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Georgians Get Visa-free Travel to Russia

2012-03-04 by Delia Gavrilescu

passport

Russia has agreed to offer visa-free travel to Georgian citizens, to strengthen diplomatic relations with that country. However, there are some conditions.

Bulgaria Celebrates Liberation Day

2012-03-03 by Delia Gavrilescu

War memorial on Shipka Pass

Special festivities mark the event all over the country, most of them taking place in front of monuments, but the main site is the Shipka Pass.

Tags: Bulgaria national day, Liberation Day, Liberation of Bulgaria

Poland’s Białka Tatrzańska: An Outdoors Paradise (Part I)

2012-03-03 by Delia Gavrilescu

World Snowboarding Day

News from CBS calls our attention to the fabulous and under-publicized Kotelnica Mountain of Poland. The village of Białka Tatrzańska there, once about as isolated and remote as any could imagine, now beckons skiers in search of fresh, white, powder and adrenaline. Even though the season is drawing to a close this year, it behooves the avid ski enthusiast to investigate this unsung Polish ski destination.

Tags: Białka Tatrzańska, Kotelnica Mountain, Poland skiing, Poland travel, ski destinations, Tatras, Tatrzanski National Park

Trump International Beach Resort Tags GHX Distribution

2012-03-02 by Delia Gavrilescu

The Trump International Beach Resort

The new Global Hotel Exchange (GHX) hotel booking platform has demonstrated to the world its ability to seek out new friends in the highest of places, signing up none other than Donald Trump and his spectacular Trump International Beach Resort at Miami Beach.

Tags: Dezer Properties, Donald Trump, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, hotel booking, iconic hotels, Magnuson, Marty Bussey, Thomas Magnuson, Trump International Beach Resort

US Mobile Travel Bookings to Top $8 Billion

2012-02-27 by Delia Gavrilescu

Philip Wolf founder and Chairman of PhoCusWright

Everyone in the business of travel distribution knows mobile is the most influential sector of the booking segment. A new report from the world’s leading travel authority, PhoCusWright, tells of mobile’s value upcoming. According to the research company bookings via mobile will exceed $8 billion in 2013 in the US alone.

Tags: booking, booking platforms, flight booking, hotel hooking, mobile bookings, mobile travel, online booking, PhoCusWright, smartphones

LOT Polish Airlines Transatlantic Deals

2012-02-25 by Delia Gavrilescu

LOT Polish Airlines

In news from LOT Polish Airlines, business class airfares from New York and Chicago to some 30 destinations in Europe begin as low as $2533, according to a press release by the company.

Tags: airline news, Europe airlines, European airlines, flights, Poland tourism, Poland travel, Polish airlines. LOT, Polish companies, transatlantic flights

Travel Matters Conference Speakers Confirmed

2012-02-22 by Delia Gavrilescu

Travel Matters Conference 2012

In news from ABTA, the speaker lineup for this year’s Travel Matters Conference has been announced. Their news also confirms that John Penrose MP, Minister for Tourism and Heritage, will be among the distinguished industry figures appearing in the program.

Tags: ABTA, Cllr Daniel Moylan, Emilia Berni, Ian Ailles, James Berresford, John Parkinson, John Penrose, Kane Pirie, Luke Pollard, Mark Tanzer, Mike Bowers, Thomas Cook UK

Travelport Adds NTV Italian High Speed Rail

2012-02-22 by Delia Gavrilescu

Some good news from Travelport, clients will now be able to book rail travel on the much talked about Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), the first Italian private high-speed railway. The strategic partnership tells of NTV distribution via Galileo-connected travel agencies in Italy and around the world.

Tags: GDS, high speed rail, Italy railroads, Italy tourism, Italy travel, Milan travel, online bookings, online rail, OTA's, Rail, rail bookings, rail travel

CT Business Travel Acquires Medway Travel Limited

2012-02-22 by Delia Gavrilescu

Business travel

News from London reveals CT Business Travel’s acquisition of Maidstone business Medway Travel Limited. After 8 months of research in the sector, CT Business Travel selected Medway as their logical growth opportunity.

Tags: acquisitions, agents, B2B, business, business travel, London travel, Medway, Medway Travel Limited, press release, travel agencies, UK travel

At Home in Maine – Parkwood Inn Magnuson Grand

2012-02-20 by Delia Gavrilescu

Richard's Restaurant in Brunswick.

Spotlighting yet another charming hotel this week, we turn our binoculars toward Brunswick, Maine, once a colonial shipbuilding Mecca. For accomodating the outdoors type intent on a soft bed instead of a sleeping bag there, visitors can pull up some genuine hospitality at the Parkwood Inn Magnuson Grand hotel there.

Tags: Backstreet Bistro, Brunswick Maine, Maine hospitality, Maine hotels, Maine sites, Maine tourism, Richard's German American Cuisine, The Great Impasta

trivago Report: European Hotel Prices Drop

2012-02-17 by Delia Gavrilescu

trivago

European hotels are reporting their lowest recorded prices in years. These are the findings of the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) prepared each month by the hotel price comparison website www.trivago.co.uk.

Warm Winter Spots: Freeport On A Budget

2012-02-12 by Delia Gavrilescu

Sunrise Resort & Marina.

If your Winter is working out anything like ours here in Germany, it’s about time for a more tropical outlook. Using Atlanta, Georgia as an example starting point, just consider what 19°F with a 23 mph wind will feel like tomorrow morning. Without spending a king’s ransom, next weekend you and a co-conspirator could be warm and toasty, having fun in Freeport in the Bahamas.

Tags: Aquasports, Atlanta, Bahamas diving, Bahamas travel, beach getaways, diving, flights, fly, Freeport, Freeport tourism, Lucaya Beach, Orbitz, Port Lucaya Marketplace, SCUBA, snorkel, travel, watersports

Expedia Profits Slow: Shares Drop

2012-02-10 by Delia Gavrilescu

Expedia logo

The financials are in from Expedia. According to the reports, wile quarter 4 revenue was up by 6.7% at $787.1 million compared with the previous year, expenses took their toll virtually eliminating and growth for 2011.

Tags: Expedia, Forbes, hotel profits, hotels, online travel, OTA profits, stocks, travel companies, travel profits, travel stocks, TripAdvisor, Wall Street

Albania Celebrates 100 of Independence All Through the Year

2012-02-08 by Delia Gavrilescu

Lalzit Bay Resort and Spa

The Albanian centenary of independence will be marked all through the year with various events.

Tags: albania, centenary, independence

Travel Giveaways and Special Deals This Valentine’s Day

2012-02-06 by Delia Gavrilescu

Magnuson Hotels Valentine's giveaways.

Most Valentine’s Day travelers plan to spend the special day, or following weekend, far from the madding crowds, in a romantic location, candlelit dinner, soft music, and end the evening with sweets and champagne. Argophilia found some of the most enticing Valentine’s Day offers for travelers.

Tags: Travel Giveaways, Valentine's Day

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