A new report by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) shows that visa facilitation could create up to 2.6 million new jobs in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies by 2016. The report was presented on the occasion of the APEC High Level Policy Dialogue on Travel Facilitation (Bali, Indonesia).
→ read more...Exhibition To Open With Strong Showing of New Exhibitors and Support From CVBs
The Online Diary facility has seen success yet again with its inaugural implementation at IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific 2013. Over 100 exhibitors and buyers have already achieved 100% scheduled appointments before the event is due to commence tomorrow.
airberlin provides the highest level of care when transporting patients to their destination: passengers who suddenly become ill on holiday or who have an accident, frequently have special needs in terms of transport for their return journey. Since 2008 airberlin has been offering patients with health issues a Medical Transport Service, which provides special facilities for sitting or lying down and medical care on board the aircraft. As a rule, medical transport can be organised within just 24 hours anywhere on the airline’s route network.
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Frederic Chretien
Darren Edmonstone, Outrigger® Hotels and Resorts Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, is pleased to announce the appointment of Frederic Chretien as General Manager of the Outrigger Mauritius Resort and Spa, effective October 1, 2013. The property is scheduled to open in December 2013.
Mr. Chretien, a French and Mauritian national with 30 years’ experience in hotels, will report to William Visser, Outrigger® Hotels and Resorts Vice President Operations, Asia-Pacific. → read more...
Bund Classic, the latest event created by China Rendez-vous, is everything about glamour and legendary automobiles with a display of exclusive and exceptional historic cars. The first international level Concours d’Elegance in China will be held in Shanghai Oct.18-20, 2013 and will take place on the lawn of the iconic No. 1 Waitanyuan, the former English Consulate on the Bund. It has been developed around a networking garden party concept in order to bring together China’s high society and automobile aficionados.
→ read more...GBTA European Conference To Be Held in Germany in 2014
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)—the voice of the global business travel industry— today announced a strategic partnership with the German business travel association, Verband Deutsches Reisemanagement (VDR), to host the GBTA European conference in Germany in the Autumn of 2014.
