Paris Airports Begins Construction Work On The New Terminal 2G
Which Will Handle Air France Regional Traffic
Today, Thursday, 1 March 2007, Paris Airports is to lay the foundation stone of the new terminal 2G (T2G) at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport which, with effect from autumn 2008, will handle flights operated by Air France's three regional subsidiaries, Brit Air, City Jet and Régional.
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oneworld marks addition of Japan Airlines by linking with
Visit Japan Campaign in drive to boost tourism to Japan
Thursday, 1 March 2007: oneworld®, the worlds leading quality global airline alliance, today announced a series of major initiatives to promote tourism and business travel to Japan to mark the forthcoming addition to the grouping of Japan Airlines.
JAL will join oneworld on 1 April, with five of its associated airlines boarding alongside it as affiliates - JALways, Japan Asia Airways, JAL Express, J-AIR and Japan Transocean Air. On the same day, Malév Hungarian and Royal Jordanian will start offering oneworld services and benefits too - in the alliances biggest expansion since its launch eight years ago.
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oneworlds new Circle fare makes exploring Asia and South West
Pacific even easier and better value
Thursday 1 March 2007: Exploring Asia and the South West Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand, has been made easier and better value than ever with the launch of another new fare from oneworld®, the leading quality airline alliance.
Circle Asia Explorer will be available from 1 April for travel starting and ending in any of 14 countries served by oneworlds member airlines across Asia and the South West Pacific. Travellers must pass through each of the alliances three defined regions across these continents... Read more.
oneworlds latest fare makes visiting Japan easier and better value
Thursday 1 March 2007: Visiting Japan has been made easier and better value than ever for international travellers with the launch of the latest fare from oneworld®, the leading quality airline alliance - Yokoso Visit Japan pass.
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Jet4you augmente ses fréquences sur la ligne
Charleroi Bruxelles Sud - Casablanca.
Excellente nouvelle pour la communauté marocaine, les amateurs de soleil et du Royaume.
A partir du 30 mars 2007, Jet4you ( www.jet4you.com), augmentera ses fréquences en passant de 3 à 6 vols hebdomadaires vers Casablanca. En savoir plus.
Encore trois nouvelles destinations au départ
de l'Aéroport de Lille !
A partir du 23 avril 2007, la compagnie aérienne bmi regional assurera 5 vols réguliers par semaine Lille / Leeds-Bradford, les lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi et vendredi, au départ de l'Aéroport de Lille. De Leeds, la compagnie bmi regional assure la correspondance immédiate vers Edimbourg et Glasgow.
A partir du 3 juin, la compagnie renforcera son offre avec une 6ème fréquence, le dimanche.
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Appointment Corporate Comunications
As of March 1st 2007 Livia Dandrea-Böhm will be appointed as Vice President Corporate Communications and will be responsible in this function for Public Relations and Emergency Response Planning for the Austrian Airlines Group.
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In addition to Livia Dandrea-Böhm, the press officers Johann Jurceka and Patricia Strampfer will be the familiar contact persons in the communications team as hitherto.
SkyEurope nieuwe klant Baltus Communications
Prijsvechter SkyEurope heeft na een pr pitch het toeristisch pr-bureau Baltus Communications uitgekozen om vanaf eind februari 2007 hun public relations op de Nederlandse markt te verzorgen. |
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De low-cost luchtvaartmaatschappij werd in 2001 opgericht en houdt kantoor in de Slovaakse hoofdstad Bratislava. Ze is inmiddels uitgegroeid tot de grootste prijsvechter in Centraal en Oost Europa met bases in Bratislava, Boedapest, Krakau, Praag en Wenen. We zijn blij dat wij ons klantenbestand nu verbreed hebben met een lage-kosten maatschappij. Deze carriers hebben inmiddels hun bestaansrecht in de reiswereld overduidelijk bewezen en we gaan de concurrentie met nationale luchtvaartmaatschappijen op de SkyEurope routes graag aan, aldus Marcel Baltus van het pr-bureau. Lees meer.
SkyCorporate offre la flexibilité totale et des services sur mesure pour ses clients affaires
1 mars 2007 SkyEurope Airlines vient de lancer SkyCorporate, un nouveau programme pour ses clients business. SkyCorporate est un produit de pointe, taillé sur mesure pour le voyageur daffaires, qui offre une flexibilité totale, une réservation aisée, des billets électroniques, des modifications de route ou le remboursement intégral du billet et de nouvelles fonctions avantageuse.
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SkyEurope et Airest signent un accord de catering
27 février 2007 SkyEurope et Airest, lun des fournisseurs autrichiens les plus importants de gastronomie et de catering, viennent de signer un important contrat. A dater de mars 2007, Airest sera en effet le fournisseur exclusif des services buy-on-board (BoB - produits proposés en vol) sur tous les vols de SkyEurope. Le montant du contrat, signé pour une période de cinq ans, sélève à 35 millions deuros.
Dès ce mois de mars 2007, Airest fournira tous les services BoB sous la marque « SkyDelights » sur tous les vols réguliers de la compagnie low cost SkyEurope. Les passagers auront un large choix de snacks chauds et froids.
Avec louverture des lignes vers Vienne, Budapest et Prague, fin mars également, SkyEurope opèrera ainsi un total de 4 lignes au depuis Brussels Airport. La flotte de la compagnie low cost compte actuellement 14 Boeings 737. En 2006 SkyEurope a transporté 2,75 millions passagers.
TACA Add Frequencies Between Lima And Caracas
From April 02nd, TACA Airlines will add two more frequenies per week between Lima (Peru) and Caracas (Venezuala).This will bring the total number of flights per week to nine. The new flights will operate on Thursdays and Mondays leaving Lima at 10:30 and departing Caracas at 17:10 all times local.
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easyJet includes new capital in network: Brussels!
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27 February 2004 - easyJet, the leading low-fares carrier in Europe, is happy to announce its arrival at Brussels Airport. easyJet was not yet active on the Belgian market, but with the start of its activities in Brussels this gap is now filled. From now on no less than 20 countries in Europe can benefit from the low-fare flights, the service and the convenience offered by the orange company.
As of June 2007 easyJet operates a daily service between Brussels and Geneva; as of September the frequency is increased to two flights a day from Monday to Friday. Tickets for these flights can already be booked on www.easyjet.com. One-way tickets are available from 32.99 euros or 43.95 Swiss francs, including taxes.
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KLM And MAS Expand Codeshare Cooperation
On Domestic Malaysian Destination
AMSTELVEEN, February 27, 2007 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Malaysia Airlines (MAS) are further intensifying their codeshare cooperation.
From March 1, 2007, KLM passengers on flights between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur will be able to book under KLM flight numbers fot connecting domestic services operated by MAS between Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Penang, Langkawi, and Kota Kinabalu.
The two airlines have worked successfully together since 1998 through a codeshare agreement for flights between the two convenient hubs of Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur. In addition, KLM passengers are also able to codeshare on MAS flights to and from Australia and New Zealand. In turn, Malaysia Airlines codeshares with KLM on European flights to and from Schiphol.
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Iceland Express is Four Years old
The little airline that changed the habits of a nation is now four years old.
On the 27th February the first and only Icelandic Low Fare airline, Iceland Express, will celebrate its fourth anniversary.
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The young and enterprising airline plays a pivotal role in the thriving Icelandic tourism industry and has contributed to the growth experienced over the last four years. In 2003, when Iceland Express introduced fares at up to 80% below the competition, this fascinating island suddenly became within the reach - both economically and in perception of proximity - to a far greater number of travellers.
Arnar pór Hafpórsson, Marketing Manager, said " Since we first took off in 2003, the number of tourists visiting Iceland has grown by 16.5%. In the same period the Icelanders' frequency in traveling by air has grown by more than 35%".
With its consistently good on-time performance and on-board service, Iceland Express has established itself firmly in both leisure and business travel markets. The airline now carries more than 300,000 passengers a year, which is more than the entire population of Iceland. Today, as it begins its fifth year of flying, the company is ready for new challenges ahead.
Starting in Summer 2007, Iceland Express will consolidate its key position in Europe buy flying to 13 destinations. These are Alicante, Basel, Billund, Berlin, Eindhoven, Frankfurt-Hahn, Friderichshafen, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, London-Stansted, Oslo, Paris and Stockholm.
For further information please see www.icelandexpress.com.
ExpressJet Announces Schedule for Service at Raleigh/Durham International Airport
RALEIGH, N.C. and DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today ExpressJet Airlines released its schedule and began selling tickets for non-stop flights from Raleigh/Durham International Airport to: New Orleans, San Antonio, Louisville, Kansas City, Mo., Birmingham and Jacksonville, Fla. Service to these new non-stop destinations will start between May 7 and June 12. ExpressJet will also offer convenient one-stop service to Albuquerque and Tucson -- for a total of eight destinations from Raleigh/Durham. Booking and updated flight information is available on www.xjet.com and through most travelers' preferred travel agencies.
Embraer Signs M1 Travel For Up To 10 Embraer 190 E-Jets
Most of These Aircraft Will be Operated by Switzerland-based Flybaboo
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Embraer and M1 Travel Ltd. announce a contract for five EMBRAER 190 E-Jets, with options for five more of either the same model or the bigger EMBRAER 195, depending on market demands. M1 Travel Ltd is a subsidiary of M1 Group and one of the largest shareholders of Geneva-based Flybaboo SA. The first three EMBRAER 190s, with deliveries starting in 2008, will be leased by M1 to Flybaboo. The total value of the deal, if all options are exercised, could reach US$ 355 million, at list prices.

L'Avion, nouveau concept de voyage
Depuis le 3 janvier 2007, LAvion est la première compagnie aérienne française à proposer un produit uniquement en classe affaires entre Orly Sud (Paris) et Newark (New York).
Lappareil, un Boeing 757-200, exclusivement aménagé en classe affaires, ne compte que 90 sièges (contre 220 dans sa configuration habituelle).
Deux rangées de deux sièges sont séparées par un large couloir central, chaque fauteuil, inclinable à 140° est isolé du précédent par un espace dau moins 1,20 mètre. Avec L'Avion, chaque passager choisit entre hublot ou couloir. L'appareil est conçu pour créer un environnement privatif et humain donnant ainsi lagréable sensation de voler à bord dun grand jet privé. La cabine est unique, sobre, confortable. Spécialement conçue par des designers pour LAvion, elle allie le gris et le parme.
Renseignements : Elysair LAvion, Mme Sophie Candiotti, Tél. 01 74 22 42 13,
E-mail : sophie.candiotti@elysair.com
Air France ouvre un nouveau vol sur New-York JFK
A compter du 30 avril 2007, Air France met en place un nouveau vol sur Paris CDG - New -York JFK qui fonctionnera 6 jours par semaine puis qui sera quotidien à compter du 15 juin. Ce nouveau vol offrira aux passagers un horaire tardif à laller partant à 21h de Paris CDG et arrivant à 23h15 à JFK et un vol de jour au retour décollant à 7h50 de JFK et arrivant à 21h00 à CDG.
L'équipement de l'avion, un A330-200 sera de 40 sièges en cabine Affaires et 179 sièges en cabine Tempo.
Au total, AF proposera en pointe été 9 vols par jour sur New York : 7 vols quotidiens CDG - JFK dont 1 opéré par Delta Air Lines, 1 vol quotidien CDG - Newark et 1 vol quotidien NCE-JFK opéré par Delta Air Lines.
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Boeing and Azerbaijan Airlines Finalize Order
for 787s and 737s
SEATTLE, Feb. 23, 2007 -- Boeing and Azerbaijan Airlines have signed an order for three 787-8 Dreamliners and two Next-Generation 737-900ER.
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Azerbaijan Airlines, based in Baku, Azerbaijan, becomes the first airline throughout the republics of the former Soviet Union to order the 787 and the 737-900ER. The order is valued at $609 million at list prices.
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"This order is a momentous step in our history," said Jahangir Askerov, director general of Azerbaijan Airlines. "With the twin-aisle 787, we will enter the long-haul market for the first time. By expanding our fleet with long-haul twin-aisle airplanes, we will offer our customers many more choices for far-away destinations. We are eager to enter this new chapter in our proud history, and are delighted to do it with the most capable and comfortable airplanes in the world."
The carrier will operate the 787 on routes to the East, Southeast Asia and North America. The 737-900ERs will be placed on routes to Europe, Russia and other regional destinations.
The first flight of the 787 is scheduled for 2007, with entry into service in 2008. With 468 orders from 37 customers around the world, the Dreamliner is the most successful new airplane introduction in history.
TAM Receives New Airbus A319
Company Strengthens its Policy to Operate a Newest Fleet Providing Passengers With More Comfort
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Feb. 22 -- TAM S.A. incorporated this week a new Airbus A319 aircraft. This is the third Airbus aircraft from the A320/319 family incorporated this year into TAM's fleet that now operates 77 Airbus models -- 15 A319, 52 A320, and 10 A330. With this new aircraft, the company strengthens its policy to operate a newer fleet, providing passengers with more comfort. According to a specialized magazine, TAM's fleet is the newest in Brazil with average age of 7.1 years, compared to 11.2 in the sector.

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Austrian Web Check-In To Be Rapidly Expanded Following Successful Launch
Boarding pass printout available immediately at 15 more European destinations
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The recently introduced Web Check-in service has been enthusiastically taken up by passengers, who are already taking advantage of the innovative new option in huge numbers. Now, after being implemented on routes between Austria and Germany in a first stage, Web Check-in with boarding pass printout is to be rapidly expanded. Fifteen new destinations have been approved for the Web Check-in and online boarding pass printout service with immediate effect: Altenrhein, Amsterdam, Athens, Ankara, Istanbul, Cracow, Kosice, London, L'viv, Nice, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, Venice, Vilnius and Warsaw. Using the new service, Austrian Airlines passengers can check in directly from home or the office up to 24 hours before departure, select their seat and print out their boarding pass themselves.
To be able to use the innovative service, passengers must have an electronic ticket (etix®), a confirmed booking for an Austrian Airlines scheduled flight and access to a PC or laptop with internet connection. A standard office printer is sufficient to print out the boarding pass. Passengers can complete the check-in process quickly and easily from the comfort of their own home or office in just four simple steps at www.austrian.com, ensuring they travel more comfortably with Austrian than ever before and saving them valuable additional time!
The Austrian Web Check-in and online boarding pass printout service will be successively expanded in future and provided on other international routes as soon as this is approved by local authorities and airports.

Persmededeling VVR - 22.02.07
Er wordt door de reisbureauwereld scherp gereageerd tegen de verkoopspolitiek van Brussels Airlines.
Daar waar de reisbureaus verantwoordelijk zijn voor de verkoop van het gros van de tickets van Brussels Airlines worden zij als distributiekanaal actief gediscrimineerd.
Niet alleen biedt Brussels Airlines zijn goedkoopste tarieven (B-light) goedkoper aan via zijn eigen website dan de inkoopprijs die de reisbureaus via de centrale reservatiesystemen (moeten) gebruiken - op deze manier proberen zij hun bijdrage aan de werking van deze reservatiesystemen via de reisbemiddelaar op de klant te verhalen -, daarnaast verkopen zij sommige promoties bewust op ogenblikken dat reisbureaus gesloten zijn. (evening sales).
Wij wensen in dit verband onze steun te betuigen aan de actie die door BTO op touw werd gezet en treden om bovenvermelde redenen hun standpunten volledig bij.
Europcar finalizes the acquisition of the European businesses and enters transatlantic alliance with Vanguard
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Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, 1st March 2007 -- Further to the clearance from competition authorities in the United Kingdom, Spain and Germany, Europcar announced today it has acquired Vanguards European businesses (Vanguard EMEA). Both will continue to be managed as two separate networks. Europcar has also entered a transatlantic alliance with Vanguard Car Rental Holdings LLC (Vanguard) to provide a global car rental solution for corporate and leisure customers, especially in North America.
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Philippe Wauters, 38 jaar, wordt de nieuwe algemene directeur van holiday autos benelux.
Het is een professional vertrouwd met de autoverhuurwereld die aan het hoofd van holiday autos benelux komt te staan.
Op zijn 38 jaar, heeft Philippe Wauters het merendeel van zijn professionele carrière in de autoverhuurwereld doorgebracht. Hij starte zijn loopbaan bij Europcar, waar hij evolueerde in verschillende financiële en operationele functies. |
Hij maakte daarna een tussenstop bij Delta rent a car Australië en eindigde bij Europcar als hoofd van de klantenboekhouding. Het was dan ook in deze hoedanigheid dat hij bij holiday autos begon in 2002. Sinds vorig jaar had Philippe er de leiding over het financiële en het operationele departement.
Deze door recht en financiën gefascineerde, zal een team van 15 personen leiden. Het doel dat onze nieuwe directeur voor ogen heeft is het garanderen van de beste service aan alle holiday autos klanten. Na jaren van prijzenoorlog wil holiday autos zich door zijn ervaring in de autoverhuursector onderscheiden van de concurrentie.
Na de benoeming van Yorick Amerlynck als sales manager, de nieuwe versie van onze website, www.holidayautos.be en het aanpassen van onze whitelabels, is het verbeteren van ons product naar onze klanten toe een topprioriteit. verklaart de nieuwe directeur, en besluit: Door hard te werken, een goede voorbereiding, een goed draaiend team, maar vooral door een ongelooflijk grote zin om te winnen, zullen de resultaten niet lang op zich laten wachten!

Carnival Cruise Lines Takes Delivery of New 110,000-Ton Carnival Freedom
Line's Newest 'Fun Ship' to be Officially Named in Venice March 4 by Godmother Kathy Ireland, Launches Mediterranean Service March 5
MIAMI, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Earlier today in a traditional maritime handover ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy, Carnival Cruise Lines took delivery of the new 110,000-ton Carnival Freedom -- the 22nd vessel in the "Fun Ship" fleet.
Following its official naming ceremony in Venice March 4, presided over by godmother Kathy Ireland, Carnival Freedom will sail on its inaugural voyage -- a nine-day Mediterranean cruise from Venice departing March 5.
Carnival Freedom will then launch a program of 12-day Grand Mediterranean and Mediterranean & Greek Isles cruises March 14, operating round-trip from Rome (Civitavecchia).
Following its European program, Carnival Freedom will sail on a 14-day transatlantic voyage from Rome (Civitavecchia) to Miami, positioning the vessel for a winter schedule of seven-day Caribbean cruises beginning Nov. 17, 2007.
Royal Caribbean International's New Generation Of Megaships
To Set Sail In Europe In 2008
Cruise Line Expands Offering for Vacationers with Independence of the Seas
MIAMI, Feb 26, 2007 Royal Caribbean International today announced plans to deploy Independence of the Seas - the third in its new Freedom class of ships - in the United Kingdom, when she debuts in May 2008. Sharing the title of the largest, most innovative cruise ship in the world with sister ships, Freedom of the Seas and the soon-to-be-launched Liberty of the Seas, Independence of the Seas will be the largest ship ever to be home-ported in Europe.
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Doubling the Disney Cruise Magic - Two New Ships Ordered
The Walt Disney Company plans to expand its successful cruise business by adding two new ocean liners, President and CEO Bob Iger announced today. Scheduled to launch in 2011 and 2012, the ships will more than double the passenger capacity for Disney Cruise Line® to meet the sustained demand for Disney's family cruise vacations.
New Tourism Complex To Be Built In Bulgaria's Sandanski
Bulgarias tourism investment company Royal Holidays will construct a complex in the town of Sandanski. The complex, called Sun Dance, will be completed by the autumn of 2007, Dnevnik daily said. Its official opening will be held in October 2007.
Sun Dance will consist of a four-star hotel and nearly 60 apartments located in 10 houses.
The hotel will dispose of six one-bed rooms, 66 two-bed rooms and eight apartments, lobby bar, restaurant, conference centre, night bar, spa centre and casino.
Each house will have six apartments, located on two floors, Dnevnik said. The apartments area will vary from 63 to 120 sq m.
Royal Holidays owns several big tourism, complexes, mainly in Bulgarias mountain resorts.
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Egypte :
Chers collègues,
Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que le Ministère du Tourisme égyptien a décidé de prolonger lapplication du programme incentive sur les vols charter de Taba jusquau 30 avril 2008. Riham Wahid, Director
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Office du tourisme d'Egypte pour le BENELUX, Avenue Louise 179 -- 1050 Bruxelles - Brussel , Tel: + 32 (2) 647.38.58 - 07 -- Fax: + 32 (2) 647.15.44
Website: www.egypt.travel
Sri Lanka Tourism Minister recalls Renton de Alwis as chairman
of the Sri Lanka Tourist Board
Colombo, 24 Feb 2007/eTN - Renton de Alwis has been recalled to take on the position of Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourist Board. Earlier in 2000/2001 he served a one and half year term in the same capacity, having being appointed by the two successive governments. He resigned his position during the first three months of his second stint, citing inability to operate on a professional basis. During his earlier tenure he was responsible for several new initiatives in promoting Sri Lanka's image abroad, bringing the brand identity of "Sri Lanka Tourism" restructuring the industry, including managing the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the Colombo International Airport (July 2001) and the impact of September 11 on a scientific crisis management platform.
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"Thingyan" Myanmar New Year's Water Festival
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The Thingyan Festival is the New Year occasion held in Myanmar throughout the country. Myanmar people take part in the traditional water-throwing activities, go to pagodas and stupas to perform good deeds and keep Precepts, pay respects to elderly persons and do charity.
For the year 2007, Myanmar New Year's Holidays of the Union of Myanmar had been designated from the 12th to the 21st of April and the "Thingyan" New Year Water Festival will be celebrated from the 13th to the 16th April. During "Thingyan", everything is closed: restaurants, shops, markets, Museum, etc.
More information : www.myanmar-tourism.com
25ème anniversaire de la « République des Conques »
En avril 2007, les Florida Keys fêteront le jubilé dargent de la République des Conques.
Population locale et touristes pourront participer à cette semaine de festivités qui commémorera la sécession des Keys de Floride et des Etats-Unis en 1982 ainsi que la création de la République des Conques.
Le coup denvoi du festival sera donné le 20 avril 2007 avec une fête douverture qui comprend lune des animations les plus amusantes du festival : les Drag races. Des Drags Queens locales maquillées à outrance et vêtues de leurs plus belles robes, chausseront leurs talons hauts pour faire la course dans Duval Street en tentant déviter pneus en caoutchouc et autres obstacles semés sur le parcours.
Les autres animations au programme incluent une Investiture party(célébration dinvestiture) et une Bloody Sea Battle (bataille navale sanglante) qui auront lieu sur les eaux du port de Key West.
Le clou final de ce festival sera assurément la « Red Ribbon Bed Race » (course de lits aux rubans rouges).
Renseignements : Florida Keys & Key West, Mme Sabine Pons-Chilton, Tel : +1 305 296 1552 (Etats-Unis), E-mail : intlsales@fla-keys.com

Le cimetière de Las Vegas classé monument historique
Le Woodland Cemetery de Las Vegas fait désormais partie du National Register of Historic Places, une organisation officielle classant tous les endroits culturels du pays dignes de conservation. Ce cimetière de 16 hectares remonte aux premiers jours de Las Vegas dans les années 1914 et parce quil a grandit avec la ville, de nombreuses figures locales y ont leur dernière demeure parmi les 24 000 tombes que compte le cimetière.
Renseignements : Cellet Marketing & RP France, Représentation de Las Vegas, Mme Anne-Marie Pecheur, Tel : 01 53 77 13 44, E-mail : anne-marie@cellet.fr
Décollez au Cap Canaveral !
Jusquà maintenant, seuls les astronautes ont pu vivre les sensations du 3
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lift-off. Mais prochainement, tout le monde le pourra grâce au tout nouveau Shuttle Launch Experience du Kennedy Space Center qui ouvrira en mai 2007. Conçue par la NASA et une équipe dastronautes, cette attraction transportera bientôt les visiteurs dans un voyage stupéfiant visant à éprouver les sensations dun décollage vers lespace depuis la Terre, à bord dune Navette Spatiale. Les membres déquipage boucleront leur ceinture dans un simulateur unique en son genre, recréant lhabitacle dune cabine, les mouvements, les sons, les bruits jusquau décollage. Cette simulation atteint un niveau de réalisme inégalé à ce jour. Le must : une vue à couper le souffle de la Terre depuis lespace.
Renseignements : Visit Florida, M. Philip Chryst, Tel : 01 73 70 73 29,
E-mail : VisitFlorida-FR@visitflorida.org
Nouvelles attractions A Orlando
2007 sera lannée des nouveautés en matière dattractions faisant dOrlando lendroit idéal pour des vacances en famille. Alors que Cypress Gardens va inaugurer une nouvelle aire pour enfants, Bugsville, au printemps, Gatorland compte ajouter une attraction aquatique à son parc en mars. De son côté, Walt Disney World Resort qui vient tout juste de lancer « Finding Nemo The Musical » au parc Animal Kingdom et « The Seas with Nemo & Friends » à Epcot va ouvrir au printemps The Laugh Floor Comedy Club à Magic Kingdom. Dautres nouveautés seront dévoilées dans le courant de lannée.
Renseignements : Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Mme Eva Couper,
Tel : 001-407 354 5582 (USA), E-mail : Eva.Cooper@orlandocvb.com
Réductions à New York
NYC & Company en collaboration avec American Express, American Airlines, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) et I Love NY, propose de visiter New York à moindre frais jusquau 28 février 2007 grâce au programme « Paint the Town ».
En présentant la carte « Paint the Town Saving Card » et en réglant avec une carte de crédit American Express, le visiteur pourra bénéficier de rabais significatifs.
Il aura accès à des tarifs réduits dans certains musées et pourra entre autre visitez les principales attractions de la ville telles le célèbre Empire State Building, le musée de cire de Madame Tussaud, la terrasse dobservation du Top of the Rock à Rockefeller Center, il pourra même survoler Manhattan avec « Liberty Helicopters » ou explorer Harlem avec le « Harlem Spirituals/New York Visions »
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Renseignements : Cellet Marketing & RP France, Représentation de NYC & Company, Mme Catherine de Nesle, Tel : 01 53 77 13 43, E-mail : catherine@cellet.fr
Cleveland accueille Monet
Jusquau 20 mai 2007, le musée dart de Cleveland accueille Monet en Normandie. Cette exposition, qui célèbre son attachement à cette région, retrace géographiquement et chronologiquement le parcours de lartiste de la Normandie au jardin de Giverny.
Renseignements : Cleveland CVB, Mme Emilie Poua, Tel : 001-216 621 4110 (Etats-Unis),
E-mail : epoua@travelcleveland.com
Réservation de spectacles et autres billets à LAS VEGAS
Parmi les spectacles à laffiche à Las Vegas, Keith Prowse propose la billetterie pour les 5 spectacles du Cirque du Soleil : « Mystère », « Love », « O », « KÀ », et « Zumanity », ainsi que «Céline Dion-A new day».
Avant votre départ, vous pouvez réserver vos places, ainsi que toutes les excursions à destination du Grand Canyon.
Profitez de lexpérience dune société spécialisée dans la billetterie, du confort davoir réservé vos places à lavance et gagnez un temps précieux à létranger.
Renseignements : Keith Prowse, Mme Liliane Muller, Tel : 01 42 81 88 88,
E-mail : lilianemuller@keithprowse.com
Le Pass « Miami Nocturne »
Profitez vraiment de vos vacances en faisant la fête à Miami. Achetez le Pass « Miami Nocturne » et on vous traitera comme un vrai V.I.P. avec des consommations offertes, des entrées gratuites, des billets coupe-file et des privilèges spéciaux dans les boîtes et des bars les plus animés de Miami, Miami Beach et South Beach. En tant que détenteur de ce Pass, vous recevrez un guide « Où samuser » qui vous donnera la liste des meilleures soirées de la semaine. Les Pass « Miami Nocturne » sont valides de 1 à 7 jours.
Renseignements : N.M. Marketing, Bureau de représentation du Miami, Mme Nancy Masse,
Tel : 01 43 80 41 19, E-mail : nancy.masse2@wanadoo.fr
Visitez la Grande-Bretagne et chaque mile vous étonnera !
VisitBritain compte stimuler le tourisme vers la Grande-Bretagne en 2007. Cest également pourquoi VisitBritain propose cette année une proposition en ligne très intéressante.
Il est ressorti dune analyse que le choix de la destination de vacances est influencé par les informations trouvées sur internet, où apparemment de nombreuses réservations sont faites également. Visit Britain a donc choisi sans hésiter doffrir une offre globale en ligne à ses visiteurs.
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Nieuw Denemarken Magazine 2007
De nieuwe Denemarken-gids van VisitDenmark is verschenen.
Het Denemarken Magazine 2007 is een 48paginas tellend Nederlandstalig magazine boordevol inspiratie en praktische informatie over vakantieland Denemarken. |
In Nederland is het Denemarken Magazine 2007 onderdeel van het Vakantiepakket Denemarken 2007 en het Kampeerpakket Denemarken 2007. Beide informatiepakketten kosten € 6,50. Ze zijn te bestellen bij VisitDenmark, Postbus 266, 2300 AG Leiden,
tel. 071 5211544 (op ma/wo/vr van 09.30-12.00 uur). Ook via e-mail en internet zijn de uitgebreide brochurepakketten te bestellen: denemarken@visitdenmark.com, www.visitdenmark.nl/brochurepakketten
In België kunt u het Denemarken Magazine 2007 aanvragen bij de Deense ambassade/ VisitDenmark, Aarlenstraat 73, 1040 Brussel, tel. 02 2330923 (op werkdagen van 10-12.00 uur). Voor België zijn helaas geen brochurepakketten beschikbaar.
10 Billion Euro Tourism Revenue Expected in Bulgaria
Tourism could bring Bulgarias budget eight to 10 billion euro per year, Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association chairman Blagoy Ragin said.
The country earned the record breaking amount of nearly a billion euro from tourism in 2006, he said as quoted by Focus news agency.
Bulgaria had to resolve two major problems in the tourism sector, he said. These are bad infrastructure and lack of qualified staff, needed to increase income from tourism.
Hotels and restaurants meeting international requirements were built in Bulgaria, but the lack of good roads is a great stumbling-block, Ragin said.
Bulgarias qualified staff preferred to work abroad where it could earn more, according to Ragin. Local hotel and restaurant owners were incapable to pay high salaries.
The situation will improve if Bulgaria managed to attract strategic investors. The tourism sector could also make use of EUs structural funds for human resource development, competitiveness and regional development.
La région de Fort Myers, Sanibel et son Archipel prépare le printemps avec enthousiasme !
Même si le climat est très agréable au Comté de Lee en Floride en ce mois de février, cela ne lempêche pas de préparer le printemps et lavenir !
Le Gasparilla Inn & Cottages à Boca Grande sur lîle de Gasparilla avait été construit en 1912. Cette superbe propriété, comprenant quatre restaurants, un spa luxueux, un club de plage ainsi quun magnifique golf de 18 trous dessiné par Pete Dye, a fait lobjet dune rénovation totale. Les hôtes du Gasparilla Inn peuvent maintenant profiter de ce complexe hôtelier au charme élégant dantan.
Sur lîle de Captiva les rénovations vont aussi bon train, au point que le printemps 2007 verra la réouverture du South Seas Island Resort. Cette propriété au style « plantation » occupe 165 hectares dont plus de la moitié est réservée à la préservation de la vie sauvage. Sur lautre moitié, vous pourrez aussi jouer au golf sur le très beau parcours dessiné par Chip Powel.
Si vous souhaitez avoir une vision originale et authentique de notre région, vous pourrez passer par Matlacha qui est le lien entre Pine Island et la terre pour accéder à la petite communauté de St James City qui abrite des pêcheurs, des restaurants typiques ainsi que quelques petits magasins locaux. Ambiance tropicale garantie.
Renseignements : Whats Up, représentation de la Région de Fort Myers-Sanibel et son archipel, M. Herve Duxin, Tel : 01 48 28 12 08, E-mail : herve@duxin.com
De verzonken schatten van Egypte in Bonn
Luthers geboortehuis heropend
Werelderfgoed Aachen
Ringhotels in een gids
Kennedy-museum in Berlijn
Heilbronn, wijnstad aan de Neckar
Reisjournaal Bandenburg
Vakantieboek Duitsland 2007
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ITB Convention Market Trends & Innovations : Indias tourism finally takes its place on the world stage
Berlin, 1 March 2007 The presence of India at ITB this year as the shows official partner country is particularly significant since 2007 is an important year for the country, marking the 60th anniversary of its independence. From a tourism point of view, 2007 is expected to be no less momentous as it is likely to confirm Indias increasing prominence on the worlds tourism stage.
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It took nearly 30 years from independence for India to exceed 1 million inbound arrivals, in 1986, and a further nine to attain 2 million. The country needed another nine years to reach 3 million for the first time, yet it only took two years from 2004 to 2006 to top 4 million.
And the magic 5 million mark will almost certainly be achieved this year, just 12 months later. Indias tourism has finally come of age, attracting the level of growth in and numbers of inbound tourist arrivals that industry analysts have been predicting for so long. Read more.
La deuxième édition de B&B EXPO aura lieux les 17 et 18 mars au Palais 2 de Brussels Expo (Heysel)
L'hébergement chez l'habitant: la formule des vacances en chambres d'hôtes devient toujours plus populaire. Les dernières années, beaucoup de maisons d'hôtes se sont transformées en lieux de séjours de charme et de qualité ou les vacanciers apprécient l'accueil personnalisé.
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ADVENTURE AFFAIR 2007
15 143 visiteurs aventuriers, 150 sauts à l'élastique
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Le dimanche 25 février au soir, Adventure Affair, le salon des loisirs actifs et des voyages d'aventure, se clôturait sur 15 143 visiteurs. Les exposants sont extrêmement satisfaits. Au TRAVEL & TALK, bon nombre de voyageurs sont venus écouter les récits d'autres voyageurs. Maja et Patryk Wezowski ont également reçu la visite de plusieurs parents désireux d'obtenir quelques informations utiles sur les voyages d'aventure avec de jeunes enfants. Et l'attrait de la vie, des études et du travail à l'étranger est tellement grand que le succès de « Living Abroad » s'est une fois de plus confirmé.
Adventure Affair ouvrira de nouveau ses portes du 22 au 24 février 2008 lors de sa 15ème édition. A l'année prochaine !
Davantage d'infos : www.adventureaffair.be
Monte Carlo Travel Market 2007
The Prestige Travel & Luxury Lifestyle Exhibition
Following the great accomplishments of last year, the Monte Carlo Travel Market opened its doors to Professional Buyers and Individual Clientele for the 3rd time on the 12th -13th -14th January 2007. Likewise to the previous edition, the exclusive event characterized by its very personalized concept took place in the Grimaldi Forums 4, 500 sqm Espace Ravel and counted more than 11,500 Individual Clients. Read more.
Sentosa Island:
Prochaine étape dexpansion stratégique en Asie
Les Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts poursuivent leur stratégie dexpansion avec une implantation supplémentaire en Asie: après la reprise mi-2006 dun hôtel de vacances à Phuket / Thaïlande, le groupe hôtelier suisse vient de signer un contrat de management avec le Maxz Universal Development Group pour un nouveau projet sur lîle de Sentosa près de Singapour. Louverture du nouvel hôtel est prévue pour fin 2008.
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New Renaissance Wuhan Inks With China Southern FFP Sky Pearl Club
WUHAN, China, February 28, 2007 - China Southern Airlines has added the newest Marriott China property - the Renaissance Wuhan Hotel - to its Sky Pearl Club frequent flyer program.
The Sky Pearl Club is the largest airline frequent flyer program of any major airline in China with more than 3.7 Million members.
China Southern Airlines is a member of the world-wide Marriott Rewards family of airlines.
Wuhan is the main industrial, commercial and trading center in Hubei. Among the multi-national companies with a significant presence in Wuhan are Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Citroen Renault, Siemens, Ericsson, NEC and Philips.
The Renaissance Wuhan Hotel - slated to open this Spring - will be located in the Wuchang section of the city.
Lord Forte Passes Away
Wed, 28 Feb 2007 -- Lord Forte passed away peacefully in his sleep at 7am (GMT) this morning, at his home in London. He was 98.
Hotel Construction In Bulgaria Endangers Nature - WWF
Over-construction in Bulgarias resorts endangers the countrys nature reserves.
Investors were rushing to build hotels and resorts worth millions of euro in Bulgarias coastal area and in the mountains, environmental group World Wide Fund (WWF) said as quoted by Reuters news agency.
Rampant corruption and weak public administration enabled over-construction, threatening a number of rare and endangered bird and plant species.
In February 2007 Bulgaria approved a list of areas to be included in the European environmental network Natura 2000. The areas total one fifth of the countrys territory.
The list of areas provoked criticism from local businesses and municipalities, fearing they might lose tourism revenue and investment opportunities.
Ecologists protest saying that many areas which should be protected were excluded from the network.
Bulgaria had to rein in construction to protect its nature as it had some of the most precious nature zones in Europe, WWF said in a letter to local authorities.
Accor Opens IBIS Zhongshan
Introductory rate of 138rmb valid until 31 December
BANGKOK, 28 February 2007 Accors leading economy brand Ibis continues its rapid expansion in China with the opening 1 March of Ibis Zhongshan near the booming Pearl River Delta area of southern China.
Zhongshan is considered a leading provincial business centre and the hotel is Accors 6th Ibis hotel to open in China. A further 35 Ibis hotels are under construction or committed for development by 2008. This will bring the total Ibis network in China to between 40-50 hotels in key commercial centres around the country.
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Christie + Co conseille Accor dans le cadre de la vente dun portefeuille de 8 hôtels en Allemagne
28 février 2007 -- Grand City Hotels & Resorts vient de se porter acquéreur de 9 hôtels en Allemagne :
Le Novotel Bonn
Le Novotel Neuss
Le Novotel Düsseldorf Airport
Le Novotel Saarbrücken, le Mercure Kassel
Le Formula1 Madgeburg
LIbis Dortmund
Et lEtap Bremen
Markus Beike, Managing Director Allemagne se réjouit de cette transaction réalisée en collaboration avec Christie + Co : « Cette vente a été menée dans la plus grande discrétion et en un temps record. Les acquéreurs garantissent les emplois et le même niveau de prestations commerciales. » le groupe Grand City Hotels & Resorts a été fondé en février 2006.
Le groupe détient/gère 28 hôtels totalisant 4 000 chambres en Europe.
Christie + Co est le leader européen des transactions et expertises hôtelières, réalisant plus de 350 cessions dhôtels par an.
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Rocco Forte Hotels Celebrates Ten Years of Success
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Luxury hotel collection Rocco Forte Hotels is celebrating its ten year anniversary this week. March 1 marks a decade since Rocco Forte Hotels took control of The Balmoral in Edinburgh. Ten years on, the luxury collection consists of ten hotels in ten key cities across Europe, with two new hotels due to open this summer, Rocco Forte's The Charles Hotel in Munich, named after Sir Rocco's father Lord Charles Forte and Rocco Forte's Le Richemond in Geneva.
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Starwood Hotels And Morgan Stanley Real Estate Announce Joint Venture Agreement To Acquire Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® (NYSE: HOT) and a fund managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate have entered into a definitive joint venture agreement to acquire the Sheraton® Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel from Taisei Corporation Group, with a closing of the acquisition expected before the end of March 2007. The fund, managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate, will own approximately 75% of the joint venture and Starwood will own approximately 25%.
The 802-room Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay has been managed by Starwood® since its opening in 1988 and will continue to be operated by Starwood under a long-term management agreement with the joint venture.
The Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay is located in the Tokyo Disney Resort area and offers guests direct access to Disney via monorail. One of the five official Tokyo Disney hotels, the Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay offers sweeping views of Tokyo Bay and Tokyo Disneyland. The hotel is a leading wedding facility in Japan, with two chapels and 13 event rooms. Other amenities include eight restaurants, the Oasis sport and recreation complex, indoor and outdoor pools.
Exciting News at Grand Hotel Europe
The Grand Hotel Europe is successfully handling its renovation project, which has resulted in the complete refurbishment of 200 rooms and suites, the upgrade of the hotel's main entrance, and a new concept for the interior of the Caviar Bar restaurant.
French designer Michel Jouannet has undertaken this extensive renovation programme, focusing on making the rooms intimate, whilst giving the hotel's long hallways a warmer and rich scarlet decor. Michel Jouannet also worked at the Grand Hotel Europe's sister establishments, the Hotel Cipriani in Venice and the Copacabana Palace in Rio.
For more information, visit www.grandhoteleurope.com
Refurbishment Project: 2nd phase achieved
The hotel has now accomplished the second phase of its refurbishment project with the renovation of 90 rooms & suites, the upgrade of the main entrance, and a new concept for the interior of the Caviar Bar. Read more.
Marriott announces the opening of two new hotels in Mexico
Marriott International has expanded its portfolio of hotels in Mexico with the opening of the Torreon Marriott Hotel and the Ixtapan de la Sal Marriott Hotel & Spa.
For further information please contact Laura Speirs
8th Day Communications on e: lauraspeirs@bigpond.com
Sofitel den Haag gaat over van Accor Hotels naar Eden Hotel Group
Amsterdam, 26 februari 2007 - De Eden Hotel Group neemt vanaf 29 maart 2007 de exploitatie over van het Sofitel Den Haag, dat nu eigendom is van Accor Hotels. Het hotel telt 143 kamers en ligt in het Babylon complex naast Den Haag Centraal Station. De Eden Hotel Group heeft daarnaast met Babylon Den Haag BV (een joint venture van SNS Property Finance en Maeyveld bv) een principe-overeenkomst gesloten voor de aankoop van het vastgoed van het hotel. De Eden Hotel Group neemt het huidige personeel van Accor in dienst. Als nieuwe General Manager is Jordi Kuijt aangetrokken (31 jaar), afkomstig van het Radisson SAS Portman in Londen.
Sofitel Phokeethra Krabi Officially Opens
First LeSpa in Asia launches romantic package for couples and honeymoon market
BANGKOK, 27 February 2007 Sofitel Phokeethra Krabi Resort & Spa officially opened this month, and is offering guests the unique opportunity to experience Sofitels European touch at Asias first LeSpa health and wellness complex.
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Hotel Jardin Tropical opent nieuw Wellness & Spa centrum
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Tenerife, februari 2007 - Eén van de meest gereputeerde hotels aan de Costa Adeje, het prachtige 310 kamers tellende Jardin Tropical****Superior, heeft de totale renovatie afgerond met de opening van een meer dan 400 m2 groot Wellness & Spa centrum.
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Novotel Nusa Dua Brings Family Fun "Back to Bali"
New resort targets families, couples and golfers with great value packages
BANGKOK, 26 February 2007 - Accor will officially launch its first new-build hotel in Bali, the, Novotel Nusa Dua Hotel and Residences, on 15 March with a series of packages ideal for couples, families and adventure lovers.
Nusa Dua is considered one of Balis most popular, central, and family oriented precincts. The new mixed-used development is surrounded by the world-class Nusa Dua Golf and Country Club, and is just a stones throw from the Nusa Dua beach area, where the hotel runs a private Beach Club for guests.
The purpose built, 122-room hotel and apartment development comprises generous sized studios and one, two and three bedroom apartments. All ground-floor apartments offer the added convenience of plunge pools and are fitted out in a modern Balinese inspired style. The large airy living rooms, spacious bathrooms and wide range of room configurations makes the resort ideal for families, groups of friends and couples.
The four-storey hotel features rich timber doors that open into well appointed and beautifully furnished retreats. All upper-level rooms and apartments feature private balconies.
My Spa, the hotels spa and wellness centre, offers traditional Balinese massage, body treatments, and a hair salon.
For reservations please book on-line www.novotelnusaduabali.com
or call the Hotel direct on +62 361 848 0500
101 Hotel - Welcomes you to Reykjavik the Capital of Iceland
In a land of purity - pure air, pure water and pure vegetation - a luxury design hotel has opened its doors. With a commanding presence in the oldest postal code of Reykjavík, 101 hotel neighbors the city's administrative buildings and the Icelandic opera house.
(PRWeb) February 23, 2007 -- 101 Hotel (www.101hotel.is) is the first Icelandic boutique hotel, located in the heart of downtown Reykjavik next to the Icelandic Opera House - Government buildings, businesses, restaurants, cafés and shops are all nearby. State of the art meeting rooms and business centers are located on the ground floor of the hotel, where guests and locals alike can make use of the facilities. A group of 10-15 persons will be able to hold meetings with all the necessary equipment provided by the hotel, such amenities as conference calling all Internet and overhead projectors among others.
101 Hotel is the hottest hotel in Reykjavik the capital of Iceland and a lightning rod of Iceland's new appeal to world travelers. The luxury hotel is owned by design and gallery owner Ingibjorg Palmadottir. She has used grays, black and white, clean lines and well-placed local art works to convey pure Nordic coolness, keeping you warm are heated oak floors, a lounge fireplace, a popular bar. Located in the basement of the hotel guests will find a little spa Jacuzzi and gym for their refuge to rebuild and freshen up physical appearance and restore their mind to themselves. 101 Hotel will therefore never be your typical convention nor conference hotel, as the emphasis falls firmly on the individual guests themselves as to personalized attention.
The hotel features 38 spacious room including suites / jr suites, with in-room amenities providing all the modern comfort you need. In room amenities include such things as CD players and a selection of CD´s in all rooms, disposable cameras, umbrellas, bathrobes as well as in-room library of books, overstocked minibars, t-shirts and caps, sewing kits, intimacy kits, diskettes and wireless PC in-house hookup system for the entire property, just to name a few.
For more information about 101 Hotel visit the website, www.101hotel.is.
Warwick Melrose Hotel
Le fameux hôtel Melrose de Dallas a été racheté par la prestigieuse chaine hôtelière Warwick International Hotels. Grâce à son intégration à la chaine, le Warwick Melrose Hotel devrait ainsi encore améliorer sa notoriété.
Le confort et les aménagements de lhôtel restent irréprochables, son restaurant gastronomique dirigé par le chef Joel Harloff et son « Library bar » sont très convoités.
Situé au cur de Oak Lawn Avenue, un quartier connu pour ces boutiques, ses restaurants et ses résidences environnantes, lhôtel est remarquablement bien situé.
Renseignements : Warwick Hotels, Mme Clémence Broustine, Tel : 01 44 95 89 57,
E-mail : cbroustine@warwickhotels.com
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Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel, Taiwan is expected to open in 2010
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc (NYSE: HOT) and Grace Construction Group have announced a franchise agreement to operate the first international upscale hotel in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. The newly built 359-room Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel is scheduled to open in 2010.
With a consistent high level of economic growth over the past few years which is forecast to continue, Taiwan offers good opportunities for both business and leisure travel markets. Starwood currently operates three hotels in Taiwan (under the Sheraton, Westin and Four Points by Sheraton brands) with another Sheraton Resort under construction in Yilan County. The signing of Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel further consolidates our position as one of the largest upscale international hotel companies in Taiwan, commented Mr. Miguel Ko, President, Asia Pacific Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Worldwide, Inc. We are honored to partner with Grace Construction Group to establish Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel. Hsinchu is a key cultural and IT hub science city, with rich natural sights and a high tech industrial focus that has generated a very healthy demand growth for hotel rooms brought about by business and leisure travelers. added Ko.
Sheraton Hsinchu Hotels facilities will include 359 guestrooms, 3 restaurants, 1 lobby lounge, over 20,000 square feet of meeting space, a spa and an indoor swimming pool. The hotel will be adjacent to a retail mall, office blocks which is also developed by Grace Construction Group.

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Events, Congresses, Meetings: The Maritim Success Formula
Bad Salzuflen/Germany, 28 February 2007 - Planning a conference?
A workshop for the field staff? The big annual general meeting? An important company congress or even a spectacular event such as an evening gala including stage show and VIPs ?
No matter whether small, medium or large, if it's about finding meeting space for any kind of event Maritim Hotels are always one step ahead. |
Under the motto "Meeting and overnighting under one roof" Maritim has been specializing in the meetings and congress market for nearly 40 years and has conquered the market leader position among European hotels in this segment. A large number of companies and associations have for years trusted in Maritim's conference know-how, and thus the hotel company has firmly established itself as an important partner for clients from the areas of politics, economy and society. Nowadays Maritim is represented countrywide in all important cities and is the largest private meetings and events specialist in Germany. Read more.
The 3rd Moscow International MICE Forum
The Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions business in Russia is expanding fast and our aim is to provide a cost effective platform for International suppliers to meet the key players in this rapidly expanding section of the tourism industry. Read more.
India's Buoyant Economy will Drive 10 Per Cent Growth in Outbound Travel to 2009, Says PATA and VISA International Report
THAILAND, 28 February 2007/eTN - A strong, consumption-driven economy, a large and increasingly affluent middle class, and the on-going liberalisation of air transport will contribute to a 10 per cent annual growth in Indian outbound travellers to Asia Pacific over the next three years, according to a new report released last week. Read more.
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Walibi Belgium accueille
Marcel C.B. Schonenberg
en tant que nouveau Directeur Général
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Wavre, 1 mars 2007 - Walibi Belgium a annoncé aujourd'hui la nomination de Marcel C.B. Schonenberg au poste de Directeur Général du parc wavrien. Il succède ainsi à Rudy Hulsman qui, pour sa part, devient responsable des projets stratégiques, y compris le développement de la marque Walibi, pour le groupe Compagnie des Alpes, dont Walibi Belgium fait partie.
Marcel C.B. Schonenberg (42) est originaire des Pays-Bas où il exerçait, depuis 2000, la fonction de Directeur Général à Walibi World.
Les USA se parent d'un nouveau site internet
www.office-tourisme-usa.com ce site aux couleurs américaines comprend des descriptifs et est agrémenté par de nombreuses photos sur les états, villes, parcs nationaux, musées
Vous y retrouverez également des informations pratiques (formalités), les coordonnées des offices du tourisme locaux, tour-opérateurs, compagnies aériennes...
Renseignements : Office du Tourisme-USA, Mme Dominique Gervais et M. Gérald Duport,
Tel : 08 99 70 24 70, E-mails : d.gervais@office-tourisme-usa.com et g.duport@office-toursime-usa.com
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Bolshoi Tourism
Votre réceptif francophone en RUSSIE vous fera découvrir des destinations fabuleuses,
de la Mer Noire à la Sibérie et de l'Asie Centrale jusqu'aux Pays Baltes.
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Nouveau : TrekBaltics
En choisissant de partir en voyage en groupe limité de participants, les visiteurs auront une occasion unique de pouvoir admirer les magnifiques paysages d'Estonie, de participer à des activités "nature" tel que la découverte des pistes d'expédition, "kayaking", canoë sur les terrains marécageux, équitation et l'observation d'une faune admirable. Ces voyages permettent également de faire des rencontres avec les Estoniens qui s'avèrent être des personnes très accueillantes.
Pour obtenir de plus amples informations concernant nos voyages organisés, consultez la rubrique de nouvelles. Cette rubrique contient également toutes les informations des info-tours et des commissions. Jan Johan Karst, Directeur administratif de TrekBaltics, est également à votre disposition, n'hésitez pas à lui poser vos questions par courrier électronique à l'adresse mpirages@piragescom.com . Sur le site se trouve également un ensemble de photos que l'on peut accéder directement à l'adresse www.trekbaltics.com/index.php?main=117
Cuba, China, Japan en Oeganda: de meest opmerkelijke bestemmingen voor de avontuurlijke reiziger
De grote reisbeurzen zijn achter de rug, de reistrends 2007 tekenen zich af. Ook voor de verre avontuurlijke bestemmingen. Joker heeft als touroperator én vluchtenleverancier van verschillende avontuurlijke touroperators de vinger aan de pols en verzamelde op basis van effectieve boekingen wat in is dit jaar. Niet zelden kijken politieke actualiteit en wat op televisie komt daarbij om de hoek. Lees meer.
American Express and TUI enter into cooperation agreement New business travel offer for small and medium-sized firms in Germany
Hanover, 26. February 2007 -- As from 1 March two strong brands are cooperating in the business travel sector: American Express, a leading provider worldwide in business travel management, and FIRST Business Travel, the business travel sector of TUI Leisure Travel, are entering into partnership to look after small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany . The two companies believe that the combination of American Expresss global offer and network and FIRST Business Travels local presence will yield special added value for customers.
The SMEs segment will continue to grow strongly as far as business travel is concerned. The aim of the new link-up is to quickly penetrate the market. One of the strengths of American Express is the individual and global service it provides to major customers and mid-sized companies. Through the cooperation with FIRST Business Travel we will now be able to reach the SME segment better in Germany . The personal and professional service and the strong regional presence of our partner will optimally complement the American Express offer, explains Marc Hildebrand, Vice President & General Manager for Central Europe at American Express Business Travel.
The importance of German small and medium-sized enterprises as a growth segment is highlighted by a current study conducted by the German Business Travel Association (VDR). This shows that in 2005 around 150 million business trips were made, of which 84 per cent were by small and medium-sized firms. The total volume of business trips made by SMEs amounted to 38 billion euros, which represents considerable potential for the new partnership between American Express and FIRST Business Travel.
Euro Relais dans Second Life: de vraies maisons de vacances dans un monde virtuel
Découvrez vos vacances à l'avance
A partir du samedi 3 mars, le monde virtuel de Second Life, qui connaît un immense succès, s'enrichira de trois maisons de vacances. En tant que premier tour-opérateur néerlandais, Euro Relais s'engage virtuellement dans la voie de cet environnement en 3 dimensions, avec le lancement des maisons de vacances appelées First Life. Au total, cinq maisons de vacances différentes d'Euro Relais seront reproduites dans Second Life. Toutes les maisons de vacances peuvent être réservées directement auprès d'Euro Relais, lors d'une visite virtuelle.
Les cinq maisons de vacances d'Euro Relais qui apparaîtront en mars dans Second Life, sont représentatives de la large gamme d'offres du tour-opérateur. Les véritables maisons seront reproduites de manière réaliste par DNB Media et intégrées dans un environnement qui correspond à celui des logements réels. Les personnes qui désirent louer les vraies maisons de vacances, pourront donc bientôt contempler celles-ci à l'avance, dans Second Life. Il devient ainsi possible de découvrir déjà à la maison un produit abstrait comme les vacances.
Les cinq maisons de vacances dans Second Life peuvent être visitées virtuellement par le biais d'un lien sur www.eurorelais.be. Il existe aussi un lien en sens inverse: quand quelqu'un a vu dans Second Life une destination de vacances qui lui plaît, il est redirigé par le biais du bouton 'réserver maintenant' vers les offres proposées sur le site d'Euro Relais.
U-Turn Media Group en Grupo ADI ontwikkelen samen interactieve Europese reisgidsen
Na lancering van interactieve mobiele reisgids voor Barcelona op 3GSM bundelen
U-Turn en Grupo ADI hun krachten om reisgidsen voor 14 andere grote Europese steden te produceren
Praag, Tsjechië, 28 februari 2007: U-Turn heeft een unieke overeenkomst gesloten met Grupo ADI, een grote Spaanse contentproductiemaatschappij, om interactieve mobiele reisgidsen te ontwikkelen. De gidsen zullen gebaseerd zijn op U-Turns innovatieve technologie voor mobiele platformen. De eerste mobiele gids voor Barcelona, die gelanceerd werd tijdens de laatste editie van 3GSM, bevat interactieve kaarten, streaming en te dowloaden videocontent, gesproken commentaar en tekstuitleg over toeristische hoogtepunten in Barcelona. Lees meer.
International Festival Bureau biedt de mooiste evenementen van het seizoen,
in een handzame "mini guide"
Amsterdam, februari 2007 Vanaf nu verkrijgbaar: de nieuwe, handzame festivalgids van het International Festival Bureau, IFB. Het gidsje in handzaam pocketformaat staat vol culturele uitgaanstips, van Praag tot New York. Hoogtepunten van dit seizoen: het Opera Festival van Verona, de openlucht operas in Londens Holland Park of bijvoorbeeld het spectaculaire operafestival in het Oostenrijkse Bregenz.
Meer informatie is online te vinden: http://www.ifbarts.com. Daar kunt u ook uw tickets boeken en geheel veilig via het internet betalen.
International Festivals Bureau (IFB, in 1963 opgericht in Duitsland) is al 40 jaar de grootste ticketleverancier van belangwekkende kunst- en cultuurevenementen. IFB maakt als label deel uit van de Seatem Group, waartoe ook Keith Prowse behoort. Keith Prowse is marktleider op het gebied van entertainment travel en verkoopt toegangskaarten voor evenementen, attracties, themaparken, shows, sportevenementen en excursies over de hele wereld. Voor informatie en reserveringen of interesse is IFB te bereiken via 020-2015241
Dubai Excels In World-Wide Spa Survey
Dubai is home to three of the best spas in the world, according to a study by The Leading Hotels of the World.
The results of the study, which are published in the Leading Spas Directory, will become like Michelin stars for spas, the authors hope.
Dubai is recognized as a global hot spot for luxury spas with few other cities in the world laying claim to three entries in the directory. New York has two, Paris has one, and the whole of Belgium, from where the term spa originated, has none.
The three Dubai spas in the directory are at The Emirates Al Maha Desert Resort and Spa, the Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa, and the One & Only Royal Mirage.
Leading Spas is the first global evaluation and accreditation program for luxury Spas. In order to qualify, a hotel must be a member of The Leading Hotels of the World - a commercial operation - and undergo an anonymous inspection of all aspects of the spa facilities.
To retain the accreditation, each Leading Spa must be reinspected and reevaluated annually.
Al Maha is among the worlds best spas, according to the study.
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