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“We are delighted with the excellent field of exhibitors already signed up, and the speed of reaction to our call for hosted buyers this year,” Sullivan said.
There are 90 spots for Australian buyers and another 90 for New Zealand buyers. Tourism New Zealand and Air New Zealand are bringing more than 35 international buyers, and are reporting a surge of interest from North American incentive buyers this year.
Exhibitor stands are in demand for the event at ASB Showgrounds, with new exhibitors, including several from Northland and Wanaka, joining MEETINGS for the first time, according to a release.
The Luxury Collection, a new feature launched at MEETINGS last year, is quickly establishing itself as the one of the premium opportunities for the country’s luxury operators.
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Thomas Cook (India) has launched ‘Weekend Beyond Borders’ for travellers to make the most of this year’s 13 long weekends with 13 hand-picked international destinations. The destinations, which offer simple visa formalities, include Turkey, Thailand, Mauritius, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Jordon, Seychelles, Hong Kong, Oman, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Indonesia, as per a release. The packages a priced at minimum Rs 7,500 (land package, per person on twin share). Moreover, the holiday will be delivered in 48 hours prior to departure, the company states in the release. Shibani Phadkar, Senior Vice President & Head – Leisure Travel Outbound, Products, Contracting, Operations & Tour Management, Thomas Cook (India) Ltd., says, “As per the UNWTO Visa Openness Report 2014, over half (56 per cent) of all improvements made between 2010 and 2014 were from ‘visa required’ to ‘visa on arrival’, and given the global relaxation in visa policies, outbound destinations have indeed become ideal weekend getaways. With our ‘Weekend Beyond Borders’, we aim to maximise this opportunity and offer our customers an exciting and exotic range, be they short-haul locales for quick breaks or long-hauls for a well deserved leisurely vacation.”
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Considering the huge success of the first edition of ExploreGB, a B2B inbound expo of VisitBritain, the national tourism body decided to make it an annual calendar event. The 2016 edition will be held in Liverpool. This was announced by Sally Balcombe, CEO, VisitBritain while addressing buyers and sellers at Ascot Racecourse in London.
She said that VisitBritain had to turn down many requests this year, but will try to make the event bigger next year. Around 250 buyers from 51 countries are meeting 250 sellers at the two-day ExploreGB.
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Asia is a complex and fragmented market with vastly different types of consumer behavior, languages and cultures. With rapidly changing technological development, the increase of low cost carriers in the region and the capability of the middle class to travel further, the possibilities of travel in Asia are becoming limitless.
But the question remains, how can travel brands tackle such a diverse market?
The revolution in data and analytics is changing what brands know about their customers. At the same time the growth of mobile use by travel consumers’ means that travel brands can service and sell more and for longer. According to a study by LeNovo, about 59 per cent of the respondents in Asia said they searched for travel accommodation online via mobile devices – 13 per cent above global average.
However, as Tim Gunstone, MD, EyeforTravel highlights, “In the battle to win the travel customer, if you don’t use both mobile and data to send contextualised communications then you risk losing customers to the travel companies that do”.
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Over 400 travel and tourism products and services have so far registered to exhibit at Africa’s travel trade show, INDABA, to be held from May 9-11 2015 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa. They include the African travel products from both private and public sectors of the industry, as per a release.
Among the companies that have already confirmed their exhibiting space at INDABA are andBeyond; Fair Trade Tourism; the
Tanzania Tourist Board; The Blue Train; Tourism KZN; Hilton Worldwide; MalaMala Game Reserve; Cape Town Tourism; Tsogo Sun; and British Airways.
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Montreal – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of an advanced aviation training program in partnership with the École nationale de l’aviation civile (ÉNAC) in Toulouse, France. This is the first time that IATA has partnered with a university to offer an airline operations degree.
Through the IATA Training and Development Institute (ITDI) experts from across several key areas of the business will be teaching courses such as Aviation Fuel Management, Airline Business Foundations, Safety Management Systems for Airlines, Crisis Management, and much more. ÉNAC will bring every aspect of their rich history and prestigious reputation in the field of aviation education to the partnership.
"Creating innovative partnerships for the mutual benefit of our stakeholders is very important to IATA,” said Tony Tyler, IATA Director General and CEO. “By joining our expertise with that of ENAC we will help to build the pool of qualified and competent aviation professionals needed to operate, manage and grow the international air transport system to meet future demand."
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Peck’s promotion follows the departure of John Pittman who served ASTA for 20 years, most recently as senior vice president of industry affairs and marketing. ASTA is currently searching for a director of industry affairs who will report directly to Peck.
“I couldn’t be prouder of our entire team’s tireless efforts to advocate for travel agents everywhere,” said ASTA President and CEO Zane Kerby. “Eben will once again lead the charge at ASTA’s second Legislative Day on March 19, which is shaping up to be a huge success. We also want to thank John for his many years of dedication to the ASTA community.”
In other staff news, ASTA welcomed both Erika Richter, manager of government affairs and communications, and Andrea Caulfield, coordinator of member care, on Jan. 5. Christine Montgomery joined the ranks on Dec. 8, 2014, as manager of meetings and education, all replacing vacant positions.
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According to a report Macau, famous for casino gambling, outperformed the rest of the world’s major cities economically last year. Macau has enjoyed a tourism boom, with gamblers coming to bet at more than 30 casinos, including the Venetian Macau, the world’s largest.
China dominated the top of the annual economic rankings of 300 cities worldwide by the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase. One exception: Bangkok, Thailand, came in last, its economy wrecked by political strife.
Cities in wealthy, developed countries tended to lag behind. Though most of the cities surveyed around the world have recovered from the Great Recession, 65 percent of European and 57 percent of North American cities have not, according to the study, which ranks cities by growth in employment and in economic output per person. Cities in wealthy countries tended to perform weakly. But U.S. and British cities showed progress. Three U.S. cities — Austin and Houston, Texas, and Raleigh, North Carolina — cracked the top 50. In the United Kingdom, London came in No. 26, Manchester No. 60.
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