
Busch Gardens is springing into another season of fun this week with a sham-rocking celebration just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Travelers can enjoy holiday-themed refreshments as they join the party in the park’s Irish village and get 20 percent off a purchase of $40 or more at Emerald Isle Gifts. There is also …
Amid threats of a snowstorm and frigid temperatures, travel professionals and the public came out for the 11th annual The New York Times Travel Show. Held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from February 28th through March 2nd, the show is the largest trade and consumer travel event in North America. For the three-day …
Global travel outfitter Cox & Kings has created a new offering of culinary itineraries inspired by the international TV show “MasterChef”, aptly named MasterChef Travel. From Vietnam to South Africa, travelers are escorted, in an intimate group of like-minded travelers, by the program’s former winners and fan-favorite contestants and immersed in destinations that reflect each …