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  • News: GTMC new member: Uniglobe top flight travel

    The GTMC has announced that Uniglobe member Top Flight Travel has become the thirty – eighth member of the organisation.  The announcement comes only days after Meon Valley Business Travel signed up for membership to the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies.

    Top Flight Travel was incorporated in August 1992 and is Uniglobe’s largest affiliate within Europe. The corporate has its headquarters in Reading, Berkshire and in addition has an office in London and employs over 60 members of staff.

    Uniglobe Top Flight Travel’s founder and chief executive Barry Baty said: ” On this rapidly changing industry it’s ever important to align oneself and share information with the simplest inside the business and membership of the GTMC will afford us that – so we’re delighted to become members and hope to make a favorable contribution to the organisation. The GTMC membership clearly stands and speaks because the voice of the industry.”

    GTMC chief executive Paul Wait said:  “We warmly welcome Uniglobe Top Flight Travel to the GTMC and it’s very encouraging that during these times of post recession and consolidation throughout the TMC community we’re attracting new members. The advantages of membership are far reaching and include unrivalled opportunity to determine networks, and exchange views and experiences, with peers, suppliers and key industry stakeholders including attendance on the ultimate networking experience the GTMC overseas conference, which this year happens later this month in Barcelona.”

  • News: COMO Hotels and Resorts to open new property within the Maldives

    Maalifushi by COMO’ stands out as the Thaa Atoll’s first luxury resort – a secluded island retreat with a uniquely private location.

    COMO Hotels and Resorts has announced it is going to open an exclusive new property within the Maldives this October. Maalifushi by COMO, an eight-hectare private island within the southerly Thaa Atoll, often is the company’s second resort inside the Maldives. Its sister property, Cocoa Island by COMO, located further north within the South Malé atoll, opened in 2002.

    The 66-room property stands out as the first luxury resort at the unspoilt Thaa Atoll where it may offer away-from-it-all seclusion and an abundant underwater experience. The island’s pristine white sands and bright turquoise lagoons are neighboured by a string of uninhabited islands – perfect dashes of powdery sand and lolling palm trees – including another island belonging to the resort that may be booked for castaway picnics and romantic private dining.

    On the key resort island, tropical vegetation featuring exotic birdlife provides lush curtains for personal rooms, suites and villas, in addition to Maalifushi’s ‘Madi’ restaurant, ‘Thila’ pool and lounge bar. Overwater accommodation, including various exclusive luxury suites and villas with private pools, in addition to ‘Tai’ restaurant, are located at the west of the island, all offering uninterrupted views around the ocean.  Interiors through the resort are by Japanese designer Koichiro Ikebuchi; they’re going to bear the hallmarks of COMO’s signature, pared-back style, with locally sourced materials, natural light and open vistas taking centre stage.

    Underwater, the Thaa Atoll boasts a variety of unspoiled corals, attracting a full host of colorful reef fish and sea creatures. Opportunities to identify magnificent Hammerhead and Whale Sharks also offer a unprecedented environment for dive enthusiasts.

    Other key highlights of Maalifushi by COMO will include:

    *  Three expansive, two-bedroom overwater COMO Villas
    *  ‘Madi’ restaurant featuring all-day international, Maldivian and healthful COMO Shambhala Cuisine
    *  Overwater ‘Tai’ restaurant and bar serving Japanese-inspired cuisine incorporating fresh, locally-sourced fish and seafood
    *  COMO Shambhala Retreat spa with gym, eight overwater treatment rooms and yoga pavilion
    *  On-island Dive Centre and guided diving excursions including a Marine Biologist and PADI instructors
    *  Activities and excursions including dolphin cruises, fishing, snorkeling and sailing

    Maalifushi by COMO can be reached by a 50-minute seaplane ride from the Maldives’s main airport at Malé.

  • Grand Hyatt Hotel announced for Changsha China

    Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered right into a management agreement with an affiliate of Huayuan Property Co., Ltd for a Grand Hyatt hotel in Changsha, Hunan Province in central China.

    “Changsha has established itself as a big hub for global business and entertainment, and we’re honored to give you the option to bring the Grand Hyatt brand to any such great city,” said Mark Hoplamazian, president and chief executive officer of Hyatt Hotels Corporation on the agreement signing in Changsha earlier today. “Throughout our 40 years in China, we have now showed thousands of guests how our associates can meet and exceed their needs, and we glance forward to bringing Hyatt’s signature authentic hospitality to this sort of dynamic and historic city.”

    Grand Hyatt Changsha could be centrally located inside the most prestigious commercial and business areas along the Xiangjiang River in downtown Changsha. The hotel could be a part of “The Central,” a mega mixed use complex a good way to incorporate high-end residential buildings, office spaces, and comfort shopping facilities. Situated at the upper floors of an iconic 268-meter-high skyscraper, Grand Hyatt Changsha will enjoy unobstructed views over the town and the river, and is predicted to become the hot landmark of Changsha. The 324-room hotel will feature an array of restaurants and bars, multi-purpose meeting and banquet facilities, a gymnasium, a pool and a spa, and is predicted to create over 500 new jobs.

    “We are very happy to work with Hyatt on such an exhilarating and demanding project. We glance forward to our collaboration with Hyatt in further developing the high-end hotel market in Changsha,” said Ren Zhiqiang, Chairman of Huayuan Property Co., Ltd.

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  • News: Concur to share vision for a brand new era of corporate travel

    Concur, the worldwide leader in integrated travel and expense management, today announced details around its premier client event, Fusion, a good way to come about April 16-19, 2013 on the Venetian® | The Palazzo® in Las Vegas. The keynotes on Wednesday, April 17 and Thursday, April 18 could be webcast and streamed during the Concur Facebook page.

    For 2013 Fusion brings together Concur clients, partners and staff to attach, collaborate and learn. Over the process the four-day event, Concur will unveil exciting new innovations to inspire the way forward for business travel and enable each member of the company travel ecosystem to take part and reach that future all alone timetable.

    Educate. Inspire. Innovate.

    In addition to networking with other Concur clients, attendees can perform quite a lot of educational sessions, interactive product training and demos, outstanding keynotes and one-on-one consulting sessions with Concur solutions experts, including:
    ·      Special opening day keynote from Steve Singh, chairman and CEO of Concur and Rajeev Singh, president and COO of Concur, which occurs on Wednesday, April 17 from 8:30 to ten:00 am PDT. The keynote will cope with the business travel revolution impacting the complete industry. As portion of the keynote, Concur may also unveil a big new initiative that builds upon its platform.

    ·      An innovation keynote from Michael Hilton, EVP of product management and strategy at Concur, John Love, Concur chief technology officer and Barry Padgett, EVP of traveler services, which occurs on Thursday, April 18 from 9:00 to ten:00 am PDT. The keynote will unveil one of the vital most fun new innovations coming from Concur.

    ·      For the primary time at Fusion, Concur will debut a Partner Expo showcase where greater than 65 T&E companies will give attendees a primary-hand examine what Concur partners need to offer.

    ·      Motivational keynote speaker Billy Beane, general manager of Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics, will close the conference by sharing his insights on how success in today’s world results when companies take big risks, push for innovation and leverage their available data.

    Those that can’t attend Fusion in person can experience the conference from anywhere by visiting the Concur Facebook page a good way to stream general session keynotes and interviews with key executives.
    The event’s Platinum sponsors include American Express, Salesforce.com, TravelText and World Travel, Inc. Gold sponsors include BMO Financial Group, Egencia, SignUp4, Travel and Transport, Inc., Travel Incorporated, Turkish Airlines, Ultramar Travel Management, and World Travel Service, Inc.

  • News: Cruise into culture with Swan Hellenic

    Join Swan Hellenic on a cultural cruise to the Baltic to master your painting skills, methods to take the ideal picture and experience a global class ballet performance.

    Art and photography masterclasses might be hung on board mv Minerva’s Baltic Splendour cruise for those desirous to harness their creative flair, whilst ballet fans would be treated to a classical recital on the renowned Mariinsky Theatre as element of a two night stay in St. Petersburg.

    Passengers may additionally explore the Winter Palace of Catherine the comprehensive produced from over 150 kilos of gold and revel in a visit to the historic port town of Elisnore, home to Kronberg castle – the setting of 1 of Shakespeare’s most renowned plays, Hamlet.