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Hospitality Veteran Todd Scholl joins Hotel Sorella Country Club Plaza as Director of Sales and Marketing San Antonio, Texas (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 Todd Scholl brings more than two decades of hospitality experience to his new role as Director of Sales and Marketing to Valencia Group’s newest property,Hotel Sorella Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, MO. His extensive background in direct selling and leading a team was pivotal in his hire. Set to debut this fall, Hotel Sorella Country Club...

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week, Brand USA, the new tourism marketing entity responsible for promoting the United States to world visitors, has organized its first-ever, multi-itinerary familiarization trip for nearly 100 influential international travel agents, May 9-16. "The Brand USA inaugural MegaFam is providing some of the United Kingdom's leading travel agents the opportunity to experience the USA like never before," said...

With an improved layout and fresh new appearance, myMEDholiday.com hopes readers find its medical travel blog more attractive and even easier to use. Bangkok, Thailand (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 The website - a portal which provides visitors with bundles of information about affordable health care services providers and useful content associated to medical tourism - has ensured that their instructive blog has all the features that any great blog does, and is also conducive to social media...

Expedia Tops the Shortlist for International Awards Honoring Best of Web BELLEVUE, Wash., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Expedia.com®, the world's largest online travel agency, announced today that Expedia Hotels & Flights has been named the People's Voice Travel App in the 17th Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading...

The Company Has Also Just Launched Four More Sites that Allow Travelers to Find Places to Stay in Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- French-Hotels-Online, a website that helps travelers find places to stay by listing a huge variety of France hotels in almost every region of the country, has just launched its new and user-friendly site. The site makes it easy for vacationers to research hotels, read reviews, and make reservations....

Best of Seoul: Medical Tourism Guide will feature articles and interviews by some of the leading figures in the fields of medical tourism and health care. It will also include a list of the top medical facilities in Seoul and other major cities in Korea. Seoul, South Korea (PRWEB) May 01, 2013 Best of Seoul.co, a publisher of guides and reports about Seoul and South Korea, will distribute guide about Korean health care, Best of Seoul: Medical Tourism Guide, to over 100,000 people around...

NEWTON, Mass., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor®, Inc., today announced it has acquired key technology and talent from CruiseWise, Inc. the former online cruise booking agency. The team and non-transactional functionality will be integrated into the leading online cruise guide, Cruise Critic®, a TripAdvisor brand. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080902/TRIPADVISORLOGO) "The cruise industry continues to grow in popularity and we are delighted to be able to...

Hotels.com lists top hotels for an extravagant experience and launches Twitter contest to furnish a follower with a 2-night stay fit for Jay DALLAS, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Opulence. Avant-garde. Revelry. Everything that made the Roaring Twenties one of the golden ages of American history is on the brink of a comeback as a new generation discovers a love of Gatsby, jazz and the prohibition era. While few of us can permanently reside in a mansion as grandiose as the famous Jay...

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GetThere (http://www.getthere.com), the world's leading travel and collaboration management solution, has launched GetThere Connect, providing corporate travelers the ability to shop and book additional hotel, rail and airline content within their corporate travel programs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130417/DA96200LOGO) Applying policy and providing visibility into a larger percentage of their companies' travel...

The refund.me Red App will help agents process traveler claims for compensation for flight delays, cancellations and missed connections SOUTHLAKE, Texas, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre, a global travel technology company, has awarded refund.me with the top Sabre Red Appy for its app that makes it easier for agents and travelers to claim refunds for flight delays and changes. The Sabre Red Appys is an annual developers competition that recognizes the best ideas for new Red Apps to...