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  • Le Royal Meridien Resort & Spa Dubai to host World Travel Awards

    Le Royal Meridien Resort & Spa Dubai have been confirmed because the host for the sector Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony on May 5th.

    The event opens the area Travel Awards 2013 Grand Tour, heralding the beginning of a seek for the absolute best travel, tourism and hospitality organisations worldwide.

    World Travel Awards Middle East Gala Ceremony could be held in Dubai for the sixth year in succession, affirming the emirate’s impressive growing importance in travel, not only inside the region but through the world.

    WTA president Graham Cooke believes the choice of hosts is a vital part of the success of the world’s most influential travel awards programme.

    He explained: “I am delighted that we return to Dubai for what promises to be a thrilling and competitive Middle East Ceremony.

    “The emirate continues to respire innovation and direction into the travel industry landscape, and our host exemplifies this.”

    Le Royal Meridien Resort & Spa remains a market leader despite fierce competition in Dubai.

    Set in acres of lush, landscaped gardens with a personal beach, Le Royal Meridien is a tri-building property designed for both leisure and business travellers.

    The resort provides 500 plush rooms and suites as well as 13 restaurants and bars.

    Inspired by the rituals of ancient Rome, Caracalla Spa offers an expansion of beauty treatments with Hammam pools, a sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi and 3 temperature-controlled pools.

    “We are extremely proud to host this year’s prestigious WTA Middle East Gala Ceremony at Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort, among the many region’s premier resorts,” commented Pam Wilby, complex general manager of Grosvenor House Dubai and Le Royal Méridien Beach Resort.

    “Having won numerous accolades on the World Travel Awards for the past six years ourselves, we have the honor and privilege to welcome most of the leading players within the industry for what’s certain to be among the biggest nights of the year within the social calendar of Dubai.”

    WTA Middle East Gala Ceremony 2013 will attract greater than 600 of the key decision-makers inside the region’s travel and tourism sector, in addition to a number of international media.

    There is additional information here.

  • Abu Dhabi plans major tourism push in Saudi Arabia

    Abu Dhabi’s tourism industry is planning per week-long promotion of the destination and its expanding offering in Saudi Arabia later this month with a high profile participation at Riyadh Travel Fair to be followed by a 3-city road show.

    The promotion, organised by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, is being supported by a variety of industry stakeholders including hotels and resorts, Etihad Airways, headline attractions and a novel integrated wellness facility on Saadiyat Island.

    The destination sales blitz begins at Riyadh Travel Fair – the Kingdom’s leading tourism trade exhibition, which runs on the Four Seasons Hotel – Kingdom Tower inside the Saudi capital from April 23rd-26th.

    The Abu Dhabi delegation will then move directly to road show presentations to the Saudi travel trade in Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah.

    “We have superb airlift from Saudi Arabia to Abu Dhabi with three providers – Etihad Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines and NASAIR – now servicing a combined total of 68 scheduled non-stop flights every week from the dominion,” said Mubarak Al Nuami, director promotions & overseas offices, TCA Abu Dhabi.

    “This give us huge potential to draw Saudi visitors to our emirate where we believe our product mix will meet their specific needs – one in every of our main focuses now’s to make this target market fully conscious of the truth that there may be now much more to look and do in Abu Dhabi and to steer them to stick with us longer than they currently do on average.”

    Saudi Arabia is currently Abu Dhabi’s sixth largest overseas source marketplace for hotel guests.

    In the 1st two months of this year some 12,322 Saudis stayed within the emirate’s 141 hotels and hotel apartments and delivered 27,256 guest nights. They stayed, on average, 2.25 nights.

  • Siberia set to become a hot new travel destination

    Once perceived as desolate and inaccessible, the world’s image of Siberia is commencing to change. As travel connoisseurs seek new, exciting and unspoiled places to sit back, play and explore, Siberia is emerging as an uncrowded alternative to conventional adventure tourism destinations. Now, because of a expert tour company, 56th Parallel, experiencing Siberia’s wonders is less complicated and more luxurious than ever.

    Based in Sydney, Australia, 56th Parallel’s goal is not to only promote Siberia’s extraordinary opportunities for wilderness adventures, but in addition its unique blend of Russian and indigenous culture and colourful city life. The birth of the corporate passed off during 56th Parallel founder Michael Schneider’s numerous work trips to Siberia during the last 12 years. Humbled and astounded by both the natural wonderful thing about Siberia and the hospitality of its people, he began taking groups of friends on adventure holidays to the region and making connections with people inside the local tourism industry. Working with an experienced team in Australia and Russia, he has this year launched a brand spanking new 56th Parallel website (www.56thparallel.com) with the purpose of sharing Siberia’s true splendour with the sector.

    56th Parallel takes its guests to a few of the foremost picturesque and exciting destinations in Siberia while providing a degree of comfort (think boutique 4 and 5 star hotels, VIP transfers and high class restaurants) far beyond what many people go along with Siberia.

    The company offers various itineraries catering to all tastes, from action-packed ‘adrenaline’ tours through to more leisurely experiences based around exploring Siberia’s ancient and modern cultures, customs and cuisine. 56th Parallel also provides the chance for guests to create completely customised, private itineraries.

    Siberia’s extraordinary vastness and its diverse geography means the alternative of activities on offer is unparalleled. In winter, Siberia offers skiing and snowboarding at both world-class resorts and spectacularly remote, crowd-free mountain slopes. Guests may be able to add a distinctly Russian flavour to their tours, with experiences consisting of the banya (Russian sauna), hovercraft rides, husky dog sledding, Russian ballet performances, and naturally, tasting the world’s finest vodka. A summer tour is usually recommended to profit from Siberia’s surprisingly warm sunshine and the chance to hike within the taiga forest, go rafting and mountaineering, kayak along the rugged Pacific coast, or cruise the turquoise blue waters of Lake Baikal, the oldest and deepest lake in the world.

    With over 9 unique sites recognised by UNESCO and shut to 100 sites into consideration, Siberia’s natural beauty has attracted Russian tourists, artists, photographers, wildlife lovers and adventure sports enthusiasts for generations. Now the Russian government is creating a concerted effort to advertise international tourism within its borders, and is currently in talks with the european to provide visa free travel for tourists.  Furthermore, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi is decided to provide Russia an important tourism boost. Within Siberia itself, full service tour companies like 56th Parallel, along side a flurry of latest developments from major international hotels mean Siberia is readier than ever to welcome travellers of each persuasion.

  • Forecast Revisit for the worldwide Travel and Tourism Industry

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Forecast Revisit for the worldwide Travel and Tourism Industry” report back to their offering.

    The travel industry confirmed its vitality in 2012, recording 4% growth in the case of international arrivals. Growth is anticipated to continue within the next five years and beyond, driven by the growing like to explore the realm among consumers around the globe, in addition to by the upward push of the center and affluent classes within the emerging economies. The fastest growing categories include online travel, low price carriers, medical tourism, shopping tourism, rail transport and personal accommodation.

    Euromonitor International’s Forecast Revisit for the worldwide Travel and Tourism Industry global briefing offers an insight into to the scale and shape of the Travel and Tourism market, highlights buzz topics, emerging geographies, categories and trends in addition to pressing industry issues. It identifies the leading companies and types, offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market from innovation, pricing, channel distribution to economic/lifestyle influences. Forecasts illustrate how the market is decided to modify and descriptions the factors for achievement.

  • Guam Visitors Bureau to host China Outbound Travel Market Symposium

    The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) invites local businesses to organize for the expected increase of Chinese visitors to Guam by attending its symposium to benefit the most recent market trends and the way it may possibly benefit business. With the support of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), GVB will host a China Outbound Travel Market Symposium on May 22.

    In Calendar Year (CY) 2012, Chinese outbound departures achieved 83.18 million in total, representing a year-on-year growth of 18.41%. The choice of outbound departures is predicted to maintain increasing at a regular growth rate of over 10% in next 10 years. By 2015, about 100,000 million outbound departures is forecasted, in keeping with Mr. Shao QiWei, Chairman of the China National Tourism Association (CNTA). Arrivals from China to Guam rose from 7,068 to eight,939 – an important increase of 26.5% in comparison to CY2011. While China arrival numbers are expected to continue to rise, a visa waiver for China would increase visitor arrivals dramatically. It really is important because Chinese outbound travelers, who’ve high incomes and are well educated, have steadily increased over the last several years, and Guam’s economy can benefit by obtaining market share from this lucrative target segment.

    “There is extensive work being done in Guam and Washington DC to facilitate a visa waiver for China,” said GVB General Manager Karl A. Pangelinan. “Based on information Governor Calvo brought back from meetings on his recent trip to the nation’s capitol, we think a call to be made later this year.”

    GVB hosted the primary symposium in October 2010, which inquisitive about understanding the profile of Chinese outbound travelers and the way to generate relationships with Chinese agencies to construct Guam’s awareness in China. This year, the symposium is scheduled for May 22, 2013 and may be a whole-day event fascinated by the right way to maximize opportunities in welcoming increasing numbers of Chinese visitors by meeting their travel want and desires.