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  • Seychelles tourism at ATM 2013 in Dubai

    The Seychelles tourism trade joined the island’s Minister liable for Tourism and Culture, Alain St.Ange; their Tourism Board CEO, Elsia Grandcourt; Mohamed S. Al Geziry from Mohamed Al Geziry, the islands’ representatives in Dubai; and Aliette Esther from their Abu Dhabi Office, for the center East tourism trade fair, the Arabian Travel Market (ATM).

    This tourism trade fair has grown in importance especially as a result of the importance of Dubai as a world hub for international travelers. Tour operators and press from everywhere converge in Dubai for this tourism and travel fair, and Seychelles was again represented in order for the island’s tourism industry remains relevant.

    Destination management companies (DMCs) Creole Travel Services and Masons Travel joined Air Seychelles, Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Resort, and Coral Strand Hotel in Dubai to assist consolidate the Seychelles during the Dubai hub.

    This tourism trade fair was the chance for the Seychelles delegation to satisfy with the 3 airlines, Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar, to debate the style forward within the promotion of Seychelles.

    The Seychelles Minister was also interviewed by different TV channels including the MBC (the center East Broadcasting). The fair was seen as being one of many biggest ATM events in lots of years.

    It was also at this ATM that Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister accountable for Tourism and Culture, was a speaker on the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Ministerial meeting on tourism, travel, and aviation.

  • Tourists killed in Cappadocia balloon accident

    Two tourists were killed after two hot air balloons collided in Turkey.

    More than 20 everyone is also believed to had been injured within the accident, which happened in Cappadocia, a preferred tourist destination because of its spectacular volcanic rock formations.

    According to local reports, one ascending balloon was torn open because it hit the basket of another.

    It then plunged to earth, witnesses said.

    Cappadocia, in central Anatolia, is famed for its ‘fairy chimney’ volcanic cones, subterranean cities carved out of sentimental stone and early Christian churches.

    Ballooning has become a well-liked tourist business within the region during the last decade.

    However, questions may now be asked if the activity has become too popular to be conducted safely.

  • MICE destination Italy meets the area in Frankfurt at IMEX 2013

    ENIT, the Italian State Tourist Board, will take part in the 11th edition of IMEX, a serious promotions platform for the international meetings industry. The purpose is to make Italy the protagonist of top destinations for business tourism worldwide, in addition to to support the activity of internationalisation of companies inside the sector. From May 21-23, approximately 9,000 tour operators from around the world, and active within the field of conference, congress, and incentive travel, will meet within the German financial capital to offer the newest news at the sector and conclude business negotiations.

    ENIT, as coordinator of the national offer, will organise the participation of Italian tour operators in a single single exhibition space representing the full conference supply chain. On the 3-day event, 58 Italian tour operators will participate, including convention bureaus and product clubs, hotel chains, congress centers, PCOs, and DMCs, all gathered on the ENIT/Italia Stand D400 in Hall 8. Two large corners of the Italy stand, organised and managed by ENIT, are dedicated respectively to Roma Capitale’s offer and Spazio Veneto. The ancient briefing for Italian tour operators would be held on the Frankfurt exhibition on Monday, May 20, within the presence of Andrea Babbi, ENIT’s Director General.

    The promotional activities will continue on the ENIT stand with 15 group appointments and presentations reserved to chose groups of international buyers by Italian exhibitors. On May 21, the agency, Toscana Promozione, will showcase the regional MICE offer during a press conference for journalists and operators. A “Happy Hour” to taste the famous Italian cake, panettone, offered by “The Hub Hotel” will happen at 5:00 pm on the ENIT space. The working sessions will end with a promotional event within the evening hosted by the Emilia Romagna region, “Emilia Romagna -Your event our destination,” dedicated exclusively to the trade sector.

    Thanks to the immense cultural and creative heritage, the range and richness of the landscape, and in addition to the distinction of the Italian offer, from food and wine to design and fashion, Italy is likely one of the countries most favourite for the organisation of events and affirms its positioning the various top ten MICE destinations worldwide. In keeping with the 2012 statistics of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), Italy confirms its position at 6th place within the international country ranking measured by variety of meetings organised, after USA, Germany, Spain, Uk, and France.

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  • Jerusalem gears up for International Tourism Summit

    Leading lights of the travel and tourism industry will descend on Jerusalem, Israel later this month for the Jerusalem International Tourism Summit, in an effort to place a focus on ‘The New Era of Tourism’.

    This year a different emphasis should be put on Urban Tourism in addition to Innovative Technologies on the earth of tourism and travel.

    Global leaders, academics and experts inside the field of hospitality will conduct panels discussing quite a lot of issues affecting the tourism industry and a different event will think about technology in tourism, including tourism-related apps.

    Tourism professionals should be invited to have interaction with colleagues, demonstrate their groundbreaking technologies, expand their international business relations and discover new opportunities throughout the industry on the event, so that you can happen on May 28th-29th.

    Some of the most topics to be discussed will include: The way forward for Tourism, a personal Public Partnership; Planning Models for Urban Tourism; Follow the Asian Success Story; Adaptation to the Passengers within the Aviation World; Sport and concrete Tourism; Hotel Development in Cities; The Smartphone Revolution and concrete Tourism Development

    Speakers confirmed for the development include: minister Uzi Landau, Ministry of Tourism of the State of Israel; Sheldon Adelson, chairman, Las Vegas Sands Corporation; Michael Leven, president, Las Vegas Sands Corporation; Renzo Iorio, chief executive officer, Accor Italy; and Moshe Lion, chairman of the Jerusalem Development Authority.

    Shmuel Tzuriel, chief executive, Israel Hotel Association; Alison Copus, vice chairman marketing, TripAdvisor for business; Hugh Aitken, UK commercial manager, easyJet; Eric Leopold, director passenger, IATA; and Jonathan Meiri, chief executive, SuperFly can be speaking on the event,

    The Second Jerusalem International Tourism Summit is supported by the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Tourism, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Jerusalem Development Authority in cooperation with the Hebrew University and the ICC Jerusalem – International Convention Center.

    Jerusalem is home to a few world-class museums, including the Israel Museum housing the Dead Sea scrolls, and the Tower of David Museum.

    Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Museum and Memorial is likewise located in Jerusalem.

    The destination, Israel’s most visited city attracting 3.5 million international visitors 2012, also showcases stunning architecture, starting from beautiful churches, monasteries and shrines from the Roman, Byzantine and Crusader times.

    For additional information at the event head over to the official website.

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  • UNWTO reveals steady increase in global tourism spending

    Receipts from international tourism in destinations world wide grew by four per cent in 2012, reaching US$1,075 billion, figures from the UNWTO reveal.

    This growth is the same as the four per cent increase in international tourist arrivals, which reached 1,035 million in 2012.

    An additional US$ 219 billion was recorded in receipts from international passenger transport, bringing total exports generated by international tourism in 2012 to US$1.3 trillion.

    According to the most recent UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism receipts hit a brand new record in 2012, reaching an estimated US$1,075 billion worldwide, up four per cent in real terms, from US$ 1042 billion in 2011.

    “It is encouraging to look that the expansion in international tourist arrivals was equalled by a comparable increase in spending despite continued economic challenges” said UNWTO secretary general, Taleb Rifai.

    “Considering that tourism is a key export for a lot of economies world wide, this result’s excellent news because it provides foreign reserves to destinations, and contributes to job creation in tourism in addition to in related economic sectors,” he added.

    By regions, the Americas (up seven per cent) recorded the biggest increase in receipts, followed by Asia and the Pacific (up six per cent), Africa (up five per cent) and Europe (up two per cent).

    Receipts inside the Middle East were still down (down per cent); yet report a gentle improvement in comparison to the decline recorded in 2011.

    In absolute values, Europe saw US$ 457 billion in tourism earnings, similar to 43 per cent of the world’s total tourism receipts, the biggest share by region.

    The top ten ranking of destinations by receipts remained virtually unchanged in 2012, with the us, Spain, France, China and Italy leading, followed by Macau (China), Germany, Uk, Hong Kong (China) and Australia.

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