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News: Eurostar reports an encouraging begin to 2013

April 13, 2016 • admin
Eurostar, the high speed rail service between the united kingdom and mainland Europe today reported an encouraging begin to the year with growth in sales revenues through the first three months of the year.  When compared with an identical period in 2012, sales revenues grew by 1% to £213 million (£211 million Q1 2012), while passenger numbers remained stable year-on-year at 2.23 million (2.24 million Q1 2012). Solid performance in challenging environment The ongoing economic uncertainty throughout Europe continues to steer business travel patterns chiefly as many organisations maintain an in depth eye on corporate travel budgets.  However, regardless of a protracted period of unseasonably cold and iciness the ongoing resilience of Eurostar’s leisure travel market has helped deliver the cast performance in Q1 reported today. Nicolas Petrovic, Chief Executive...
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News: New Zealand marine industry goes social

April 11, 2016 • admin
New Zealand’s marine sector goes global and social with a networking initiative linking expat-Kiwis and their pool of connections, expertise and reputation to lift the local industry. Launched by the brand new Zealand Marine Industry (NZMI), the hot social network may be open to Kiwis working within the marine sector worldwide who would like to support their home industry. The selection of expat-Kiwis engaged on superyachts and within the supporting marine industry abroad is estimated at thousands, and their combined connections and good reputation are seen as a valuable resource in driving new business home. The new initiative ‘Friends of NZ Marine’ is geared toward harnessing those Kiwi connections through social media networks to assist boost future business. The recent Zealand marine industry currently has NZ$1.7 billion turnover which incorporates...
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News: Adelman Travel announces partnership with TravelText

April 9, 2016 • admin
Adelman Travel and TravelText kicked off the Concur Fusion 2013 conference by announcing a brand new partnership on the way to provide corporate customers of Adelman Travel having the ability to complete expense reports in Concur Expense in a question of seconds via texting technology. “This technology will provide our Concur Expense customers with an absolutely integrated solution that permits them to quickly and simply complete an expense report while at the road,” said Ivan Imana , Chief Information Officer of Adelman Travel. “For example, immediately after dinner a traveler can begin a Concur expense report via a text message.  Then, with a couple of strokes on their phone, they’ll submit the expenses for dinner with attendees along with a picture of the receipt, in a question of seconds.” The...
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Hotel Indigo announced for downtown Chicago

April 9, 2016 • admin
Hotel Indigo®, IHG’s (InterContinental Hotels Group) upscale boutique brand, is constant its expansion in major U.S. cities with plans for its third hotel inside the Chicago market. The hotel, with the intention to be located within the historic downtown area’s Atlantic Bank Building, is predicted to open in spring 2014. The Hotel Indigo Chicago-Millennium Park hotel, located at 168 N. Michigan Ave., will undergo an estimated $20 million renovation by the ownership and could occupy a 101-year-old building that first opened in 1912 because the Federal Life Building. The 156-room hotel will feature design elements that reflect its local neighborhood just north of Millennium Park within Chicago’s central business district. As a part of the extensive renovations, the hotel will add four floors to the building—bringing the entire to 16...
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News: Kenya to host World Travel Awards Africa Gala Ceremony

April 7, 2016 • admin
Kenya’s profile as a popular tourist destination has received a lift with the Kenya Tourism Board winning the bid to host this year’s World Travel Awards Africa Gala Ceremony. The event will occur on October 16th. The WTA nominations will recognise excellence within the travel, tourism and hospitality industry, thus encouraging nominees to uphold constant improvement in products and delivery of service. The decision to host the development in Kenya comes hot at the heels of KTB’s award as Africa’s Leading Tourism Board by WTA in December last year. “World Travel Awards is coming to Kenya on the right time after a successful and peaceful general election under a brand new constitution. “This has further raised the country’s profile as a secure destination,” said KTB managing director Muriithi Ndegwa. “That...
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