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  • Tourism Minister announces new campaign to promote Himalayas

    Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi today announced the launch of a new campaign to publicise the tourism potential of the Himalayas and promote this incredible tourist product internationally. To be called "777 days of the Indian Himalayas", the campaign will have a twofold objective, one to attract more international tourists to India during the lean summer season, and second, to remind ...

  • Hawaiian Airlines to open Taipei to Honolulu flights

    TAIPEI -- Hawaiian Airlines will start offering non-stop services from Taipei to Honolulu from July to cash in on increased passenger numbers since the U.S. began extending visa-free treatment to Taiwanese nationals, the company said ...

  • Egyptian tourism minister quits over Luxor governor

    CAIRO--Egypt's minister of tourism has resigned following the appointment of a new governor in the temple city of Luxor who belongs to an Islamist party linked to a deadly attack on tourists, state TV said ...

  • Egypt’s tourism minister resigns over appointment of ex-terror leader

    Egypt's tourism minister has resigned over the government appointment of an Islamic fundamentalist associated with the group behind the Luxor massacre as governor of Luxor ...

  • In Transit Blog Runway Best Sellers

    In Transit is a blog on travel news, deals and tips, written by the editors and reporters of the Travel section. It's also the home for Globespotters, a travel blog that covers news and events from 10 cities around the ...


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Mad Max [Blu-Ray]

Mad Max [Blu-Ray]

George Millers Mad Max is a B-movie pushing the limits of its potential. You can sense what the filmmakers were trying for--a post-apocalyptic road rage epic--and you can almost picture them counting the change in their pockets, trying to figure out how they could translate the visions in ... ...

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  • Hyatt Place Downtown Pittsburgh Acquired by Chatham for $40 Million

    Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE: CLDT) announced that it has completed its acquisition of the 178-room Hyatt Place® Pittsburgh/North Shore in Pittsburgh, Pa., for a purchase price of $40 million, plus customary pro-rated amounts and closing costs. Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE: CLDT) announced that it has completed its acquisition of the 178-room Hyatt ...

  • Anne Engelking Smith Named VP Brand Strategy for Choice Hotels

    Smith joins the company from AARP where she was responsible for overseeing the AARP brand in commercial marketing and driving membership growth including the organization's multicultural membership base. Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) announced ...

  • Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles Appoints Reggie Dominique Hotel Manager

    Dominique will oversee the day-to-day operations for the 123-room luxury property located in Downtown Los Angeles, at the heart of the thriving L.A. LIVE entertainment district. Javier Cano, General Manager for The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles and JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE has announced the appointment of Reggie Dominique as Hotel Manager for The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles. Dominique will ...

  • AHLA - New Association Model Allows Broader Member Engagement

    Focus on advocacy and communications highlights industry’s vast economic impact At today’s American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) board meeting and special meeting of members, a new membership model and bylaw amendments were approved. The vote enables AH&LA to transition from a dual membership organization, where partner state associations collect national dues, to a ...

  • KnowledgeWharton - Does the Good Outweigh the Bad Sizing Up Selective Corporate Social Responsibility

    The collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh in April that killed more than 1,100 workers in one of the worst industrial disasters in history exposed the unsafe working conditions that garment workers - many of them women - endure across the developing world. The tragedy also revealed the inconsistencies of some companies with respect to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Take the ...

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