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  • Antarctic Tour Operators Reports 22 Percent Decline in Visitors

    The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) reports that the number of tourists to the region for the 2011-12 season, which ran from late October through early April, was 26,519, Read More

    By Theresa Norton Masek
    May 21, 2012 10:30 PM

  • B Hotels & Resorts Launches New b2 Value Brand of Hotels

    B Hotels & Resorts launched its new b2 hotel concept, bringing the B Hotels & Resorts concept to travelers seeking a more value-oriented experience. Headquartered in South Florida, Read More

    By Kerry Medina
    May 21, 2012 10:21 PM

  • Starwood’s Caribbean Properties Offer Travel Interruption Policy

    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide properties in the Caribbean is offering guests a 2012 travel interruption policy under which the company will replace a guest's vacation days affected by a National Hurricane Center-validated storm, Read More

    By Brian Major
    May 21, 2012 10:17 PM

  • Northern Italy Quake Damages Medieval Legacy of Emilio-Romagna

    The 6.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked Bologna and the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy killed at least six people, injured at least 50, left many homeless and destroyed an 800-year-old bell tower, but will have little impact on tourism to Italy. The larger damage is to the very identity of historic towns that have lost the very touchstones of their history. Though Bologna is a city rich in history, home to the world’s oldest university and one of the best-preserved medieval city centers, it is mainly visited by Americans in transit between Venice and Florence. Read More

    By James Ruggia
    May 21, 2012 2:07 PM

  • Travel Industry Coalition Works to Hire More Than 600 Veterans

    Joining Forces Coalition, a group of travel industry enterprises united to provide career opportunities for U.S. veterans and their families, has announced that its members have hired more than 600 veterans during the first four months of the year. Read More

    By Kate Rice
    May 21, 2012 1:44 PM

  • Wyndham Survey Finds U.S. Travelers Still Looking for Value this Summer

    Vacation travelers around the globe this summer are focused on relaxation and time with the family although amenity preferences and priorities differ, according to a new survey released by Wyndham Hotel Group. The study surveyed just over 5,600 adults in key cities throughout the U.S., Canada, China, Brazil and the U.K. Read More

    By Kerry Medina
    May 21, 2012 11:04 AM

  • Hyatt Unveils Major Hotel Expansion Plans for Latin America

    Hyatt Hotels Corporation has completed its previously announced acquisition of the 756-room Hotel Nikko Mexico from Japan-Mexico Hotel Investment Co., Ltd. for approximately $190 million. The hotel has been rebranded as Hyatt Regency Mexico City. Hyatt also announced plans for eight new Hyatt-branded hotels in Latin America, in addition to four previously announced hotels under development, for a total of 12 Hyatt hotels under development in Latin America. When these properties open, there will be a total of 20 Hyatt-branded hotels in the region. Read More

    By Kerry Medina
    May 21, 2012 11:01 AM

  • Orbitz Survey Finds Americans Plan to Spend More on Travel This Summer

    More Americans plan to spend more on travel this summer than they did last summer, according to an Orbitz survey of 1,000 U.S. travelers. Fifty-three percent said they plan to spend more than $1,500 compared to 39 percent in 2011. Seventy-seven percent plan on taking a vacation this summer, with 56 percent planning to drive and 39 percent planning to fly. Sixty percent said that gas prices would have an impact on their travel planning. Read More

    By Kate Rice
    May 21, 2012 11:00 AM

  • Naples for the First Time

    Last month I was lucky enough to be aboard the Regent Seven Seas Mariner for the Virtuoso International Symposium, the annual gathering of top Virtuoso luxury network travel advisors and suppliers. We sailed on a four-day cruise from Civitavecchia (the port of Rome) to Monte Carlo but made only one stop along the way. Read More

    By James Shillinglaw
    May 20, 2012 11:45 PM

  • InnerSea Discoveries, American Safari Christen Two Revamped Vessels

    After almost a year of major renovations, InnerSea Discoveries and American Safari Cruises on May 18 unveiled the newly refurbished Wilderness Read More

    By Greg Shillinglaw
    May 20, 2012 9:54 PM

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