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  • Brits lead uptick in Spanish visitor numbers

    In May 2013, Spain welcomed 5.8 million international tourists, representing a 7.4 per cent year on year increase.

    For the identical period, the united kingdom saw a 9.3 per cent yearly increase in visitors to Spain and accounted for well over 1 / 4 of all international visitors.

    Between January and can 2013, Spain has welcomed in way over 19.8 million international visitors representing a cumulative rise of three.9 per cent year on year.

    The Balearic Islands were the major destination of choice for Brits, welcoming almost one in three of all British visitors and registering a ten.8 per cent rise in British visitors in comparison to the former year.

    For the identical period, Germany was the second one strongest market, capturing 17.3 per cent of all international visitors to Spain and registering a 13.2 per cent increase in comparison to May 2012.

    France was the third strongest source market representing 14 per cent of all international visitors and seeing a 5.9 per cent year on year rise in French visitors to Spain.

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  • British visitors lead Brazil tourism boom

    The selection of British people travelling to Brazil last year increased by four per cent, with 155,548 making the trip in 2012.

    The data, released by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism, confirms that a record choice of international tourists visited Brazil in 2012, with a complete of five,433,354 tourists travelling into the rustic, a 4.5 per cent growth on 2011.

    The news comes as Brazil gears as much as host two sports this year, the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 occurring in June 2013.

    The matches can be played at six of the 2014 FIFA World Cup host city stadiums, including: Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Brasilia, Recife, Fortaleza and Belo Horizonte.

    Commenting at the latest tourism figures, Flavio Dino, president, Embratur, said: “The upcoming major world physical activities which includes the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil and the Rio 2016 Olympic & Paralympic games provides a beautiful opportunity to showcase Brazil’s diversity.

    “The latest tourism figures signify that momentum is growing sooner than our upcoming mega events and we’re on the right track to fulfill our goal of ten million visitors by 2020.”

    As as a result of the rise in tourist numbers, Brazil is operating to satisfy the growing demand for hotels and resorts. In response to the Ministry of Tourism, 109 new hotels, resorts and hostels are being inbuilt the 12 host cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

    This will add to the pre-existing 567,100 beds the 12 cities currently have.

    After a gathering with representatives from the hotel industry, Dino said: “We are concentrated on providing an excellent service at an excellent price, and that is what we have to guarantee.”

    The Federal Government has already reduced taxes and electricity tariffs are down by 32 per cent with the purpose of keeping costs within the hotel sector low.

    “The Federal Government is committed to keeping costs down by taking measures including reducing taxes and electricity.

    “We also are urging the non-public sector to maintain prices fair before the key exercises,” concluded Dino.

  • Qantas-Emirates tie as much as benefit regional Australia

    Regional Australia is about to learn from increased international visitors because the Qantas-Emirates network delivers on its promise to spice up inbound tourism.

    Outside the town gateways, regional centres which include Cairns, Coffs Harbour and Hobart are showing positive initial signs as new destinations at the Emirates network.

    Since selling at the joint network began in January, Emirates customers from the uk, Europe, North Africa, South East Asia and the center East have purchased a typical of 3 times more fares to leading regional centres including Hobart, Coffs Harbour and Cairns than under the former partnership.

    Qantas executive manager of international sales, Stephen Thompson, said inbound tourism would receive advantages from Emirates selling seamless itineraries to a couple of Australia’s most well known regional centres.

    “As because of the our partnership with Emirates, our regional centres are being promoted to a larger audience than ever before,” Thompson said.

    “We have already seen strong bookings for brand new codeshare destinations across Australia including Townsville, Darwin, Launceston, Alice Springs, Devonport, Rockhampton, Broome and the Gold Coast.

    “As well as making travel within Australia easier for visitors, with one fare and one ticket, the Qantas-Emirates partnership also provides tourism operators with new opportunities to capitalise at the international tourists visiting the rustic.

    “Tourism is a large economic driver for Australia, creating jobs and promoting investment and development.”

    Emirates is offering a complete of 32 destinations at the Qantas Domestic network to its global customer base.

    Thompson said Qantas had seen strong inbound sales from the United Arab Emirates, Uk, Singapore, Thailand and Italy exceptionally but said that Australian travellers also stood to profit.

    “The Qantas-Emirates partnership promises world class travel experiences with more one-stop access to and from Europe, shorter travel times, cheaper airfares and exclusive frequent flyer benefits,” he said.

    Prior to its partnership with Emirates, the Qantas network offered five one-stop codeshare destinations into Europe and the united kingdom.

    It now offers access to greater than 30 destinations in Europe at the combined network.

    Qantas customers will even now shave a typical of 2 hours and quarter-hour in their journey time to the highest ten destinations in Europe (from Sydney and Melbourne), compared with the previous network.

  • Qantas-Emirates tie as much as benefit regional Australia

    Regional Australia is decided to learn from increased international visitors because the Qantas-Emirates network delivers on its promise to spice up inbound tourism.

    Outside the town gateways, regional centres akin to Cairns, Coffs Harbour and Hobart are showing positive initial signs as new destinations at the Emirates network.

    Since selling at the joint network began in January, Emirates customers from the uk, Europe, North Africa, South East Asia and the center East have purchased a typical of 3 times more fares to leading regional centres including Hobart, Coffs Harbour and Cairns than under the former partnership.

    Qantas Executive Manager of International Sales Stephen Thompson said inbound tourism would get advantages from Emirates selling seamless itineraries to a few of Australia’s most efficient regional centres.

    “As as a result of the our partnership with Emirates, our regional centres are being promoted to a much bigger audience than ever before,” Mr Thompson said.

    “We have already seen strong bookings for brand spanking new codeshare destinations across Australia including Townsville, Darwin, Launceston, Alice Springs, Devonport, Rockhampton, Broome and the Gold Coast.

    “As well as making travel within Australia easier for visitors, with one fare and one ticket, the Qantas-Emirates partnership also provides tourism operators with new opportunities to capitalise at the international tourists visiting the rustic.

    “Tourism is a giant economic driver for Australia, creating jobs and promoting investment and development.”

    Emirates – that is the world’s largest international airline – is offering a complete of 32 destinations at the Qantas Domestic network to its global customer base.

    Mr Thompson said Qantas had seen strong inbound sales from the United Arab Emirates, Uk, Singapore, Thailand and Italy especially but said that Australian travellers also stood to profit.

    “The Qantas-Emirates partnership promises world class travel experiences with more one-stop access to and from Europe, shorter travel times, cheaper airfares and exclusive frequent flyer benefits,” he said.

    Prior to its partnership with Emirates, the Qantas network offered five one-stop codeshare destinations into Europe and the united kingdom. It now offers access to greater than 30 destinations in Europe at the combined network.

    Qantas customers may also now shave a mean of two hours and quarter-hour in their journey time to the tip 10 destinations in Europe (from Sydney and Melbourne), compared with the previous network.

  • Ryanair proposes plan to rescue Greek tourism and aviation

    Ryanair, Europe’s only ultra-less costly carrier (ULCC), has presented a Greek tourism rescue plan to the Transport Minister Kostas Chatzidakis that could see Ryanair grow its Greek traffic to 10m passengers p.a. by 2016, at the day Ryanair opened its 1st Greek base (and 57th in total) at Chania.

    Ryanair has carried over 2m passengers to/from Greece in not up to 3 years since its first flight arrived to Kos from Frankfurt Hahn in May 2010. Ryanair’s summer 2013 schedule will offer 85 Greek routes from 10 airports (including 2 new airports at Kalamata and Zakynthos), delivering over 1.4m passengers p.a. and supporting 1,400* Greek jobs.

    Unfortunately, Athens continues to overlook out on Ryanair’s traffic growth and the tourism jobs it brings a result of airport operator’s refusal to have interaction with Ryanair, at a time when Athens’ passenger traffic has fallen by 22%, from 16.4m in 2008 to only 12.8m in 2012, its lowest figure in a decade. Ryanair could deliver as much as 4m passengers p.a. if a pragmatic low-cost deal were made available at Athens Airport, with one other 2m passengers at Thessaloniki and 4m passengers across Ryanair’s 10 other Greek airports.

    To celebrate our biggest-ever Greek summer schedule, Ryanair is launching a 100,000 seat sale across its entire European network, with prices ranging from just €15.99 for travel in May and June, that are available for booking until midnight (24:00hrs) Mon (29 Apr).

    In Athens, Ryanair’s Michael Cawley said:

    “In 2013, Ryanair will carry over 1.4m passengers through Greek airports, sustaining 1,400* jobs and underlining Ryanair’s commitment to Greece’s tourism industry. Today, Ryanair presented its Greek rescue plan, that could deliver over 10m passengers and €4.5bn tourism revenue p.a. by 2016 and support 10,000* Greek jobs.

    Tourism is among the few industries that could quickly provide the industrial boost that Greece so badly needs with new jobs and high-spending international tourists. Ryanair has carried over 2m passengers to/from Greece with these passengers saving over €140m by switching to Ryanair’s low fares. However, while our 10 Greek airports keep growing, traffic at Athens continues to say no because it misses out on Ryanair’s traffic and tourism jobs growth, in addition to Ryanair’s low fares, while its management refuses to have interaction with Ryanair.

    To celebrate the launch of our biggest-ever Greek summer schedule, the hole of our first Greek base at Chania, and the launch of 2 new Greek airports, at Kalamata and Zakynthos, we’re releasing a 100,000 seat sale with fares ranging from €15.99 for travel across Europe in May and June, that are available for booking until midnight Monday (29 Apr). Since seats at these crazy low prices might be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them immediately on www.ryanair.com.”