WITH 24 EMMY® NOMINATIONS JUST ANNOUNCED FOR MASTERPIECE, NEW SPONSORSHIP DEAL EXTENDS THROUGH SEASON FIVE OF “DOWNTON ABBEY” Los Angeles (July 17, 2014) – Viking River Cruises (www.vikingrivercruises.com) announced today it has renewed its national corporate sponsorship of PBS’ celebrated series MASTERPIECE for another year. The announcement comes on the heels of MASTERPIECE earning 24 […]
St. Louis-Based Hotel Company Recognized for “Highest in Guest Satisfaction Among Mid-Scale Hotel Chains” July 16, 2014 (ST LOUIS) For the ninth consecutive year, Drury Hotels Company ranked “Highest in Guest Satisfaction Among Mid-Scale Hotel Chains” in the J.D. Power 2014 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index StudySM, released today. Drury ranked highest in the […]
NEW VIDEO SHOWCASES “FLOAT OUT” OF VIKING’S FIRST OCEAN SHIP, INTRODUCES MAYOR OF BERGEN AS GODMOTHER Los Angeles (July 11, 2014) – Viking Ocean Cruises® (www.vikingoceancruises.com) today released a new online video highlighting the “float out” ceremony of its first ship – the 930-passenger Viking Star – set to debut in early 2015. The traditional […]
Sample your vacation by exploring one of the world’s most impressive ships from dry land MIAMI, July 7, 2014 – Royal Caribbean International today announced it is changing the way how people plan their vacations by working with Google to be the first cruise line to launch Google Maps Business View using Google’s Street View […]
Expert Naturalists, Lecturers, and Award-Winning Photographers to Lead the Way at the Bottom of the World SEATTLE, July 7, 2014 – Seabourn has assembled a world-class expedition team for its 2014-2015 “Ultimate Antarctica & Patagonia” voyages aboard Seabourn Quest beginning November 2014. With one of the largest expedition teams on any ship going to Antarctica, […]
Several hundred shipboard employees will soon be outfitted in uniforms from Milan fashion school Jul 07, 2014 – Ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises’ newly designed uniforms were previewed in a fashion show held aboard Silver Wind in Venice recently. They were created by Italy’s prestigious Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) of Milan, a specialised fashion school for […]
(St. Louis) – July 2, 2014 – TripAdvisor has awarded 96 Drury Hotels with the 2014 TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. The award honors hospitality excellence and is given to establishments consistently receiving outstanding reviews on TripAdvisor. When determining Certificate of Excellence award winners, TripAdvisor uses a proprietary algorithm that takes into account review ratings, […]
From Machu Picchu and the mysterious moai of Easter Island to the biblical treasures of the Holy Land, an array of wonders awaits Jul 01, 2014 – Ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises opened the books today on its World Cruise 2016, an extraordinary 115-day sailing from Fort Lauderdale to Venice, departing 5 January 2016. This far-reaching cultural […]
Balancing elegant style and sophistication in central Paris, Hilton Paris Opera will become an essential destination for all shopping aficionados and culture connoisseurs June 30, 2014 – PARIS and MCLEAN, Va. – Joining the Hilton Hotels & Resorts portfolio in September 2014, the Concorde Opera Paris hotel has begun a significant $50 million restoration and enhancement […]
ST. LOUIS – June 30, 2014 – The St. Louis Post-Dispatch named Drury Hotels one of its Top Workplaces in St. Louis. Drury Hotels was chosen from more than 1,300 companies in St. Louis. “We believe in the team members we hire,” said Drury Hotel’s vice president of human resources, Alison Casler. “We are dedicated […]