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Nantes Metropole in France celebrates European Green Capital 2013 tag with ambitious events program |
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Published On: 2013-05-20 |
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 After Stockholm, Hamburg and just before Copenhagen in 2014, Nantes Métropole in France is the Green Capital of the European Union for 2013. In celebration of its title as Green Capital of Europe, but above all to publicize and share its good environmental practices with other major European cities, Nantes Métropole has set up an ambitious events program for 2013.
It wants to trigger, in its own original and festive way, the mobilisation of residents and both local and European partners, around quality of life from three different aspects: well-being, innovation, social and territorial cohesion.Nantes Green Capital is represented by the Aéroflorale II. This unusual machine with its scientific expedition will visit several European cities to create exchanges with Europeans.
This strange machine, over 15m high, was designed by François Delarozière and manufactured by Compagnie La Machine. This year it will visit several cities in Europe to accompany the Nantes mission. Each landing point will be a time to ensure that the Nantes Métropole is talked about, and will also enable European populations and people from Nantes to find out about scientific progress made in plant-based energy production.
Numerous urban stakeholders will be invited to discussions in every European city visited by the Plant Expedition, researchers and representatives from Nantes, Brussels, Turin and Istanbul will welcome the airship and its installations for a feways.Finally, every European stop over, once completed, will be reported in order ensure that a link is created between European cities and their residents.
Source:-France Tourism
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IMEX America announces business growth and celebrates first US industry award wins |
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Published On: 2013-05-18 |
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 Hot on the heels of their final preparations for the next IMEX in Frankfurt this May, organizers of IMEX America (Las Vegas, October 13 – 15) have announced that the third edition of the US trade show for the international meetings, events and incentive travel industry is set to deliver even further growth come the fall. Numbers of hosted buyers, exhibiting companies and also new exhibitors are all on target to exceed those set in 2012.
Recognized for its year-on-year growth, IMEX America was also pleased to be honored at the Trade Show Executive Fastest 50 Awards & Summit in Chicago last Thursday (May 09). Having previously been declared one of the honorees in the “Fastest 50 Class of 2012” list, as defined by Trade Show Executive, the show was pronounced a Grand Award winner for ‘Highest Growth in Exhibitor Numbers’ on the night. The trade show was also recognized with a handful of other awards. Out of the top 50 honorees list, IMEX America came eighth by sheer number of exhibitors, tenth by net square feet and 38th by attendance numbers.
Kimberly Meyer, IMEX America Strategic Initiatives Consultant and CEO of Meetings Analytics, accepted the Grand Award on behalf of the IMEX Group. Meyer works with Terri Briening to jointly facilitate the IMEX America Executive Meetings Forum which takes place annually as part of the three-day Las Vegas trade show.
Business growth
True to its industry recognition as a show on the rise, to date 33% of all contracts received by IMEX America for 2013 have included increased booth space as more exhibitors show their desire for a stronger presence at the show’s third edition. They include: Canada, Dominican Republic, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Hawaii, Hyatt Hotels, Orlando/ Orange County, New Orleans, Panama, San Francisco, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and Texas. Of these more than a third have increased the size of their booths by 50% or more compared to last year.
New booths already confirmed for the show include: Atlanta CVB, Cirque du Soleil, Long Beach Area CVB, Louisville CVB, Le Reve, The Host Group, Mohonk Mountain House, Worldhotels, Viceroy Hotel Group and Visit Milwaukee.
IMEX Group Chairman, Ray Bloom, also predicts that further growth from within the hotel sector, technology companies and US destinations in particular will be noticeable this year.
At the close of the 2012 show, Bloom announced that IMEX America would move to new halls at the Sands Expo for 2013. The multi-million dollar Sands Renovation program is now complete, giving the show’s exhibitors and visitors outstanding new facilities.
Explains Bloom: “The renovations at the Sands are truly fantastic. We saw the architect images last year and were impressed with the plans; but the reality is even better. It feels like a totally new venue and is now truly state-of-the-art. It has also opened up a number of new meeting spaces that we can utilize, plus a new business center and café areas. Importantly the larger halls give us the space we need to expand and allow more exhibiting companies from all over the globe to take part and to do the business they need to do.”
2013 will be the third year for IMEX America, which has quickly established itself as an attractive new model of exhibition in the US. Its combination of a three-day appointment-focused trade show with a pre-show educational day – Smart Monday – in partnership with strategic partners and premier education providers, Meeting Professionals International (MPI), plus partnerships and co-located events in cooperation with all the major industry associations, has proved a strong market proposition. Supportive local partners – the LVCVA (the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority) - and host hotels, The Venetian® and The Palazzo® together with the Sands Expo and Convention Center® - have all made a significant contribution to its award-winning success.
Source:- IMEX
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English tourists expected to increase this year - Karmenu Vella |
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Published On: 2013-05-17 |
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Minister for Tourism Karmenu Vella, addressing a conference of agents from Lowcost Holidays Travel Group, stated how this year, the company is expected to double the number of English tourists from 30,000 to 60,000, whilst expecting the number to go up to 75,000 next year.
On average 440,000 English tourists come to Malta every year, he said, double of what Malta manages to attract from Italy. He said that Malta has firm roots when it comes to tourism with England, where in the past 80% of tourism depended on the English market. Although it has now altered and the markets are more diverse, the English market is still the strongest, as about 31% of tourists who come to Malta are English.
Mr Vella described tourism as a primary motor for Maltese economy.
The Minister praised the Travel Group for managing to be successful despite the change in the way people book their holidays nowadays. He said this was due to the formula which gives certain flexibility and liberty to the traveler whilst formulating to their specific needs.
Source:- Malta
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Experience world of global business travel management through ACTE's 'Around the World in 80 Hours' programme |
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Published On: 2013-05-17 |
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 Focused exclusively on global business travel management, Association Corporate Travel Executive’s (ACTE) will hold a certified, hands-on, global immersion training and development programme ‘Around the World in 80 Hours’ commencing tomorrow.
Scheduled to kick off on May 18 in Dubai, UAE and run through June and July after travelling to many plcaes , the programme helps travel professionals to gain additional market knowledge within select cities and regions via a customized itinerary that includes as many destinations as the schedule allows.
University students can also apply and select an individual destination or apply for the comprehensive 9- to 12-week training programme and earn up to nine (9) undergraduate credit hours awarded by the University of Houston's Conrad N. Hilton College. Each programme includes practical training / internship opportunities in addition to the activities below. Enrollment is competitive and a limited number of Student Fellowships.
Each destination includes: economic, industry and cultural briefings; networking events with industry VIPs; professional development opportunities; site visits to key suppliers of business travel products and services and optional cultural activities.
Dates & Destinations
Create a customized itinerary to gain market knowledge within select cities and regions or apply to participate in the entire programme.
May-2013 through Jul-2013
18-May to 25-May: Abu Dhabi & Dubai
25-May to 1-Jun: Bangalore
1-Jun to 8-Jun: Beijing
8-Jun to 29-Jun: Fellowship Internships
29-Jun to 6-Jul: Moscow
6-Jul to 13-Jul: São Paulo
Source:- ACTE
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Eastbourne Cycling Festival calls athletes to join the event! |
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Published On: 2013-05-16 |
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 The town welcomes back the Eastbourne Cycling Festival (ECF) for its third year on 2 June with an exciting timetable of events for the day!The Cycling festival has 7 main events throughout the day including the Eastbourne 5K, Eastbourne Dualthlon, Eastbourne Sportive and Eastbourne Road Racing along with kid’s events and retail exhibitions.The festival starts the day at 7.30am with the Eastbourne Sportive with a brand new exciting course!
To follow, the Eastbourne 5km criterium run race kicks off at 8.45am. It will include the closed road circuit as part of the course to create a fast, flat criterium style running race. This is great for athletes and spectators as the atmosphere is electric.The race starts and finishes on King Edwards Parade outside the Grand Hotel. In addition athletes will receive chip timing against 2012 results and medals for all ECF bespoke winners.Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet Member for Tourism and Leisure, Cllr Carolyn Heaps said “It is exciting to hear that the Cycling Festival is returning for the third year. It promotes a fun filled healthy day with different aspects for cyclists of all abilities. Eastbourne has some great scenery for athletes and spectators to admire during the festival.”The ECF Sportive 2013 is new for 2013, with a challenging route designed to test athletes climbing ability and over a distance.
It starts on the Western Lawns on Eastbourne seafront with the festival closed road circuit. The 50 mile route showcases some classic East Sussex scenery visiting areas including Firle Beacon, High n Over, The Ramp, Beachy Head, beautiful country lanes, sweeping descents, fantastic views, with some iconic and demanding climbs with over 3200 feet (1000 metres) of climbing.To finish the races, the successful Eastbourne Dualthlon returns once more with a 2.5km run, 18km bike ride and finishes with a further 2.5km run. The race was well received by athletes last year and with the same format, this year is sure to bring many rearing competing athletes.
Source:-ECF
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Burren Slow Food Festival takes place this weekend |
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Published On: 2013-05-15 |
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This year’s special guest is UK-based Irish Chef Richard Corrigan, who is actively involved in the Slow Food Movement in the UK and has created the ‘Lost and Forgotten’ list of ingredients. Richard champions domestic farmers and growers that are helping to ensure we don’t lose these important parts of our heritage.
The Slow Food dinner will be hosted by Aidan McGrath and Kate Sweeney at The Wild Honey Inn in Lisdoonvarna on Saturday 18th May, where Chef Corrigan will join Aidan and his team in preparing a special dinner using locally sourced produce.
The Festival will provide an opportunity for members of the public to sample the season’s first Burren Smoked Irish Wild Salmon in the Burren Smokehouse and taste local beer from the Roadside Tavern’s microbrewery.
There will be food sampling of many other local artisan foods, a chance to meet local producers and growers, engage with fellow foodies, and enjoy cookery demonstrations from well-known chefs including JP McMahon of Michelin Star restaurant Aniar; Jess Murphy, Kai Restaurant, Galway; Evan Doyle, Brooklodge Hotel, Macreedin Village; Peter Jackson, Hotel Doolin; John Sheedy, Sheedy’s, Lisdoonvarna; and Euro-toques Commission General and Doonbeg Lodge’s Executive Chef, Wade Murphy.
Other festival events include the Burren Food Forum with John and Sally McKenna, Seaweed foraging with Ger Talty, and the Historical Food Walk with local guide Tony Kirby.
Source:-Tourism Ireland
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Visitor Arrivals from India to Macau Show Record Growth in March-April 2013 |
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Published On: 2013-05-15 |
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Macau Government Tourist Office has announced that visitor arrivals from India have recorded double digit growth in the month of March and April 2013. In March 2013, visitors from short haul markets to Macau recorded a 6.2% increase. India registered a double digit growth of 26.9% in arrivals. During April 2013, the provisional visitor arrival in Macau was 2.39 million, representing an increase of 0.7% over April 2012. The Indian market contributed to the growth again with a double digit growth of 12.8%.
According to SanJeet, India Repesentative MGTO, “Macau is fast becoming a favourite with the Indian tourists because of its perennial charms. Indians love the opulence of Macau. From awe inspiring UNESCO world heritage sites like the Ruins of St. Paul to the Macau Tower the very best in modern architecture, it offers rich attractions to everyone.” Macau weaves into its culture beautifully, the old and the new of the European and Chinese culture. Macau has something for everyone hence it is fast becoming the preferred destination for the discerning traveler who wants full value for his/her money.
MGTO has been working extensively to explore the Indian market. All efforts are being made to lure the Indian traveler to Macau. MICE movements are also contributing significantly to the upsurge in the number of Indians travelling to Macau. Macau is considered to be one of the hottest wedding destinations by event management and wedding planning industry. Hotels are offering special packages and facilities for Indian weddings being organized in Macau.
Macau is one of Asia’s newest and most exciting Business Tourism destinations, after a period of rapid and unprecedented infrastructure development. Macau is home to Asia’s largest fully integrated convention and exhibition centre. Macau has also diversified its offerings to Business Tourism visitors and incentive travelers in recent years to provide designer shopping, luxury hotels and resorts as well as many more dining and entertainment options.
SanJeet, India Representative MGTO says, “Macau realizes the importance of the growing Indian economy and welcomes Indians by providing them seamless travel and value for money. With more and more luxury hotels and resorts opening up, Macau surely has gained popularity as one of the most sought-after tourist destination in Asia. In 2013 all efforts will be made to lure the Indian traveller. We have been seeing a steady increase in numbers over the past few months and we are sure the momentum will be maintained in the coming months too.”
Source:-Macau Tourism
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World Travel Awards 2013 winners triumph in the Maldives |
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Published On: 2013-05-15 |
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 Hilton Hotels, Air Mauritius, Sun Island Resort & Spa, Seychelles and Lux Resorts were among the big names to emerge victorious at World Travel Awards 2013 Indian Ocean ceremony, held at the Paradise Island Resort & Spa, Maldives on 12th May 2013.
The industry’s elite, including CEO’s and SVPs of leading travel companies, government ministers and tourist board chiefs, attended the idyllic island gala event hailed as “The Oscars of the Travel Industry”.
World Travel Awards celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year and is acknowledged across the globe as the ultimate travel accolade, celebrating those brands that are pushing the boundaries of industry excellence in product and service.
Air Mauritius was one of the shining stars on the night, capturing Indian Oceans Leading Airline. Other Award winners from across the region, saw Indian Oceans Leading New Hotel going to Coco Privé Kuda Hithi Island, Indian Oceans Leading Resort to One&Only Reethi Rah, Leading Water Villa Resort and Most Romantic Resort went to Baros and Leading Luxury Resort to Gili Lankanfushi with Lets Go Maldives taking Leading Luxury Tour Operator and a new Award went to SriLankan Airlines for Outstanding services to the Tourist Industry, Indian Ocean.
The Maldives continuing rise to tourism stardom was rewarded too, as it took home top honours for best Airport awarded to Maldives Airports Company Limited for Ibrahim Nasir International Airport, Indian Oceans Leading Tourist Board and Indian Oceans Leading Destination.
Graham E Cooke, President and Founder, World Travel Awards said: “The Indian Ocean continues to serve as an example of a responsible eco-tourism region whilst offering the most unique hospitality products and services. It strives to set the highest possible bar to raise the standards of excellence in travel and tourism and it has been an honour to hold the first ever Indian Ocean World Travel Awards here.”
Source: MMPRC
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World Travel Awards Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony shower accolades |
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Published On: 2013-05-13 |
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Glorious victory showered on Hilton Hotels, Air Mauritius, Sun Island Resort & Spa, Seychelles and Lux Resorts at the World Travel Awards 2013 Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony, held at the Paradise Island Resort & Spa, Maldives.
The idyllic island gala event hailed as ‘the Oscars of the travel industry’ was attended by tourism industry elite, including senior vice presidents of leading travel companies, government ministers and tourism board chiefs.
World Travel Awards celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year and is acknowledged across the globe as the ultimate travel acclaim , celebrating those brands that are up-grading the boundaries of industry excellence in product and service.
Air Mauritius was one of the shining stars on the night, capturing Indian Oceans Leading Airline.
Other award winners from across the region included Coco Privé Kuda Hithi Island, which took the title of Indian Ocean’s Leading New Hotel, One&Only Reethi Rah, which picked up Indian Ocean’s Leading Resort, and Baros, which took the titles for Indian Ocean’s Leading Water Villa Resort and Indian Ocean’s Most Romantic Resort.
Indian Ocean’s Leading Luxury Resort went to Gili Lankanfushi, while Let’s Go Maldives took Indian Ocean’s Leading Luxury Tour Operator.
A new Award for 2013, for Outstanding Services to the Tourist Industry, Indian Ocean, went to SriLankan Airlines.
The Maldives’ continued rise to tourism stardom was rewarded too, as it took home top honours for best Indian Ocean’s Best Airport, claimed by Maldives Airports Company for Ibrahim Nasir International Airport, Indian Ocean’s Leading Tourist Board and Indian Ocean’s Leading Destination.
World Travel Awards president Graham Cooke said: “The Indian Ocean continues to serve as an example of a responsible eco-tourism region whilst offering the most unique hospitality products and services.
“It strives to set the highest possible bar to raise the standards of excellence in travel and tourism and it has been an honour to hold the first ever Indian Ocean World Travel Awards here.”
Source:- World travel awards.
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Kashmir Festival From Tommorow |
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Published On: 2013-05-13 |
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As a major initiative to promote Tourism in Kashmir Valley the Union Minister Tourism Shri K Chiranjeevi announced here today that “Kashmir Festival 2013” will be held for a fortnight from May 14 to May 29 at different places in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. The Minister said his Ministry is providing financial support for this. The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department will organize this Festival at various venues in Kashmir.
In Srinagar, main venue for the event is Kashmir Haat where the Festival will be inaugurated tommorow by Shri Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Minister for Tourism, J&K. At the Kashmir Haat, stalls have been set-up for display of handicraft, handloom, agro products etc, while the traditional cuisine (Wazwaan) would also be available for visitors. Daily cultural programmes will also be organized for entertainment of the visitors.
Apart from Srinagar, events are also slated at tourist resorts of Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Yousmarg, Verinag, Kokernag, Daksum, Aharabal and Manasbal with a special Qawali programme by Aslam Sabri and Party at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre ( SKICC), Srinagar on the May 15 as one of the highlights. Other main events of the Festival include a Jehlum River Cruise, Shikara Race on the Dal Lake, Photography Exhibition at SKICC, Painting Competition at Nigeen Club/Martand Sun Temple, Golf Championship at Kashmir Golf Course, Polo Match at Sonamarg, Horse Races at various resorts, Adventure Activities – Cycle Race, Roller Skating, Paragliding, Trekking Expeditions, Rafting Competition, All Terrain Vehicle Demonstrations etc.
Local service providers such as hoteliers, Guest House owners including House Boat owners of Kashmir Division have already offered discount of 20-30% as a special case for the tour packages/tourists during the forthcoming tourist season.
During the Festival, the tourist hub areas of the Boulevard will wear a festive look as Houseboats, Shikara Ghats, Hotels are being illuminated. Tourist visiting Kashmir during the Festival will be able to savour the local culture/traditions and also witness the above events.
Source:-PIB
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