Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB) created the Tribal Wisdom Speaker Programme to enhance and add-value to business events held in Sarawak. This platform allows selected successful local Sarawakians to share their story and how their tribal ancestry influenced their businesses today. In celebration of its 5th year, SCB gathered the speakers to show their appreciation in sharing their personal stories to the world.

from Werner Gessner
With the end of the lifted travel ban on Egypt by the international community of 20 countries e.g. Norway,Germany,United Kingdom,Russia the most important market-feeder and the visit of President Vladimir Putin to Egypt has made a difference and certainly helped the situation in Sharm el Sheikh and other egyptian destinations; the first sign of tourism recovery shows it’s impact.

A new strategy to enhance growth and sustained value creation. Redefinition of the Group’s business model around its 2 core missions, for maximum operational performance & sustainable growth: HotelServices: a hotel operator and brand franchisor that will be fee-oriented and P&L driven. HotelInvest: a hotel owner and investor that will be yield-oriented and balance sheet driven.

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has appointed Mr Mario Hardy as Chief Operations Officer, effective January 15, 2014. Based at PATA HQ in Bangkok, Mr Hardy will support CEO Martin Craigs. Mr Hardy has been Chairman of the PATA Foundation since June 2012 and has been at the forefront of the Foundation’s response to tropical storm Haiyan in the Philippines since November 8.

From April 2014, airberlin is expanding its flight schedule from Germany to Israel by five flights a week, so it will then be flying to Tel Aviv a total of 17 times a week from Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich and Vienna. “Since we first started flying to Tel Aviv in 2009, we have steadily increased our service so that we can offer our guests an even more attractive flight schedule.

Partner country presents its slogan and poster motif for the International Green Week Berlin 2014.Using the slogan “NATURALly Estonia“, the partner country of the International Green Week Berlin 2014 is drawing attention to the importance of its clean natural environment for agriculture and also for tourism. The presentation of the artwork conveying the message “NATURALly Estonia – Partner Country“ is also a visual reminder of the vital interconnections between intact eco-systems and healthy nutrition.