Travel & Leisure Close-Up back issues from June 2009:
Granite Construction Gets $20.4 Million Reconstruction Project in Utah.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Granite Construction Inc. announced that Granite Construction Company has been awarded a $20.4 million contract by the Utah Department of Transportation for the reconstruction of Riverdale Road in Riverdale, Utah. Linking Weber County to Ogden, Riverdale Road is a major ...
CSI Offers Travel Management Services.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Air charter management company CSI Aviation Services, Inc. (CSI) said it is offering customers more than just air charter services. CSI customers, the company noted, are looking for additional travel accommodations to accompany their air charter experience. CSI arranges the ...
Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club, Dominican Republic, Breaks Ground on New Costa Esmeralda by Lifestyle Project.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club, located in Puerto Plata on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic, recently held a ground breaking ceremony for Phase I of its new Costa Esmeralda by Lifestyle property in the peninsula area on Cofresi Beach. The project will overlook the ...
TomTom Teams with Target Chip Ganassi Racing and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates as Sponsor for 2009 IndyCar and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Season.
Jun 01, 2009 ... TomTom Inc., a navigation solutions provider, has announced that it will become an associate sponsor of Target Chip Ganassi Racing and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates for both the IndyCar Series and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) during the 2009 racing season. ...
FlightView Shares 5 Ways to Survive the Summer Travel Season.
Jun 01, 2009 ... FlightView said that travelers can count on a 7.2 percent drop in airline capacity as the summer travel season starts - smaller planes with fewer seats and less flights. No matter what comes: bad weather, equipment issues or traffic delays, alternative options are becoming harder to come ...
Homewood Suites by Hilton Rolls Out New Summer Weekend Rates.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Homewood Suites by Hilton, the international brand of all-suite, residential-style hotels, said it is rolling out Endless Summer Weekend Rates - a brand-wide rate promotion designed to encourage summer family travel. According to a release, guests receive 10 percent off the ...
SumTotal Names Award Recipients at TotalConnection 2009.
Jun 01, 2009 ... SumTotal Systems, Inc., a global provider of talent development solutions, announced the winners of its Customer Awards as revealed May 14 at TotalConnection 2009, the company's annual global user conference. The Awards recognized clients who have shown tremendous vision, ...
Element Eco-Travel Index: Travelers Say Economy, More Than Environment, is Making Them Waste-Conscious.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Tough times may be turning road warriors into eco-warriors. The faltering economy - not the fragile environment - is the biggest motivator for frequent travelers who have become "more conscious of waste" according to a survey commissioned by Element Hotels, which is launching ...
UnitedHealthcare Offers Travelers Tips on Planning Ahead to Prevent Illness.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Regardless of their travel destination this summer, UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, is offering all travelers some common tips on how to plan ahead in order to prevent illness and prepare for unexpected medical emergencies that may arise while away from home. ...
ECOtality Tapped for Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Companies to Watch List.
Jun 01, 2009 ... ECOtality, Inc., a provider of clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced it has been named by Entrepreneur magazine as one of the nation's 100 Brilliant Companies to Watch in the June issue. ECOtality has been listed within the Alternative Energy ...
I.C.G. Deploys Wireless Digital Signage at Double Helix Wine Bar.
Jun 01, 2009 ... I.C.G., a provider of wireless digital signage solutions, announced it has deployed a wireless digital signage network in the Double Helix Wine Bar. Double Helix Wine Bar + Double Helix Boutique is located in the heart of The Shoppes at The Palazzo, located within The ...
AAA: 60% of Motorists Admit to Losing Their Temper.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Aggressive driving kills, said AAA Minnesota/Iowa. More than half of fatal crashes involve some form of aggressive driving--speeding, running another driver off the road, tailgating or yelling obscenities. A 2008 survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found ...
Privet and Lighthouse Lodging Buy Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Privet Investments and Lighthouse Lodging Group purchased the 274-room Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa for $36 million on May 20th. The hotel includes two restaurants, a full-service spa and 20,000 square feet of meeting and ballroom space. The Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa ...
Fitch Rates Broward County, FL's Ser 2009A Port Facility Revs 'A'.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A' rating to Broward County, Florida's $84 million Port Facilities revenue bonds, series 2009A. Fitch also affirms the underlying 'A' rating on Broward County's outstanding $210 million parity Port Facilities revenue and refunding bonds. All ...
Fitch Rates Maryland DOT's County Transportation Bonds 'AA'.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to $45 million Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) county transportation revenue bonds, series 2009, to be sold via competition on June 3. The bonds will mature June 15, 2011-2024 and are callable at par beginning June 15, 2019 ....
Priceline.com and LeisureLink Team for Condos and Vacation Properties.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Priceline.com, a provider of online travel services, and LeisureLink, a distribution and revenue management platform for specialty lodging suppliers, announced that Priceline.com's published-price hotel service will offer its customers booking access to LeisureLink's network of condos, ...
Hampton Hotels' Save-A-Landmark Volunteers Restore Signal Tower.
Jun 02, 2009 ... More than 200 years ago, local sea Captain Lemuel Moody ordered the construction of the Portland Observatory to serve as a communication station for Portland, Maine's bustling harbor. Now, volunteers from Hampton Hotels' Save-A-Landmark program worked an estimated 75 hours to ...
AmericanAirlines Arena Unveils Three-Story High MiamiMediaMesh.
Jun 02, 2009 ... The AmericanAirlines Arena has unveiled MiamiMediaMesh at AmericanAirlines Arena, which the Arena called the first-of-its-kind 3,400 square foot, energy-efficient digital media facade. The Arena stated that features include: - Largest digital LED display in the ...
Universal Travel Group Now Trading on NYSE Amex.
Jun 02, 2009 ... China-based Universal Travel Group is now trading on NYSE Amex under the ticker symbol "UTA." Universal Travel Group is the fifth company to list on the NYSE Amex market in 2009, and the third Chinese company to list on NYSE Amex year-to-date. The NYSE Amex market is ...
Cavotec Airports Market Unit Secures Equipment Orders.
Jun 02, 2009 ... Cavotec MSL's Airports market unit reported that it has won a series of orders for in-ground fuelling systems from major airports in Canada and the U.S., including Chicago O'Hare International Illinois, Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta, and Canada's Edmonton International ...
Priceline.com CEO Speaking at BofA / Merrill Lynch Conference.(Conference news)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Priceline.com President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffery H. Boyd will speak at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 U.S. Technology Conference in New York City on June 4, at 2:15 p.m. ET. Boyd will be interviewed in a fireside chat format that will be audiocast at: ...
Apollo Group to Present at William Blair Conference.(Conference news)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Apollo Group announced that Co-Chief Executive Officer Chas Edelstein and Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Apollo Global Greg Cappelli will be presenting at the 29th Annual William Blair Growth Stock Conference to be held June 9-11, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Ill. ...
Cigna International Offers Podcast on Medical Tourism.
Jun 11, 2009 ... Cigna International has released a podcast on medical tourism, along with podcasts on several other topics to help employers stay on top of global health trends and select an international coverage program for expatriate employees. The podcast library is available on Cigna ...
PMSI Develops Air New Zealand's iPhone Tour Guide App.
Jun 11, 2009 ... PMSI, Inc. is presenting Air New Zealand's iPhone app, London. Spot-On, a free download that helps London-bound travelers to find hidden hot spots ranging from the best shopping destinations to local dining favorites. The app offers visitors an in-pocket extension of Air New ...
Republic Airways Reports on May Traffic.
Jun 11, 2009 ... Republic Airways Holdings has reported preliminary passenger traffic results for May 2009. In a release on June 1, the company reported that it generated 851.0 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a 5.2 percent decrease from the same month last year, while available seat ...
Reveal Imaging Technologies Unveils Next-Generation Checkpoint System.
Jun 11, 2009 ... Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc., a developer of threat detection solutions, has unveiled ArrayCT, an x-ray detection system for screening baggage at the checkpoint. Reveal Imaging said the first demonstration of the system was provided at TranSec World Expo. Unlike ...
Coastal Jet Service Launches Private Aviation Program.
Jun 11, 2009 ... New York based-Coastal Jet Service, a premiere business aviation corporation, has announced a new approach to private jet travel with daily non-stop flights between New York and Los Angeles. In a release on June 1, the company noted that Coastal Jet Service is solely offering ...
Hyatt Place & Hyatt Summerfield Suites Hotels Launch 'Take Two' Promo.
Jun 11, 2009 ... Hyatt Place and Hyatt Summerfield Suites said they are making it easier to extend a trip at more than 150 hotels nationwide, including locations in Atlanta, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando, Phoenix, San Antonio and Tampa. Through September 7, the hotels noted, travelers will ...
InterContinental O'Hare Completes Expansion.
Jun 11, 2009 ... The InterContinental Chicago O'Hare Hotel has announced the recent completion of meeting space expansion. The newly constructed "Artists Wing" increases the existing meeting and event space from 28,000 to 53,000 square feet. The hotel said the development features the region's ...
Sojern Hires Chris Marrow as VP of Western Region Sales.
Jun 11, 2009 ... Sojern, a company bringing customized, destination-oriented content to travelers on boarding passes, announced it has hired Chris Marrow as vice president of sales for the Western region. Marrow brings 18 years of advertising sales, business development and sales management ...
Qantas Gets Premier Design Award for A380 Economy Seat.
Jun 11, 2009 ... Qantas has won the 2009 Australian International Design Award of the Year for the Qantas A380 Economy seat, designed by Qantas Creative Director Marc Newson. Qantas is the only airline offering four-class Airbus A380 service from the U.S. on select non-stop flights from Los ...
Air New Zealand Teams with Translations.com for the Launch of 3 European Websites.
Jun 11, 2009 ... Translations.com, a provider of software localization services and translation-related technology products, announced that it has partnered with Air New Zealand for the launch of three European websites: - www.airnewzealand.fr - www.airnewzealand.es - ...
BookIt.com Rolls Out Half-Price Gas or Free Flight Credits.
Jun 12, 2009 ... BookIt.com, an online travel provider, said it is adding fuel to the argument for taking a summer vacation this year, providing guests with Half-Price Gas or Free Flight Credits. BookIt.com said it is offering gas cards at half price for select summer travel, up to $100 and ...
Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club, Dominican Republic, Gets Awards.
Jun 12, 2009 ... Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club, located in Puerto Plata on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic, has been honored by Group RCI with its Gold and Silver Crown Awards. Group RCI, a worldwide company in timeshare and vacation exchanges with more than 3.5 million members ...
Research and Markets Adds Report: The European Bus & Coach Operators Industry Analysis.
Jun 12, 2009 ... Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The European Bus & Coach Operators Industry Analysis" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: This report is an in-depth financial evaluation of the ...
National Car Rental Rolls Out 'Drive Out' Promo.
Jun 12, 2009 ... Under National Car Rental's "Drive Out" program, customers traveling from select cities in Florida can rent for as little as $10 per day for economy through mid-size cars or $12 per day for full-size cars, the company announced. National said the special rates are for vehicles ...
Mauritius Hotels: Ocean Villas Launches Beach Wing.
Jun 12, 2009 ... Ocean Villas, known for its self catering villas on the beach, said it has recently undergone renovations and built a new beach wing with 2 infinity pools and 14 new contemporary rooms. Located in an upmarket secluded area and yet close enough to Grand Baie, Ocean Villas, owned ...
MarineMax Gets Amendment of Credit Agreement.
Jun 12, 2009 ... MarineMax, Inc., a recreational boat retailer, announced that it has completed an amendment of its credit and security agreement with its seven lenders. Michael H. McLamb, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of MarineMax, Inc. said, "The amendment to ...
UI Travel Leverages OpenLink's Findur.
Jun 12, 2009 ... Open Link Financial, Inc., a provider of cross-asset trading, risk management and operations processing software, announced that TUI Travel PLC, (TUI), a travel leisure conglomerate that owns airlines, hotels, resorts, cruise ships, and tour businesses, went into live production with ...
Hotels Magazine Brings Out '325' Rankings World's.
Jun 12, 2009 ... Hotels Magazine announced the 39th year of Hotels' 325, a ranking of the world's largest hotel companies. In addition to ranking the 300 largest hotel companies and the 25 largest hotel sales and marketing consortia by number of rooms, the annualfeature in the ...
Air Transport International Selected by Qantas Freight for Australia-New Zealand Routes.
Jun 12, 2009 ... Air Transport Services Group, Inc. announced the commencement of new wide-body freighter service for Qantas Freight between Australia and New Zealand, and for DHL between Europe and Africa. ATSG said its subsidiary Air Transport International (ATI) is scheduled to begin ...
Sabre Offers Weather and Air Traffic Management Tools.
Jun 12, 2009 ... Sabre Airline Solutions announced the release of new proactive weather and air traffic management tools as part of Sabre AirCentre Flight Explorer, Release 9.1. The company said the solution includes new feature enhancements that will help airlines improve fleet management ...
Rezidor Launches Hotel Missoni Cape Town, South Africa.
Jun 12, 2009 ... The Rezidor Hotel Group announced Hotel Missoni Cape Town in South Africa. The company said the new life and style hotel featuring 157 designer rooms will open its doors in 2010 - just in time for the FIFA World Cup. "We are delighted that the world of Hotel Missoni ...
Carino Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Launch New Website.(Website overview)
Jun 18, 2009 ... Carino Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, a sales and information company dedicated to assisting luxury hotels, announced the launch of its newly redesigned website, carinohotels.com. The company said that key changes made to the site include: a new look and feel which more ...
Constant Aviation Names New Regional Sales Director.
Jun 18, 2009 ... Constant Aviation, a Nextant Aerospace company headquartered at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, announced that Rick Purcella has been named Regional Sales Director for the Southwest Region. Purcella will also be responsible for all international avionics sales. ...
Travelocity: Travelers Should to Jump on Deals before Likely Fall Price Hikes.
Jun 18, 2009 ... With many airlines expected to reduce capacity later this year, consumers are likely to see price increases as early as this fall. Those who want to take advantage of the abundance of travel deals should do so this summer, reports Travelocity. In a release on June 11, ...
Internet Truckstop Reports 2009 Ad Revenue Up.(Financial report)
Jun 18, 2009 ... Internet Truckstop said it has bucked the downward advertising revenue trend by increasing advertising revenue 8 percent compared to the same time last year. With all of the downturn in the trucking industry Internet Truckstop continues to be an invaluable resource for ...
Lighthouse Bay Resort, Barbuda Launches Summer Specials.
Jun 18, 2009 ... Lighthouse Bay Resort, a private island getaway in Barbuda, Eastern Caribbean, announced its summer special now through Aug. 30, to receive a fourth night free when booking three nights accommodations. In a release on June 11, the company noted that nightly rates from now ...
National Air Cargo Gets TSA OK to Operate a Certified Cargo Screening Facility at Willow Run Airport.
Jun 18, 2009 ... National Air Cargo recently announced that it has received approval from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to operate a Certified Cargo Screening Facility at the Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, MI. The newly designated facility will help relieve congestion of the ...
Research and Markets Adds Report: Enterprise Communication is Poised to Grow Exponentially in the Booming Hospitality Industry in Asia Pacific.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009 ... Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Asia-Pacific Enterprise Communications in the Hospitality Industry, 2008" to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include: This Frost & ...
Aeromexico Launches Service between Albuquerque, New Mexico and Chihuahua City, Mexico.
Jun 22, 2009 ... AeroMexico, a global Latin America airline, has confirmed its commitment to provide non-stop service between Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico. The airline launch of the first scheduled flight service between these two cities occurred this year on ...
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts Rolls Out New Passport Promo.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has announced the launch of a new Hyatt Gold Passport bonus point promotion. Through September 15, Hyatt noted, Gold Passport members can earn 2,500 bonus points per stay when paying with a MasterCard debit or credit card. Hyatt said the number of bonus ...
SkyWire Media Enables SMS Text Messaging for Micros Opera.
Jun 22, 2009 ... SkyWire Media, Inc. said it has enabled text messaging for Opera v5.01.02 from Micros Systems, Inc., which allows hotel and resort operators to communicate with their customers via text message to their mobile phone. SkyWire has integrated its Rooms Connect solution with Opera - ...
Mystery Shopping Providers Association Commends Competition Bureau for Fighting Scam.
Jun 22, 2009 ... The Mystery Shopping Providers Association said it commends the Canadian Competition Bureau for its latest actions against a check scam that takes advantage of the allure of mystery shopping. On May 22, the Competition Bureau announced that Lookman Temidayo Adegbola was found ...
South African Airways Ramps Up with New Service from Washington, DC, to Ivory Coast and Gabon.
Jun 22, 2009 ... South African Airways (SAA) announced that it continues to expand, serving more of Africa than any other airline with new connecting service from Washington Dulles to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and Libreville, Gabon through its daily non-stop service to Dakar, Senegal. SAA's ...
Holiday Inn Express Opens in Bogota.
Jun 22, 2009 ... IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) announced that the Holiday Inn Express Bogota has opened. The 11-story 76-room hotel joins the Holiday Inn Express Medellin as the second Holiday Inn Express brand in Colombia. Located in the OXO Center of Bogota, the Holiday Inn Express ...
Aeroports de Paris Reports May Traffic Figures.
Jun 22, 2009 ... In May 2009, passenger traffic at Aeroports de Paris dropped by 6.3 percent compared to May 2008, the airport reported. Paris airports handled a total of 7.2 million passengers divided up between 5.0 million for Paris-Charles de Gaulle (-7 percent) and 2.2 million for Paris-Orly ...
The California Hotel & Lodging Association Education Foundation Recognizes Donations from Handlery Foundation and Don Johnson, CHA.
Jun 22, 2009 ... The California Hotel & Lodging Association Education Foundation (CH&LAEF) reported that it recently received $5,000 donations from two long-time supporters, The Handlery Foundation and Don Johnson, CHA. The Handlery Foundation, lead by Jon Handlery, president of Handlery Hotels, ...
Grupo del Sol Unveils New Island Destination in Las Perlas de Panama.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Grupo del Sol, a Central American developer, said it has partnered with the Mexican architectural firm GVA & Associates and Dr. Dan Chiras of The Evergreen Institute to create an exclusive island destination located off Panama's Pacific coast. Part of Las Perlas Archipelago, ...
Visual Travel Tours Rolls Out Website for Mobile Info.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Visual Travel Tours (VTT) announced the launch of its website, VisualTravelTours.com. VTT is an online source of professional multimedia tours purposely created for viewing via smart phones, cell phones, PDAs, mobile video players, and desk/laptops. "An entire ...
The Knot and OTX Survey: Nesties Are Settling Down, Gearing Up.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Lifestage media company The Knot Inc., in partnership with OTX, a global consumer research and consulting firm, has unveiled research on a key consumer group: Nesties. The groups said these 25- to 32-year-old women, distinguished from their counterparts, are settling down and ...
Homer Simpson Gives Voice to TomTom Portable Navigation Devices.
Jun 22, 2009 ... TomTom has joined forces with Locutio Voice Technologies and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising to bring the original voice of Homer Simpson to all TomTom devices via download. On the road, TomTom said that Homer's "hilarious, encouraging and sometimes unusual ...
Island Air Pilots, Management Sign New Contract.
Jun 28, 2009 ... Island Air pilots, who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), on June 18 announced the signing of their new collective bargaining agreement with management. Among the immediate improvements included in the four-year agreement are wage increases, work ...
Cathay Pacific USA Flights Provide Connections to Dragonair's New Twice Daily Guangzhou Service.
Jun 28, 2009 ... Beginning September 14, North American passengers traveling to Guangzhou will be able to make the entire journey by air via a new service being launched by Cathay Pacific's sister airline, Dragonair. Cathay Pacific's flights from the United States will provide easy connections ...
US Airways Makes Leadership Appointments.
Jun 28, 2009 ... US Airways announced it has filled two open positions among its leadership team. The company named Keith A. Bush to the position of vice president, financial planning and analysis, and promoted Todd L. Christy to vice president, business technology. Both officer appointments ...