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News Releases

New IATA Data Reveals Travel Slowdown

Aleksandr Shatskih

A recently released IATA assessment of premium and economy travel for June reveals air traffic slowing over a confidence dip and other factors.

11 years ago

Air Guitar World Championships 2014

Aleksandr Shatskih

For those Baby Boomers out there who remember playing Led Zepplin’s Stairway to Heaven on the guitar, without a guitar, the “Air Guitar World Championships” in Oula, Finland should be on your bucket list.

11 years ago

Catch the “Blogger of the Future” @ World Travel Market 2014

Aleksandr Shatskih

World Travel Market 2014 is intent on showing the future of blogging via the WTM Blogging Progamme. A two part blogging session, run by Melvin Boecher (Traveldudes.org) and Keith Jenkins (VelvetEscape.com), is to follow WTM’s first ever Blogger Speed Networking event on Thursday 6 November.

11 years ago

Marathon Asset Management 11 QMH Hotels

Aleksandr Shatskih

In hotel news, Marathon Asset Management is to acquire a group of 11 UK hotels owned and operated by Queens Moat House hotels (QMH) for more than £130 million.

11 years ago

Gay European Tourism Association (GETA) Taps Grayling for PR

Aleksandr Shatskih

Organized back in 2011, GETA promotes gay travel across Europe. The organization has announced having named Grayling as their PR agency of record (AOR). According to the news from PR Week, the Grayling agency will support Gaywelcome, promote GETA globally, and advertise across social media and elsewhere for businesses wanting to reach LGBT tourists.

11 years ago

TUI Racks Up on UK Online Bookings

Aleksandr Shatskih

According to news from TUI, online bookings in the UK now account for over half of the legendary travel booker’s business. TUI

11 years ago

ReviewPro and L.E Hotels Pen Deal for Advanced Analytics

Aleksandr Shatskih

ReviewPro and L.E Hotels have penned a deal for a comprehensive plan to fiot custom monitoring tools for 80 of the hotel groups properties.

11 years ago

Ebola Travel Alert for 4 African Countries

Aleksandr Shatskih

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its travel health alert to Level 3 for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and to Level 2 for Nigeria.

11 years ago

LOT Polish Airlines Offering Insane Dreamliner Flights

Aleksandr Shatskih

LOT Polish Airlines has just begun offering insane airfares available for purchase today, Aug. 6, through Aug. 20, 2014 for travel from Oct. 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015. The flights from LOT’s Chicago and Toronto gateways into Poland include fares available for all service classes aboard the Dreamliners LOT operates on its long-haul flights.

11 years ago

Club Med Introduces City Stops

Aleksandr Shatskih

Club Med has just announced a new program that allows guests a trans-formative resort vacation experience. City Stops, includes flights, hotels, car service transfers and breakfast so holiday seekers can fully enjoy cities like Paris, Miami, Dubai, Istanbul, Singapore, New York, Shanghai, Bangkok or Hong Kong.

11 years ago

Eurail Announces Free Travel Days

Aleksandr Shatskih

Eurail has just announced free travel days on the company’s “Global Pass Continuous” passes from August 1 to September 30, 2014. The rail company also announced the added bonus days on 4-Country Select Passes as well.

11 years ago

AARP Travel Study Reveals “Baby Boomers'” Plans

Phil Butler

New research from AARP Travel tells us celebration vacations are en vogue for some 76 million baby boomers bent onjoying and annotating milestones like; anniversaries, birthdays, family reunions and weddings.

11 years ago

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