Obama close to signing Travel Promotion Act

The Travel Promotion Act is now very close to becoming law and was expected to be passed by the US Senate during the last week of February. More

Visit USA Ball moves to InterContinental

The annual Visit USA Association Ball will now be held at the InterContinental Hotel, One Hamilton Place, off Park Lane as the original venue – The Savoy – will not now be open in time. More

TOURIST OFFICES

Indianapolis ready for the UK fast lane

Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association (ICVA) has appointed First Public Relations (FPR) to handle its public relations and marketing efforts in the UK. It is the destination’s first converted foray into the British market. More

Cleveland gets positive with website revamp

Positively Cleveland, the convention and visitors bureau responsible for marketing Cleveland, Ohio, has revamped its website, which now features online staffers available to instantly answer questions about the destination. More

AIRLINES

Continental plans more on UK-New York route

Continental Airlines is to increase its schedule of flights between London Heathrow and its New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport, during 2010. More

Denver becomes key international gateway

Denver International Airport recorded its second-busiest year ever in 2009, despite the sagging economy and capacity reductions by the airlines. More

ATTRACTIONS

Attraction World adds new options

Theme parks and attractions specialist, Attraction World, has added a range of new pre-bookable options for those travelling to the US in its 2010 brochure.More

King Kong back at Universal Studios Hollywood

King Kong, among the screen's most powerful and enduring icons, will re-emerge this summer at Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour. More

Orlando has plenty of variations on a theme in 2010

Orlando has plenty more to offer visitors looking for new reasons to visit its theme parks in 2010. More

TOUR OPERATORS

Thomson tailor-makes several ways to Florida

Thomson Tailormade has seven nights at the three-star Disney All Star Sports Resorts, Orlando, this summer from £699 pp. More

Fantastic Florida with Funway

Funway Holidays has introduced a ‘Fantastic Florida Offers’ brochure, featuring holidays valid until April 30, 2010. More

TrekAmerica has new US mini-adventures

TrekAmerica has extended its road trip formula to create three new ‘Mini –Adventures’, departing Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York, for 2010. More

The inside scoop on Los Angeles

The new LA Newsletter gives agents and travellers tips on what's new and top area events as well as the latest information on where to shop, dine and get the best deals in Los Angeles. More

HOTELS

Marriott signs on with Autograph Collection

Marriott International has announced that seven iconic US hotels from The Kessler Collection will be the first to join the Autograph Collection, the company’s newest brand that features independent hotels and resorts from around the world representing upper-upscale and luxury properties. More

 

Marriott opens Texas-sized hotel in San Antonio

The world’s largest JW Marriott has opened its doors in San Antonio, Texas, offering over 1,000 rooms in a hacienda-style getaway brimming with luxurious amenities. More

Fairmont guests hop to Sam Adams experience

The Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston has partnered with beer company Samuel Adams to offer an exclusive brewery experience. More

W Hollywood puts the style into Los Angeles

W Hollywood Hotel & Residences, a 305-room property, has opened at the historic intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine in Los Angeles. More

Fairmont guests can wine down in Sonoma

Wines lovers staying at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa can further appreciate the fruits of the vine with the resort’s Sommelier Experiential Package. More

Ritz-Carlton hits new highs

Ritz-Carlton has opened a property in Northstar-at-Tahoe, the first new-build resort development in the Lake Tahoe area in decades. More

Culinary deals from Mandarin

Mandarin Oriental, New York, and the Time Warner Center have joined forces to offer visitors to the city some top culinary packages this winter. More

GROUND TRANSPORTATION

Copter into the Canyon

For clients looking to combine Las Vegas with a flightseeing trip to the Grand Canyon, Heli USA Airways provides convenient departures from the Las Vegas Atlantic Air Terminal to the Grand Canyon. More

AND ANOTHER THING...

Capital cherry Blossom Festival signals spring

Point clients heading to Washington DC’ between March 27 to April 11 in the direction of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, now one of the nation’s most established annual events. More

Oklahoma City festival bangs the Native drum

Oklahoma City will be at the centre of Native American art and culture in June when it hosts the 24th annual Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival. More

Alaska visitors can be ice road truckers

Visitors to Anchorage can now get a taste of Alaska’s latest television sensation by signing up to the new Ice Road Trucker Tour. More

Celine Dion falling back into Vegas

Celine Dion will return to Las Vegas in March 2011, to begin a three-year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. More

The White Stuff is the Right Stuff in Colorado!

One place where the snow is warmly welcomed is Colorado where its ski resorts boast fine powder and well-groomed pistes. More

A Taste of Chocolate

Bloomington, just outside the twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul - home to the world famous Mall of America – is home to the annual Taste of Chocolate event for one day each year. More