Las Vegas’ premier LGBT pool party evolves with new name and weekly themed events

In the city that defined daylife, Luxor is breaking the mold for a second year with a scintillating alternative – Temptation Sundays. This LGBT pool party invites all guests to give in to temptation with captivating themes, cool drink specials, hot bodies and even hotter music every Sunday at Luxor’s South Pool. The best LGBT pool

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Air Berlin, Germany’s second largest airline, has organised a very special kind of open-air concert in Jerusalem tonight. The title for the event is “Encounters” (“Begegnungen”) and performers include Peter Maffay and his band, the artists Noa, Mira Awad and Tsipi Mashid, as well as “Appassionante”, the three Italian crossover sopranos. However, the concert is not only a meeting place for artists from various countries, but also for young people from Germany, Israel and Palestine. Among them are 100 students from the Pestalozzi secondary school in Bochum.

ITB Asia 2010 will hold Association Day 20-21 October. The specialist day-and-a-half association event has been designed for destinations and travel professionals who want to attract, and better service, association congresses and forums. Association Day will showcase best practices and analyse the latest trends in what is increasingly seen as a lucrative segment of the travel industry.

MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM) shareholders today approved a proposal to rebrand the iconic hospitality leader “MGM Resorts International.” The corporate name change is effective immediately and journalists should look forward to receiving all future communication about our resorts from the MGM Resorts International Public Relations team.

Social media would appear to be everywhere. Everyone is discussing it and debating it, in every industry, not least the hotel industry. There is plenty of anecdotal evidence suggesting that everyone should be ‘in’ social media. But could it – should it – apply to the hotel industry? And if so, what does the industry need to do to embrace this? How does the industry, and the technology systems which drive it, need to change?