Sandals Resorts International (SRI), parent company of Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts and Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts, today announced the purchase of LaSource Resort in Grenada for an undisclosed sum. The agreement to acquire the resort was successfully reached after on-going discussions with the Government of Grenada and represents the brand’s first property in this Eastern Caribbean country.

Two key new senior appointments designed to boost European driven business have been announced by Dusit International. Simon Trengove-Jones is the group’s new Regional Director of Sales, Europe while German national, Marie-Rose Vesterling takes up the position as Senior Sales Manager, Europe, Dusit International from 15 November 2012.

With the addition of King Farouk’s historic yacht “Misr”, the “Feddya” – a redefinition of the traditional ‘dahabeya’ – and the long cruise vessel “Hamees”, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is now the largest international cruise operator on the Nile.
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is thrilled to announce new options for travellers wishing to explore the magical River Nile in Egypt.

The Chairman of the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), Mr. Shao Qiwei, and the founder of the international hotel chain Meliá Hotels, Mr. Gabriel Escarrer Juliá, have been named as the first winners of the UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement. The UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement was established in 2012 as an annual award recognizing those individuals who have demonstrated excellence throughout their tourism careers and who serve as inspirational role models.

The two most populous nations on Earth will be in the hunt for the ROC Asia title at the 2012 Race Of Champions. Team India will feature Formula 1’s Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok while Team China will partner F1 test driver Ho-Pin Tung with rally ace Han Han, best known as the world’s most widely-read blogger. The two giants will take on host nation Thailand and one other Asian team in the event at Bangkok’s Rajamangala Stadium on December 14.
Dusit International Hotels offers a special ROC Package for all visitors.(Please scroll down for more Informations and also see the offer at the end of this newsletter.

Tashkent international travel fair “Tourism on the Silk Road” has been organized recently in the Uzbek capital.
Very often tourism becomes hostage to its name’s fascination. Exotic countries, resorts, comfortable hotels and beaches spark in our heads first when we hear this word; yet, under all these beauties are the hundreds of thousands of jobs, a massive infrastructure and incomes comparable with leading industries. Tourism, first of all, is a business, a very keen one. Many countries draft their budgets by paying a close consideration to the travel industry. Uzbekistan is hardly a tyro on this market; it has a lot of what to show to the world.