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Moscow hotel offers unique Russian language lessons to its guests

2013-05-19T00:30:20+00:00

Planning a vacation or business trip to Moscow? If you’re one of those extra-curious people for whom simple sight-seeing isn’t enough and you feel the dire need to truly explore and understand the Russian culture—then Renaissance Moscow Olympic Hotel is the perfect place for you.

CLIA names Thomas Fischetti chief financial officer

2013-05-19T00:00:15+00:00

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) today announced that it has named Thomas Fischetti to the position of chief financial officer, reporting to CLIA President and CEO Christine Duffy. His responsibilities for the global cruise industry trade association include financial management, accounting, contracting and internal controls, IT, human resources and oversight of the association’s facilities.

American flyers willing to pay more for personal space

2013-05-18T23:30:03+00:00

As summer travel season approaches, Americans planning vacations – particularly those planning on flying – have a lot of decisions ahead. With the increasing “a la carte”-ization of air travel, flyers are faced with an ever increasing number of choices as to what levels of comfort and convenience they want and are willing to pay for.

KLM adds Russian and Norwegian to its social media service

2013-05-18T22:00:53+00:00

Today, KLM starts servicing customers in Russian and Norwegian on social media. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines customers can now post their travel-related questions in no less than nine languages on Facebook and Twitter.

Natasha Bedingfield announced as featured singer for Royal Princess naming ceremony

2013-05-18T21:00:18+00:00

Adding yet another special touch to the naming ceremony launching Royal Princess, British singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield will perform at the June 13 naming ceremony of the new ship in Southampton, Princess Cruises has announced.

Darmstadt ranks among top 10 convention cities in Germany

2013-05-18T20:00:50+00:00

Green Globe member the Darmstadtium can look back to a successful year 2012. The momentum gained last year has been carried into the New Year, and the first quarter of 2013 shows a great surplus in sales.

Cambria Suites continues strategic expansion

2013-05-18T19:00:21+00:00

Cambria Suites, the stylish all-suite, all new construction hotel brand which is franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest lodging companies, continues to attract demand from developers. Today, the upscale hotel brand announces two hotel franchise agreements in the rapidly expanding business communities of McAllen, Texas and West Fargo, North Dakota.

Flight attendants protest at Charlotte Airport against knives in passenger cabin

2013-05-18T18:00:16+00:00

Flight Attendants have held a press conference (Thursday, May 16) at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to continue to engage the traveling public in efforts to keep the aircraft cabin free of knives that have been used as weapons. According to a recent Washington Post article “now the chatter is that the TSA may decide to put the new rules into effect over the Memorial Day weekend.” TSA officers have expressed concern not only with the dangers of allowing knives in the security checkpoints and beyond, but also noted that these new procedures would slow security lines.

Hilton London Islington gets £5.2m refurb

2013-05-18T14:38:03+00:00

Hilton London Islington has announced the £5.2 million refurbishment of its guest rooms, to be completed June 2013, with the addition of seven new bedrooms, bringing the total number to 191.

Dubai Airports to upgrade runways in 2014

2013-05-18T11:30:08+00:00

Dubai Airports will conduct an extensive runway enhancement project at Dubai International (DXB) during an 80 day period commencing May 1, 2014.

Avis Budget Group offers more language options

2013-05-18T09:34:46+00:00

Avis Budget Group has revealed that Avis Car Rental and Budget Car Rental customers can now receive their rental agreement translated into a more convenient language.

Starwood to increase Latin America hotel footprint by 50%

2013-05-18T09:27:15+00:00

Starwood Hotels & Resorts will increase its operating hotel footprint in Latin America by 50 percent during the next five years, opening an average of seven new hotels per year in the region. Starwood has a pipeline of 19 hotels with a total of 3,200 new rooms in development. In the remainder of 2013, Starwood expects to open six more hotels with a total of 1,100 rooms, covering four brands across four countries.

Dozens injured in New York commuter train collision

2013-05-18T09:22:00+00:00

60 people have been injured following a collision between two commuter trains near New York City, according to reports. No fatalities have been reported.

New appointment for Pegasus Solutions

2013-05-18T09:00:38+00:00

Pegasus Solutions has named Mark Swetman vice president, global sales, Americas, where he will assume leadership of the sales team serving North and South America. Swetman, who has more than two decades of experience in hotel sales, previously served as global director of sales for Open Hospitality, a division of Pegasus Solutions.

Days Inn set to make Saudi debut

2013-05-18T08:18:25+00:00

Wyndham Hotel Group is planning to open the first Days Inn hotel in Saudi Arabia, the 56-room Days Hotel Olaya in Riyadh. The property is the first of 10 Days Inn hotels planned in the country.

Virgin America partners with Silvercar

2013-05-18T08:07:56+00:00

Virgin America has partnered with Silvercar, the company revolutionizing the car rental experience with its fleet of WiFi-enabled, premium Audi A4s, to offer Virgin America’s Elevate members a seamless and connected travel experience from air to ground.

Royal Caribbean makes changes to finance team

2013-05-18T07:01:16+00:00

Royal Caribbean has revealed that Brian Rice, Vice Chairman and CFO of Royal Caribbean is planning to transition his CFO responsibilities to Jason Liberty as he prepares for his retirement in the spring of 2014.

Consultation opens on proposed routes for Crossrail 2

2013-05-18T06:00:17+00:00

With London’s population set to boom, plans are underway for a vital new rail line, Crossrail 2, in order to support this future growth. Today the plans moved a step closer with Transport for London (TfL) and Network Rail launching a public consultation on the proposed routes.

MICE destination Italy meets the world in Frankfurt at IMEX 2013

2013-05-18T04:30:25+00:00

ENIT, the Italian State Tourist Board, will participate in the 11th edition of IMEX, a major promotions platform for the international meetings industry. The aim is to make Italy the protagonist of top destinations for business tourism around the world, as well as to support the activity of internationalisation of businesses in the sector.

Hertz’s board welcomes Carolyn Everson and Debra J. Kelly-Ennis as directors

2013-05-18T04:00:12+00:00

Carolyn Everson serves as Vice President of Global Marketing Solutions for Facebook, Inc., where she manages the global marketing solutions team focused on expanding advertising revenue and managing significant, strategic accounts. Before Facebook, Inc. Ms. Everson served as Corporate Vice President of Global Ad Sales and Strategy of Microsoft Corporation from 2010 to 2011.