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  • Seychelles to host travel and tourism mart in 2014

    Seychelles is taking the lead in promoting regional tourism and may host a travel and tourism mart with the member states of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) next year to offer the industry a different boost.

    This is available in the wake of the enthusiastic support that Seychelles and other Vanilla Islands member states of Reunion, Comoros, Mauritius, Mayotte provided to Madagascar for its International Tourism Trade Fair held on the end of May.

    Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St.Ange inside the company of Derek Savy, the Director of selling for the Vanilla Islands, met with the IOR-ARC Secretary General, KV ,recently in Mauritius where the nineteen-nation group is headquartered.

    The IOR-ARC confirmed that the tourism ministers of its member states would come together within the tourism mart in Seychelles in 2014 to debate tips to strengthen and expand the region’s tourism industry. This mart cannot only open new avenues for the region but it surely will further strengthen and solidify the Vanilla Islands organization in its quest to generate more visibility and growth in tourism.

    India, Bangladesh, Australia, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and Seychelles are members of the IOR-ARC established in Mauritius in 1997. China, Japan, Egypt, France, and Britain have the status of debate partners within the group.

    The importance of the Indian Ocean, the world’s third largest, as a trade corridor and effort highway is being seen as undeniable because it provides passage to half the international container ships and greater than 70 percent of crude and oil shipments. And the chances for tourism growth and expansion inside the region are massive.

    The association is conducting a tourism feasibility study within the region of which the second one phase will commence soon. This study can be vital for the correct planning and strategy formulation, geared toward mapping out the longer term development of this vital sector in the region.

    During the meeting, the Secretary General and the Minister also discussed strengthening cooperation between the IOR-ARC and the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Regional Organization, a gaggle currently headed by Minister St.Ange who was re-elected as its President for a second term throughout the annual meeting in Madagascar on June 1 following a joint motion presented by La Reunion, Madagascar, Comoros, and Mayotte for the Seychelles Minister answerable for Tourism and Culture to think about leading the organization for a second year.

  • News: UNWTO hosts meeting of the UN Chief Executives Board

    Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of turning into a specialized UN agency, the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will host the spring meeting of the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) in Madrid, Spain.

    The UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) brings together the administrative heads of 29 UN System programs and specialized agencies, including the sector Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to deliver as one on the global, regional, and country levels. It’s the prime instrument for coordination of UN inter-governmental bodies on social, economic, and related matters.

    The CEB supports and reinforces the coordinating role of intergovernmental bodies of the United Nations. Most significantly, the CEB facilitates the UN system’s collective response to global challenges, corresponding to climate change and the worldwide financial crisis.

    Under the chairmanship of the United Nations Secretary General, the chief heads meet twice a year to think of policy and management issues impacting organizations of the United Nations system.

    As the sole UN agency with headquarters in Spain, UNWTO is the official host of the spring meeting of the CEB going down in Madrid. The meeting coincides with the year of the tenth anniversary of the area Tourism Organization becoming a totally-fledged UN agency, and hence the UN lead agency in Spain.

  • COMO Hotels and Resorts to open new property inside the Maldives

    Maalifushi by COMO’ would be the Thaa Atoll’s first luxury resort – a secluded island retreat with a uniquely private location.

    COMO Hotels and Resorts has announced it might open an exclusive new property within the Maldives this October. Maalifushi by COMO, an eight-hectare private island within the southerly Thaa Atoll, may be the company’s second resort within the Maldives. Its sister property, Cocoa Island by COMO, located further north inside the South Malé atoll, opened in 2002.

    The 66-room property would be the first luxury resort at the unspoilt Thaa Atoll where it’ll offer away-from-it-all seclusion and an abundant underwater experience. The island’s pristine white sands and bright turquoise lagoons are neighboured by a string of uninhabited islands – perfect dashes of powdery sand and lolling palm trees – including another island belonging to the resort which might be booked for castaway picnics and romantic private dining.

    On the foremost resort island, tropical vegetation featuring exotic birdlife provides lush curtains for personal rooms, suites and villas, in addition to Maalifushi’s ‘Madi’ restaurant, ‘Thila’ pool and lounge bar. Overwater accommodation, including various exclusive luxury suites and villas with private pools, in addition to ‘Tai’ restaurant, are available at the west of the island, all offering uninterrupted views around the ocean.  Interiors during the resort are by Japanese designer Koichiro Ikebuchi; they may bear the hallmarks of COMO’s signature, pared-back style, with locally sourced materials, natural light and open vistas taking centre stage.

    Underwater, the Thaa Atoll boasts quite a number unspoiled corals, attracting a complete host of colorful reef fish and sea creatures. Opportunities to identify magnificent Hammerhead and Whale Sharks also offer a unprecedented environment for dive enthusiasts.

    Other key highlights of Maalifushi by COMO will include:

    *  Three expansive, two-bedroom overwater COMO Villas
    *  ‘Madi’ restaurant featuring all-day international, Maldivian and healthful COMO Shambhala Cuisine
    *  Overwater ‘Tai’ restaurant and bar serving Japanese-inspired cuisine incorporating fresh, locally-sourced fish and seafood
    *  COMO Shambhala Retreat spa with gym, eight overwater treatment rooms and yoga pavilion
    *  On-island Dive Centre and guided diving excursions including a Marine Biologist and PADI instructors
    *  Activities and excursions including dolphin cruises, fishing, snorkeling and sailing

    Maalifushi by COMO might be reached by a 50-minute seaplane ride from the Maldives’s main airport at Malé.

  • Travelport unveils investment plan to reinforce Egypt’s travel industry

    Travelport – the leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions and information for the worldwide travel industry – gathered industry leaders in Cairo recently to unveil its latest investment plans, because it pointed to predicted recovery within the country’s tourism sector.

    According to a study co-sponsored by Travelport and conducted by market research company Pho-CusWright, the travel industry in Egypt is decided to begin recovering within the near future, with the tourism sector predicted to grow from $5.1bn in 2012 to $5.9bn in 2014.

    As such, Travelport has emphasised its concentrate on Egypt as a strategic investment region by unveiling a powerful business strategy for the rustic in line with Travelport’s four pillars of investment – Unrivalled Content, Intelligent Search, Empowered Selling Experience and Open Platform.

    Specifically, within the next 18 months Travelport will:

    *  Introduce more than a few new products to Egypt’s travel trade. Travelport has today announced the forthcoming release of 2 products – Document Producer Plus, a product that enables subscribers to supply numerous documents from a PNR, and Rapid Reprice, Travelport’s unique revenue management tool. Because the start of 2013, Travelport has also launched plenty of other new solutions in Egypt, including Agentivity, Travelport’s business intelligence suite, and Travelport Merchandising Platform – pioneering technology for airline distribution.
    *  Continue to improve customer support delivery – Travelport already offers excellent service to customers in Egypt through a dedicated 24/7 Helpdesk, on-site training and dedicated account managers. Later this year, Travelport can even start offering a ‘floor walker’ service to new customers to insure smooth migration to Travelport systems.
    *  Specialise in mobile and online technologies. In keeping with the Travelport co-sponsored research, Egypt has probably the most highest mobile web penetration on the earth, with estimated 71m mobiles phones for a population of 81m (in 2012). Travelport will therefore continue to take a position in mobile and online technologies to enhance existing products which includes Travelport Mobile Agent, which enables Travelport-connected agents to achieve access to Galileo desktop from their smartphone, and Travelport View Trip Mobile, the itinerary management tool.

    “Travelport has an extended history in Egypt spanning over two decades, and this remains a strategic investment region for us,” said Tarek Bassiouny, General Manager, Egypt, Travelport. “In the new years, Travelport has made a major investment in Egypt when it comes to products, services, and our team – and we remain positive in regards to the way forward for the local travel industry.

    “Travelport will therefore continue to speculate in Egypt through a superb product stagey in 2013/14, continuing to handle the evolving needs of our customers. Our team in Egypt is very motivated and committed, and we’re here to support the local industry now and for future years.”

  • News: Silversea appoints new sales manager for Scotland, Northern Ireland and North East

    Silversea, the leading cruise operator renowned for its ultra-luxurious ships and exotic destinations, has announced a brand new appointment to its UK sales team. Amanda Middler, who has 11 years experience in sales has joined the Silversea team as Regional Sales Manager with responsibility for Northern Ireland, Scotland and the North East of britain, and may report back to Priti Mehta, Head of Sales UK & Ireland.

    Amanda joins from IHG Hotel Group, where for two years she was Position Cluster Sales Manager and successfully built strong relationships in the travel sector. Earlier than that Middler also worked for Monarch Airlines as Base Operations Manager and MyTravel Airways as Passenger Services Superintendent.

    Mike Bonner, Silversea’s General Manager for UK and Ireland, said: “We are excited to welcome Amanda to our sales team and believe her expertise might actually help us to develop and expand sales initiatives in these regions. Her addition to the team reinforces our commitment to providing an enhanced and highly personalised level of service to our travel agent partners.”