Travel News: Airlines, Tourism and Airfares

Barcelo Hotels & Resorts announced the appointment of Magda Hanna as Director of Meeting & Incentive Sales for the West Coast of the USA including California and the Pacific Northwest Region as well as Western Canada.

Strengthening Canadian Dollar Drives Hotel Rate Drops and Great Deals

Marriott International, Inc. has opened a new development office in Sao Paulo, Brazil as part of an overall global restructuring of the company to focus on growth in emerging markets with a local focus.

U.S. up 3.8%, Europe up 5.3%, Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa up 3.9%

Sunny Street Cafe™, a fast-growing breakfast-lunch chain, is enhancing its leadership team and bringing on a new president with extensive development experience as the franchise readies for the next stage of growth.

Johnny Rockets announces Magusa, in Northern Cyprus, as the first Mediterranean location to serve the Original Hamburger. The restaurant will celebrate its grand opening, May 12-14, with classic Cadillac and Harley Davidson displays, timeless music from Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry tribute shows and rock 'n' roll dancers. Guests attending the grand opening event will also receive gifts and limited-time menu specials.

For the first quarter 2010, ACEP reported a net loss of $2.7 million compared to a net loss of $1.6 million for the first quarter ended in 2009.

As state primaries heat up across the country and the American public grapples with today's issues, Pizza Hut is reaching out to voters with another monumental task -- saving the $10 Any Pizza deal.

Revenues from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010, totaled $258.7 million, as compared to $256.3 million a year earlier. Revenues from the restaurant and hospitality group were $199.2 million and $200.3 million for the first quarter of 2010 and 2009, respectively and $59.5 million and $56.0 million for the same periods from the Golden Nugget properties.

The annual award is determined by freight forwarders from more than 90 different countries around the world who participate in online voting to determine winners in various geographical categories.