Seoul Outdoor Swimming Pools Open for Summer

Outdoor swimming pools in Korea's capital city, Seoul, are gearing up for summer opening. They include six swimming pools along Hangang River, and four at the city's top hotels.


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EURO 2012 leads to more occupancy in hotels, boosts tourism

Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - STR Global, the leading provider of market information to the global hotel industry, reports on the daily hotel performance during the UEFA EURO 2012 football championship across six cities in Poland and Ukraine. “Hotels can already look back at an overall successful championship”, said Elizabeth Randall, managing director at STR Global.


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Travel Alert: New Zealand earthquake of magnitude 6.2 leaves tourists in frenzy

Tuesday, July 03, 2012 - Tourists were left in a state of despair when a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.2 rattled the capital city of Wellington on Tuesday. The reports were confirmed by the US Geological Survey who revealed that the quake hit at a depth of 236 kilometres (146 miles) at 1036 GMT around 173 kilometres northwest of the city. 


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THAI Smile takes delivery of its first A320

Monday, July 02, 2012 - THAI Smile, the new light premium regional sub-brand of Thai Airways International (THAI), has taken delivery of its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, in Hamburg, Germany on Friday 28th June. The delivery sees the THAI group become a new operator of the A320 Family, which joins an existing fleet of widebody Airbus aircraft flying with the airline.


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Union Pacific Celebrates 150 Years of Building America

What President Abraham Lincoln started 150 years ago, Union Pacific carries on in the 21st century.

Founded July 1, 1862, when Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, Union Pacific today celebrates 150 years of building America. 


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Revel in Atlantic City Selects Comprehensive Agilysys Software Suite

Agilysys announced that Revel, a new destination resort in Atlantic City, N.J., has selected a comprehensive suite of Agilysys solutions to streamline operations. The 1,898-room property opened May 25.

Revel, which is Atlantic City's first new casino-hotel in nine years, has successfully implemented the following Agilysys software solutions:


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TripAdvisor Awards Over 1,200 Best Western Hotels

Best Western International, THE WORLD’S BIGGEST HOTEL FAMILY®, received more than 1200 TripAdvisor Certificates of Excellence globally – with more than 600 recipients in North America. 


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