Barceló Hotels & Resorts appointed Deyna Molina to sales manager for the southeastern region of the United States.
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts signed an agreement with China Huaming International Investment Corporation (CHMIIC) to manage a hotel in Moscow, which will be the group’s first property in Russia.
A Caribbean destination and a regional airline each launched websites. The Anguilla Tourist Board’s new site is segmented into three sections: the island, activities and accommodations.
The destination has no casino, no cruise port, a few small airports, no big resorts, too many beaches to count and dozens of uninhabited islands. It is the Bahamas Out Islands, and the destination’s promotion board has launched a YouTube channel touting the Out Islands as “The Real Bahamas.”
American Airlines will reduce mainline seating capacity by 7.5 percent in 2009 versus 2008, compared to previous expectations for a 6.5 percent year-over-year decline, Gerard Arpey, chairman and CEO, said in a speech at the Bank of America-Merrill Lynch 2009 Global Transportation Conference.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a government guarantee for loans valued at $101.8 million to Air Jamaica Limited, in support of the funding requirements for its approved business plan for the financial year 2009-2010.