Hotels
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:34:46 GMT
Milford Economic and Community Development Commission abandons hotel plan for ... Milford-Orange Bulletin By Brian McCready, Milford Bureau Chief MILFORD — The Economic and Community Development Commission abandoned plans Wednesday to push for a potential redevelopment of Fowler Field that would include a small boutique hotel on the water. |
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:34:38 GMT
$22.5 million hotel development pitched for former balloon parcel Niagara Gazette By Mark Scheer Niagara Gazette NIAGARA FALLS — A new $22.5 million hotel project has been proposed for the site of a now-defunct balloon ride in downtown Niagara Falls. State economic development officials on Wednesday recommended The Hamister Group, ... |
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:33:58 GMT
 BBC News | Is Burma ready for foreign investment? BBC News Hotel lobbies are filled with foreign business executives scoping opportunities for future investment. Rooms in Rangoon need to be booked weeks in advance. Ram Nurani, the general manager of the Park Royal hotel, says occupancy rates have jumped from ... |
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:31:18 GMT
UT levies 4% luxury tax on weddings, parties Indian Express Also, one will have to cough up the tax for taking rooms on rent in hotels as well. From now on, for every party and wedding at a hotel or a banquet hall in the city, one has to shell out 4 per cent of the total cost as luxury tax — in addition to the ... |
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:27:13 GMT
 New York Times | Night Stands New York Times She has helped develop boutique hotels like the Royalton and the Hudson in New York, with the designer Philippe Starck, whose horn-shaped sconces and illuminated flooring created an of-the-moment atmosphere. More recently, as head of design at the Ian ... |
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:26:39 GMT
Northern Arizona: Canyons, Lakes and National Parks Van Nuys News Press (blog) Hotels include the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale, Kachina Lodge, Zion Lodge and the Four Seasons Las Vegas. Tauck offers an optional Monument Valley excursion. A Navajo guide will meet your flight and take you through an incredible landscape of red ... |
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:26:32 GMT
The Ambassador, Cape Town, South Africa Van Nuys News Press (blog) There's no escaping the beauty of one of the world's favorite places… and the Ambassador Hotel, right on the rocks, is unique in this city of spectacular sights. Every day at the Ambassador Hotel brings a different magic of blue skies, balmy seas and ... |
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:20:37 GMT
Strauss-Kahn freed but faces new grilling, news, StarAfrica.com StarAfrica.com Investigating magistrates want to know whether he was aware that women who entertained him at parties in restaurants, hotels and swingers' clubs in Paris and Washington were paid prostitutes. They will also ask whether Strauss-Kahn knew the escorts ... |
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:16:56 GMT
Knicks' Lin Rents Condominium at W Hotel in Lower Manhattan BusinessWeek 22 (Bloomberg) -- New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin has rented a condominium in Manhattan's W Downtown Hotel & Residences, said a spokeswoman for the building's operator. Lin is leasing a furnished, 1180-square-foot (110-square- meter), ... |
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:15:05 GMT
Preliminary AIME 2012 results look good micebtn (blog) There were 206 new exhibitors this year including Marriott Hotels and American Express Meetings and Events. The pre-registered visitor figure of 3736 also was an increase on last year's figures. Sally de Swart, Reed Exhibitions director for AIME said ... |
Judge backs HMSHost, blocks highway plaza contract award to competitor
February 22,2012 07:26 PM
He said he also was concerned that the contract was being offered to a company with no experience in Maryland, over longtime operator HMSHost, whose contract to operate the travel plazas expires in September. Transportation Secretary Beverley K.
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Card charges and booking 'tricks' revealed by consumer study
February 22,2012 07:26 PM
Hundreds of travel companies are still using expensive card charges, premium rate telephone lines and automatic opt-ins to “trick” their customers into paying extra for their services, despite impending EU legislation to ban the practices.
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Cruise Profits Sinking? Here's How to Maximize Each Sale
February 22,2012 07:26 PM
“About 20% of my income comes from selling travel insurance,” said Bob Zweig, ACC, a Hollywood, Fla.-based member of Cruise Planners, a home-based travel agent network. That's a significant amount given that Zweig is a member of Cruise Planners' ...
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Sabre Replacing Agency Online Booking Engine
February 22,2012 07:26 PM
by Michèle McDonald Sabre Travel Network plans to sunset Sabre .Res, its online booking engine for travel agencies, by the end of the year. As a replacement, Sabre is launching a new program that will allow Sabre agencies to choose from a range of ...
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Travel insurance a must from March 1
February 22,2012 07:26 PM
| By shuib@nst.com.my | 0 comments FROM March 1, those travelling out of the country must buy travel insurance. However, this only applies to travellers who book their tickets through travel agents who are members of Malaysian Association of Tour ... See all stories on this topic » |  New Straits Times |
Brits Value High Street Agents – But Not All Signs Are Rosy
February 22,2012 07:26 PM
by Nick Verrastro British consumers gave High Street travel agents plaudits for their expertise, time savings, and protection from unforeseen events, according to recent consumer surveys. And a growing number of UK consumers are open to using travel ...
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BELLE FOURCHE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROCEEDINGS - FEB. 13
February 22,2012 04:35 PM
Services 90.00; Communications 83.71; Services 704.40; Registration 392.74; Supplies 28.25; Contracted Services 16623.68; Registration 450.00; Pupil Transportation 49.68; Tuition 2804.76; Services 45.00; Travel 275.41; Supplies 111.65; ...
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Have briefcase, will travel
February 22,2012 04:35 PM
| Fiona Prosser, who is MD of the award-winning corporate travel agency, Globetrotter Corporate Travel. Picture: Robert Duncan / THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Think travel agent, and the mind inevitably turns to the Flight Centre and Harvey World Travel shops with ... See all stories on this topic » |  The West Australian |
Numbers show growth in SC tourism
February 22,2012 01:24 PM
Parrish announced the figures Tuesday in front of tourism industry leaders at the annual Governor's Conference on Tourism and Travel which was held at the Embassy Suites Greenville Golf Resort and Conference Center. Parrish said the reason South ...
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News Articles Cutting Costs & Services
February 22,2012 01:24 PM
| By Stephen Dark Kristen Cox, executive director of the Department of Workforce Services, has a problem with federal assistance. In a recent blog titled “Work Is a Good Thing,” Cox chides Medicaid for being “void of any work or job-search requirements ... See all stories on this topic » |  Salt Lake City Weekly |