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Ramada undergoing major upgrade
David - Nov 09, 2024
Cendant Corporation’s Hotel Group announced a multimillion dollar repositioning of its Ramada brand for several reasons, including these: • Improve the…
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Commissions going weekly
David - Nov 09, 2024
Pegasus Solutions will start weekly commission payments from hotels to travel agents starting next year, the company announced. Pegasus’s commissioning…
US citizens return to the skies
Ginny McGrath - Nov 09, 2024
WTM 2004 Special: US citizens are at last putting their fears of flying behind them and increasing the number of…
Internet use in UK higher than in France or Germany
Ginny McGrath - Nov 09, 2024
WTM 2004 Special: Brits are more likely to use the Internet to book travel than the French or Germans.According to…
Global tourism rises 12 per cent in 2004
Ginny McGrath - Nov 09, 2024
WTM 2004 Special: Global tourism is increasing rapidly with worldwide arrivals rising 12 per cent to around 526 million in…
Business travel poised to bounce back
Ginny McGrath - Nov 09, 2024
WTM 2004 Special: Business travel out of Europe is set to grow next year after a stagnant period in 2004.Based…
Scottish hotel staff “dour and lazy”
- Nov 09, 2024
An Australian hotel owner in Scotland has staffed almost the entire operation with staff from Down Under – because he…
Dominican Republic heads Caribbean slump
Ginny McGrath - Nov 09, 2024
WTM 2004 Special: Bookings to the Caribbean through travel agents declined in line with an overall slump in the market…
Supranational re-positions to improve electronic distribution
Phil Davies - Nov 08, 2024
Hotel representation company Supranational plans a re-positioning to boost turnover to $200 million next year. The UK-based group aims to…
Agents attack “mean” luxury hotels
Phil Davies - Nov 08, 2024
Agents have condemned luxury hotels for having a “mean” attitude towards agents’ educational visits. The findings came as part of…
Cendant WizCom: business up 30%
David - Nov 05, 2024
WizCom International announced a nearly 30% increase in transaction volume for the third quarter of 2004 compared to last year.…
Meetings Plus is unveiled
David - Nov 05, 2024
The hotel group Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts launched their Meetings Plus, a value-added program offering meeting and conference planners…
