Travel & Leisure

Hong Kong Street Food Comes to Bangkok

Citibank and Greyhound Café present “Hong Kong’s Street Food” New exclusive dining experience with Privilege from Citibank and A chance to win “A 6-star trip to Hong Kong with Greyhound Café” “Street Food” is considered to be one of Hong Kong’s attractions and tourist magnets. Its taste and uniqueness attract and fascinate millions of tourists [...]

The Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card a Must for Travellers

The Marriott Rewards® Premier Credit Card is a hotel rewards credit card that comes with FREE hotel night stays and instant BONUS points. To add to these rewards, cardholders will have the annual fee for the first year waived. Receive 50,000 BONUS Points – After your first purchase or balance transfer, you’ll also receive 1 [...]

My Pattaya Guide 2013 Begins Sales

The definitive Guide to Pattaya Travel, Real Estate, Things to Do, Suburbs, Beaches, Restaurants, Resorts, Hire Cars, Weather, Tourist Information has begun sales for 2013. The My Pattaya Guide book will be distributed around the world and in local businesses in Pattaya and Bangkok. The book will be supported by a website offering ebooks, printable [...]

Aviation News: Citilink Indonesia

Indonesia’s Citilink to buy 11 planes this year Citilink, the low-cast subsidiary of Indonesia’s leading carrier PT Garuda Indonesia, will add 11 planes this year, President Director of Garuda Emirsyah Satar said Wednesday. “Eleven new planes will arrive this year to support our business,” the president director said at the Citikon building. “In Y 2013, [...]

Hotel News China: St Regis, Marriott and Kerzner Head to Sanya

China’s southern Hainan province is a paradise, with tourists flocking to its sunny shores and golden sands. However, a shadow was recently cast over this “paradise.” Potential investors are keen to cash in on the island’s booming economic activities. Luxury hotels, for example, are speeding up their expansion in Sanya, leading to concerns that a [...]

The Ultimate Luxury Cruise

SeaDream Yacht Club is a family owned company, conceived by Norwegian entrepreneur Atle Brynestad: Founder, Owner, Chairman and CEO. Robert W. Lepisto, President, has been part of the original SeaDream team since its inception in September 2001. “It’s yachting, not cruising”, defines SeaDream’s mission. Providing a casual yachting experience that will exceed our guests’ expectations [...]

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Choice Hotels International, Inc., (NYSE: CHH) Earnings Improve

Choice Hotels International, Inc., (NYSE: CHH) today reported the following highlights for fourth quarter and full year 2011: Full Year Results Adjusted diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) for full year 2011 were $1.92 compared to $1.82 for full year 2010. Diluted EPS were $1.85 for 2011 compared to $1.80 for 2010. Adjusted diluted EPS for [...]

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Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ:WYNN) Steve Wynn Back in Control

Wynn asks Director to step down WYNN Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ:WYNN) bought out its largest shareholder at a 31% discount and asked him to leave the board after a probe by the casino operator uncovered allegedly improper payments to Philippine gambling officials. An investigation by former Nevada Governor Robert Miller and Louis Freeh, the ex-director [...]

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, NYSE:RCL Upgraded

HCM have upgraded Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, NYSE:RCL to a strong buy with a 2012 price target of $43 issued by Shayne Heffernan today. The CEO, Richard Fain just reported buying 66,000 shares on August 26, 2011. Insiders have been buying this company all year and that confidence is a plus in a difficult market. [...]

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DJAYBUDDAH to Rock Club Nove Bangkok

@DJAYBUDDAH ROCKED NEW YORK Like Hip-Hop itself, DJAYBUDDAH was born and raised in New York City. As a kid growing up in Jackson Heights, Queens, he began experimenting with turntables in ’95. One day he caught a live showcase with DJ Kid Capri, a part of Puff Daddy and the Family’s 1997 “No Way Out” [...]

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Private Equity Takes a Hit in Q1 2012

Most private-equity and hedge funds typically take 20 percent of investment gains as carried interest, on top of 2 percent of assets as a management fee to …