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  • News: GIBTM: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre opens doors on 2013 event

    GIBTM 2013 has opened its doors on today promising more opportunities to satisfy, learn and conduct business than ever before due to a flurry of latest exhibitors, show initiatives and academic concepts.

    This annual event, which happens on the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, this year welcomes 70 today’s exhibitors to the show floor, with a considerable increase in European destinations and corporations represented.

    Show space has increased seven per cent on 2012, with greater than 35 countries participating and primary-time destinations including Madrid, Serbia, Athens, Georgia, Morocco, Ukraine, San Francisco and Belgium, while existing exhibitors including the dominion of Bahrain, Ministry of Culture, Tourism Sector, Jordan Tourism Board and Etihad Airways have a minimum of doubled the scale in their stand in comparison to 2012.

    From a visitor perspective, greater than 2,800 industry professionals, spanning local and international meeting planners and company and incentive travel buyers will attend and under GIBTM’s Hosted Buyer programme, including 265 senior influential buyers representing lucrative vertical sectors corresponding to Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals, IT, Finance and Automotive are expected.

    With a powerful choice of key decision makers secured for the show, GIBTM organiser, Reed Travel Exhibitions, anticipates greater than 7,500 pre-scheduled appointments to ensue.

    “This substantial increase in interest from suppliers and influential buyers is evidence that once a slow but sustained recovery, since 2009, regional business travel in all forms is firmly back on target because of confidence inside the regional economy and a plethora of worldwide-class venues and facilities being developed which are attracting global interest,” said GIBTM exhibition manager Lois Hall.

    “This bullish outlook is further supported by the findings of the 2013 GIBTM Trends Report, in order to be unveiled at a highly anticipated seminar session this afternoon, with 80 per cent of world and Middle East buyers forecasting a increase in conference and events business within the GMENA region inside the next twelve months,” she added.

    Figures released by GIBTM host destination Abu Dhabi reveal business events contributed Dhs2.4bn to the emirate’s economy in 2010.

    This is predicted to extend to Dhs2.6bn by the top of 2013.

    Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority anticipates the industrial impact of commercial events to grow seven per cent every year until 2020.

    As the meetings and company travel sectors grow, so too do the instructional needs of industry professionals and GIBTM has responded to this by boosting its education programme.

    This year session highlights that target upcoming industry trends include ‘The Way forward for Meetings: Flash Forward 2030’ with MPI research revealing the impact of trends on business practices and required skill sets, and the GIBTM Trends Report 2013, providing insight into buyer and supplier behaviour and market performance.

  • Avoid taking a taxi from Tokyo airport to city centre, it is going to cost you nearly £200

    For the millions of Britons avoiding this summer to holiday destinations worldwide, or in case you go on regular weekend breaks to mainland Europe, taking a taxi from the airport to a city centre hotel is frequently the handiest and fastest thanks to travel. But how much or little are Brits deciding to buy this convenience

    New research from travel money specialist Moneycorp looks on the cost of a taxi ride – not booked upfront – from the various major international airports in Europe and the remainder of the sector, to the town centre. Moneycorp checked out the hottest destinations for British holidaymakers, and results were ranked by cost per kilometre, as some airport to city centre transfers were costlier as a result of the journey distance. The outcomes revealed huge differences in price, even within mainland Europe, with taxi fares potentially adding hundreds of pounds onto the price of a vacation or weekend break.

    European destinations fill six of the head seven places for many expensive airport to city centre taxi transfers. But top of the pile is Tokyo. A taxi ride from Tokyo Narita airport to the centre of the town, 66 km away, will set tourists back almost £200, or a value per km of £2.90. That’s inspite of sterling strengthening against the yen since last summer by greater than 24%. Take a taxi both ways, and also you can be observing a watch-watering £400 additional expense on top of your whole other holiday costs.

    Ranking by £ per km, Copenhagen (Denmark) is the costliest airport-city centre taxi transfer in Europe. Although the taxi journey from Copenhagen airport to the town centre is purely 8km, the common fare is £34.08, which equates to £4.26 per km. The subsequent most costly is Geneva (Switzerland) to centre of Geneva. Again the adventure is brief, only 6km, but will set holidaymakers back an ordinary of £22.63 or £3.77 per km.

    On price alone, the 45km taxi ride from Oslo’s Gardermoen airport to town centre costs a watch-watering £73.45. Meaning a round trip will set people back almost £150 (£146.90). Oslo is closely followed by Milan Malpensa airport to the centre of Milan, for you to leave holidaymakers out of pocket by the princely sum of £70.25.

    In terms of the lowest priced airport-city centre taxi rides, Delhi’s Indira Ghandi International to the centre of Delhi, will set you back just £2.69 for the 16km journey, or £0.17 per km. That is closely followed by Thailand’s Suvernabhumi airport to Bangkok central, where a 30km taxi ride costs just £5.63 or £0.19 per km.

    The next three cheapest destinations are in Europe; Sofia airport to city centre (£0.22 per km), Istanbul Ataturk airport (£0.24 per km), and Ottopeni airport (£0.28 per km), that is 17km outside Bucharest. On price alone, Sofia airport-city centre transfer works out cheapest at £2.17, followed by Bucharest (£4.79), Istanbul (£6.01) and Warsaw (£8.11).

    In terms of distance, the international airports that are furthest from the town centre are: Tokyo Narita (66km), Reykjavik Keflavik (48km), Milan Malpensa (46km), Oslo Gardermoen (45km), Stockholm Arlanda (43km), Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini (35km) and Hong Kong (34km). The nearest are Geneva (6km), Copenhagen (8km) and Lisbon’s Portela airport (9km).

    Tracey Tivnan, head of promoting for Travel Money at Moneycorp, comments:  “Taking a taxi from the airport isn’t the cheapest option when compared with taking the train or bus, but it surely is often the most well-liked option as a result of the sheer convenience of being taken from right outside the terminal to a hotel. For those arriving late at night in unfamiliar territory, the very last thing any folks desire to do is navigate foreign transport systems. We wish to get to our hotel as quickly as possible, without hassle.

    “What our research into airport taxi costs reveals is the wide variation in taxi fares reckoning on which country you’re visiting. And this additional cost can make an enormous dent on your holiday budget if you’re not careful or prepared. If the airport to city centre taxi ride is especially expensive, like in Tokyo, then taking the bus or train stands out as the only option – so it’s worth sorting out the local transport system beforehand. Alternatively, you are capable of book a taxi before you travel, which may be significantly cheaper than flagging down a taxi outside the airport.

    “It’s interesting that many of the biggest variations in taxi costs are in mainland Europe. For instance, the taxi fare from Milan Malpensa airport to the town centre will cost you greater than £70. This compares to only £2.17 from Sofia airport to the centre of Sofia. And with sterling greater than 6% weaker against the euro since last July, taxi fares can be much more expensive in Europe this summer.”

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