Accor is reinforcing Novotel’s position in Indonesia, with Novotel Manado scheduled to open its doors on May 9, 2009. Novotel Manado will offer 152 rooms, including 24 two-bedroom suites, in the city center hotel, and will be part of an integrated development with Manado’s largest convention hall, Grand Kawanua International City.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts announced its second project in India, Fairmont Jaipur. Scheduled to open in 2010, the hotel, located in Rajasthan in the northwest of India, joins Fairmont Hyderabad as the luxury hotel brand’s first forays into the Indian market.
Despite the current economic challenges facing the travel and tourism industry, the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s statistics show that interest remains high in the Caribbean, particularly within North America where the core of the region’s tourist arrivals originated.
Legendary and Hall of Fame golf course architect Pete Dye, has just unveiled his latest masterpiece in Guatemala. On March 28, the first Pete Dye design in Central America opened on a tract of land that once housed a coffee plantation outside the ancient colonial town of Antigua, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The U.S. Travel Association responded to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement that 2008 overseas arrivals to the United States remained below pre-9/11 levels with a renewed call for a nationally-coordinated travel promotion program to attract millions of new visitors.
Cook Island Tourism launched a new interactive game to raise awareness of the South Pacific destination. The interactive game, called “Where in the World are the Cook Islands?” allows users to learn about the destination offerings, location and fun facts.