Australian Traveler Found Dead in Rabaul Travelodge Hotel
Posted on: August 31st, 2009 Posted by Sharon Miller
An Australian traveler was just recently found dead in a hotel room in Papua New Guinea. It is said that the man came to Papua New Guinea due to the fact that it was his birthplace.
The Australian traveler, David Kelly, was age 38 and from Clifford Gardens in Toowoomba, on Queensland’s Darling Downs. When he [...]
Carrentals.co.uk and Co-op Travel Sign Care Hire Agreement
Posted on: August 28th, 2009 Posted by Abi Bray
Recently Co-op Travel signed a new car hire agreement with leading car hire comparison website, Carrentals.co.uk. This new agreement will see the cooptravel.co.uk website compare prices on more than 35 car rental companies through a white label service.
Co-op Travel will now be the first company to incorporate the Carrentals.co.uk white label solution into their website. [...]
DiscountVouchers.co.uk Offers up great Back to School Deals
Posted on: August 27th, 2009 Posted by Robert Jones
DiscountVouchers.co.uk, the money-saving website, is now offering up some of the best back to school sales on the internet. Parents shopping for their kids can take advantage of discounts on items as high as 56 percent. These discounts can be found on everything from books to stationery and more.
With school just a stone throw away, [...]
Jakarta Hotel Bombing gets New Suspect
Posted on: August 26th, 2009 Posted by Tiffany Phillips
Just this week, the Indonesian police named yet another suspect in the investigation of last month’s deadly bombing at two Jakarta hotels. The new suspect, who has been identified as Mohammad Jibril, is wanted for his alleged role in the July 17 attacks on the Ritz Carlon and JW Marriott hotels.
A spokeswomen for the Indonesian [...]
Sandals Resorts Buys Four Seasons in Bahamas
Posted on: August 25th, 2009 Posted by Helen Young
Just the other day, Sandals Resorts announced the purchase of the Four Seasons Resort Great Exuma located at Emerald bay. The amount of money that Sandals Resorts paid for the resort has not been made known.
According to Gordon Stewart, the Sandals Resorts founder and chairman, said that the 500 acre property is to be renamed [...]
Holidaymakers to Explore Getaways in Virtual Worlds
Posted on: August 24th, 2009 Posted by Stewart Perry
Holidaymakers are soon to be increasingly exploring their next getaway in virtual worlds. This will allow them to check out new cities before even booking the trip. Lauren Papworth, a social network strategist and blogger, gave industry leaders a glimpse into the future of social media tourism at the national Tourism Futures Conference in Gold [...]