Lifestyle
News: Luxperience announces Key AppointmentsLuxperience announces Key Appointments as countdown to Australasia & Pacific’s First Luxury and Experiential Travel Show begins.{poll_summary}
News: Viceroy Maldives Resort to open April 2012Viceroy Hotel Group’s Newest Property to Feature Interiorsby Renowned Design Firm Yabu Pushelberg.{poll_summary}
News: Melbourne Airport’s international passenger numbers continue to growInternational passengers at Melbourne Airport continued to grow strongly, increasing by 5.8 per cent or an additional 36,556 passengers compared to January 2011 and taking total international passengers to 667,535 for the month.
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News: Norwegian Gem welcomes NickelodeonNorwegian Cruise Line welcomed Nickelodeon aboard Norwegian Gem yesterday, giving guests the opportunity to cruise with SpongeBob, Patrick, Dora the Explorer and Diego, among other favorite Nickelodeon characters. The new Nickelodeon experiences on Norwegian Gem include some of the popular family events, shows and activities that were first introduced in April 2010 on Norwegian Jewel and in July 2010 on Norwegian Epic, plus an exciting line up of new experiences.{poll_summary}
News: Amadeus identifies the online experience of the futureA new industry study released today, Empowering inspiration: the future of travel search identifies trend-setting consumers´ behaviour and motivations when shopping for travel online, and identifies their experience during the destination selection, shopping and booking processes.{poll_summary}
News: ABTA unveils speaker line up for Travel Matters 2012ABTA today announced that Tourism Minister John Penrose MP will be among the speakers at ABTA’s third annual Travel Matters event. This year’s event, taking place at Millbank in Westminster on 10th May, will see leading industry figures discussing issues around the mix of support for outbound/inbound and domestic tourism and how we can improve the UK’s global connectivity to support sustainable growth.{poll_summary}
News: Seychelles tourism industry moves on Hong Kong in their marketing driveThe Consulate of the Republic of Seychelles in Hong Kong&Macau and Mr. Philippe Le Gall, the Seychelles Ambassador based in the Republic in China, have joined together to organize a tourism industry seminar in Hong Kong and has invited the Seychelles Tourism Board along with representatives from the travel and tourism sector of Seychelles to endeavor to join them and help develop future business from Hong Kong and Macau.{poll_summary}
News: Orient-Express to open doors in PeruAt 8am on 15th June 2012, Orient-Express will open the doors to its sixth hotel in Peru, Palacio Nazarenas.{poll_summary}
News: Avis announces new PGA tour partnershipAvis Rent A Car has been named the “Official Rental Car Company” of the PGA TOUR. The new multi-year agreement provides Avis with the opportunity to promote its products and services to millions of golfers and golf fans around the world through PGA TOUR telecasts and media assets.{poll_summary}
News: Network Rail to sell NDS Plant SubsidiaryNetwork Rail Infrastructure Limited has announced it intends to sell its subsidiary, Network Rail (NDS-Plant) Limited.{poll_summary}
News: IIPT names folk ensemble Lindjo an honorary IIPT Ambassador for PeaceAt the beginning of February, the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) and Folk Ensemble Lindjo from Dubrovnik, Croatia, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim to promote peace, mutual understanding, and collaboration among nations of the world.{poll_summary}
News: Kempinski in ViennaEurope’s most established luxury hotel group will open the new Palais Hansen Kempinski at the beginning of 2013.{poll_summary}
News: David Pillinger named Zipcar Director of Finance for the European UnionZipcar, Inc., the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced the appointment of David Pillinger as its new EU director of finance. In this new role, Pillinger will be responsible for the financial management of Zipcar’s current and future European operations.{poll_summary}
News: ITB Berlin Convention: Younger generation on the platformChildren’s power: this year’s ITB Berlin Convention welcomes a special speaker to the platform in the person of 14-year old Felix Finkbeiner. He was responsible for launching the children’s initiative Plant for the Planet and from 10.50 to 11.15 p.m. on 9 March 2012 he will be delivering the keynote speech in Hall 7.1a on the subject of “The Future of Mobility”.{poll_summary}
News: Haiti could receive first cruise ship in a quarter of a centuryHaiti’s Minister of the Interior welcomes potential initiative to bring Cruise with a Cause, which combines tourism and volunteer work. Port-Au-Prince is getting ready for the historic visit.{poll_summary}
News: Etihad Airways introduces lightweight cargo containersEtihad Airways, considered the World’s Leading Airline by the prestigious World Travel Awards along with its Unit Load Device (ULD) partner Jettainer, has embarked on a program to replace 3,000 containers from the original aluminium ULD fleet with environmentally friendly lightweight versions.{poll_summary}
News: AITO welcomes European Court of Justice rulingA recent European Court of Justice ruling has confirmed that the obligation under the 1990 EU Package Travel Directive to provide the consumer with financial protection against the risk of the organiser’s insolvency amounts to a guarantee that the consumer will be refunded or repatriated in this situation. {poll_summary}
News: Travelport brings high-speed Italian rail to travel agentsTravelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry and Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), the first Italian private high-speed railway company, have signed a strategic partnership agreement for the distribution of NTV rail services to Galileo-connected travel agencies in Italy and worldwide.
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News: Amtrak requests less federal operating supportFY 2013 funding request reflects strong financial performance, focuses on capital projects for faster, more frequent, more reliable service.{poll_summary}
News: Seychelles CAA throws its support behind the Seychelles CarnivalThe Seychelles Tourism Board has received much-needed financial support from the island’s Civil Aviation Authority during a short ceremony in Victoria.{poll_summary}
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Gallery: World Sport Destination ExpoWorld Sport Destination Expo
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Gallery: World Football House 9th June - 12th July 2010, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
For the first time in World Cup history, World Football House will provide each of the 32 participating countries with a dynamic platform to showcase their national brand identity and to celebrate their respective cultural and commercial assets.
32 National Pavilions will provide the estimated 450,000 fans visiting the world's biggest and most widely viewed event with a unique opportunity to explore the rich diversities of the world today and to discover new cultural experiences and insights.
World Football House will become a true "Global Village" for the duration of the 2010 FIFA World Cup providing each country with a ground breaking opportunity for destination branding and cultural and commercial exchange and visitors with a unique World Cup experience.
Gallery: INDABA 20108 - 11 May 2010, Albert Luthuli Convention Centre (Durban ICC), South Africa
INDABA is one of the largest tourism marketing events on the African calendar and one of the top three ?must visit? events of its kind on the global calendar. It showcases the widest variety of Southern Africa's best tourism products, and attracts international visitors and media from across the world. INDABA is owned by South African Tourism and organised by Kagiso Exhibitions and Events.
For two years in a row, INDABA has won the award for Africa?s best travel and tourism show. This award was presented by the Association of World Travel Awards.
Gallery: Arabian Travel Market (ATM) - 2010Arabian Travel Market was launched in 1994, and the 2009 event welcomed over 23,000 travel industry professionals from 108 countries to its 16th event. Arabian Travel Market 2010 will be held from May 4-7 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Arabian Travel Market is part of the Reed Travel Exhibitions portfolio, which includes 15 of the world?s leading travel industry events. For more information visit www.reedtravelexhibitions.com
Reed Exhibitions, the world?s largest organiser of exhibitions and conferences, brings together over 90,000 suppliers and more than 5.5 million buyers from around the world every year generating billions of dollars in business. Reed events are held in 38 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific and are organised by 33 fully staffed offices.
Reed?s portfolio of over 500 events serves 47 industry sectors, working closely with professional bodies, trade associations and government departments Reed ensures that each and every event is targeted and relevant to industry needs. As a result, many Reed events are market leaders in their field. For more information visit www.reedexhibitions.com
Reed Exhibitions is part of Reed Elsevier, a FTSE 100 company, world-leading information provider, with revenues in excess of ?4.8 billion (US$ 8.4 billion) (2004) For more information visit www.reed-elsevier.com
Gallery: Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) - 2010AHIC 2010 took place at the Madinat Jumeirah from 1-3 May 2010. AHIC 2010 was attended this year by over 600 industry professionals from 42 countries, and has enjoyed a significant increase in participants from the hotel investment sector with a wider global spread. The focus was on ?Unlocking Investment Opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa?, through an interactive programme that included panels, breakfast briefings and breakout sessions.
Gallery: 32nd IFT International Fair of TourismIn addition to the presentation of the local and international tour operators, the accommodation capacities, the tourist organizations, booking systems, the hotel and catering equipment, natural attractions, tourism education and media, our efforts will be additionally oriented to getting the Serbian rural tourism offer closer to the local and international visitors.
Gallery: ITB 2010BTN shots from around ITB 2010 including Miss World and South Africa Tourism.
Gallery: WTTC 2009BTN was an official media partner at WTTC Global Travel & Tourism Summit, Florianopolis, 15-16 May 2009.
Gallery: Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association 2010
Gallery: World Travel Market 2009
Gallery: AHIC 2009Selection of photos from AHIC 2009 held at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai.
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