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Corinthia Hotels Announces Corinthia Hotel London: A Five-Star Flagship Property
Posted in: Corinthia Hotels, News by Travika on August 25, 2010
LONDON – Today Corinthia Hotels released further details of the five-star luxury hotel it is building in central London, which is due to open in early 2011. It will become the world’s ninth Corinthia hotel.
Corinthia Hotel London is being built within an imposing Victorian building, on a city block location between Whitehall Place, Northumberland Avenue and Great Scotland Yard, overlooking Trafalgar Square and the River Thames.
The grand Victorian exterior houses fully-reconstructed elegant and contemporary interiors set around an inner foyer and garden, two restaurants, a luxury spa, a concept cocktail bar, boardroom meeting facilities and a beautifully refurbished grand ballroom. There will be 294 intricately designed guest accommodations, including 45 luxurious suites – some of which are located on duplex floors, inside historic turrets, and feature private lifts and terraces. The two-bedroom Royal Suite, at more than 470m2, will be the largest in London, and can be connected to adjacent rooms to provide additional accommodation. From these suites and their private terraces, Corinthia guests will enjoy unmatched views across some of London’s most recognised landmarks, including the Thames, the London Eye, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall. The Corinthia’s individual bedrooms, averaging 45m2 in size, are also amongst the largest in their category in London’s luxury hotel market.
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Launch Autumn Fare Sale
Posted in: Alaska Airlines, News by Travika on August 24, 2010
SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air launched an autumn fare sale Tuesday as they look to fill seats heading into the slower fall travel season.
The sale by the sister carriers covers travel from Sept. 8 through Dec. 15 to destinations in the United States and Canada and from Sept. 8 through Oct. 5 to Mexico. Tickets must be bought by Aug. 31 and at least 14 days before departure except for Hawaii and Mexico.
The airlines said seats at sale prices are limited, although they didn’t say how many were available.
The sale prices are only available for trips on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays except for travel to Mexico and Hawaii and within Alaska. Eleven days around Thanksgiving are blacked out.
The airlines said sample fares included $69 one-way between Seattle and San Francisco, $79 between Phoenix and Portland, Ore.; and $119 between Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
They Came. They Saw. They Spent. Was it with you?
Posted in: Bob's Blog, News by Travika on August 20, 2010
International visitor spend to the U.S. up for sixth consecutive month.
The US Department of Commerce announced that international visitors spent an estimated $11.1 billion on travel to, and tourism related activities within, the USA during June. This represented a 15% increase in spend generating $1.4 billion more than June 2009. This is the sixth month of consecutive growth.
- Travel Receipts: Purchases of travel and tourism-related goods and services by international visitors traveling in the United States totaled $8.6 billion during June, an increase of nearly 14 percent when compared to last year. These goods and services include food, lodging, recreation, gifts, entertainment, local transportation in the United States, and other items incidental to foreign travel.
- Passenger Fare Receipts: Fares received by U.S. carriers (and U.S. vessel operators) from international visitors increased by nearly 17 percent to $2.5 billion for the month, an increase of $362 million when compared to June 2009.
International visitors have spent an estimated $64.6 billion on U.S. travel and tourism-related goods and services year to date (January through June), an increase of 7 percent compared to the same period last year.
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Corinthia to Run 2nd Sharm El Sheikh hotel, Planning 3rd
Posted in: Corinthia Hotels, News by Travika on August 12, 2010
The Corinthia group said today that its subsidiary CHI Hotels and Resorts is to operate a second hotel at the highly popular Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt as from October 1st. The new hotel under CHI management will be the Ramada Plaza -Naama Bay.
CHI signed a 15-year technical services and management agreement with the owning El Salam Company for Tourism Development for the operation of the converted and partly refurbished 254 bedroom hotel.
Previously known as the Royal Plaza Hotel since its opening in 2004, the Ramada Plaza – Naama Bay is located on a vast tract of land measuring some 11,000 square metres, just three minutes from the town centre and 300 metres from the seafront promenade. It also has its own private beach 500 metres away at Sharm El Maya, which can be reached by hotel minibus…
Corinthia Hotel St. Petersburg Receives Prestigious Award
Posted in: Corinthia Hotels, News by Travika on August 3, 2010
The newly extended and refurbished five-star Corinthia Hotel St Petersburg has been selected by the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences (AAHS) to receive the prestigious ‘Five Star Diamond Award’ as one of the finest hotels in its category and classification in the Russian Federation.
The Award was presented to the hotel by Mr. Joseph Cinque, President and CEO of the Academy in the presence of St Petersburg’s Head of Tourism Ms. Marianna Ordzhonikidze. Also present at the ceremony were some 100 journalists, representatives of the travel industry and dignitaries from the cultural community of the Northern Capital of Russia.
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Alaska Airlines Announces New Service Between San Jose And Los Cabos
Posted in: Alaska Airlines, News by Travika on August 2, 2010
SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines will inaugurate thrice-weekly service between San Jose, Calif., and Los Cabos, Mexico, starting Nov. 20, 2010, subject to government approval. The nonstop flight will operate on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
“With its pristine beaches, great restaurants and world-class hotels, Los Cabos will be a welcome getaway this winter for our Bay Area customers,” said Joe Sprague, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of marketing. “We are pleased to offer more service to Mexico, along with the new Hawaii service we’ve recently added from San Jose and Oakland.”
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Icelandair And Alaska Airlines Announces Codeshare And Frequent Flier Partnership
Posted in: Alaska Airlines, News by Travika on
SEATTLE — Icelandair, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air announced they have entered into a new codeshare agreement and will also launch a reciprocal frequent flier partnership.
The codeshare agreement allows Icelandair to place their code on select Alaska and Horizon Air flights. The frequent flier partnership, scheduled to launch this fall, allows Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members to earn and redeem miles on Icelandair flights between Seattle and Iceland and throughout Europe…
