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AGENTS
Rail Europe announces special offer for
travel agents
Rail Europe has launched a special
discount offer exclusively for travel agents across India. All of Rail
Europe’s popular Swiss packages such as Tops of Switzerland, Glacier
Express Tour besides others are available at 50 per cent discounted
rates. The offer is valid for any travel agent and a companion. Available in
both 1st and 2nd class of travel, this package offers travel agents a chance
to experience what they have been recommending to clients.
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HOTELS
Mayfair Convention, Bhuvaneshwar to open in
November
Mayfair Hotels and Resorts is all set to
launch a new property Mayfair Convention, Bhuvaneshwar. The hotel
will have one of the east India’s largest convention centres, offering
state-of-the-art convention facility. The 20-key unit has two large
convention halls, Crystal and Central with seating capacity of 600
and 1100 respectively, a meeting room to accommodate 18 people and a board
room to accommodate 31 guests.
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Six Senses Destination Spa, Phuket eyeing to
grow its market share from India
Six Senses Destination Spa, Phuket,
Six Senses’ first property under the Destination Spa brand, was recently
introduced to Indian trade after it opened its doors, a year ago. Located 45 minutes from Phuket International Airport, this destination spa
is spread over an area of 85,000 square metre that includes 7500 square
metre of wellness centres, 61 villas of each about 450 square metre with
private pools, four huge suites on beach of 900 square metre each and one
sprawling retreat of 2700 square metre.
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Sarovar Hotels expands base in Africa, opens
Ole Sereni at Nairobi
After witnessing one of its fastest
expansions this year in India, Sarovar Hotels & Resorts is now increasing
its overseas portfolio. It recently announced the opening of its second
property in the African continent. Ole Sereni in Nairobi, a five-star
hotel, is the only city hotel located on the periphery of the Nairobi
National Game Park.
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Elecon Group enters hospitality sector
Announcing its launch in the hospitality
segment, Elecon Group introduced one of its first properties in Gujarat
called Madhubhan Resort and Spa. Located at one of Gujarat’s premium
luxury destinations, the resort is nestled amidst the picturesque green belt
of Charotar region situated in Anand district of Gujarat. The company has
invested approximately Rs 100 crore in the development of this property.
Spread on over 20 acres of land, this state-of-the-art destination has
relaxation facilities including a 300-feet long pool, an amphitheatre and a
shopping arcade.
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MOT
MoT launches extensive overseas marketing campaign from October
29
Ministry of Tourism (MOT) has launched
one of the most extensive overseas marketing campaigns, which started with
Queens Baton Relay on October 29 in London. Elaborating on the
campaign strategy, Sujit Banerjee, secretary, Ministry of Tourism, said that
the extensive overseas marketing campaign will foray into over nine
strategic source markets. The campaign will reach Glasgow on November 30,
Narobi on December 27, Johannesburg on January 10, Toronto on April 14,
Melbourne on April 20, Auckland on May 17, Singapore on June 7, and Kuala
Lumpur on June 12, among many other strategic source markets.
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India Tourism opts for Commonwealth Games as
India pavilion theme at WTM
With less than 365 days left for the Commonwealth Games 2010 (CWG), the
India Tourism has chosen it has its theme at the World Travel Mart (WTM)
to build upon the curiosity that prevails among most of stakeholders in
global travel trade. With over 20 state tourism corporations participating
in the India tourism pavilion, it will also promote sporting events under
the CWGs banner at WTM.
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Travel sector in India has weathered slowdown
well
The last one year has been the worst
nightmare for travel industry across the globe. India has weathered all the
odds with striking resilience. The foreign tourist arrivals (FTA) in India
recovered from the lows of January–March period. The aggregate fall in the
FTA at (-) 7.9 per cent is now close to the global decline average of (-)
7.4 per cent for January-July, which can be converted into impressive
figures with the help of bold measures.
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