Nordamerika & USA

The 2009 International Destination Expo hosted by the American Society of Travel Agents and South African Tourism was a resounding success, attracting more than 850 delegates, and exceeding last year’s event in both agents and suppliers.

The Cambria Suites hotel of Appleton, Wis. – one of 13 properties in the upscale brand of luxury hotels from Choice Hotels – was awarded „Best Guestroom“ by The HotelWorld Global Hospitality and Design Awards on Tuesday, March 3 in Las Vegas.

In conjunction with its fourth annual International Destination Expo (IDE), held this year in Sun City, South Africa, ASTA held its first Board of Directors (BOD) meeting of 2009.

Interstate Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel real estate investor and the nation’s largest independent hotel management company, announced that it had received notice from the New York Stock Exchange that its common stock, under the ticker symbol IHR, will be suspended from trading prior to the market opening on March 12, 2009.

Vier Tage inklusive Flug und Übernachtung im Drei-Sterne-Hotel ab 659 Euro pro Person – Gültig für Abflüge im April 2009 – Buchungen ab sofort und nur solange der Vorrat reicht

Die Premiumkreuzfahrtmarke Celebrity Cruises stellt die neuen Routenpläne der Celebrity Summit vor, die 2010 die Destinationen Bermuda, Kanada und Neuengland ansteuert.

Rockerville was the place to be in 1876 due to the discovery of gold. By 1880, it was booming with hundreds of buildings and a population of around a thousand.

Wondering where the party spots will be during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games? Below is a preliminary run-down of where the fun zones will be in Vancouver during February and March 2010.

V Australia flights from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne to Los Angeles from $971* return!

YEW restaurant + bar at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver is offering two Olympic-themed palate pleasers to help you get in the spirit of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Die Hilton Hotels Corporation (Hilton) hat den Neuzugang zur Hilton Family of Brands vorgestellt: die internationale Lifestyle-Marke Denizen Hotels™. Denizen Hotels wird seine Pforten in internationalen Gesellschaftszentren auf der ganzen Welt öffnen. Zielgruppe dieser Hotelkette sind weltoffene, moderne Reisende jeden Alters.

American Airlines and Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) have this week announced the first revenue flight of a Boeing 767-300ER with APB’s Blended Winglets™. American Flight #78 left Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Sunday, March 8, at 20:35 with 204 passengers onboard and arrived ahead of schedule at London Heathrow Airport on Monday, March 9, at 10:26.

Have the urge to uncover Chinatown’s best buns? Curious to find Granville Island’s freshest fougasse? L’Hermitage Hotel Vancouver, in partnership with Edible British Columbia, is offering a new Market to Market package for „epicurious“ travellers who like to learn about a city through its food.

Delta Air Lines announced it will begin nonstop service between Atlanta and Brasilia, Brazil on Dec. 17, 2009.* Delta will be the only U.S. airline to fly nonstop to Brasilia, Brazil’s capital city, increasing to six the number of cities served by Delta in the country.

Delta Air Lines and Midwest Airlines announced a multi-faceted alliance agreement that will include reciprocity between the two airlines’ frequent flyer programs, new joint marketing efforts and expanded access to airport lounges throughout North America.

Neue Touren führen Besucher zu vielen Orten seiner Kindheit

Vancouver’s beloved Museum of Anthropology (MOA) re-opened yesterday after a six-month, $3.5 million renovation.

Visitors to the Paralympic Winter Games in March of 2010 will witness Vancouver’s streets turning cherry pink – not snow white like at other Winter Games – thanks to the blossoming of the city’s 36,000 flowering cherry trees. In spring, in locations all over Vancouver, 35 varieties of cherry trees blossom then blanket the streets […]

Für Reisende, die den Frühling in der pulsierenden Metropole New York erleben möchten, bietet Singapore Airlines, die erst kürzlich zur besten Airline nach Nordamerika* gewählt wurde, ein Super-Angebot ab 362 Euro**(inklusive aller Steuern, Gebühren und Kerosinzuschläge). Dieses „Frühjahrs-Special“ gilt für Abflüge ab Frankfurt nach New York (JFK) vom 3. März 2009 bis 18. Juni 2009.

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