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News: Alps coach driver praised for bravery

February 25, 2016 • admin
The British coach driver who died in a crash within the French Alps was praised for saving passengers lives. The coach, which was travelling from Alpe d’Huez to the united kingdom was carrying 50 staff from tour operator Skibound. Three Britons were seriously injured within the incident, which ended in the coach bursting into flames. French transport minister Frederic Cuvillier praised driver Maurice Wrightson, 64, from County Durham, for displaying “remarkable courage”. It’s thought that the accident might have been much worse had the coach not bogged down ahead of the crash.  There can have been an issue with the vehicle’s breaks, consistent with police.
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Marriott Institute of Hospitality Education makes debut in China

February 25, 2016 • admin
Marriott International today launched the ‘Marriott Institute of Hospitality Education’ in co-operation with Anhui Zhong-Ao Institute of Technology. Here is the newest college partnership model Marriott International has embarked upon in China to develop the long run generation of the hospitality workforce to support its growth inside the country. Once established, the Marriott Institute of Hospitality Education turns into a vital part of the Anhui Zhong-Ao Institute of Technology and should enroll students from the once a year China national examination for a 3-year diploma programme. The anticipated variety of 2013 intakes can be 300 students. Initially, the curriculum spotlight will be on Hotel Management, but plans are in place to expand the course to incorporate Tourism Management in addition to Culinary and Nutrition. Inside the final year of analysis,...
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News: Leisure traffic boosts Eurostar revenues

February 23, 2016 • admin
Eurostar has reported an encouraging begin to the year with growth in sales revenues in the course of the first three months of the year.  In comparison to 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). The ongoing economic uncertainty throughout Europe continues to persuade business travel patterns particularly as many organisations maintain an in depth eye on corporate travel budgets.  However, even with a protracted period of unseasonably cold and winter the ongoing resilience of Eurostar’s leisure travel market has helped deliver the cast performance in Q1. Nicolas Petrovic, Chief Executive of Eurostar, said: “This is an encouraging begin to the year regardless of the challenges posed...
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News: Carnival Cruise Lines to speculate $300m on safety

February 21, 2016 • admin
Carnival Cruise Lines has implemented a program to improve emergency power capabilities, introduce new fire safety technology, and improve the extent of operating redundancies across its entire 24-ship fleet. This enhancement program will cost greater than $300 million, and rapid upgrades have already begun. The actions by Carnival Cruise Lines will expand the provision of hotel services for the relaxation of its guests within the rare instance of a shipboard event that involves the lack of main power. In addition, the plan will reinforce key shipboard operating systems to further prevent a possible lack of primary power. The advance plan is the results of a comprehensive operational review, overseen by parent company Carnival Corporation & plc, initiated immediately after the Carnival Triumph fire in February 2013. “All of Carnival Cruise...
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Abu Dhabi records strong increase in tourism figures

February 21, 2016 • admin
Abu Dhabi’s 141 hotels and hotel apartments have turned in a promising first quarter performance with across-the-board growth in guest numbers, guest nights, average-length-of-stay and revenues. Figures just released by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority show that in the primary three months of this year some 631,417 guests checked into accommodation inside the emirate – a six per cent rise at the same period of 2012. Guest nights rose 23 per cent to two,119,016, the common-length-of-stay was up 16 per cent to a few.36 nights and total revenues climbed 15 per cent to AED1.432 billion of which food & beverage income of AED538.8 million represents a 12 per cent increase on quarter one among 2012. The results were aided by a healthy March performance when guest arrivals rose nine...
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