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  • I am due to fly out to Sharm el Sheikh. Is it safe to do so?

    If you are due to fly out to the Egyptian tourist resort in the next few days, then you will need to follow Foreign Office advice and recommendations carefully and make sure that you are up to date with current news.

    At the moment, tour operators and holiday companies have been told to delay all in-bound and returning flights into the resort, until British Security experts have had the opportunity to assess the security and safety procedures at the airport. This decision has come about due to the downing of a Russian Airbus over the Sinai Desert on October 31st which is thought to have now been caused by an on-flight bomb on board. The Foreign Office currently advises against all but essential travel to Sharm el Sheikh Airport. Many tour operators, like Monarch, have cancelled all flights until November 12th and will await further advice. For those scheduled to leave the resort, British tourists have experienced chaotic scenes and lengthy delays, some as long as 2 to 3 days, before they have been allowed to proceed through security to board returning flights.

    If you are thinking of cancelling your holiday, you will need to be aware that your travel operator is only obliged to refund all payments if the Foreign Office officially advises against all travel to an area. Some airlines or travel companies are offering refunds or alternative arrangements but they are under no legal obligation to do so as yet. You would be well advised to contact your tour operator or airline for advice on travel.

  • News: Gatwick passenger figures climb

    London Gatwick served over 2.5 million passengers during March, up by 2.5% at the prior year and the best traffic figures seen in March for 5 years, with the sustained cold weather and the sooner begin to the Easter getaway contributing to the expansion in traffic this month.

  • Aruba aims for complete energy sustainability

    The 70 square-mile island of Aruba is on target to become the world’s first sustainable energy economy and achieving the goal of running on 100 per cent sustainable energy by 2020. Lately, sustainability efforts inside the travel industry have progressed from a distinct segment consideration to an industry-wide priority.

  • News: Rezidor announces the Park Inn Istanbul Ataturk Airport

    The Rezidor Hotel Group, probably the most dynamic hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announces the first actual Park Inn hotel in Turkey: The Park Inn Istanbul Ataturk Airport featuring 144 keys is scheduled to open in Q1 2014.

    “We are delighted to bring our innovative mid-market brand Park Inn to Turkey. The rustic is a crucial hub between the ecu and Asian continent and a key marketplace for Rezidor – we aim to further strengthen our presence and to develop Park Inn around the country”, said Wolfgang M. Neumann, President & CEO at Rezidor.

    The Park Inn Istanbul Ataturk Airport ideally complements the prevailing Radisson Blu Conference and Airport Hotel, Istanbul. It’s located 5 km clear of Ataturk International Airport, Turkey’s largest and Europe’s 6th busiest airport, serving over 45 million passengers annually. The hotel will offer shuttle services to and from the terminals and in addition provide easy connections to several business districts within the region and Istanbul’s largest fair site, CNR Expo.

    The hotel is a part of an existing office building if you want to be converted to hotel use in the course of the forthcoming months. Besides 144 guest rooms, the valuables will feature an all-day restaurant and a lobby bar. Furthermore, the hotel could be equipped with meeting facilities of virtually 1,000m² including a ballroom of 600m², a wellness area and underground parking. Park Inn is Rezidor’s mid-market full-service brand. It truly is currently being re-launched – the recent brand concept will further enhance the attractiveness, commerciality and profitability of the emblem. It aims to retain guests of Gen X (born between 1965 and 1981) and to draw and nurture the growing clientele of Gen Y (1982-1990) through a favorable, personalized guest experience.
    Istanbul is the biggest city in Turkey, constituting the country’s economic, cultural, and historical heart. With 14 million inhabitants, Istanbul is regarded as probably the most largest and most densely populated cities on the earth. Over the past years, town has reported an exponential growth in international travellers and these numbers are set to grow further within the next coming years by means of its increasing popularity amongst business and leisure travellers.

  • Club Carlson to decide to global carbon offsetting initiative

    Club CarlsonSM, the worldwide loyalty programme for Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announced yesterday, Earth Day, that Club Carlson has become the 1st loyalty programme within the hospitality industry to decide to a worldwide carbon offsetting initiative. Carlson Rezidor will offset meetings for all Club Carlson For Planners meetings and events around the group’s six global hotel brands totalling 1,077 hotels in operation worldwide.

    The carbon offsetting – a free service for the meeting planners – shall be managed through Carlson Rezidor’s new partner, Carbon Footprint Ltd. Each contribution would be used to take a position in renewable energy in India; and should be combined with the planting of 1 tree for each ton of carbon offset through Club Carlson For Planners events within the Great Rift Valley in Kenya.

    “Carlson Rezidor takes sustainability seriously. In response to the United Nations World Tourism Organization-United National Environment Program (UNWTO-UNEP), hotels generate about 20 percent of tourism’s total carbon footprint. This innovative offsetting solution is a special service of Club Carlson, and could help to attenuate our hotels’ and our customers’ carbon footprint”, said Suzanne Riesterer, Chief Commercial Officer. “In addition to Club Carlson For Planners members, individual Club Carlson members can have the chance to redeem their Gold Points to offset the carbon in their personal travel and to support the wind farms in India and the tree planting in Kenya.”

    The initiative launched on the end of 2012 at Radisson Blu hotels in Europe, the center East and Africa resulted in 433 tons being offset and 433 trees planted in Kenya. It’s portion of Carlson Rezidor’s award winning Responsible Business Program targeting a discounted negative impact at the environment, health and safety for workers and guests, and respect for social and ethical issues in the company and community.

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