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  • U.S. Travel urges caution in keeping with IG Report

    Following today’s release of the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s report on travel to a 2010 IRS conference, Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, released the subsequent statement:

    “The IG report describes instances of inappropriate and wasteful spending at the portion of IRS employees, who clearly went too far beyond the guidelines installed place to offer protection to taxpayer dollars. Make no mistake – this behavior is both appalling and damaging. Yet that is incumbent on our leaders not to lose sight of the price that responsible travel and face-to-face meetings create for constituents. It’s always the most productive and effective way for presidency professionals to achieve the necessities in their roles.

    “Our experience within the private sector means that cutbacks on business travel and meetings directly impact company performance. In line with a study conducted last year by Oxford Economics, of these employees whose companies reduced business travel spending since 2007, only four percent stated that these cutbacks helped company performance while 57 percent believe that reductions in business travel hurt their companies’ performance.

    “When conducted responsibly, government conferences, meetings and travel deliver important services to businesses and individual taxpayers – including safety inspections, disaster relief assistance, corporate training on taxes and government regulations, services for the army and more.

    “While Congress and the IG should do all they could to root out wasteful spending, let’s not hamstring the effectiveness of federal agencies within the process. We urge all parties to exercise caution in responding to today’s IG report.”

  • Britons will waste £684m during their summer holiday

    Three quarters (75%) of Britons might be taking place a summer holiday this year and in preparation for his or her annual break 52% of those holidaymakers will dedicate around seven hours packing their holiday essentials. Around the nation this adds as much as a staggering 138 million man hours. However despite spending a whole working day packing, British holidaymakers will collectively splash out £684 million during their holiday on a necessary item they have got left behind at home. These findings was revealed in a brand new travel report out today.

    The holiday research conducted by Travelodge surveyed 2,000 adults to enquire the nation’s packing habits. Key findings from the report revealed 82% of holidaymakers find packing for his or her summer break very stressful. A fifth (20%) of Britons totally depend upon their partner to pack for them and one in ten (9%) adults aged between 25 to 34 years old farms it out to their mothers.

    The research also revealed a fifth (21%) of lazy Britons just throw a ramification of things into their suitcase and play pot luck with their belongings on holiday whilst 61% of adults pack with military precision and should dedicate time previous to packing in preparing a close schedule and an essentials check-list sooner than starting the duty.

    Despite this excessive planning and dedication of time, over 1/2 the nation (51%) still forgets an essential holiday essential at home and should splash out a staggering £684 million (which equates to a normal spend of £26.50) on forgotten items similar to swimwear, a cardigan / jumper, a brand new pair of trainers, a couple of sun shades and a brand new outfit.

    Ironically, whilst British holidaymakers’ bulging suitcases may well be lacking a vacation essential greater than two thirds (67%) of Britons reported and they bring back home as much as six unworn complete outfits and 3 pairs of trainers that weren’t suitable for his or her holiday.

    Further in-depth research findings also revealed that Britons packing styles varies a whole lot around the country. Here are the end five most effective types of packing.

    Style of packing:

    Rollers – Fold and roll clothes into arrange in an orderly manner within their suitcase
    Wrappers – Neatly wrap every piece of clothing in tissue paper to forestall creasing
    Stackers – Build a stack of garments starting with the largest items on the bottom and dealing as much as the smaller items
    Shrinkers – Make complete outfits and vacuum pack to utilise space and aid un-packing
    Flingers – Throw everything right into a bag without order or folding involved

    Shakila Ahmed, Travelodge Spokeswoman said: “Everyday around
    30,500 customers check into over 500 Travelodge hotels around the country and our reception teams are inundated with requests so it’s not surprising that Britons are spending £684million on forgotten items.”

    Further research findings revealed that a 3rd of Britons might be stowing away food and beverage favourites together with teabags, brown sauce, pork pies, digestive biscuits and marmalade into their suitcase to enjoy whilst on holiday.

  • 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.

  • 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.”

  • Peru to host World Travel Awards in Latin America

    World Travel Awards has confirmed it may head to Lima, Peru, for its first South America Gala Ceremony on July 20th.

    Peru becomes the primary South American host of the development during its 20 year history.

    The glittering red carpet event will happen on the site of the traditional Huaca Pucllana temple, located within the central Miraflores district, within the heart of the town.

    World Travel Awards was launched in 1993 to recognise, acknowledge and reward excellence inside the global travel, tourism and hospitality industry.

    Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, it’s regarded worldwide because the highest achievement a travel products or services could hope to receive and the Gala Awards ceremonies are seen because the premier networking events for global tourism and hospitality operators.

    José Luis Silva Martinot, minister of foreign trade & tourism, Peru said: “We celebrate that an event of such importance because the first Latin American edition of global Travel Awards may be held in Lima, Peru.

    “We trust this may create a brand new window for the world’s leaders within the tourism industry, and travellers besides, to determine the variety offered by our country and region.

    “The chosen venue, the stunning Huaca Pucllana, within the Miraflores neighbourhood will show the area how our past and present live together, and the way tourism is becoming key for a brighter future for our country.”

    WTA will showcase Lima as a combined tourist and business hub, witnessed by the links created between the past and the prevailing day and on the predominant temples within the city where young archaeologists continue to work on and integrate them into the community. 

    The means of urbanisation, way to the joint efforts of archaeologists and residents, has seen dozens of ancient temples and archaeological sites left untouched and preserved, standing out against the bustling metropolis.

    World Travel Awards vice chairman Chris Frost added: “The significance of holding the sector Travel Awards here for the 1st time can’t be underestimated.

    “Lima is the economic and monetary centre of Peru, and one of the vital important financial nodes in Latin America.

    “Today it’s home to many national companies and accounts for greater than two thirds of Peru’s industrial production.

    “Bringing the region’s tourism influencers to Lima and highlighting globally just how much Peru has to present the visitor, whether for business, for adventure, romance or a family holiday.

    “We can showcase Peru for all it offers through our established and ever expanding World Travel Awards network.”