Travel News: Airlines, Tourism and Airfares

Calbi Fusion Tacos and Burritos, the high growth five unit Los Angeles based Korean taco truck chain, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Coleen Craig as President.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and OTO Development, LLC, today announce the opening of Hyatt Summerfield Suites Fort Lauderdale Airport-South, completing the final phase of the country’s first joint Hyatt Place and Hyatt Summerfield Suites development.

JAL Hotels Co., Ltd. has announced that effective April 1, 2010, the company is implementing a new mileage program for JAL Mileage Bank (JMB) members. All 58 hotels managed under the company’s two brands, Nikko Hotels International and Hotel JAL City, will participate in the program.

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET) today announced the appointment of Ian Arthur as Vice President of Marketing and Branding. In addition to heading up the marketing and branding strategies of recently acquired Frontier Airlines and Midwest Airlines, Arthur will oversee all communications strategies, including employee engagement, government affairs, and public relations, throughout the enterprise.

With 2009 over and hoteliers feeling more optimistic, HeBS sees two very different approaches to hotel Internet marketing in 2010: on one side, some hoteliers are still extremely cautious when spending marketing dollars; on the other, hoteliers are hitting the ground running with more expansive online marketing budgets and an enthusiasm to participate in new initiatives.

Smashburger is looking for San Diego’s best homegrown band to kick off its San Diego debut. Through the 'Rock Your City' band competition, San Diego musicians can upload a video of their musical ensemble and compete for a chance to headline the Smashburger grand opening weekend.

With a top-to-bottom overhaul well underway and a new leadership team in place, Sizzler, America’s original family steak house, is again in the franchising business.

Health Communications, Inc. (HCI) today unveiled eTIPS for Gaming, an online training and certification program for casinos, riverboats, and gambling centers. TIPS is the premier alcohol training program aimed at preventing underage drinking, intoxication, and drunk driving.

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Plunkett Research, Ltd.'s new report "Plunkett's Food Industry Trends and Statistics 2010 (Summary)," to their collection of Food market reports.

Provides first-ever Internet-enabled FDM systems for US Collegiate Flight Program