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  • Inspection Group concludes Iberian visit Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:06AMThe FIFA Inspection Group has made the final stop on its European journey in Spain and Portugal, who are bidding to co-host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.
  • JDB Fine Hotels & Resorts Announces JDB's SmartStart: One Night Free, A Program Offering Complimentary Stays with ... Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:01AMComplimentary Nights Available at Over 60 Participating Hotels in Five Countries
  • FIFA: Iberian stadiums make ideal WCup venues Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:11PMLISBON, Portugal (AP) -- A FIFA delegation says the main stadiums proposed by Spain and Portugal in their joint bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup are "ideal'' venues for big games.
  • FIFA says Iberian stadiums are ideal WCup venues Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:09PMA FIFA delegation says the main stadiums proposed by Spain and Portugal in their joint bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup are "ideal" venues for big games. FIFA inspectors visited Barcelona's Camp Nou, Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Benfica's Stadium of Light and FC Porto's Stadium of the Dragon during a four-day tour to assess the bid.
  • FIFA says Iberian stadiums are ideal WCup venues Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:11PMA FIFA delegation says the main stadiums proposed by Spain and Portugal in their joint bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup are "ideal" venues for big games. FIFA - Soccer - Sport - World Cup - Spain
  • London midday: Profit-takers weaken ARM Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:46AMLONDON (SHARECAST) - London completed an indecisive morning with the blue-chip index marginally in the red. Investors have shown little inclination to chase prices higher after yesterday’s strong advance and economic data has not been helpful to sentiment.
  • London Markets: U.S., Chinese data drive London gains Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:40AMLondon stocks advance, joining a rally in global equity markets fueled by strong manufacturing data from China and the United States.
  • Intercontinental Hotels lifted to overweight: MS Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:13AMMADRID (MarketWatch) -- Intercontinental Hotels Group was upgraded to overweight from equalweight on Wednesday at Morgan Stanley, which said shares are now trading at an "unjustified discount to peers." The investment bank said the risk-reward profile has turned more favorable with a 34% upside to its price target of 1,320 pence. "We see the company as a solid long-term winner due to its high ...
  • Eight Mexicans Killed at Bar in Resort Town of Cancun Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:04PMEight Mexicans died in an attack early this morning at a bar in Cancun, the resort city known for its white-sand beaches, spring-break festivities and as the site for this year’s global climate-change summit.
  • HVS EMEA Hospitality Newsletter – Week Ending 27 August 2010 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:33AMPANDOX SNAPS UP NORGANI Swedish hotel property company Pandox is to purchase Norway-based Norgani Hotels for an acquisition price of €1 billion.
  • Logo's TripOutGayTravel.com Announces Nominees for Its Second Annual Travel Awards Honoring Gay-Friendly Destinations ... Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:00AMLogo, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks , announced today that TripOutGayTravel.com, its comprehensive travel site dedicated to the LGBT traveler and MTV Network's first stand-alone, travel-focused site, will present its second annual "TripOut Gay Travel Awards."
  • Pilgrim's progress Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:44AMConcerts and cuisine boost Spain's ancient camino
  • Review: Cuban tycoon thought he could rein in Castro Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:33AMThe glamorous, slightly risque picture many of us have of prerevolutionary Cuba comes from the movies or the theater. Havana is the racy, romantic getaway where the prim and proper Sarah Brown begins to fall for the raffish charms of the high-rolling gambler Sky Masterson in "Guys and Dolls."
  • Traveller's Guide: Uruguay Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:23PMUruguay: off the map? The first thing to say about Uruguay is that it's definitely not like many other Latin American countries – and that's a big positive. Uruguay is small by the standards of its big neighbours, about one-third larger than England.
  • First Cup: Friday Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:08AMMark Kiszla of The Denver Post: "The task of receiving anywhere near market value for Carmelo Anthony in trade only figures to be more difficult with a growing perception the 6-foot-8 Denver forward is more interested in winning an Oscar than an NBA title. As a league executive told me: Anthony used to bleed basketball. But if you opened him up now and looked inside, what could be found closest ...
  • HVS’s Philip Bacon Named one of the Top 21 Fractional Real Estate Professionals of 2010 Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:18AMHVS is pleased to announce that Philip Bacon, Managing Director of HVS Madrid and head of our Shared Ownership Services division for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA), has been named one of the Top 21 Fractional Real Estate Professionals of 2010 by Fractional Life (www.fractionallife.com) a web-based portal dedicated to the fractional ownership industry.
  • Muslim Woman and Her Support Team Allege Disneycrimination in Hijab Flap, Suggest Top Brass Ride "It's a Small World" Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:28PMAs we reported earlier, a Muslim woman who works as a hostess in the Grand Californian Hotel at the Disneyland Resort was not allowed to come to work today because she was wearing her hija...
  • Surreal night a train called Salvador Dali went to the wrong country Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 3:24PMTourists travelling on a sleeper train from Spain to Italy woke up nearly 320 kilometres away in Switzerland after a mix-up by French railway staff in Lyon.
  • French railway gaffe sends sleeper train from Spain off course Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:27AMTourists travelling on a sleeper train from Spain to Italy woke up nearly 200 miles away in Switzerland after French railway staff made a signalling mix-up in Lyon.
  • PHOTOS: World's Most-Lavish Hotel Lobbies Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:23AMLavish hotel lobbies amaze guests. Hotel - Travel and Tourism - Lodging - Italy - Milan
  • Despite deals in Europe, Americans stay home Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 8:46AMU.S. consumers have a firmer grip on their pocketbooks these days, so it's no big surprise that Americans aren't booking major vacations in other countries. United State - Business - Media Production - Arts and Entertainment - Recreation
  • Lisbon: See it on a shoestring Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 11:09PMSome of the best experiences in Portuguese capital are blissfully free. Lisbon, Portugal, is not only one of Europe’s cheapest and sunniest capitals, it’s also one of the most beautiful, with a jumble of ancient neighborhoods that tumble down to the vast Tagus river (or, as the locals call it, the Tejo) as it rolls toward the Atlantic.
  • Bernard Knox, 95, Classics Scholar, Dies Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 10:31PMProfessor Knox was an authority on the works of Sophocles, a prolific scholar and the founding director of Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies.
  • Compete Data Shows FIFA World Cup Was an Online Success Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:39PMBOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - August 16, 2010) - Compete , a Kantar Media company, today released data that shows the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a successful online event in the U.S. Driven by the excitement about the U.S. squad's chances, streaming of live matches and frenzied interest in individual global stars, traffic to World Cup-related sites was noteworthy and will certainly capture the ...
  • Compete Data Shows FIFA World Cup Was an Online Success Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:30PMBOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - 08/16/10) - Compete , a Kantar Media company, today released data that shows the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a successful online event in the U.S. Driven by the excitement about the U.S. squad's chances, streaming of live matches and frenzied interest in individual global stars, traffic to World Cup-related sites was noteworthy and will certainly capture the attention of ...
  • Unique Hotel Booking Website for Paris, Berlin and Madrid Grows 50% and Improves Service Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 4:05AMSpecialist hotel booking website SubwayHotels.com adds 1,000 new hotels, apartments and B&B accommodation near metro stations in Paris, Berlin and Madrid. The travel comparison website also improves site speed, usability and hotel information.
  • Chris Guillebeau: Getting to Algiers Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 3:55PMTravel tip of the day: be sure to apply early if you need an Algerian visa, and be sure to bring plenty of acceptable dollars if you end up in Belarus.
  • NH Hotels currently has 395 hotels with 59,113 rooms in 25 countries across the Benelux, Germany, the Americas, Africa ... Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 5:34AMMadrid-based NH Hotels has announced an 87 per cent increase in pre-tax profits. Group income reached €646.5m (US$839m, £535m), an increase of 7.2 per cent, resulting in the company generating pre-tax profits of €68m (US$88m, £56m).
  • ‘The Sugar King of Havana,’ by John Paul Rathbone Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 8:01PMA biography of prerevolutionary Cuba’s richest mogul looks at how the other half lived before Castro.
  • Spanish Inflation Jumps On VAT Rise Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 4:15AM(RTTNews) - Spain's consumer price measure of inflation rose in July, official figures showed on Thursday, after the government raised the value added tax at the start of the month.
  • Apex Hotels Supports Homeless World Cup to Beat Homelessness Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 2:01AMApex Hotels has announced its support of the Homeless World Cup, the Edinburgh based international organisation beating homelessness through football.
  • Updated 11 p.m.: Evening storm raises flood predictions Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 12:30AMTo monitor water levels: South Skunk River
  • Amadeus and OAG Renew and Expand Partnership Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 2:06PMOAG, the global leader in aviation intelligence and Amadeus, the leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and tourism industry, announce their continued alliance to bring the industry the best and most advanced travel solutions.
  • Bob Schulman: Valencia: From Oranges to Operas Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 10:22AMHow did this Spanish Shangri-La get a next-door neighbor looking like the set of a science fiction movie?
  • Profits up at NH Hotels by 87 per cent Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 9:27AMMadrid-based NH Hotels has announced an 87 per cent increase in pre-tax profits. Group income reached €646.5m (US$839m, £535m), an increase of 7.2 per cent, resulting in the company generating pre-tax profits of €68m (US$88m, £56m).
  • Warwick eyes market in Dubai Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 12:44AMDubai Warwick, a privately owned collection of hotels in the upper tier, wants to put its individual stamp on the Dubai market and beyond.
  • Airline Suppliers Regain Pricing Power over Business Travelers in First Half of 2010 Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 10:05AMNational Business Travel Convention – American Express Business Travel, a global leader in business travel management, released its North America Business Travel Monitor (BTM) data and analysis for the first half of 2010, including details of trends in US domestic and international airfare and hotel rates paid this year. Overall airfares have increased substantially versus the first half of 2009 ...
  • Airline Suppliers Regain Pricing Power over Business Travelers in First Half of 2010, Reports American Express ... Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 8:23AMHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Business Travel Convention – American Express Business Travel, a global leader in business travel management, released its North America Business Travel Monitor (BTM) data and analysis for the first half of 2010, including details of trends in US domestic and international airfare and hotel rates paid this year. Overall airfares have increased substantially ...
  • Airline Suppliers Regain Pricing Power over Business Travelers in First Half of 2010, Reports American Express ... Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 8:10AMHOUSTON----National Business Travel Convention – American Express Business Travel, a global leader in business travel management, released its North America Business Travel Monitor data and analysis for the first half of 2010, including details of trends in US domestic and international airfare and hotel rates paid this year.
  • Top in Category › London taxis ranked world's best; Tokyo 5th Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 2:07AMTaxi drivers in London are the best in the world because their drivers are friendly and know how to get to their destination, according to…
  • London taxis ranked world's best, NY/Paris the rudest Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 10:51PMSYDNEY, Aug. 8 (Reuters Life!) – London taxis, with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going, are ranked best in the world, according to an annual taxi poll. The survey by travel website hotels.com found London taxis, despite being the most expensive, beat rivals across the globe to head the list for the third consecutive years, scoring a total of 59 percent in votes on ...
  • Soccer Capsules: Italian soccer team summons New Jersey's Rossi Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 5:57PMROME (AP) — New Jersey-born Giuseppe Rossi is among the players called up to play for Italy in its first game since its humiliating World Cup. Italy faces the Ivory Coast in an exhibition game in London on Tuesday, and Rossi was among the players summoned by new coach Cesare Prandelli on Friday.
  • London taxis ranked nicest, most knowledgeable Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 9:23AMLondon taxis, with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going, are ranked best in the world, according to an annual taxi poll. London - England - Reuters - Travel and Tourism - Taxicab
  • London taxis ranked world's best, NY/Parisians the rudest Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 6:07AMSYDNEY (Aug 6, 2010) : London taxis, with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going, are ranked best in the world, according to an annual taxi poll.
  • London taxis ranked world's best, NY/Parisians the rudest Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 6:07AMSYDNEY (Aug 6, 2010) : London taxis, with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going, are ranked best in the world, according to an annual taxi poll.
  • London cabbies the best, Paris' rudest Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 2:55AMCabbies in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world.
  • London cabbies the best, Paris' rudest Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 2:55AMCabbies in Rome were voted the worst drivers in the world.
  • London taxis ranked world’s best, New York and Paris the rudest Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 2:09AMSYDNEY, Aug 6 — London taxis, with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going, are ranked best in the world, according to an annual taxi poll. The survey by travel website hotels.com found London taxis, despite being the most expensive, beat rivals across the globe to head the list for the third consecutive years, scoring a ...
  • London taxis ranked world’s best, New York and Paris the rudest Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 2:09AMSYDNEY, Aug 6 — London taxis, with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going, are ranked best in the world, according to an annual taxi poll. The survey by travel website hotels.com found London taxis, despite being the most expensive, beat rivals across the globe to head the list for the third consecutive years, scoring a ...
  • Amadeus One now processing live travel bookings for Travel Leaders Corporate Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 10:04AMAmadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, announced that Travel Leaders Corporate, a leading U.S. travel professional network, started processing live travel bookings this week using its Amadeus One point-of-sale desktop, the next-generation IT solution designed specifically to help agencies boost productivity, streamline ...