Tag: loyalty
WestJet – buy business, get gold
"Buy Business, get Gold" giving guests the opportunity to become a WestJet Rewards Gold member before they fly until February 29, 2020 with the booking of a round-trip Business cabin ... Read More
‘America’s Favorite Town’ new hotel
The Ascend Hotel Collection by Choice Hotels International, welcomes the Beaufort Hotel to its portfolio of boutique and historic hotels that reflect their surrounding community. The brand's newest addition, situated on the idyllic Crystal ... Read More
Conrad Bali announces completion of rejuvenation
Conrad Bali, a beachfront resort on the southern coast of Bali, today announced the launch of its 85 newly-renovated expanded Deluxe rooms that boast incredible Indian Ocean views, expansive lagoon ... Read More
Ascot is Europe’s leading serviced apartment brand at world travel awards 2019
The Ascott has won Europe’s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand 2019 for its Citadines properties for the fourth year running, along with six other awards at this year’s World Travel Awards. ... Read More
Holiday Inn new marketing campaign is launched
IHG Hotels & Resorts announces the launch of a global marketing campaign for the company's two largest brands, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express. We're there, a new, unified communications ... Read More
Ascend Hotel Collection expands in San Francisco
The Ascend Hotel Collection, by Choice Hotels International, Inc., is a portfolio of unique, boutique, and historic hotels and resorts that reflect their surrounding community. The latest hotel joined the ... Read More
Red Roof® re-branding: Exclusive rewards and perks
Red Roof is amping up its successful loyalty program, Redicard™, re-branding it as RediRewards™ and adding a slew of enticing, intuitive, components that reward guests on every level. RediRewards™ invites ... Read More
Sonesta Hotels announces its new credit card
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation launched the new Sonesta World Mastercard® to reward loyal guests and Sonesta Travel Pass members in the United States. Offered in partnership with Bank of America, ... Read More
Trump Hotels™ identifies luxury meetings trends
Trump Hotels™, the luxury brand of five-star hotels and resorts known for its exceptionally designed properties in iconic locations, shares insights on luxury corporate and incentive meetings and details how ... Read More
Hilton: 200th hotel opening in the China market
Hilton ushered in a milestone in its China market development with the grand opening of its 200th hotel -- Canopy Chengdu. The Chinese market is a top priority for Hilton ... Read More
Canopy by Hilton : First in Africa set for CapeTown
Hilton ( announced the signing of a management agreement with Growthpoint Properties, South Africa’s largest REIT, to open a hotel under its lifestyle Canopy by Hilton brand. The 150 guestroom ... Read More
Marriott International unveils first-ever longer stays category marketing campaign
Marriott International today announced its first-ever longer stays category marketing campaign, "Room for Possibility," spotlighting the portfolio's brands that enable business travelers the freedom to maintain their lifestyles, uninterrupted on ... Read More
Pride flies with United Airlines
Today, United Airlines announced new and exciting opportunities to help customers celebrate Pride Month through MileagePlus Exclusives benefitting United charity partner, The Trevor Project. As part of its mission to ... Read More
Driving intra-African connectivity and cooperation through Alliance and partnership
The African Tourism Board is currently working hard to build partnerships within the aviation industry. "Seeing Africa as one destination is perfect for any airlines wanting to partner with us", ... Read More
5 Money-Saving Tips While Traveling
Now that you’ve done your research on your next destination for your trip, it is time to gear up and travel. While you are traveling, hotel booking charges and food ... Read More
United Airlines upgraded mobile app wins Webby Award
Last night at the 23rd Annual Webby Awards in New York City, United Airlines accepted the "People's Voice" Webby Award in the "Business and Finance" category for the airline's reimagined ... Read More
TIME Hotels joins an elite club
UAE-headquartered TIME Hotels has signed an agreement with Dubai-based Plan B Solutions, to offer its guests the opportunity of enrolling in the TIME Elite Club Membership. The cobranding loyalty program ... Read More
RCI announces new Managing Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa
RCI, the world's largest timeshare vacation exchange network as part of Wyndham Destinations, has announced the appointment of Paul Mulcahy as Managing Director for RCI operations in Europe, the Middle ... Read More
Hilton’s brand portfolio overtakes Marriott’s as world’s most valuable
Hilton has extended its lead as the world’s most valuable hotel brand while the total value of its brand portfolio within the Brand Finance Hotels 50 ranking has overtaken Marriott’s, ... Read More
Choice Hotels announces new Regional Vice President of Franchise Services
Choice Hotels International, Inc. announced Michelle Masters has joined the company as regional vice president of franchise services, Northeast region. In the role, Masters will lead the company's area directors, ... Read More
Middle East’s Leading Airport Hotel named at World Travel Awards 2019
Millennium Airport Hotel Dubai has won the prestigious award for Middle East's Leading Airport Hotel at the World Travel Awards 2019. The glamorous Gala Awards ceremony took place at the ... Read More
Hotelbeds: 43,000 unique hotel contracts across the Americas market
Hotelbeds has confirmed, ahead of its MarketHub Americas event, it has 43,000 uniquely contracted hotels in the Americas region, including North, Central and South America. These figures are in part ... Read More
Brazilian GOL Airlines announces its 15th international destination
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A., Brazil's domestic airline, announced today the expansion of its international network with regular flights to Lima, Peru. This will be the 15th international destination that ... Read More
UNWTO partnership to develop digital tourism agenda
The application of new technologies such as Big Data and the Internet of Things are already leading to new uses and applications that will revolutionize services in the tourism sector ... Read More
Marriott International launches Homes & Villas by Marriott International
Today, Marriott International announced Homes & Villas by Marriott International, a home rental initiative offering 2,000 premium and luxury homes located in over 100 destinations throughout the United States, Europe, ... Read More
The World Travel Award goes to Shaza
Shaza, a unique luxury hotel brand inspired by the cultures of the Silk Route, walked off with no less than five trophies at the World Travel Awards presentation ceremony, held ... Read More
WestJet and Air France deal gives passengers access to seven cities in France, Italy and Greece
WestJet today announced that guests now have convenient access from Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to seven cities in France, Italy and Greece through an expansion to its codeshare ... Read More
Indian travelers expected to spend $136 billion by 2021
The Indian traveler has come of age, spending approximately $94 billion in 2018, on around 2 billion domestic and international trips, helping the Indian travel and tourism industry achieve unprecedented ... Read More
eTN Hero: Cordelia Igel, team leader at Vox Restaurant, Grand Hyatt Hotel Berlin
Many of us traveling around the globe on business have travel stories to tell. I spend more than 100 fully-paid nights every year in Hyatt Hotels around the world. Doing ... Read More
Centara identifies technological and social trends that will shape the hospitality industry in the next 10 years
Global hospitality is at a crossroads. In the last 20 years, technology has transformed every aspect of the guest journey, from online bookings to in-room services to post-stay feedback. But ... Read More
How does India travel? Let us count the 94 billion ways
Bain & Company and Google India are together launching a report on “How Does India Travel.” According to the report, the Indian traveler has come of age, spending approximately $94 ... Read More
Indian Hotels Company launches new hotel brand
In a development expected by the industry for a while, the IHCL, known for the Taj brand, launched a new brand on April 12, SeleQtions. Initially, 12 hotels will come ... Read More
Marpunta Resort welcomes new Hotel Manager
Santikos Collection welcomes Georgios Kritikopoulos as the new Hotel Manager of Marpunta Resort, Alonissos following 10 years of cooperation with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. In his role, Georgios Kritikopoulos ... Read More
Ailing Avianca’s plan to sell airport slots might be rejected
Avianca is the fourth largest airline in Brazil, and it has been in judicial recovery since December of last year with debts of approximately R$500 million. A new plan approved ... Read More
Centara launches Grand Beach sale at luxurious resorts in Thailand and Maldives
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, has launched the Grand Beach Sale - an enticing new promotion that offers generous discounts at its stunning collection of Centara Grand ... Read More
Heathrow zaps the airport with speedy Wi-Fi
Heathrow has launched a fast speed Wi-Fi service at the airport. In partnership with Boingo, passengers at all Heathrow terminals are now able to enjoy the new Wi-Fi experience with ... Read More