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  • News: Silversea Cruises announce partnership with Royal Geographical Society

    The renowned Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers), founded nearly 200 years ago to advance geographical science, is to enrich Silversea voyages even further by providing detailed scientific and historical information to guests embarking on one of the crucial greatest journeys worldwide.

    The Society, whose patron is The Queen, is partnering with leading luxury expedition cruise operator Silversea to share a number of the world’s most necessary geographical research and archive material with guests travelling on Silversea Expedition ships, including Silver Explorer and Silver Galapagos.

    There are greater than two million items inside the Society’s historic collection, including over 1,000,000 maps, 500,000 photographs, 250,000 books and journals, manuscripts and iconic artefacts which date back so far as 1472.

    The Society has always been a notable supporter and communicator of the work of geographical explorers and scientists, including that of Charles Darwin, Dr. David Livingstone, Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton and Sir Edmund Hillary. Its support for geographical research to know our changing world—its environments, peoples and places—continues actively today, informing issues that range from sea level change to migration.

    Silversea guests will get pleasure from quite a lot of specialist visual and written content from the Society, enabling them to be informed much more about their expeditions to destinations including Antarctica, the Arctic, the Galapagos, South America, Africa and Europe.

    Founded in 1830, the Royal Geographical Society is a respected professional body for geography and geographers and is without doubt one of the largest and most innovative geographical societies on earth, in addition to the largest in Europe. Its objective is to advance geographical science. To take action, it champions and supports field research and scientific expeditions, enhances geographical and environmental education, and raises public understanding of the sector.

    “This is a partnership that will bring incredible historic and current geographical information to our guests, in addition to unite two experts of their respective fields,” said Enzo Visone, CEO of Silversea Cruises. “Silversea Expeditions are known for being the appropriate exploration voyages worldwide—they will retain their world-class position with this valuable partnership with the Royal Geographical Society.”
    “We are delighted to go into into partnership with Silversea, extending the Society’s work to embrace and enthuse Silversea guests with our understanding of the excellent and changing world wherein all of us live and they will experience, enjoy and discover through their travel experiences,” added Dr. Rita Gardner, director of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).

    Silversea recently announced the introduction of voyages to Galápagos. Its year-round schedule of seven-day expedition voyages aboard the 100-guest, all-suite Silver Galapagos will begin operating in late September 2013 and have the subsequent options:
    *  Western Itinerary: Sailing Saturday to Saturday roundtrip from Baltra Island, Silver Galapagos will trace a path around the western, southern and eastern islands, including Santiago, Bartolomé, Isabela, Fernandina, Floreana, San Cristóbal, and Santa Cruz.
    *  North Central Itinerary: Sailing Saturday to Saturday roundtrip from Baltra Island, this itinerary encompasses the northeast, central and southeast islands of Santa Cruz, Genovesa, Seymour Norte, San Cristóbal, Española, and Plazas Sur.

  • News: Brooker Travel Group re-signs with Travelport

    Travelport, the business services provider to the worldwide travel industry, has today announced that their long-standing partnership with prominent New Zealand travel agency, Brooker Travel Group, have been extended with the signing of a brand new multi-year agreement. The agreement, which sees Brooker Travel continue to exploit Travelport’s Galileo platform as its sole GDS provider, will give Brooker Travel consultants access to Travelport’s suite of industry-leading products.  Included on this portfolio are products aimed toward improving operational efficiencies via solutions along with the Travelport Smartpoint App™, Travelport ViewTrip™ Mobile and Travelport Rooms and More™.

    Andrew Carmody, Managing Director of Brooker Travel Group, says, “At Brooker Travel we believe that travel technology, coupled with unparalleled customer support, is the important thing to our success. We were some of the first travel agencies in New Zealand to implement a GDS reservations system and our long-standing relationship with Travelport have been very successful.  We’re pleased to continue partnering with them as their commitment to travel technology and innovation matches our own interest during this area.”

    Robert Clark, Travelport’s New Zealand Commercial Director says, “Travelport is pleased with its long-term relationship with Brooker Travel and congratulates them on their strong and stable growth within the New Zealand market. We glance forward to continuing to produce support on the high level that they’ve come to expect from us.”

  • Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel now officially open

    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc and Majid Al Futtaim Properties today celebrated the hole of Sheraton® Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel. With this opening, Starwood now operates 14 hotels in Dubai, representing the very best concentration of Starwood hotels in any one city outside of recent York.

    Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel is directly connected to Dubai’s leading shopping destination, Mall of the Emirates, which features greater than 560 international retail brands and can be home to the long-lasting Ski Dubai snow dome.

    “Sheraton has an extended history within the Middle East, spanning over 50 years and it remains one of the sought-after hotel brands inside the region,” said Hoyt Harper, Global Brand Leader for Sheraton Hotels & Resorts. “With the hole of Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel, our brand portfolio inside the region is stronger than ever and globally, we’re anticipating record-breaking growth with plans to open our 500th Sheraton hotel by 2015.”
    Peter Walichnowski, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Properties, said: “Sheraton’s international standards and bold track record within the region make it an ideal fit for Mall of the Emirates, which houses a singular range of high-end retail, leisure and entertainment concepts. The hotel may be an excellent addition to our hospitality portfolio and should complement our offerings at Mall of the Emirates, which was ranked because the seventh most lucrative shopping center on this planet by the International Council of Shopping Centres.”

    Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel comprises of 481 guest rooms, including 94 suites, in addition to as regards to 9,000 square-feet of ultra-modern meeting and event space. The hotel offers four restaurants and lounges, including: Sanabel, a Mediterranean restaurant; Sodabox, an American retro 1950s café; Vantage, a modern urban lounge; and Sanctuary Pool Lounge, boasting panoramic views.

    As the most recent Sheraton hotel inside the region, Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel offers an unrivalled signature experience. This includes all-white Sheraton Sweet Sleeper® Beds in all guest-rooms, the Sheraton Club Lounge, the administrative business centre – The Link@SheratonSM Experienced with Microsoft® and Sheraton Fitness Programmed by Core® Performance, with state-of-the-art gym equipment and coaching. Guests may also pamper themselves inside the Sanctuary Spa with its wide selection of innovative spa treatments.

    Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel is conveniently located half-hour from the Dubai International Airport and 20 minutes from Dubai World Trade Centre. This opening marks Starwood’s 16th Sheraton hotel inside the Middle East because the debut of the corporate within the region with the Sheraton Kuwait in 1966.

    “The addition of Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel into the Sheraton and Starwood portfolios is a testament to the arrogance owners have in Starwood and our brands,” said Bart Carnahan, Senior Vp Acquisitions & Development, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Europe, Africa & Middle East. “The Sheraton portfolio and pipeline is the strongest it has ever been and we glance forward to both new-build and conversion opportunities for the logo within the Middle East.” Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel offers the Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) programme, which provides guests a big gamble to earn Starpoints™ to avail more choices, flexibility and benefits including exclusive redemption options, free nights and access to award-winning properties. Starwood’s SPG® loyalty program recently offered members the chance to witness the Dralion™ by Cirque du Soleil®, for which Sheraton Dubai Mall of the Emirates Hotel was the official hotel partner.

  • News: State-of-the-art gates at LAX’s new Tom Bradley International Terminal

    La Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was joined by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) executives last week to unveil the north concourse and 3 gates of the recent Tom Bradley International Terminal (New TBIT) at L. a. International Airport (LAX).  The gates are the primary of 18 to be built at New TBIT.

    Nine of the 18 gates can accommodate the bigger, new-generation aircraft, together with the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and Airbus A-380 super jumbo jets.  All 18 gates will use state-of-the-art, laser-based, visual guidance docking systems.  Computerised passenger boarding bridges automate the operations between the terminal and aircraft doors.  LAWA is installing three passenger boarding bridges in any respect of the hot A-380-compatible gates, with a view to greatly improve the quantity of time to load and unload an aircraft.

    “The overall goal of the LAX Modernisation Program is to dramatically improve the passenger experience with a building designed to capture the spirit of la, while establishing new levels of passenger convenience and luxury,” said Gina Marie Lindsey, executive director of la World Airports, the town department that owns and operates LAX and two other Southern California airports.

    In the identical week British Airways’ announced that its first Airbus A380 will fly at the ‘Red Carpet Route’ to L. a. from London, and tickets at the moment are on sale for flights from 15 October 2013. The double-decker superjumbo is because of be brought to BA in July and can be the most important aircraft within the BA fleet, accommodating 469 customers across four cabins.

    Francine Sheridan, Director, Europe and Middle East, La Tourism commented “We are thrilled that British Airways has chosen L. a. because the first destination to fly the A380. The hot international terminal at LAX might be opening in the summertime, so the A380 will bringing passengers into the new facility, that’s well equipped with 18 gates capable for brand spanking new-generation aircraft.  The addition of the A380 increases capacity to LA, keeping the spotlight firmly at the home of Hollywood and likewise southern California.”

  • Six Senses Luxury Hotels & Spa launch new websites

    The Website makes full use of the group’s vast library of extraordinary images, which regularly highlight the aesthetics and experiences, that are always unique, often unexpected and infrequently unusual. Additionally they show the incredible natural wonderful thing about the locations that Six Senses calls home.

    The Six Senses symbol, the highly recognised graphic of a six-sphere pyramid have been streamlined. It’s now reproduced in purple, channelling the colour’s association to dignity, wisdom, spirituality, vision, power and keenness.

    Clearly defining the emotional hospitality for which Six Senses is synonymous, the positioning is filled with a wealth of data featuring the all-encompassing crafted experiences and the varied experts that support them.

    From visiting spa practitioners and celebrity chefs, to star-gazers, marine biologists or even a resident paragliding professional. These fascinating individuals compliment the dedicated employees that contribute significantly to 6 Senses’ uniqueness.

    Addressing the wishes of the shopper, industry partners, and media, the website also features a section on Six Senses Residences, careers and a glance behind the brands on the group’s management style, mission and repair philosophy. Additionally it is the Evason-branded properties, and the virtually legendary sustainability commitments espoused by Six Senses.

    Partnering Six Senses within the development of the website were Gyro – an Advertising Age Top 50 Global ideas shop and London-based media agency, John Henry.

    The new Website, which retains the unique address – http://www.sixsenses.com – is a move to keep and enhance the location of Six Senses into the long run by The big apple based Pegasus Capital Advisors, who acquired Six Senses in June 2012.

    This launch is simply the 1st instalment of the brand new site and there’ll be several progressions within the near future, so we can better to attach the Six Senses brand and those with potential guests, partners, experts and influencers around the social Internet.

    Six Senses Resorts:
    Maldives – Six Senses Laamu – http://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/laamu/destination
    Oman – Six Senses Zighy Bay – http://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/zighy-bay/destination
    Thailand – Six Senses Samui – http://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/samui/destination
    Thailand – Six Senses Yao Noi – http://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/yao-noi/destination
    Vietnam – Six Senses Con Dao – http://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/con-dao/destination
    Vietnam – Six Senses Ninh Van Bay – http://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/ninh-van-bay/destination
    China – Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain (Open late 2013) – http://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/quing-cheng-mountain/destination

    Evason Resorts:
    Jordan – Evason Ma’In Hot Springs – http://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/ma-in/destination
    Thailand – Evason Hua Hin – http://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/hua-hin/destination
    Vietnam – Evason Ana Mandara Nha Trang – http://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/ana-mandara/destination