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Jumeirah Group not for sale to repay Dubai debt
Dubai Holding, owned by the ruler of the Gulf emirate, will not sell or list its luxury hotelier Jumeirah Group to pay off debt maturing next year, Jumeirah Group’s chairman was quoted as saying on Sunday. Al Bayan newspaper carried the remarks which Gerald Lawless made in an interview with Forbes magazine, published on [...]
Record Low Hotel Rates Make Vegas the Most Popular U.S. Travel Destination in 2009
As another year draws to a close, Orbitz (www.orbitz.com) releases its final Insider Index of the year, looking back at when and where Americans spent their travel dollars in 2009 and offering insight for planning travel in the year ahead.
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Busiest Air Travel Weeks in 2009: It may surprise many travelers, who waited in long [...]
HILTON WORLDWIDE AND VIRGIN AMERICA ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP
Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of hotels, today announced a partnership with Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing domestic travel. Starting today, members of the Hilton HHonors frequent-guest program and the 1.1 million members in Virgin America’s Elevate Frequent Flyer program can earn points toward free* Virgin [...]
HolidayCheck launches its new site
HolidayCheck officially launches the enhanced .com site. Usability and design have been improved, making it even easier for users to submit hotel and cruise reviews, upload their own holiday pictures and videos and share their travel experiences with others.
“The launch of the new .com site is extremely significant”, says Friedrich Scanzoni, Managing Director of the [...]
LateRooms.com named ‘Best Accommodation Website’ at 2009 Travolution Awards
LateRooms.com, the UK’s leading accommodation booking website, was named ‘Best Accommodation-Only Website’ at the Travolution awards – an annual ceremony that recognises achievements and innovation in the UK travel industry.
The Salford-based company saw off competition from six other websites in its category at the ceremony, gaining recognition for its “extremely intuitive display of [...]
Google Loses French ruling
A Paris court ruled Friday that Google is breaking French law with its policy of digitizing books, handing the U.S. Internet giant a $14,300-a-day fine until it rids its search engine of the literary extracts. A judge also ordered Google to pay $430,000 in damages and interest to French publisher La Martiniere, which brought the [...]
Expedia, Inc. to Participate at Citi’s Global Entertainment Media and Telecommunications Conference
Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) will participate in Citi’s Global Entertainment Media and Telecommunications Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Expedia, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi’s presentation will begin at 8:05p.m. Eastern Time (ET). A live audiocast of the session will be available to the public at http://www.expediainc.com/ir. A replay of the [...]
TripAdvisor Opens the Door to Ten of North America’s Best Value Winter Vacation Rental Getaways
TripAdvisor®, the world’s most trusted source of travel advice, today announced ten of North America’s best value winter vacation rental getaways, according to TripAdvisor listing data and editors. Whether travelers are looking to hit the ski slopes or relax on the beach this winter, vacation rentals provide an appealing accommodation option for those searching for [...]
hotel.de AG posts positive figures for first nine months
hotel.de AG, one of the leading worldwide online hotel reservation services, finished the third quarter of 2009 on a successful note. Within the ongoing weak sector climate, the company generated sales of Euro 8.9 million, thus matching the previous year’s figure (Euro 8.9 million). Sales for the first nine months totalled Euro 24.3 million (previous [...]
HRS becomes the world’s first hotel portal in the App Store
It’s the perfect service for when you’re travelling: HRS, Europe’s leading hotel portal, now enables iPhone™ users to make bookings easily while on the road – no matter where they are. The Cologne-based company has become the world’s first hotel reservation company to develop a special program for the versatile iPhone™. The application can now [...]
