“Hilton Hotels & Resorts Races through UAE with World’s First Live 3D Grand Prix Screening and Promotions” plus 2 more |
- Hilton Hotels & Resorts Races through UAE with World’s First Live 3D Grand Prix Screening and Promotions
- Gulf Shores, Orange Beach lodging taxes, occupancy rates down due to BP oil spill
- Tourism: BP-claims czar drops in on Orlando
| Posted: 19 Sep 2010 03:34 AM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the racing season winds toward Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Hilton Hotels & Resorts today celebrated its sponsorship with the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula One team by unveiling a programme of marketing activities that includes the first-ever live 3D screening of a Grand Prix event.
The action begins October 3, 2010, with Hilton-sponsored Grand Prix themed pub quizzes and daily radio competitions across the United Arab Emirates, which offer fans the chance to win tickets to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and official Grand Prix merchandise. Prize winners can also bag VIP passes to a Hilton Racing world exclusive, when it becomes the first to screen live 3D races, with both the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi Grand Prixs being shown at Hemingway's in Hilton Abu Dhabi. "Grand Prix racing gives Hilton a unique platform for sharing experiences with our partners and guests around the world," said Dave Horton, global head, Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand. "Hilton properties are ideally located worldwide as the perfect base for Grand Prix weekends. With Abu Dhabi and Dubai catering for the 2010 Abu Dhabi race, the UAE is the perfect location for us to host our live worldwide 3D screening and offer these top prizes to the thousands of Grand Prix fans based in the emirates." The live 3D screenings use cutting-edge Japanese technology that splits a signal into two, one for each eye, before marrying them back together into one picture that is viewable using polarised glasses. The new technology means the quality will be unrivalled for a live 3D screening. Upcoming Hilton Racing events include:
Earlier this season Hilton solicited questions from its guests and team members around the world for an exclusive Q&A session with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, the youngest world champion in Formula One history. In advance of the UAE Grand Prix events, Hilton is publishing video of "An Audience with Lewis Hamilton", filmed at Hilton London Tower Bridge, on its official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/Hilton. Hilton Racing is celebrating the Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand's 15-year affiliation with the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula One team. Learn more about Hilton Racing at www.hilton.com/racing. About Hilton Hotels & Resorts Hilton Hotels & Resorts is the stylish, forward-thinking global leader of hospitality that welcomes guests in more countries than any other full-service hotel brand. The Hilton brand currently includes more than 530 hotels and resorts in 76 countries, and plans to serve travelers in 80 countries by the end of 2011. By offering innovative products, services and amenities, Hilton Hotels & Resorts enables travelers to be at their best 24/7, whether traveling for business or leisure. Start your journey at www.hilton.com. Hilton Hotels and Resorts is one of Hilton Worldwide's ten market-leading brands. About Hilton Worldwide Hilton Worldwide is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For 91 years, Hilton Worldwide has been offering business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. The company is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Its brands are comprised of more than 3,600 hotels and 600,000 rooms in 81 countries and include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages the world-class guest reward program Hilton HHonors®. For more information about the company, please visit www.hiltonworldwide.com. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6434767&lang=en This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Gulf Shores, Orange Beach lodging taxes, occupancy rates down due to BP oil spill Posted: 19 Sep 2010 10:12 PM PDT GULF SHORES, Ala., — The Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau released tourism figures today for the first portion of a challenging 2010 summer season, which show a decline not as high as once estimated for the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach area. Taxable lodging rentals for May 2010 reached more than $20 million, a 7.3 percent decrease from $22 million collected in May 2009. Meanwhile, taxable retail sales topped $51 million for May 2010, which is a 4.3 percent decrease from $53 million for May 2009. "In May, our beaches and the public's perception were both in a completely different state," said Herb Malone, president/CEO of the AGCCVB. While June taxes are being processed, hotel and condominium occupancy rates for the month allude to a 20 to 30 percent decrease. Hotels were filled more than 60 percent while condominiums were about 44 percent full. These rates show a decrease of 22.7 percent and 38.4 percent, respectively, when compared to June 2009. July numbers should be available in August. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Tourism: BP-claims czar drops in on Orlando Posted: 19 Sep 2010 09:55 PM PDT Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the BP Claims Fund, was in Orlando last week to talk with hotel and restaurant owners during the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association's convention. The "claims czar" of BP PLC's giant oil spill said he remains "skeptical" of damage claims from businesses not near the Gulf spill, which reached only the Panhandle; still, he continues to consider the issue and urged businesses to file claim forms and consult lawyers. Florida's hospitality industry has been critical of Feinberg's stance, saying perception problems have kept tourists away from state beaches generally, even the oil-free ones. Feinberg said he is "walking a tight rope" and wants to avoid driving claimants into court. But if proximity is irrelevant, Feinberg noted, "I will be inundated with claims from 50 states." New ad campaign Gov. Charlie Crist is tapping into a hotel-and-restaurant trust fund to pay for a $700,000 media campaign advertising upcoming coastal events. The effort is designed to attract visitors who may have postponed or canceled their travel to Florida during the oil spill; it will promote fishing tournaments, concerts, a songwriter's festival and seafood festivals. The "Back to the Beach – Fall Back into Summer" campaign will be paid for with money from a $12.7 million trust fund held by the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation's Division of Hotels and Restaurants. The surplus funds come from licensing fees paid by hotels and restaurants. Disney Dreamin' A top Walt Disney Co. executive said last week the company is pleased with advance bookings for the Disney Dream, the new, 4,000-passenger cruise ship that will begin sailing out of Port Canaveral in January. "We're very happy with the booking pace that the Disney Dream has experienced," Chief Financial Officer Jay Rasulo told analysts at a Bank of America/Merrill Lynch conference in Newport Beach, Calif. "There has been a tremendous amount of interest from both new and previous cruisers with us to book." Disney began accepting reservations for the Dream in November 2009. The ship will make its maiden voyage Jan. 26, 2011. The Dream is the first of two new ships Disney is having built in Germany; it will be followed by the Disney Fantasy, scheduled to arrive at Port Canaveral in early 2012. Together, the new ships will more than double the passenger capacity of Disney Cruise Line, whose two existing ships, the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder, carry about 2,700 people each. Executive shuffle Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has tapped a marketing executive to run the unit charged with identifying future growth opportunities. Doug McGuire has been named senior vice president in charge of global development, which is at work on plans for a new Disney theme park in Shanghai, China. McGuire had been senior vice president of global marketing operations. McGuire succeeds parks-and-resorts Executive Vice President Nick Franklin, freeing Franklin to focus more on Disney's closely guarded "Next Generation Experience" project. Disney has said little publicly about NextGen, described by insiders as a sweeping technology initiative under development at Walt Disney World, but it is a high-priority project: Former parks executives have said the budget for NextGen is in the neighborhood of $1.5 billion, comparable to what the company is spending to build two cruise ships. Holy expansion Trinity Broadcating Network has acquired a Chrisitan-themed park in Gatlinburg, Tenn., and is relocating the contents of the attraction to its Holy Land Experience in Orlando. Christus Gradens features dioramas of several significant scenes in the life of Christ using full-size wax figures. The addition is expected to open this spring, about the same time Holy Land hopes to open a new, 2,000-seat auditorium. Information from the Associated Press was used in this report. Sara K. Clarke can be reached at skclarke@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5664. Jason Garcia can be reached at jrgarcia@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5414. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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