Travel/Tourism News

Nov. 6, 2009--Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels Corp. made a strong showing Thursday in its trading debut.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that today's IPO of Hyatt Hotels Corp. class A common stock has no impact on the company's 'BBB' rating or stable outlook.

Due to a lack of bids, the auction of the Hotel Nacional in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has been reprogrammed for January 2010.

Nov. 6 -- Robert Diener, founder and former president of Hotels.com, talks with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox about getaroom.com's hotel booking system and the Las Vegas and Orlando markets.

St. Regis NEW YORK CITY-GFC Fifth Avenue LLC, an investment group led by Crown Acquisitions, Goldman Properties and the Feil Organization, has acquired the retail portion of the St.

In 2007, a traveler wrote the following review of Opus Hotel Vancouver on TripAdvisor: 'The GM who thought he was Ian Fleming was a real detriment to a great trip.

Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $250 million of 7.150% Senior Notes due 2019.

Royal Caribbean International's Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, has set sail from Turku,Finland for South Florida.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today announced earnings for the third quarter of 2009 and provided guidance for the fourth quarter and full year.

Orbitz Worldwide Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter pretax earnings improved slightly from a year ago on the back of greater sales volumes and despite elimination or reduction of many flight and hotel-booking fees.

MGM Mirage says it lost $750.4 million in its third quarter largely because the value of its latest casino project has fallen as gamblers spend less during the recession.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said Thursday it closed on the sale of St.

Nov. 5 -- David Menlow, president of IPOfinancial.com, talks with Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Adam Johnson about Hyatt Hotels Corp.'s initial public offering.

Hyatt Hotels Corp., the chain controlled by Chicagoa s Pritzker family, climbed in its first day of trading after raising $950 million in the third-largest U.S. initial public offering this year.

Real estate investor Barry Sternlicht is betting the Greenwich housing market is making a comeback.

TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel community, recently kicked off the TripAdvisor World Heritage Campaign and has pledged to support the UNESCO World Heritage Centre by making a call to action for the 25 million monthly visitors on TripAdvisor to help protect the places around the world that matter the most.

There's talk of infighting among its founder's heirs and a sluggish appetite for hotel reservations around the globe.

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The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club, an equity-based, luxury destination club, and Marquis Jet, the leader in private jet cards, have forged a new partnership.

A TOP hotel has banned kids from bringing computer games at Christmas in an attempt to bring back "traditional family values". Crieff Hydro is asking that games consoles such as the Nintendo Wii are left at home.