Travel and Tourism Industry News

Recognizing the growing importance of online marketing, leading Middle East tourism organizations are proud to endorse the Electronic Union of Travel Industry (EUOTI) online marketing conference. Speakers represent leading companies such as Google and Microsoft, leading international universities, the UN World Tourism Organization and Canadian e-Tourism Council. Dr. Bandar Bin Fahd Al-Faheed, President of the [...]

China’s hotel and catering industry saw its retail sales rose 24.3 percent in the first seven months over the same period last year, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Friday. The growth rate was 6.5 percentage points higher than the same period last year, said the MOC on its website. Retail sales of the [...]

As part of an on-going company commitment to Environmental Procedures and Green Initiatives, construction crews for the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City recently utilized an increasingly popular woodworking technique to renew their exterior decking at the hotel. Rather than sanding the wood in place, crews for Little America Hotel removed the boards, checked [...]

Amidst the merlot and sauvignon blanc vineyards that dot the valley floor in the heart of Colorado’s Wine Country, an 80 room boutique hotel catering to wine lovers has opened its doors The $8 million wine-themed hotel sits in the middle of a vineyard, within walking distance of two tasting rooms and a short drive [...]

Hudson Crossing announced today that it has released its mid-year guidance for investors in the travel sector contained in the “Travel Investment 2008 Mid-Year Review” report. Most notably, weakening demand for travel and the associated high cost of oil has not been reflected in the appetite of venture capital investors who remain bullish on the [...]

With all the media hype surrounding the high cost of everything travel related – from gas to airfare – Travelocity decided to take a closer look at how much more travelers actually paid for their summer vacations. Using airfare and hotel data of trips actually consumed by customers in July 2008 compared to July 2007, [...]

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) today introduced an entirely new hotel guest experience with its debut of Microsoft Surface, Microsoft’s first commercially available surface computer. Featuring easy-to-use technology and a natural way of accessing information, Surface units will be placed in the lobbies of select Sheraton hotels in Boston, Chicago, New [...]