What’s Next for Starwood Deal, Hotel Industry With Choice CEO Steve Joyce
April 15, 2016By: David Eisen Steve Joyce, the CEO of Choice Hotels International, is unapologetically brusque. And it's exactly what the hospitality industry needs. He...
Bird Strike Causes Plane to Make Emergency Landing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Officials say a plane flying from New York to Tennessee made an emergency landing in West Virginia after striking a...
Detroit Zoo Shows Off New Penguin Habitat With Better Views
April 15, 2016 by Mike Householder, The Associated Press, April 15, 2016 ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A new penguin habitat that the Detroit Zoo calls the...
Jamaica’s Set to Kick Off 26th Jamaica Product Exchange in Montego Bay
April 15, 2016By: Newswire Montego Bay, Jamaica Montego Bay, Jamaica’s tourist capital, will play host to the 26th staging of Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), set to...
Report: Jamaica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic to Forge Multi-Destination Arrangement
April 15, 2016By: Newswire Havana, Cuba // Photo by Joe Pike Caribbean News Digital is reporting that efforts to boost cooperation between Jamaica and Cuba in...
Hotel development in sub-Saharan Africa spikes
3 days ago The number of planned hotel rooms in Africa has soared to 64,000 in 365 hotels, up almost 30 per cent on the...
Kandalaft to lead new Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club
3 days ago With the historic clubhouse of another era at its heart, a new, distinctly modern landmark is emerging from a pristine beach and...
Ascott launches The Crest Collection
4 days ago La Clef Champs-Élysées Paris Ascott has launched The Crest Collection, a prized selection of some of its most prestigious and unique luxury serviced...
Hilton’s Curio Collection Opens First Hotel in Spain
April 11, 2016By: Newswire Hilton Worldwide has reached a franchise agreement with Groupo Avintia, which will bring Curio - A Collection by Hilton to the...
Preview: Nickelodeon Punta Cana’s Pineapple Villa
April 11, 2016By: Newswire Here at Travel Agent we just got our hands on the latest renderings of the Pineapple Villa at the upcoming Nickelodeon Hotels &...
Marriott and Starwood shareholders vote to approve merger
10 hours ago Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide have announced that at separate special stockholder meetings the stockholders of both companies approved...
Jumeirah signs multi-year partnership with Visa
Visa and Jumeirah Group have signed a multi-year partnership agreement. As part of the partnership, Visa cardholders across the Middle East and North Africa will...
Dream Vacations Launches, Agency Owners Reveal Why They’ve Switched
Friday was the official launch day for Dream Vacations, a new travel agency brand that’s a CruiseOne company under the World Travel Holdings umbrella....
Hyatt Regency Chandigarh opens its doors
2 days ago The Hyatt Regency Chandigarh has opened its doors in Northern India. Located 153 miles (246 kilometres) from India’s capital of Delhi, Hyatt...
Tourism to France Rose in 2015 Despite Paris Attacks
April 8, 2016 Photo by Freeimages.com/joshua williams by Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press, April 8, 2016 PARIS (AP) — The overall number of tourists visiting France in 2015...
Tourism Fiji Announces Record 57,747 Visitor Arrivals in January
April 8, 2016By: Newswire Sunrise on Fiji // Photo by Freeimages.com/Tom Merkli Provisional numbers show that visitor arrivals to Fiji for January reached a record 57,747, an increase...