Maikhao Dream Hotels & Resorts Wins Best Hotels & Tourism Resorts Award 2011
PHUKET, Thailand, Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Following its successful launch in April 2011, Maikhao Dream Villa Resort & Spa, Phuket, Thailand has been awarded Best Hotels & Tourism Resort 2011 from MIPIM Asia.

Palace Resorts and Its All-Inclusive Hard Rock Hotel Properties Announce Exclusive Wedding Collection by Celebrity Wedding Designer Colin Cowie
  MIAMI, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Palace Resorts – the company that sets the standard in five-star, all-inclusive resort accommodations – announces an unprecedented travel industry partnership with the launch of the exclusive Colin Cowie Wedding Collection.

Resort Finance America Acquires Controlling Interest in Prime Las Vegas Resort Property from Westgate Resorts
DALLAS, Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Resort Finance America, LLC ("RFA") today announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in PH Towers Westgate in Las Vegas, Nevada from Westgate Resorts.  RFA, which is owned by Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.

FindTheBest Awards Smart Badges to Top Travel Destination Spots
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/-- Today, FindTheBest—an unbiased, data-driven comparison engine—announced its Smart Badges in the Travel and Lifestyle category, highlighting the top destination spas and all-inclusive resorts in time for the holidays.  These top rated travel destinations range anywhere from the sun-soaked beaches of Aruba to tucked away treasures in California's Napa Valley. FindTheBest's Smart Rating is a single rating that reflects both a weighted average of scores from the most trusted experts and the Quantitative Rating, an unbiased scoring of the product or service's key metrics.