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  • VisitEngland launches beach focused campaign

    VisitEngland has launched a brand new multi-channel campaign designed to enhance domestic tourism in 2013 by promoting short breaks in a number of England’s most iconic seaside destinations. 

    The campaign is the fifth of six launching from January to March, covering the four key themes of countryside, coast, heritage and culture, funded partly by the government’s Regional Growth Fund.

    The campaign promotes the handiest experiences England’s seaside destinations ought to offer, from the standard fun of creating sand castles and exploring rock pools, to boutique shopping and restaurants using the best local produce.

    All this combined with a wealth of exciting indoor and outdoor attractions means an English seaside break has something for your entire family – all year round!

    The destinations partnering with VisitEngland during this campaign are:

    • Blackpool.
    • Bournemouth.
    • Dorset.
    • The English Riviera.
    • Portsmouth.
    • Skegness.
    • South Shields.
    • West Norfolk (Hunstanton).
    • East Yorkshire (Bridlington).

    The campaign includes a range of national online, broadcast and print elements in partnership with network radio stations Classic FM and Gold FM, in addition to the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.

    There is additionally a considerable programme of digital and social media activity, including Facebook competitions, video content, and a dedicated section on visitengland.com.

    James Berresford, VisitEngland chief executive, commented: “This exciting campaign is one of the launching this year with the purpose of growing tourism in England.

    “It aims to inspire UK residents to explore our iconic seaside resorts by tapping into the nostalgia of a vacation by the ocean – whether it’s a revisiting a favorite walk at the pier, or trying something new like a surfing lesson!

    “This is a smart example of the industry working in partnership to stimulate tourism and grow jobs inside the country.”

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  • News: Centara goes mobile with iPhone and Android apps

    Centara Hotels&Resorts has launched a mobile-optimized website and iPhone and Android apps that may enable anyone to envision room availability and book online using their smartphone.

    The apps are available in at Apple Apps Store for iPhone, and Google Play for Android.

    “We are very happy to announce this new user experience, which adds tremendous flexibility to our very strong online presence,” said Chris Bailey, Senior Vice chairman for Sales and Marketing at Centara Hotels&Resorts.

    “Our research has shown there’s enormous potential support for this service, and it brings the entire range of Centara properties and services right onto your mobile.”

    There is not any fee for downloading the apps, on the way to enable anyone to browse the total range of Centara properties internationally.

    The mobile site apps will check the provision of rooms, allow easy online booking, and provides access to all Centara news and promotions.

    Centara Hotels&Resorts is Thailand’s leading operator of hotels, with 40 deluxe and primary-class properties covering your complete major tourist destinations within the Kingdom. an extra 18 resorts within the Maldives, Vietnam, Bali Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Mauritius Indian Ocean, brings the current total to 58 properties. Brands and properties within Centara make sure that specific categories similar to couples, families, individuals, and meetings and incentives groups will all discover a hotel or resort that’s appropriate to their needs.

    Centara operates 27 branches of Spa Cenvaree, one among Thailand’s most magnificent and innovative spa brands, at the side of its newly-launched value brand Cense by Spa Cenvaree, which supplies core spa services for busy travelers. The company’s Kids’ Club is out there in any respect the family-friendly resorts making sure that the kids and youths are handled. Centara Hotels&Resorts also operates two state-of-the-art convention centers in Bangkok, and two in northeastern Thailand, one being located in Udon Thani and the opposite in Khon Kaen.

    The latest Centara brand is known as COSI Hotels, an economy brand designed for travelers who predominantly make their bookings via the web and who want comfort and convenience on the most friendly prices available, that’s under development with the primary property because of open in 2015.

  • WTTC calls on cruise industry to unite

    “The cruise industry must play its part in fighting visa bureaucracy and deterring more taxation,” based on World Travel & Tourism Council president David Scowsill.

    Speaking on the Cruise Shipping Miami Conference, Scowsill complimented the cruise sector for creating a vital and rapidly growing contribution to the worldwide tourism industry but called on it to return including other sectors of the industry to talk with “one voice”.

    He also referred to as at the industry to make certain visa processing and taxes, which support growth, remain high at the agenda when discussing policy with governments around the globe.

    Scowsill explained: “Visa processes are needed that are transparent, least expensive and streamlined to enable travellers to transport worldwide quickly, efficiently and with minimum hassle.

    “The cruise sector is calling to open up new markets including China, where a growing middle class is expressing a like to cruise and spot the sector.

    “Lengthy and complex visa processes for potential Chinese, Russian and Indian passengers will hamper that growth.”

    WTTC recently undertook a joint study with United Nations World Tourism Organisation to ascertain the commercial value and job creation potential of improvements in visa procedures and policies.

    The research showed that improvements within G20 countries could generate as much as 112 million additional tourists, increase tourism receipts by as much as US$ 206 billion and add five million jobs over three years.

    The findings were tabled on the meeting of the G20 ministers of tourism on the WTTC meeting in Mexico last May and the declaration from that meeting was submitted to the G20 Leaders.

    It was the primary time tourism were included within the G20 World Leaders’ Declaration.

    Scowsill added: “Leaders are starting to get the message but Governments should know the way much revenue they’re missing out on by not having progressive visa policies.”

    He went directly to congratulate the cruise industry on being the fastest-growing sector of tourism.

    CLIA industry outlooks forecasts 20.9 million passengers will take a cruise in 2013 – a rise of three.3 per cent on passenger numbers in 2012.

    The worldwide cruise marketplace for 2013 is estimated to be worth US$36 billion – up 4.8 per cent on last year.

    Total worldwide cruise capacity in 2013 shall be around 439,000 passengers – a rise of 3 per cent on 2012.

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  • News: Ryanair announces new Dublin path to Bremen

    Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-inexpensive airline (ULCC), today announced it should launch a brand new route from Dublin to Bremen in September 2013. Ryanair celebrated its new Irish route by launching a 100,000 seat sale at prices ranging from €19.99 for travel across its European network on Mon, Tues, Wed and Thur in April, that are available for booking until midnight Mon 4 March.

    Ryanair’s Maria Macken said:

    “Ryanair is pleased to announce a brand new Dublin path to/from Bremen in Northwest Germany. This new service will operate thrice weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 18 September 2013 and can go on sale on www.ryanair.com tomorrow. Passengers in Ireland now have a call of four German destinations (Berlin Schonefeld, Bremen, Frankfurt Hahn and Memmingen) from Dublin giving them much more choice than ever.

    To celebrate our new Dublin flight, Ryanair is launching a seat sale with 100,000 seats on sale at prices ranging from €19.99 for travel across Europe on Mon, Tues, Wed and Thur in April, which might be available for booking until midnight Monday (4 Mar).

  • IHIF: Ernst & Young: Capital remains a prime focus for hospitality

    Ernst & Young has released Global Hospitality Insights: Top thoughts for 2013, its annual outlook for the global hospitality industry.

    This year’s publication highlights several key trends prone to affect hotel development, financing and operations over the subsequent one year.

    Among the foremost crucial for the industry, in step with Ernst & Young:

    Finance: For the hospitality industry, 2013 shall be shaped by an emphasis on controlling costs in any respect levels of the business in addition to maximizing capital. This may mean continued deferral of overdue maintenance spending and the scaling back of capital improvement projects, as owners decide where best to take a position limited resources.

    Hotel companies also are watching the right way to restructure and reposition for tax purposes, with some again contemplating IPOs for REIT transformation so they can both reduce the general tax burden and in addition unlock value of their real estate. At the investment front, despite increased regulatory hurdles and constrained capital in certain markets, global private equity and sovereign wealth funds will find quite a few opportunities within the sector.

    Cities: Increased infrastructure spending by city governments, especially in rapid transit to facilitate the movement of travellers from airports to downtown locations, seems to be paying off, as a brand new class of stylish travellers flock to statement-making urban hotels, many offering luxury and upper tier amenities to guests.

    Development: While access to financing continues to be difficult in lots of markets all over the world, new project announcements have risen to the best level in 18 months, reflecting cautious but growing optimism among investors and hotel brands within the trajectory of the worldwide economy.

    Look for brand new hotels to rise in both emerging markets and prime downtown urban locations. New construction is additionally expected in all market segments, particularly within the upper end of the market and among select service brands appealing to the price conscious traveller.

    Markets: Africa may be the next major focus for global hotel brands, as more investors target sub-Saharan nations rich in natural resources comparable to Nigeria, Gabon and South Africa, for expansion. Globally, most markets experienced steady growth in 2012, with the notable exception of Europe, where economic challenges were, and stay, the best.

    Commenting at the report, global hospitality services leader Michael Fishbin, said:
    “Hospitality companies continue to guage the capital agendas and concentrate on the very basics in their businesses – maintaining stability and creating operational efficiencies.

    Owners, investors and executives of hospitality assets who sufficiently addressed their capital needs and the changing preferences of guests witnessed an improvement in operating fundamentals over the process the year; hence, those companies would be within the strongest position to further capitalize at the upturn available in the market.”