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Kuwait to double tourist arrivals to one million by 2015 - {Travel Daily News}
www.traveldailynews.com | 23 hours 8 minutes ago
Kuwait’s five-year tourism plan buoyed by 19% increase in hotel RevPar

Wyndham launches new site to drive direct business
hotelmarketing.com | Feb 9, 2012
Published since 1997, HOTELMARKETING.COM is the Internet hotel marketing magazine for hotel marketers, hoteliers and online travel marketers.

HSMAI eConnect - Why it is time for a free global distribution system | By Thomas Magnuson
www.hsmaieconnect.org | Feb 6, 2012
Standing at the leading edge of 2012, most of us are so worn out from the relentless battering of global uncertainty, we've forgotten what we are working for. To have a happy home, with kids dreaming big dreams, planting a garden, having that fishing boat, maybe even taking art lessons someday,

TripAdvisor acquires WhereIveBeen.com
www.travolution.co.uk | Dec 7, 2011
US travel website and social platform WhereIveBeen.com has been acquired by TripAdvisor for an undisclosed sum. Chicago-based Where I’ve Been features

Governor Moves Closer to a Costlier Javits Plan - New York Times
www.nytimes.com | Dec 6, 2011
After nine months of study, the Spitzer administration has told hotel industry executives that it is leaning toward an expansion plan for the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center that resembles a proposal made by the Pataki administration but would cost $1.4 billion more.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Expands International Presence With Sheraton Baku Airport Hotel | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Nov 23, 2011
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Expands International Presence With Sheraton Baku Airport Hotel. Baku, Azerbaijan – October 10, 2011 – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announces that it has opened a new Sheraton hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan. - PR11731722

183 New Exhibitors @ WTM 2011
www.asiatraveltips.com | Nov 7, 2011
There are 183 new exhibitors at this year's World Travel Market (WTM) which gets underway in London today. National tourist boards, destination management companies, technology companies, ground handlers, lodge owners and tour operators are all hosting their own stands for the first time from 7 to

Assessing how hotels need to look at their existing pricing and segmentation practices
www.m-travel.com | Sep 15, 2011
IN-DEPTH: There is a need to make efforts to get rid of “static” rates for all segments and move to dynamic pricing across the board, says Maunik Thacker, Vice President - Revenue Optimization, Marina Bay Sands By Ritesh Gupta Hotel...

Intercontinental Hilton And Starwood Design Business Class Renovations - Business Travel -
www.portfolio.com | Jun 22, 2011
Stayed at a rundown Holiday Inn lately? How about a lackluster Sheraton or a '70s-era Hilton? The owners of these chains are revamping their classic properties to appeal to a new crop of business travelers—and hopefully ward off brand extinction.

Checking In: Lodgian, Interstate Acquisitions March On
www.btnonline.com | Apr 14, 2010
Airline Industry News - BTN keeps business travel professionals informed with the latest travel services news and headlines. Aimed at business travel planners, BTN covers all areas relating to corporate travel.