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  • Radisson Blu Resort El Quseir signs with Veratour

    Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has announced the launch of a partnership between probably the most group’s Egyptian properties, the Radisson Blu Resort El Quseir, and leading Italian family-focussed tour operator, Veratour.

    The three-year strategic collaboration, that is to commence on 1st June, 2013, will see Veratour become the exclusive promoter for the Radisson Blu Resort El Quseir in Italy, that will aim to deliver a beach and activities-based holiday to Italian families through its Vera Club program.

    Over-looking the picturesque Red Sea coastline, the five-star Radisson Blu Resort El Quseir offers 250 guests rooms and suites, with visitors capable of profit from facilities starting from beach access to The Rejuvenation Centre & Spa, in addition to the SUBEX Diving Centre and a spread of restaurant and lounge choices.

    A range of extra activities are to be introduced, as portion of the Vera Club, that will include a Mini Club of supervised games and workshops for youngsters from 3-12 years old, a live cooking Pasta Station, complete with an Italian Chef, plus beach and sea sports for every age to enjoy.

    Radisson Blu Resort El Quseir joins over 32 Vera Clubs internationally in Tunisia, Italy, Spain, Greece, Kenya, Zanzibar, Madagascar, Dom. Republic, Mexico, Cuba and Thailand.

  • UAE escapes Middle East tourism slump

    International arrivals to the UAE increased healthily in 2012, reaching an estimated 11 million tourists, delegates heard today on the latest WTM Vision Conference – Dubai held at Arabian Travel Market.

    Overall performance of inbound trips to the center East region were down five per cent last year mainly because of the decline of arrivals to these countries hit by the Arab Spring, which occurred in 2011 effecting countries together with Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Syria.

    However the UAE witnessed a considerable increase with an estimated 11 million tourist arrivals visiting the Emirates; over eight million visiting Dubai, two million to Abu Dhabi and the remaining to the alternative five emirates.

    All states continuing to expose the right hotel occupancy rates due their strong leisure appeal and robust MICE sector.

    Of the 11 million arrivals to the UAE, neighbouring country Saudi Arabia made up the highest source marketplace for inbound tourism, with 1,500,000 tourists coming from Saudi Arabia alone.

    Visitor numbers from the most important Arab state to the UAE are predicated to double over the subsequent five years to greater than 3,000,000 arrivals.

    Speaking on the WTM Vision Conference – Dubai, Euromonitor International senior research analyst Sana Toukan explained that the UAE offers a culturally similar but more relaxed tourist destination for Saudis and is especially popular amongst the growing young population.

    Toukan explained: “The UAE promotes itself as a luxury shoppers’ paradise, with elaborate destination malls, shopping festivals, no sales tax and lower prices than in lots of surrounding countries.

    “Luxury brands are a big focus for incoming tourists from everywhere in the globe.”

    Another Middle Eastern country to prosper for the reason that 2011 Arab Spring was Egypt, recording a robust 18 per cent growth in 2012, although arrival numbers are still faraway from the 14 million recorded in 2010.

    Also, as highlighted on the earth Travel Market 2012 Industry Report, Libya has vast tourism potential with its long Mediterranean coast and Roman antiquities, nevertheless it has yet to realize much progress for the reason that revolution finished in 2011.

    Reed Travel Exhibitions director World Travel Market Simon Press said: “It is superb to listen to that recovery was seen in quite a few Middle Eastern and North African countries equivalent to the UAE, Egypt and Tunisia.

    “However the risk still remains with the unrest and on-going violence in Syria which might affect neighbouring countries.

    “The content delegates have heard today confirms the growing importance of the center Eastern market, particularly the UAE, taking into account the pressures and conflicts that countries have witnessed over the past few years. 

    “I’m sure the research revealed to delegates at WTM Vision Conference – Dubai will enable them to get a head start in their competitors in maximising their future potential.”

  • News: GIBTM: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre opens doors on 2013 event

    GIBTM 2013 has opened its doors on today promising more opportunities to satisfy, learn and conduct business than ever before due to a flurry of latest exhibitors, show initiatives and academic concepts.

    This annual event, which happens on the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, this year welcomes 70 today’s exhibitors to the show floor, with a considerable increase in European destinations and corporations represented.

    Show space has increased seven per cent on 2012, with greater than 35 countries participating and primary-time destinations including Madrid, Serbia, Athens, Georgia, Morocco, Ukraine, San Francisco and Belgium, while existing exhibitors including the dominion of Bahrain, Ministry of Culture, Tourism Sector, Jordan Tourism Board and Etihad Airways have a minimum of doubled the scale in their stand in comparison to 2012.

    From a visitor perspective, greater than 2,800 industry professionals, spanning local and international meeting planners and company and incentive travel buyers will attend and under GIBTM’s Hosted Buyer programme, including 265 senior influential buyers representing lucrative vertical sectors corresponding to Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals, IT, Finance and Automotive are expected.

    With a powerful choice of key decision makers secured for the show, GIBTM organiser, Reed Travel Exhibitions, anticipates greater than 7,500 pre-scheduled appointments to ensue.

    “This substantial increase in interest from suppliers and influential buyers is evidence that once a slow but sustained recovery, since 2009, regional business travel in all forms is firmly back on target because of confidence inside the regional economy and a plethora of worldwide-class venues and facilities being developed which are attracting global interest,” said GIBTM exhibition manager Lois Hall.

    “This bullish outlook is further supported by the findings of the 2013 GIBTM Trends Report, in order to be unveiled at a highly anticipated seminar session this afternoon, with 80 per cent of world and Middle East buyers forecasting a increase in conference and events business within the GMENA region inside the next twelve months,” she added.

    Figures released by GIBTM host destination Abu Dhabi reveal business events contributed Dhs2.4bn to the emirate’s economy in 2010.

    This is predicted to extend to Dhs2.6bn by the top of 2013.

    Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority anticipates the industrial impact of commercial events to grow seven per cent every year until 2020.

    As the meetings and company travel sectors grow, so too do the instructional needs of industry professionals and GIBTM has responded to this by boosting its education programme.

    This year session highlights that target upcoming industry trends include ‘The Way forward for Meetings: Flash Forward 2030’ with MPI research revealing the impact of trends on business practices and required skill sets, and the GIBTM Trends Report 2013, providing insight into buyer and supplier behaviour and market performance.

  • DNA Health Corp to reinforce medical tourism in Abu Dhabi

    US-headquartered integrative health and wellness specialists, DNA Health Corp, is about to open its first overseas flagship center on Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island in June, targeting both the region’s residents and visitors searching for a special method of personalised health and wellness.

    The DNA Center for Integrative Medicine & Wellness, so one can be inaugurated by HH Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE minister of culture, youth & community on May 14th was showcased during a press conference at Arabian Travel Market, where a panel of senior executives, led by DNA Health Corp chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf, introduced the company’s 21st century model for preventive healthcare.

    “Abu Dhabi is step one of our phased five-year plan for global expansion, and we’re observing opening similar DNA Centers in Saudi Arabia and Turkey inside the next 12 to 18 months.

    “We chose to launch within the UAE capital because it is a hub for the region, is definitely served by numerous international carriers and an emerging destination of distinction for health and wellness tourism,” said Dr Ashraf.

    According to hospitality research consultancy SRI, the worldwide wellness tourism market is estimated to be worth greater than US$106 billion.

    DNA Health’s philosophy is to deliver the best standards folks healthcare protocol in keeping with integrative, functional and lifestyle medicinal approaches for the treatment of chronic disease, healthy aging and lifestyle management.

    The centre will offer personalised lifestyle medicine programmes in accordance with a holistic approach uniting leading-edge Western medicine, advanced diagnostics and clinical therapies, complemented by centuries-old Eastern healing traditions and philosophies.

    “Our main target markets are the GCC countries, with a powerful concentrate on Saudi Arabia, followed by inbound business from Russia, the previous CIS countries, Germany and China; and we’re already seeing strong advance interest within the UAE,” said Ashraf.

    “We are committed to establishing a centre of excellence for health and wellness inside the region, and proactively complementing the local healthcare infrastructure, by providing the top standards people healthcare protocols for the treatment of chronic diseases, lifestyle management, bio-aesthetics and healthy aging,” he added.

    The name behind the center’s exclusive number of non-invasive bio-aesthetic therapies and anti-aging treatments, here’s the primary time that Jamie Sherrill’s range of signature treatments and wonder products was available within the region.

    DNA’s portfolio of foundational ‘DNA 4 Life’ personalised lifestyle medicine packages, inclusive of five-star hotel accommodation, are in response to each individual guest’s genomic and DNA profiles, and key laboratory tests, giving a comprehensive assessment of every guest’s current state of health.

  • News: GIBTM: Oman brings latest developments to Abu Dhabi

    Oman’s ministry of tourism will give a unique presentation of the most recent tourism developments within the sultanate as portion of its participation on the Gulf Incentive, Business Travel & Meetings exhibition.

    Senior officials from the ministry can be attending several pre-arranged meetings with various MICE travel suppliers and other key industry players through the event.

    The major hospitality developments in Oman with a purpose to be showcased include the vacation Inn As Seeb, the Swiss-BelHotel in Muscat, Crowne Plaza in Duqm, Radisson Blu in Sohar and the proposed Missoni Jebel Sifah among others.

    The ministry will particularly give attention to Oman’s growing reputation as a well-liked business tourism destination with its aggressive development of numerous meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions amenities, including the USD1.8 billion Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre that may be set to open in 2017.

    Khalid Al Zadjali, director of tourism events, Oman ministry of tourism, said: “GIBTM has always been the most important platform that enhances the Ministry’s continuing efforts to advertise Oman as a fantastic destination for business and leisure tourism.

    “The success of our participation at GIBTM 2013 will set the pace for the remainder of the initiatives and activities that we have got lined up for the year.

    “We are hopeful for showcasing the Sultanate’s world-class meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions amenities on the GIBTM, besides Oman’s unique array of leisure, cultural, historical attractions.”

    GIBTM 2013 will gather professionals from the MICE industry inside the Middle East, including regional and international industry buyers and suppliers.

    The trade event was recognised as a motive force behind the construction of the pro MICE industry around the region.