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World Travel Awards Winners Celebrated

Aleksandr Shatskih

The World Travel Awards European gala was held last night at Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso in Athens. Winners leading airline Lufthansa, and Portugal’s tourism board took home honors.

11 years ago

Ryanair Wins Injunction vs eDreams

Aleksandr Shatskih

An injunction sought by low cost airline champion Ryanair has been granted against travel website eDreams. The online travel agency based in Barcelona, will be stopped from advertising that it offers the ‘guaranteed best price on all flights’ on its German website eDreams.de.

11 years ago

California Startup Vakast Gets $1.3 Million Seed Funding

Aleksandr Shatskih

California-based vacation rental startup Vakast announced today it has closed a $1.3 million seed funding round.

11 years ago

Expedia Acquires Auto Escape Group

Aleksandr Shatskih

Expedia has just announced completing its acquisition of Auto Escape Group, a leading European car rental entity online. The acquisition from private equity fund Montefiore Investment, tell of Auto Escape Group management migrating to the booking giant’s team as well.

11 years ago

Win a Free Trip to the Havana Marathon with Insight Cuba

Aleksandr Shatskih

The grand prize includes the flight package, superior accommodations at the Melia Cohiba hotel in Havana and many other gratuities.

11 years ago

CPI Hotels Acquires Mamaison Hotels & Residences

Aleksandr Shatskih

Czech hospitality group CPI Hotels continues their growth by expanded further into the European market yesterday. The group’s acquisition of luxury hotel group Mamaison Hotels and Residences is a significant move. Mamaison, which has hotels in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Russia, is one of the most popular hotel brands in several major cities.

11 years ago

Travel Buddies – So You Never Have to Travel Solo

Aleksandr Shatskih

Mobile app developers, Sound Pipe Media are set to completing an app for their client called Travel Buddies.. With amazing functionality these app developers from UK have really hit a great app for anyone willing to travel and need a buddy. You can easily register via Facebook, Twitter, and then search who is traveling within the network to the same destination as you.

11 years ago

Turkey’s Newest Art, Fashion & Design Scene in Alacati

Aleksandr Shatskih

The Aegean town of Alacati manages to effortlessly combine traditional Turkish hospitality with stylish boutique hotels, high-end fashion, independent art galleries and lively beach clubs. Popular for its boutique hotels with bijou pools and great food, there are also a myriad of new designer-led shops and unique artworks blossoming in Alacati.

11 years ago

Gazpromneft-Aero Fuels Still More International Jets

Aleksandr Shatskih

In news from the Russia airline industry Gazpromneft-Aero has begun supplying aviation fuel to Meridiana at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow. With regular direct flights to Cagliari, Olbia and Naples on Airbus A320 planes, Meridiana is now the 13th airline refuelled by Gazpromneft-Aero at Domodedovo.

11 years ago

Turkey Promoted with Global “Home Of” Campaign Shot by World Renown Photographers

Aleksandr Shatskih

Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has recently launched a brand-new tourism branding and advertising campaign under the banner ‘Home Of’. With the unchanging main byline ‘Home of….’, the second part of the byline uses variable text to convey Turkey as the starting point for many distinguished sites, historical events and unique features, including ‘Home Of History’ and ‘Home Of Adventure’ among many others.

11 years ago

Tune Hotels to Continue to Pursue Business Growth in Victoria, Australia

Aleksandr Shatskih

Tune Hotels, which opened its doors in Melbourne recently will continue to lure more visitors to the city popularly known as Australia’s cultural capital, tapping on the rising number of tourists especially from South East Asia.

11 years ago

Hard Rock International Commemorates Opening First European Property with Legendary Celebration

Aleksandr Shatskih

Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos – with locations from Bali andSan Diego to Singapore and Macau – celebrated the highly anticipated Grand Opening of its first European property, Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza, in Spain on June 13, 2014. Hard Rock inaugurated the contemporary property with an unrivaled celebration featuring the brand’s signature Guitar Smash and performance by three-time Grammy award winner, Nile Rodgers, and Chic.

11 years ago

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