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Opening of New Grand Millennium Al Wahda Adds a Further 850 Rooms to Abu Dhabi Inventory

Millennium Hotels and Resorts opens their second property and their first Grand Millennium in Abu Dhabi with the launch of the Grand Millennium Al Wahda this November. Promising a first-class guest experience exuding elegance and luxury with a contemporary touch, the 850 room Grand Millennium Al Wahda comprising 585 hotel rooms and 265 residences is the largest hotel in Abu Dhabi. Its guest rooms are elegantly…

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Dnata World Travel Announces Launch into India

DUBAI, U.A.E. - Dnata World Travel has announced it will extend its global reach still further by entering into the Indian travel market. Initially focusing on bringing Dnata's expertise in the Corporate Travel sector to travellers in India, Dnata expects to commence operations by the second quarter of 2011. More than a hundred staff will be recruited to provide services in a centralised travel service contact…

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Arabian Travel Market to focus on cruise sector

Arabian Travel Market, the leading travel exhibition in the Middle East, has revealed plans to introduce a dedicated cruise pavilion at the 2011 show (May 2-5), an initiative that has been spurred by the growth in both inbound and outbound cruise sales. According to Group Exhibition Director, Mark Walsh, the Arabian Gulf is rapidly becoming a hotspot for winter sun cruising. New cruise terminals have launched…

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IATA: MENA has Fastest Growing Air Traffic in the World

Recent reports from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) indicate that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is the fastest growing region for air traffic in the world, with capacity increasing by 13.2% in the first 7 months of 2010. With demand in the sector up 19.4% over the same period, travel operators are looking to profit from the opportunities generated through market growth. They are…

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Asia's night of tourism triumph

As the XIX Commonwealth Games drew to a close, India also stole the show at this year’s World Travel Awards Asia&Australasia Ceremony held in Delhi on Thursday, October 14. The industry’s elite – including CEOs and directors of leading travel companies, government ministers, and tourist board chiefs – all gathered to see who would be crowned the “best of the best" during the most important evening of the year…

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International experts in Jordan to develop e-business for tourism

AMMAN – To help prepare Jordan’s tourism sector to do business online and tap into the multi-billion-dollar global online tourism market, an e-business conference took place today, organized by the USAID/Jordan Tourism Development Project II in coordination with the Ministry of Tourism&Antiquities (MoTA). The conference hosted international and local tourism e-business experts to share their knowledge and…

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Seychelles delegation visit Dubai to promote Seychelles Carnival

Minister Jean Paul Adam, the Seychelles minister of foreign affairs joined Alain St.Ange, the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board and eTurboNews ambassador, to sell the 2011 Seychelles “Carnaval International de Victoria" to Dubai. Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles is planning an international carnival scheduled to take place in March 2011, echoing the time when Seychelles first became a melting pot of…

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Mexico Selected to Host the 2011 Adventure Travel World Summit

SEATTLE - Chiapas, the southern-most state in Mexico, has won the bid to serve as Destination Host to the Adventure Travel Trade Association's eighth annual Adventure Travel World Summit, an assembly of 600 adventure tourism professionals, which will be held October 17-20, 2011 in San Cristóbal de las Casas. Announced by the ATTA and Mexican tourism officials October 7 during the closing ceremonies of the…

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European Visas Deter Over 450,000 Tourists a Year

The process of applying for a visa to visit Europe is so unpleasant that over 450,000 tourists are deterred from coming. This is a core finding of the latest European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) report on visa applications. Indian and Chinese tourists applying for Visas are most likely encounter bad communication and red tape. Visa processing by the UK is identified as that most likely to cause…

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WTM Global Trends Report correctly predicts the future

The World Travel Market (WTM) Global Trends Report, in association with Euromonitor International, has a history of being on the money when it comes to the latest trends to impact the travel and tourism industry. The launch of the 2010 WTM Global Trends Report, taking place on Monday, November 8 at World Travel Market, will be no exception when the key trends to hit the sector will be shared with the…

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Emirates Teams up with Dubai World Championship to Welcome Ryder Cup Heroes

Dubai, U.A.E., 11th October 2010 - The European Tour and Emirates airline have teamed up for the golf season's grand finale - the Dubai World Championship, which will see every member of Europe's triumphant Ryder Cup team line up to contest the $7.5 million (Dhs 42m) prize fund. The Dubai-based international carrier will be the Official Airline of the climax to The Race to Dubai from 25th to 28th November,…

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21st TTG Travel Awards 2010

A total number of 48,300 nominations were received this year from TTG readers across the Asia-Pacific who participated in the print and online voting exercise for the Travel Awards. Based on these results, 25 new awardees emerged across various categories, acknowledged for their contributions and excellent products and services. New winners include Hong Kong Disneyland for Best Theme Attraction, City of Dreams…

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Wings Travel Management launches ME operations

Wings Travels, a global corporate travel management firm, have launched their Middle East operations today. Harvey Lines, the director of Middle East operations at Wings Travel, stated the office will provision specialized support to oil, gas and marine sector companies in the region. Wings is a global organisation with offices in London, Manchester and Aberdeen (UK), Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria and…

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DNATA to buy inflight catering firm

Dnata, the Dubai-based airport and travel services firm, will acquire a 100% shares of Milan based in-flight catering firm, Alpha Flight Group. The Italian firm has a turnover of Dhs2.3bn and employs over 5,800 staff in 11 countries. It produces over 120,000 meals per day at 58 airports globally. The final transaction is scheduled to take place on December 31, 2010.

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Dunhill launches Vacation Packages

British luxury brand Alfred Dunhill is set to launch a series of vacations, it announced October 4. Dunhill has teamed up with luxury travel firm Black Tomato to produce a series of “classic journeys” based around the concepts of exploration and adventure. The tours are inspired by the 1930 overland journey of Clement Court, a manager of Dunhill’s Paris rue de la Paix store, which took him overland from…

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WTM tackles biggest headaches facing industry

As evidence mounts about the failure of the European Union (EU) Package Travel Directive, World Travel Market's (WTM) World Responsible Tourism Day’s Thursday program is to try to unravel the problems causing what is described as “a nightmare of non-stop confusion, a complete muddle.” A pile of evidence has been collated by the EU on the issue with countless submissions by industry associations. World…

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SCTA gets Award of Excellence

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) received the Award of Excellence in e-government services as one of the most successful government agencies to apply the concept of e-government transactions in a number of e-services supported through the National Portal of electronic transactions. During the opening ceremony of the National Conference of E-government Transactions, organized by the…

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STCA Celebrates World Tourism Day

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) joined the international community on World Tourism Day, which was held this year under the theme “Tourism and Biodiversity" in an attempt to raise global awareness about the importance of tourism and biodiversity, and in addition to highlight the role of sustainable tourism for the preservation of life on Earth. In this context, Dr. Taleb Rifai,…

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