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05/10/2011 17:23

City Bingo Welcomes Newcomers with 250% Deposit Bonus

CHESTER, England, October 5, 2011/PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu -- Players visiting gaming site City Bingo in the coming weeks will be set to receive a very warm welcome as the sites offers them the chance to win exclusive prizes as well as Free Bingo [https://www.citybingo.com ] and a 250%...
05/10/2011 17:20

Vision Airlines Announces New Non-Stop Flights to Popular Florida Destinations from Champaign, Illinois and Clarksburg, West Virginia

SUWANEE, Ga., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu -- Today, Vision Airlines announced that the company will be adding flights to Orlando/Sanford and Ft. Myers/Punta Gorda starting the week of December 19th.  Champaign, Illinois will offer non-stop flights to Ft. Myers/Punta Gorda on...
05/10/2011 17:17

Win a Trip to Walt Disney World® Resort

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu - Junior Achievement USA™ is offering high school students the opportunity to win a three-day adventure for four people to Walt Disney World® Resort in Orlando, Fla. To enter the "Destined to Travel with JA" contest, students...
05/10/2011 17:04

Fun for Facebook Fans as Cedar Point Climbs to a Million Likes

SANDUSKY, Ohio, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu -- If you "like" Cedar Point on Facebook, the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort has some money-saving deals and lots of fun waiting for you on Sundays at the park through the end of October.   Beginning this Sunday, Oct. 9...
05/10/2011 16:57

Visit Ireland for Less With HostelBookers

LONDON, October 5, 2011/PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu -HostelBookers, the budget accommodation specialist, teams up with three properties in Ireland offering travellers the possibility to book their stay at reduced prices*.   In Cork Kinlay House...
18/07/2011 13:35

Get Real Quality Time During your Romantic London Break

LONDON, /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu/ -- Summer is a magical time for romance, from country weddings to holiday flings; love is truly in the air. Now is the time to start looking for the perfect break to spend some quality time for two.   When you are planning a romantic break, all you want...
18/07/2011 13:33

ULookUBook.com: Love Birds like Christine Blakely and Frank Lampard Getaway on Majorca Holidays

NEWCASTLE, England /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu/ - ULookUBook.com says that Majorca is growing in popularity with couples looking for a romantic getaway - the company expects the country to become a popular destination for couples' holidays.   Online travel expert, ULookUBook.com, says that...
18/07/2011 13:31

Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces Launches Specialist Training Program for Travel Agents

MUMBAI /PRNewswire-FirstCall/WorldTourismNews.eu/ -Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has launched the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces Specialist Program, developed in conjunction with Travel Agent Custom Solutions, the most comprehensive training programme in this space. The training program, which...
16/07/2011 13:47

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's New Dinosaur Hall Opens to the Public

LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu/ -- This morning, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County celebrated the opening of a new source of civic pride for Los Angeles with its new, 14,000-square-foot Dinosaur Hall featuring the debut of Thomas the T. rex along with more than...
16/07/2011 13:38

Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Pilots' Unions Reach Agreement in Principle

DALLAS /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu/ -- Southwest Airlines is pleased to announce an agreement in principle between the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA), the union representing Southwest Airlines Pilots and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA),  the union representing...
28/04/2011 11:50

Choice Hotels Music 'Download to Donate' Program Launches Next Song

SILVER SPRING, Md., April 27, 2011 /WorldTourismNews.eu/PRNewswire/ -- The latest song in the Choice Hotels Music initiative undoubtedly will bring a smile to the faces within the Choice Hotels family – in part because it's going to help bring smiles to the faces of children around the world....
28/04/2011 11:48

The New Atelier de Joel Robuchon Etoile Restaurant at the Publicisdrugstore Awarded Two Stars by the Michelin Guide

PARIS, April 28, 2011 /WorldTourismNews.eu/PRNewswire/ - Joël Robuchon, the Most Awarded Chef Worldwide   The Atelier de Joel Robuchon Etoile restaurant has been awarded two stars in the 2011 edition of the prestigious Michelin Guide. With this new distinction Joel Robuchon is once again...
28/04/2011 11:46

Cheapflights.co.uk's Essential Guide to Planning a Wedding Abroad

LONDON, April 28, 2011 /WorldTourismNews.eu/PRNewswire/ -- With the Royal Wedding just four days away, the UK's leading website for flight price search and comparison, helps consumers plan the perfect destination wedding with all the necessary trimmings, minus the royal price...
28/04/2011 11:42

Spanish Holidays Dominate On the Beach's Summer Sales Rankings

MANCHESTER, England, April 28, 2011 (WorldTourismNews.eu/PRNewswire) - Leading online travel agent On the Beach has released its ten most popular destinations for British tourists this coming summer. The list is dominated by Spain as seven of the featured destinations are located in the European...
18/02/2011 09:12

British Virgin Islands to Host Billabong BVI Kite Jam 2011

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, (PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- Long known as the "sailing capital of the world," the British Virgin Islands will be the center of the kiteboarding world with Billabong BVI Kite Jam 2011. Pro and amateur riders from around the globe will descend on Necker...

Travel Marketing

29/10/2008 10:37

Holiday Email Tactics for Nonprofits

It's time to start planning for the holidays. Retailers have been aggressively planning their marketing strategies for months. In these stressful economic times, it is more important than ever to build messages that resonate with your audience.     Like retailers, nonprofits should be...
28/10/2008 14:26

TripIt and LinkedIn launch new social travel service

This summer LinkedIn asked TripIt to develop a travel service as part of their new application platform. Since LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network with over 30 million members, we didn’t have to think twice about saying yes.   In fact, we’re honored and excited to be the only...
28/10/2008 10:13

Marketing to India: The New Frontier for American Business

In 2007, American exports to India increased an astonishing 73.4% over the previous year.   India is already among the top 20 trading partners for the United States and will rise to the top 10 in the next decade. Indian entrepreneurs have just begun unleash their prowess in an economy that...
27/10/2008 10:24

8 steps to smarter media buying on a budget

Not every company has billions of dollars to spend on each online marketing tactic. Clients with smaller budgets need to be more selective about how they allocate their funds.   Their money needs to work smarter -- not harder -- to generate their desired return on investment without going over...
26/10/2008 23:41

Airlines say holiday bookings still strong

Several carriers have said that advance bookings show their planes are expected to be as full as or fuller than a year ago over the late fall and winter holidays -- largely because they have taken so many seats out of the air, a decision that was made when fuel prices were soaring.   In fact,...
21/10/2008 08:40

Tips for Customer-Centric Copywriting

When you sit down to start writing a new marketing piece, are you intimidated by the blank page on the screen?Maybe that's why people often ask me for the best way to get started.   They think my copywriter's bag of tricks might hold the key to jumpstarting that project, so they ask: Is an...
16/10/2008 16:07

Bigger may be better for booking online travel

Given today's steadily increasing airfares and hotel rates, using the big "opaque" online travel-buying sites makes more sense than ever. Hotwire and Priceline are called opaque because, for their lowest rates, you have to make a firm nonrefundable commitment to buy before you know the details....
07/10/2008 11:25

Don't count on business to increase travel spend

Consumers may be tightening their budgets in all categories on a personal level, but travel marketers shouldn't count on business travelers to pick up the slack.   According to a recent survey from the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE), only about one-third (36%) of survey...
29/08/2008 11:29

Tight budgets push Americans online for travel information

Now may be the time to push those bargain basement deals by advertising on travel websites. That, according to a recent comScore report which shows that consumers are increasing their trafficking of online travel and information sites as the search for the best travel deals.   In July, travel...
28/08/2008 10:59

Marketing to Women—We've Come a Long Way Baby...

In 1978, a Virginia Slims print ad led with a sepia-toned image of a 19th century woman hanging laundry outdoors—and the caption, "Back then, every man let his wife out of the house at least one day a week."   Juxtaposed was a color photo of a sassy young lady in a daringly modern evening gown...

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