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Galeries Lafayette showcases ‘Windows on Art’ exhibition

2012-05-25 12:05:50

Galeries Lafayette has informed that it intends to present the fourth edition of ‘Windows on Art’ from July 9 to August 4, 2012. Previously known as ‘Paris & Creation’, the 2012 event has been extended to four cities – Marseille, Nantes, Paris and Strasbourg. For one month, Galeries Lafayette metaphorically opens windows on art, using works borrowed from the ...

Royal Cliff Hotels Group picks up yet another award

2012-05-25 12:05:18

On May 15 at the New York Amporn Garden, Royal Cliff Hotels Group received a certificate from Thailand Tourism Standard Year 2012 as a five-star resort by the Department of Tourism and Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Deputy Prime Minister, Thailand, Chumpol Silpa-archa presented the award to assistant to PR manager, Royal Cliff Hotels Group, Phusanisa Janyouk. Royal ...

IMEX Frankfurt 2012 proves to be most successful to date

2012-05-25 12:05:27

This year’s IMEX, Frankfurt, which was the show’s 10th edition, closed on a high note according to group chairman, IMEX, Ray Bloom, who announced a 21 per cent rise in the number of individual buyer appointments with exhibitors during the show. In total over 64,000 appointments took place between buyers and exhibitors over the three-day trade show, 40,000 of which were made by ...

First airberlin aircraft in oneworld livery arrives in Dusseldorf

2012-05-25 11:05:56

The first brand new airberlin Boeing 737-800, D-ABME, in oneworld livery, landed in Germany at Dusseldorf International Airport. “airberlin’s hub at Dusseldorf International Airport is growing and prospering. airberlin already offers the widest range of non-stop flights in North Rhine Westphalia, particularly in the sector of intercontinental flights to North America,” said, CEO, ...

AIBTM 2012 announces keynote speaker

2012-05-25 11:05:28

The Americas Meetings & Events Exhibition (AIBTM), which is due to take place on June 19-21, 2012, has announced Alexander Blass as keynote speaker, an internationally acclaimed American innovator and entrepreneur. AIBTM 2012, Reed Travel Exhibitions’ premiere provider for the US meetings, incentive, business travel and events industry, is a three-day networking event held ...

Fiona Jeffery awarded an OBE

2012-05-25 11:05:59

Chairman of World Travel Market (WTM), Reed Travel Exhibitions, Fiona Jeffery has collected her Order of the British Empire (OBE) from Princess Ann at Buckingham Palace, UK. Jeffery was awarded the OBE for her services to the travel and tourism industry during her 26 years at WTM, as well as her commitment to responsible tourism and for launching the charity, Just a Drop. ...

Global research on Beyond Tourism Benefits underway

2012-05-25 11:05:58

Research into the global Beyond Tourism Benefits is being pushed ahead by members of the Future Convention Cities Initiative (FCCI). Surveys for the research are currently being distributed in Toronto, Canada with more scheduled for Durban (South Africa), Seoul (South Korea) and San Francisco (USA). FCCI members emphasised at a press conference in IMEX Frankfurt the way in which ...

Pacific World expands into Southern Africa

2012-05-24 12:05:15

Pacific World, a MICE business in Asia and Europe, announced at IMEX Frankfurt that it is expanding into Southern Africa, assisted by its partnership with African Travel Concept (ATC), which will allow it to have offices in Cape Town and Windhoek. Pacific World Southern Africa will deliver MICE programmes across the region, including in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, ...

Centara Hotels and Resorts set for fast expansion in Pattaya, Thailand

2012-05-24 11:05:11

Centara Hotels & Resorts reports that is has a strategy of fast expansion in Pattaya, Thailand, with three properties currently open and another four in the development phase. “Our association with Pattaya goes back a long time, as we for many years owned and operated the Central Wong Amat Beach Resort, in North Pattaya,” said chairman of the executive board, Central Plaza ...

Sukhothai Bangkok launches package for honeymooners

2012-05-24 10:05:41

Sukhothai Bangkok, the multi-award winning 210-room hotel in Thailand, has announced the launch of its special ‘Romantic Package’ for honeymooners and those seeking romantic hideaways in the heart of the Thai capital. Credited as one of Thailand's most luxurious and stylish hotels, Sukhothai Bangkok’s Romance Package is said to offer couples a variety of indulgent added value ...

The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts to debut in Jakarta

2012-05-23 12:05:31

The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., announced the opening of its 80th hotel with the debut of Keraton at The Plaza, a Luxury Collection Hotel, the brand’s first hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. Keraton at The Plaza is the first of four new Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts which will debut in Asia, ...

Turkish Airlines to launch new service to Tallinn

2012-05-23 12:05:58

After a meeting with Routes Europe 2012 host, Tallinn Airport, Turkey’s national airline has announced that it will commence a three times weekly service to the Estonian capital. The host of Routes Europe 2012, Tallinn Airport, reported that the first meeting of the day of the 7th Routes Europe event proved to be special due to the announcement of Turkish Airlines. ...

VisitBritain offers Gulf tourists fair pricing throughout 2012 games

2012-05-23 11:05:44

VisitBritain, UK’s national tourism agency, responsible for marketing Britain worldwide and developing Britain’s visitor economy, is offering Gulf travellers affordable ways to see Britain at its best this summer. With a government mandate to keep things reasonably-priced, Gulf visitors have the option to stay in London or some of Great Britain’s other unique cities less than an ...

Accor purchases Mirvac Hotels in Australia and New Zealand

2012-05-23 11:05:08

Accor has reported that it has completed the purchase of the Mirvac Group's hotel interests in Australia and New Zealand. As a result of the acquisition, Accor will add a total of 43 hotels across Australia and New Zealand. Accor has been working with the Mirvac Group to ensure that the integration of the hotels into the Accor network runs smoothly. In the first phase of ...

The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises invites visitors to Greece

2012-05-23 11:05:11

SETE – The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises has decided to explain why travelling to Greece this summer is not risky, despite the difficult financial and political time that the country is currently facing. This was the main topic of discussion during a recent meeting between the Greek Prime Minister, Panagiotis Pikrammenos and president, SETE, Andreas Andreadis. ...

Singapore reports an increase in Gulf visitors

2012-05-22 11:05:31

Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has released its Q1 performance results, specifically regarding the patterns of Gulf residents’ travelling to the country. The results have shown that more Gulf residents are visiting Singapore, with the upcoming summer holidays expected to bring a 10 per cent increase in visitor numbers compared to the previous summer. More than 14,280 visitors ...

Luxury offering in Tavira, Portugal

2012-05-22 11:05:55

A new luxury country house will open in Tavira, Portugal in the summer of 2012. Fazenda Nova Country House, located in the heart of the Eastern Algarve, is an original Portuguese country house that has been renovated in a modern style whilst retaining its original features and architecture. The country house has ten large suites, including seven Garden Suites, two ...

Brussels Airport wins Routes Airport Marketing Award

2012-05-22 11:05:12

Brussels Airport has been announced as overall winner of the third heat of this year’s Routes Airport Marketing Awards, held in Tallinn, Estonia at the Song Festival Grounds. Around 900 aviation industry professionals gathered to witness the presentation of the awards and to take part in Routes Europe 2012. The Routes Airport Marketing Awards recognise and award the ...

PGA National golf course is set to open this summer in Russia

2012-05-22 11:05:38

European Golf Design’s (EGD) award-winning debut project in Russia, PGA National, is set to open this summer. The classic style course, featuring distinctive heather-clad bunkers is situated next to a tributary of Europe’s longest river, the Volga, and is similar in appearance to a traditional heathland course. Designed and constructed to ...

Marseille-Provence Airport to host Routes Europe 2014

2012-05-22 11:05:13

At the conclusion of Routes Europe 2012, in Tallinn, Estonia, it was announced that the ninth Routes Europe event will take place in April 2014 in Marseille-Provence Airport, France. Regarded as the region’s largest route development forum, Routes Europe enables the aviation industry’s decision makers from across Europe to examine air services, discuss new market ...