Destination News - Car Rental, Destination, Hotel, Rail.Mar 12, 2007 Regent REGENT. 1. A ruler, a governor. The term is usually applied to one who governs a regency, or rules in the place of another. 2. In the canon law, it signifies a master or professor of a college. Dict. du Dr. Call. h.t. 3. Hotels & Resorts Regent Makes Caribbean Debut, Marks Further Brand Growth Regent Hotels & Resorts is bringing its brand of luxury to the Caribbean with the opening of The Regent Palms Turks and Caicos on Apr. 2. Regent had previously taken over as manager of the property last September when it was The Palms, vowing to raise the level of luxury. "What we've done is taken a great resort and found ways to make it better," says general manager of the property, Diderik Van Regemorter. New touches include a 20 percent bump in staff, upgraded concierge services, spa enrichments and a revamped dining menu. The news adds to Turks & Caicos' ongoing mission to become the most luxurious destination in the Caribbean. In the last few years, it has been the site of projects headed by prominent names in luxury travel including Mandarin Oriental Hotel Groups The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (MOHG) is a hotel management company which is part of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited and is formally known as Mandarin Oriental International Limited. , which has ongoing development in Dellis Cay, as well as the continuing Ritz Ritz elegant and luxurious hotel opened in Paris in 1898 by César Ritz; hence, ‘ritzy, putting on the ritz.’ [Fr. Hist.: Wentworth, 429] See : Luxury Carlton project. Since the integration of Regent Hotels & Resorts and Regent Seven Seas Cruises Regent Seven Seas Cruises is a cruise line, formerly known as Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Luxury cruises are offered to over 300 ports on six continents, including Antarctica. , the Regent brand has seen a surge in hotel development. The Regent Beijing and Regent South Beach both had soft openings in Dec. and over the next three years, Regent will add seven new hotels to its current portfolio of eight throughout the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Of note is The Regent Dubrovnik, Regent's second property in Croatia. Slated to open in early 2009, the hotel represents Regent's dedication to the region, which has absorbed a tremendous influx of tourism over recent years. Stateside state·side adj. 1. Of or in the continental United States. 2. Alaska Of or in the 48 contiguous states of the United States. adv. Informal 1. , new Regent properties will sprout in Bal Harbour, FL, this year, and Boston in 2008. (DE, JP) Mar 8, 2007 Radisson SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. Radisson SAS has completed the second tower of its Dubai Media City Dubai Media City (DMC) part of Dubai Holding is a tax free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has been built by the Dubai government to boost UAE's media foothold, and has become a regional hub for media organizations ranging from: news agencies, publishing, online media, hotel, adding a further 125 rooms to the property. Linked to the first tower by a bridge on the first floor, the additional tower takes the total room number to 246. Mar 7, 2007 Advantage Travel, Conferma Advantage Travel, the largest consortium of travel agents in the UK, has selected hotel booking solution company Conferma, as the preferred supplier to its 800 agents nationwide. Mar 7, 2007 Auto Europe Auto Europe, the European car rental broker, has signed an agreement with global technology and distribution solution provider, Amadeus. The company will use Amadeus Complete Access Plus - the highest level of connectivity to the Amadeus systems - to distribute its 4,000 car rental locations and content worldwide. Mar 6, 2007 St. Petersburg, Russia to Get a W. The W St. Petersburg is set to open in mid-2008 in the main historic area of the city. The move can be considered a coup for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which owns the W brand, as several luxury hotel companies, including Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton, are said to be searching for sites in St. Petersburg. The city is considered one of "the hottest" in Europe for tourism development; in fact, Virtuoso this week is hosting its annual agent-supplier symposium there, at The Grand Hotel Europe Grand Hotel Europe (Russian: Гранд Отель Европа; known as Hotel Evropeiskaya . The W St. Petersburg will be on Voznesensky Prospect, between St. Isaac's Square and the Admiralty Admiralty, in British government, department in charge of the operations of the Royal Navy until 1964. Originally established under Henry VIII, it was reorganized under Charles II. ; it will be close to the Winter Palace, which houses the Hermitage Museum The State Hermitage Museum (Russian: Государственный Эрмитаж, Gosudarstvennyj Èrmitaž . Guest rooms will have views of the landmark gold-domed St. Isaac's Cathedral. Mar 6, 2007 Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton St. Petersburg, Russia to Get a W. The W St. Petersburg is set to open in mid-2008 in the main historic area of the city. The move can be considered a coup for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which owns the W brand, as several luxury hotel companies, including Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton, are said to be searching for sites in St. Petersburg. The city is considered one of "the hottest" in Europe for tourism development; in fact, Virtuoso this week is hosting its annual agent-supplier symposium there, at The Grand Hotel Europe. The W St. Petersburg will be on Voznesensky Prospect, between St. Isaac's Square and the Admiralty; it will be close to the Winter Palace, which houses the Hermitage Museum. Guest rooms will have views of the landmark gold-domed St. Isaac's Cathedral. Mar 6, 2007 Universal Orlando, Delta Air Lines Universal Orlando Resort Puts More Focus on Agents.Universal Orlando Resort is adding five new sales managers sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → in the destination's top U.S. markets, growing its travel industry sales team as part of an initiative that began last fall. The new regional sales managers will focus on the travel industry and call on travel professionals within their markets. The new regional sales team includes: Al Johnston in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey; Lisa Forbell in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and Long Island; John Presutti covering the greater New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Connecticut and Northern New Jersey markets; Cynthia Holmes in the Boston area and New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. ; Ken Kramer Kenneth Bentley (Ken) Kramer is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado. Born February 19, 1942, in Chicago, Kramer grew up in the city's suburb of Skokie, Illinois. in Illinois and Wisconsin; and Universal Orlando veterans Gail McGrath and Barry Johnston serving travel partners in Michigan/Ohio and Georgia/Carolinas, respectively. Industry veteran Tom Etchart, who was recently appointed Director of Travel Agency Sales at Universal Orlando, will oversee the efforts of Universal Orlando's growing field sales team. Etchart spent 17 years with Delta Air Lines as general manager of agency sales before joining Universal Orlando Resort last December. Mar 6, 2007 Universal Orlando Resort Universal Orlando Resort Puts More Focus on Agents.Universal Orlando Resort is adding five new sales managers in the destination's top U.S. markets, growing its travel industry sales team as part of an initiative that began last fall. The new regional sales managers will focus on the travel industry and call on travel professionals within their markets. The new regional sales team includes: Al Johnston in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey; Lisa Forbell in New York City and Long Island; John Presutti covering the greater New York, Connecticut and Northern New Jersey markets; Cynthia Holmes in the Boston area and New England; Ken Kramer in Illinois and Wisconsin; and Universal Orlando veterans Gail McGrath and Barry Johnston serving travel partners in Michigan/Ohio and Georgia/Carolinas, respectively. Industry veteran Tom Etchart, who was recently appointed Director of Travel Agency Sales at Universal Orlando, will oversee the efforts of Universal Orlando's growing field sales team. Etchart spent 17 years with Delta Air Lines as general manager of agency sales before joining Universal Orlando Resort last December. 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