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News: PATA predicts continued growth in regional travel

August 3, 2016 • Alicia
Officials on the Pacific Asia Travel Association and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Hotel & Tourism Management released their joint publication, the Asia Pacific Visitor Forecasts 2013-2017. The new forecasts at the complete visitor economy will make it easier for tourism organisations to anticipate demand trends and manage supply. The annual and quarterly forecasts cover a five-year horizon and include price elasticity variables for many of the destinations covered. High-level snapshots from the forecasts show that visitor arrivals to the Asia Pacific region will keep growing with a median annual growth rate of four.1 per cent over the period 2013-2017 and reach 581 million by 2017. At an identical time, north-east Asia will maintain a dominant position within the inbound market of Asia Pacific, and its market share...
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Mantis opens operations on seventh continent

August 3, 2016 • Alicia
Mantis, a family-run selection of award-winning, privately-owned, five-star properties is now the sole hotel group on the planet to have a presence on all seven continents. The group has signed with a set of unique bush camps in Australia, called Wild Bush Luxury, giving Mantis its seventh continental footprint. Mantis prides itself on working with hotels that represent the best example in their kind and celebrate the culture, gastronomy, architecture and nature of the locations within which they’re found. In-the-know travellers can enjoy diverse experiences including quintessentially British stays at London’s Draycott Hotel and 16th century country house-hotel Ellenborough Park within the Cotswolds. Moving further into Europe guests can witness the natural wonder of the Northern Lights on the ICEHOTEL and Lapland Resorts, or if journeying to Africa can enjoy...
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News: ITB Berlin set to launch new advertising campaign to reinforce position

August 1, 2016 • Alicia
ITB Berlin can be strengthening its image because the world’s leading travel trade exhibition with the launch of a brand new advertising campaign. The creative team of Daniel Freier und Robert Körtge of the Berlin-based branding agency kleiner und bold was liable for developing this strategy and new undertaking. The main objective of the hot campaign is to put “experience and experts”. Every year, decision-makers from the international tourism industry gather on the trade event at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds to replace information at the latest developments and trends. Numerous lectures, workshops and seminars on the ITB Berlin Convention and eTravel World, as an instance, offer valuable information to these present. Year after year, this permits annual visitors to ITB Berlin to realize an enormous advantage in relation to knowledge....
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Six Senses opens new office in Ho Chin Minh city

July 30, 2016 • Alicia
Six Senses has established a Cluster Office in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, because it continues to grow within the region. Headed by director of sales and marketing, Ms. Do Thi Thu, and director of promoting and communication, Ms. Susan Wu, the Cluster Office will support the Vietnam properties with a one-stop source for sales, marketing, and PR support in local and international markets. The three Vietnam properties are Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Six Senses Con Dao, and Evason Ana Mandara Nha Trang. Six Senses and Evason resorts recently unveiled the signing of 5 new-build properties across five countries, with all scheduled to be completed before the tip of 2016. This robust development includes the brand’s western hemisphere debut, with properties under development in St. Lucia, Dominican Republic and Columbia;...
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News: Gay and lesbian travellers a driver inside the international tourism industry

July 30, 2016 • Alicia
US Gay and lesbian hotel guests spend a regular 57 per cent more on their travels than their heterosexual counterparts. That’s the results of the most recent survey by Community Marketing Inc., a partner of ITB Berlin. Rika Jean-Francois, ITB Berlin’s CSR officer and member of the board of the International Gay & Travel Association (IGLTA) presented the findings on the ITB Berlin Convention and on the recently held strategy conference of Wien Tourismus in Vienna. Late last year, in a survey conducted within the USA by Community Marketing Inc., 5,700 interviewees were asked about their travel habits. Per the survey, it isn’t only hotels but entire destinations that have the benefit of LGBT travellers (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender). Sunshine and relaxation the primary reasons for holidayingAccording to the...
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