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Travelodge boss joins Visit London board
Phil Davies - Jan 17, 2024
Travelodge CEO Grant Hearn has been appointed to the board of Visit London as the tourism body strengthens representation from…
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Technology focus for 2008 Tourism Innovation Day
Bev - Jan 17, 2024
‘Tourism and Technology’ will be the theme of the 2008 Tourism Innovation Day, being held on February 28 at Hampden…
BTD wins BBML account
Bev - Jan 17, 2024
Business Travel Direct has secured the travel management account for Balfour Beatty Management Limited (BBML). Business Travel Direct is providing…
China urged to ease regulations for tourism industry workers
Ian Jarrett - Jan 16, 2024
SHANGHAI - World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) president Jean-Claude Baumgarten has called on the Chinese Government to make a…
Tripadvisor unveils best and dirtiest UK hotels
Bev - Jan 16, 2024
London’s Chesterfield Mayfair was voted best performing British hotel in the latest TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice competition. The Regency-style town-house hotel…
Carlson welcomed by Sunshine in China
Ian Jarrett - Jan 16, 2024
BEIJING – Carlson Hotels Worldwide – Asia Pacific has secured a strategic partnership with the Sunshine100 Group, one of China’s…
Murdoch double clicks with Bezurk.com
Ian Jarrett - Jan 16, 2024
SINGAPORE - - Rupoert Murdoch’s News Digital Media has made a multimillion-dollar investment in travel meta-search engine Bezurk.com. Former executives…
Forgive me if I get ahead of myself
Ian Jarrett - Jan 16, 2024
by Yeoh Siew hoon Most people make New Year resolutions about what they will do. I have decided I will…
Malaysia bans key foreign hotel workers
Ian Jarrett - Jan 16, 2024
KUALA LUMPUR – AFP reports that Malaysia will ban hotels from hiring foreigners in frontline positions. The move brings hotels…
Internet entrepreneurs invest in German dotcom
Bev - Jan 16, 2024
HOWZAT media has invested in trivago, a German based pan-European internet media company. It is the fourth dotcom investment by…
Exchange rates deter US visitors to Europe
Bev - Jan 16, 2024
US travellers are avoiding Europe because of unfavorable exchange rates, according to TripAdvisor’s Travel Outlook for 2008. The survey found…
Dirtiest hotels in US?
David - Jan 15, 2024
TripAdvisor chose its 2008 worst hotels, selected by members as “beyond scummy,” and the Hotel Carter in New York City…
