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... to become largest hotel with meeting capacity in Istanbul. Scheduled to begin in February 2012, WOW Convention Centre will increase the number of meeting rooms from 13 to 34, boasting its meeting space to 8,500sqm and its seating capacity to 6,500. This $20 million investment project will mean that WOW Istanbul Hotels &…
Vietnam Airlines has launched the first ever direct, non-stop flights between London and the two main cities of Vietnam today as the airline looks to attract business and leisure customers to the country and the surrounding Indo-China region, including Cambodia and Laos. The service is operating out of Gatwick’s newly…
Manado, Indonesia, 6 January 2012 – The newly constructed Golden Kawanua Exhibition Hall, venue for ATF 2012 TRAVEX, is geared up to welcome over 1,400 TRAVEX delegates to Manado next week. Pre-TRAVEX registration statistics indicate that close to 1,000 exhibitors, 390 buyers and more than 100 media delegates will fill…
Wizz Air, the low fare - low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe announced that it carried over 11 million passengers in 2011, representing 15% growth year on year. Average load factor reached over 84%, in line with previous years. The airline opened three new operating bases in 2011: Belgrade in Serbia,…
Windstar Cruises, which operates a fleet of three luxury sailing yachts that explore hidden harbors and secluded coves of the world's most treasured destinations, offers European Sail & Stay Packages which include two-for-one cruise fares on 2012 European voyages plus two free hotel nights on new reservations booked by February 24, 2012.…
Featuring 168 rooms, the property is located in the center of the city, alongside the famous Batumi Boulevard. The hotel offers its guests Batumi Accommodation from which to explore the Black Sea coast. It is conveniently located in the main business district of Batumi and is within 10 minutes' drive from Batumi International Airport…
Peru's export and tourism agency PromPeru along with 17 Peruvian companies are to participate in the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) 2012, to be held on January 18-22 in Madrid, Spain.
Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry announced that tourism ministers from 10 Southeast Asian nations will gather in Manado, North Sulawesi, on January 8-15 for the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) and a Travel Exchange (Travex) exhibition.
More companies than ever are selling Colombia as a travel product. From the country’s rich tourism offerings both in nature and culture, Colombia is a transformed destination that is attracting global visitors. Jumping from 12 to 21 Colombian tour operators this past year, Colombia is enjoying a sharp rise in its tourism infrastructure.…
India's Ministry of Tourism plans to develop 35 destinations in the country during the 12th Plan. Under this, everything required for the development of such destinations will be done in a holistic manner, according to Mr Subodh Kant Sahay, Union Tourism Minister. In an informal chat with presspersons on the sidelines of a stakeholders…
The number of outbound trips taken by Russian tourists increased by 14% in 2010. As more Russians start to explore worldwide destinations, outbound tourism is expected to demonstrate stable growth in departures, with a 6% CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) during 2011. Participating at the Moscow International…
Frédéric Picard, general manager of Palais Namaskar, Marrakech, has confirmed the latest Masterpiece Hotel from the Oetker Collection will join the prestigious properties that make up the Leading Hotels of the World portfolio. Opening as part of the Oetker Collection in April 2012, Palais Namaskar luxury Hotel…
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will welcome a new hotel to its growing portfolio in the Middle East – the Fairmont Amman, expected to open in 2014. This luxurious hotel will be situated next to the Fifth Circle in the heart of Amman, less than 30 minutes from the…
Visitors are spending more time in Macau as the average length of stay at local hotels has reached a new record high in October, official data shows. Yet the territory is still far from reaching figures registered in other destinations. According to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), guests have spent an average of 1.55…
According to announcements, the Scandinavian air carrier SAS aims to introduce 21 new lines in Europe in their 2012 summer schedule, of which five would be towards Croatia. These lines are Stockholm-Dubrovnik which would start on 25 March, Kopenhagen – Split (from 12 May), Bergen – Split (from 25 June), and Stavanger – Split (from…
