[Rod Baker] Biz.Travel spoke to Nicolas de Chalain, the general manager of the new Long Beach Resort in Mauritius recently, about the Sun Resort group's new 'jewel in the crown'.
14 Mar 2011 13:59
ANDORRA: Switzerland, Germany and France have the most attractive environments for developing the travel and tourism industry, according to the fourth Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, just released by the World Economic Forum at the Global Tourism Forum 2011 (GTF) held in Andorra. Austria, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Spain and Singapore complete the top 10.
9 Mar 2011 07:12
DUBAI, UAE: One of Africa's most significant tourism and leisure groups, Sun International, has appointed Dubai-based Tourism Point LLC to manage its marketing and public relations communications in the Middle East region.
24 Feb 2011 10:01
NUREMBERG, GERMANY: The political unrest in North Africa has had far-reaching consequences for the tourism industry. According to GfK Retail and Technology, the majority of German holidaymakers have postponed any planned trips to Egypt and Tunisia and demand for the summer months also noticeably declined in the first few weeks of the year.
22 Feb 2011 07:09
DUBAI, UAE/MCLEAN, US: Hilton Worldwide has announced the signing of a management agreement with the Bin Otaiba Investment Group for a Hilton Hotels & Resorts property in Sharjah, marking the company's entry into the emirate.
17 Feb 2011 10:27
DUBLIN, IRELAND: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has officially opened its new premium lounge at Dublin Airport's Terminal 2 (T2). Etihad became the first airline to operate its scheduled arrival and departure services from T2 in late November 2010.
16 Feb 2011 06:00
LONDON, UK: According to analysis by PwC, there could be a 27% increase in luxury rooms in London by 2012 with around 2400 rooms in 18 hotels reported under construction or planned in London.
11 Feb 2011 11:04
[Mintel Oxygen] CHICAGO, US: Dining out can be an indulgent treat, a convenient way to feed the family when you're too busy to cook at home, or a way of celebrating a special occasion. However, consumers are still hawkishly watching their discretionary spending - in fact, 60% of restaurant-goers report that the recession has changed the way their family spends money.
4 Feb 2011 06:03
[Mintel Oxygen] LONDON, UK: While in the not too distant past, drinking cider may have been associated with images of rural pastures, old fashioned drinking and unsophisticated palates, latest research from Mintel reveals that a combined push from the industry, coupled with consumer demand has seen cider beat the economic squeeze to become a favourite with the British consumer.
3 Feb 2011 09:22
WHITE PLAINS, US: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced Starwood Preferred Guest members can now connect with the company's customer service agents using FaceTime.
21 Jan 2011 10:42
CHICAGO, US: While spirits barely edged out beer as the most popular alcoholic beverage enjoyed by consumers between 2009 and 2010, the market has hardly fallen flat. According to latest research from Mintel, domestic beer is the clear favourite, followed by imported varieties; but 33% of all beer drinkers aged 21 and up are drinking less imported beer because they're drinking more domestic craft beer instead.
5 Jan 2011 10:17
NEW YORK, US: Business travellers are anticipating an increase in corporate travel for 2011 - a welcomed boost in customer demand for the hospitality and travel sectors - according to a new survey from Deloitte.
3 Dec 2010 05:55
NEW YORK, US: While many consumers are uncertain about the economy heading into the holidays, a few important demographic segments are exhibiting more seasonal cheer, according to Deloitte's 25th
Annual Holiday Survey of consumer spending intentions and trends.
26 Nov 2010 07:41
Opening in April 2011, the brand new Long Beach Hotel on Mauritius' east coast, on the Belle Mare Peninsula, is situated right where a powerful urban feel meets the ultimate in ocean, beach and indulgence.
24 Nov 2010 16:23
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