Blending commerce with politics, Orbitz Worldwide is launching a campaign this week aimed at getting Congress to reverse a law that prohibits travel to Cuba for most U.S. citizens and green-card holders.
Hotel room occupancy dropped by about 20 percent in the Athens region in the first quarter of 2009, pointing to a bad year and job losses for a sector key to Greece’s economy, the Attica Hotel Association said on Tuesday.
With UK consumers demanding more from their food and wine, Australian suppliers are using the launch of a new initiative called G’dayUK. Planned for June 24 to 30, 2009, G’dayUK is a series of Australian events and promotions in the UK that form part of a broader strategy by Australia to strengthen relations with the ‘motherland’ and one of Australia’s key export and investment markets.
The “Fall in Love with St. Kitts & Nevis” offer is a destination-wide added-value program. Select properties on St. Kitts & Nevis are participating in the “Fall in Love with St. Kitts & Nevis” offer, presenting visitors with one of the following options: Stay Four Nights, Pay for Three: For guests staying at a property for three nights or longer, the fourth night stay is free, a 25 percent savings.
Several Jamaican properties are offering packages for Father’s Day on June 21. Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort offers fathers an Escape to Luxury. Father’s Day prices start at $169 for the room only or $409 for the Escape to Luxury all-inclusive package for June 21, based on double occupancy. The room only rates exclude tax and service charge.
Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism (SECTUR) and the Mexico Tourism Board (MTB) said they are strategically working together in light of the recent health scare that has directly affected tourism, the country’s third most important source of revenue.