Radisson Hotels & Resorts’ recent addition to its portfolio of the Radisson Our Lucaya Resort, Grand Bahama Island represents a new market strategy for the hotel firm, according to Fredrik Korallus, executive vice president and COO. Radisson currently operates resorts in Aruba and St. Martin.
While New York City consistently ranks as one of the top U.S. destinations for tour operators, visits are likely to be adversely impacted with the September 1 expansion of hotel room occupancy taxes to include re-marketers, the National Tour Association (NTA) says. The move is also expected to impact travel agents and is opposed by ASTA.
Low-cost airline easyJet has announced plans to axe up to 20 percent of flights from its London Luton base as well as close its East Midlands hub. In a move that mirrors Ryanair’s recent hub streamlining, the low-cost carrier said it would look to relocate the Luton flights to more “profitable bases”.
The owners of the well-known Alvear Palace Hotel in Buenos Aires are investing $60 million in the addition of two new properties, Alvear Plaza San Martin and Alvear Puerto Madero. These projects are anticipated to open in Buenos Aires in 2012.
The owners of the well-known Alvear Palace Hotel in Buenos Aires are investing $60 million in the addition of two new properties, Alvear Plaza San Martin and Alvear Puerto Madero. These projects are anticipated to open in Buenos Aires in 2012.
Mexico’s Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. has announced that total passenger traffic for August 2009 decreased by 12.8 percent when compared to August 2008.