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Category: Holidays

  • Resilient UK travellers still heading to Turkey

    “Given the new history of protests and civil war in numerous holiday hotspots in North Africa and the center East, it’s understandable that UK travellers to Turkey may feel a bit unsettled by TV and media reports of demonstrations within the country.

    “As a result, and unsurprisingly, we’ve seen a slight dip in enquiries to the world but UK holidaymakers appear resilient and continue to enthuse concerning the country’s attractions and hospitality. Some new enquiries are searhing for alternative resorts which represent similar value, proximity to UK and culture and as a consequence we’ve been touting Cape Verde and Egypt as popular alternatives.

    “At the instant the disruptions mainly focus around urban areas and cities so those travelling to holiday resorts are mainly unaffected. After all, we endorse all travellers follow the recommendation given by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, available on their website, and we’re monitoring Turkey closely so if the location changes we will contact our booked customers.

    “There aren’t any refunds available on trips already booked to Turkey while the location remains safe.” says Maria Whiteman, CEO of Directline Holidays.

  • ITB Berlin: Holidays make one healthy and happy

    Holidays benefit people’s health and allow them to get over the strain in their day-to-day lives. a contemporary study has now confirmed what many travellers regularly experience. Dr. Jessica de Bloom, a piece and organisational psychologist on the University of Tampere in Finland, has examined how holidays benefit people’s future health and are available to a few fascinating conclusions from which the tourism industry can profit. She presented her findings at a workshop organised by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Tourismusforschung at this year’s ITB Berlin Convention. In keeping with the study, holidays not just benefit people’s health but cause them to happier in addition.

    These latest research findings concerning personal happiness confirm that folk who spend their money on concerts, family trips or short breaks are happier than folks that acquire material objects reminiscent of jewellery, clothing and electronic devices. The explanation, in step with Dr. Jessica de Bloom, is they can’t be compared. “One can compare a designer suit with a pricey watch, but not one’s diving holidays at the Red Sea and a colleague’s city break in Barcelona. What’s more, experiences don’t wear out through the years.”

    Switching off to close out stress
    Taking a break from everyday routines also benefits one’s health. Scientists and doctors conducting the Framingham Heart Study found that folks who don’t go on holiday for longer periods are at greater risk of changing into ill or maybe dying just before those that regularly go on breaks. Frequent breaks instead of extended holidays are crucial to maintaining good health. All sorts of holiday examined by the study, whether a brief break or a 3-week hiking trip, produced evidence of comparative benefits to people’s wellbeing and fitness. Dr. Jessica de Bloom compares this with the consequences of sleep: “One cannot postpone one’s sleep or relaxation requirements. One long summer holiday cannot catch up on an entire year of exertions and overtime.“ So one can remain healthy the key is to chill frequently, she added.

    Freedom to make one’s own choices on holiday helps one to relax
    Whether or not a vacation is relaxing and remembered as such is dependent upon numerous factors. In response to de Bloom’s study, 17 per cent of individuals feel worse once they are on holiday than before they went. One of the reasons are negative events corresponding to travel stress or a sudden illness. Her study also confirms that, crucially, here’s influenced less by the kind of holiday activities people undertake than by them having the liberty to make their very own choices. Activities should satisfy people’s needs and it’s the holidaymakers who needs to be capable of choose them. In other words, with the ability to make one’s own choices when on holiday is the main to an excellent break. Actually, activities play a good greater role as they influence people’s perception of the way long they were on holiday. Time simply flies for those that undertake quite a few holiday activities. Afterwards, they remember having had a protracted holiday, not like folks that spend their time within the hotel or at the beach. The last day on holiday can well decide how people remember their trip: “Packing suitcases and other unappealing activities are best treated an afternoon before leaving to confirm the last day on holiday might be enjoyed to the full“, advises de Bloom.

    Reducing stress factors and encouraging happiness
    The findings of this study on holidays and relaxation can be of practical use to the tourism industry. In step with de Bloom, travel agency sales of holiday tours could improve a customer’s holiday experience, providing travel agents are responsive to the positive effects and the way to scale back stress. What’s more, tourism products must be further improved to make certain tourists enjoy maximum satisfaction when on holiday.

    Dr. Martin Buck, Director of Travel & Logistics, Messe Berlin: “These latest research findings give us a deeper insight into the desires of today’s travellers. They provide valuable inspiration for creating innovative tourism products and provides companies the decisive edge in a hotly contested travel market.“

  • Tourism Australia appoints new RGM UK & Northern Europe

    Tourism Australia has announced the appointment of Denise von Wald to the role of Regional General Manager Uk (UK) & Northern Europe.

    Denise von Wald will take in the role with Tourism Australia, based in its London office, from 26 August 2013.

    Ms von Wald joins Tourism Australia from Education Adelaide where, as Chief Executive, she has led the organisation achieve impressive results for the past seven years.

    Prior to joining Education Adelaide, Ms von Wald also held management positions on the South Australian Tourism Commission and was a published journalist and producer on the ABC.

    Tourism Australia Managing Director Andrew McEvoy said Ms von Wald was a powerful leader and communicator in addition to a strategic marketer, with solid experience within the tourism sector.

    “With a proven track record in tourism and marketing, I actually have surely Denise would be a robust asset to Tourism Australia’s presence inside the UK and may be capable of continue the legacy of the good work done by her predecessor Rod Harrex,” Mr McEvoy said.   

    “Growth in visitation from the united kingdom was stymied by global economic factors lately. However, with the British and Irish Lions tour set to kick off next month, followed by the Ashes cricket series later this year, Australia is ready to receive a great addition in visitors from the united kingdom in 2013.” 

    The UK is currently Australia’s third largest source marketplace for international visitors (delivering 593,000 visitors in 2012)  but is the second one largest marketplace for Australia when it comes to spend and visitor nights, delivering A$2.9 billion and 22.5 million visitor nights during 2012.

  • Queen Mary 2 recalls maiden arrival of original Queen Mary into Manhattan

    Queen Mary 2 sailed into Ny on Saturday 1 June 2013, she arrived at the 77th anniversary of the maiden call of the unique Queen Mary in Ny in 1936.

    Queen Mary’s Maiden Voyage began in Southampton on 27 May 1936 and she or he left to the sounds of bands and ecstatic crowds. On board were the famous bandleader, Henry Hall , scheduled to offer a chain of live radio broadcasts in the course of the crossing; the virtuoso harmonica player, Larry Adler ; and a well-known singer of the time, Frances Day , who performed a song written specially for Queen Mary by Henry Hall , ‘Somewhere at Sea’. And, much as she could have liked being at sea, Miss Day failed to trust the ship’s eggs to be fresh by the tip of the voyage so she took along her own chickens. Queen Mary received a rapturous welcome in Ny.

    Peter Shanks , Cunard President and Managing Director, said:
    “Since her launch to great acclaim in 2004, Queen Mary 2 has proudly continued the Transatlantic legacy of elegance and glamour that Queen Mary personified during her long reign of service – the legend lives on.

    “On this special anniversary, we’re also pleased to continue to name Big apple our homeport within the USA, a city which has embraced our ships throughout the centuries and played a prominent role in lots of of Cunard’s historical milestones.”

    77 years on, Queen Mary 2 left Southampton last Saturday (25 May) for brand new York. Onboard to talk is Jeffrey Weinberg , adviser to seven US Presidents, and passengers are enjoying our legendary entertainment including presentations from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA). Today the eggs – all 45,000 of them – are fresh and plentiful and our legendary experiences continue to exist.

    Queen Mary would cross the Atlantic another 1,000 times during her 31-year career before being retired in 1967. Queen Mary 2 will make her 200th crossing on 6 July in this, her ninth year at the Atlantic.

  • British visitors lead Brazil tourism boom

    The selection of British people travelling to Brazil last year increased by four per cent, with 155,548 making the trip in 2012.

    The data, released by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism, confirms that a record choice of international tourists visited Brazil in 2012, with a complete of five,433,354 tourists travelling into the rustic, a 4.5 per cent growth on 2011.

    The news comes as Brazil gears as much as host two sports this year, the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 occurring in June 2013.

    The matches can be played at six of the 2014 FIFA World Cup host city stadiums, including: Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Brasilia, Recife, Fortaleza and Belo Horizonte.

    Commenting at the latest tourism figures, Flavio Dino, president, Embratur, said: “The upcoming major world physical activities which includes the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil and the Rio 2016 Olympic & Paralympic games provides a beautiful opportunity to showcase Brazil’s diversity.

    “The latest tourism figures signify that momentum is growing sooner than our upcoming mega events and we’re on the right track to fulfill our goal of ten million visitors by 2020.”

    As as a result of the rise in tourist numbers, Brazil is operating to satisfy the growing demand for hotels and resorts. In response to the Ministry of Tourism, 109 new hotels, resorts and hostels are being inbuilt the 12 host cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

    This will add to the pre-existing 567,100 beds the 12 cities currently have.

    After a gathering with representatives from the hotel industry, Dino said: “We are concentrated on providing an excellent service at an excellent price, and that is what we have to guarantee.”

    The Federal Government has already reduced taxes and electricity tariffs are down by 32 per cent with the purpose of keeping costs within the hotel sector low.

    “The Federal Government is committed to keeping costs down by taking measures including reducing taxes and electricity.

    “We also are urging the non-public sector to maintain prices fair before the key exercises,” concluded Dino.