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Stockholm International Fairs' latest expansion was completed at the turn of the year. The new 10,000 m2 area means the company can make existing exhibitions larger, conduct other events in parallel and attract new customers. The new hall has been eagerly awaited. Sweden is bitterly…
Prestigious Rodos Palace, Greece’s leading Convention Resort celebrated in a spectacular way its 35th year of successful operation with a series of innovative and pioneering management actions, such as the full completion of an extensive renovation & transformation program, as well as, the lavish…
Dubai-based Layia Hospitality is setting up a new budget accommodation brand called Day & Night Hotels, with plans for 15 properties in the Middle East within the next 5-7 years. Layia chiefs said they are hoping the brand will appeal to “trendy, modern and young at heart budget conscious travellers” and negotiations…
The opening of Hamilton Island Yacht Club has added four premium conference spaces and a variety of private function areas to the Island, bringing the total number of rooms available for hire to 13. Designed by renowned Australian architect, Walter Barda, alongside famed yachtsman, Iain Murray, the Yacht Club is already being dubbed the ‘Opera…
Air Europe has announced that it has been authorized to operate on the route Madrid-Lima-Madrid with a frequency of four times a week commencing 18th February 2010. This flight replaces the service previously operated by the bankrupt Spanish Airline, Air Comet. The new flights are scheduled for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Air Europa…
The Chinese government said on Monday that it aims to build the southern island of Hainan into a top international tourism destination by 2020. The country also plans to develop the only tropical island province to be a platform for international economic cooperation and cultural exchanges, according to a statement of the State…
Japan launched a comprehensive campaign for the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. Along with the tourism campaign, the Japan Tourism Agency set the Japan MICE Year to appeal Japan as MICE-friendly destination as well as further promotion to the international MICE market. The Japan MICE Year is launched with the logo…
Incentives group planners looking for a tranquil place to organise an event will find nowhere more secluded than a deserted tropical island. Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives is offering the choice amongst…
Syrian Ministry of Tourism on Saturday announced that the number of tourists who visited Syria increased in 2009 by 12 percent in comparison to 2008. The Ministry pointed out that Syria was able to overcome the consequences of the global economic crisis as the number of tourists who visited the country increased by 12 percent.…
Top international and Chinese buyers and sellers to converge at fourth instalment this AprilMajor industry players of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) industry have confirmed their participation for IT&CM (Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings) China 2010. The tradeshow, aptly themed…
When the beaming smiles of the doormen at Four Seasons Hotel Beirut dazzle their very first guests, the city will take another quantum step forward in its renaissance as a 21st century metropolis. There are few in Beirut who won’t share the uniformed front men’s sense of pride; ten years in the planning and five years under…
Air France is to install a new seat on its short-haul Airbus aircraft, featuring increased legroom and a 15 degree recline. But don’t expect to see the seat on flights to the UK, as the offering will only feature on the carrier’s domestic network. The new seat – designed jointly by Air France and Recaro –…
A jury of the UK's top explorers, adventurers, and award-winning writers have selected the world's greatest travel adventure as "staring down into the smouldering eyes of a tiger from the back of an elephant in India's Kanha National Park." For the past two months, travel luminaries including Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler,…
The early-morning sun burnishes the stone temples in Copan to a golden sheen, while on their facades, serpents writhe, jaguars crouch, birds preen and gods grimace in a pantomime that has been going on for nearly 2,000 years. The silence is shattered only by the screech of a howler monkey living in the surrounding jungle of Honduras. …
Three destinations that have never before exhibited at an international trade show are celebrating a significant win in the IMEX 2010 Wild Card program. As a result, Uganda, the new Hof Conference and Cultural Centre in Iceland, and the traditional alpine village of Morzine, France, will each line up, free of charge, on the…
