Archive Press Releases August 2011

• Tourism gets support from world’s biggest bookseller ahead of World Tourism Day [Travel Related]
• Asia dominates Asia-Pacific tourism boom [Travel Related]
• Celebrity businesswoman Karren Brady to take center stage [Events]
• Agoda.com and Air China partnership offers frequent flyers more miles [Travel Related]
• Seychelles government and tourism industry's association hold joint tourism meeting on La Digue island [Destinations]
• Red Cross SG calls on Seychelles President Michel [Travel Related]
• Online toolkit set to help hotels reduce energy footprint and costs [Accommodation]
• Hotel companies demonstrate leadership through new initiative [Accommodation]
• Seychelles President Michel condemns UN terrorist attack [Travel Related]
• Your home away from home [Accommodation]
• Green Globe App and online Solution Center to launch at IMEX America [Travel Related]
• Tourism in the headlines [Events]
• Seychelles President concludes Australia state visit [Destinations]
• HotelTravel.com cuts rates for US Open in New York City [Accommodation]
• Seychelles and Australia have fruitful and engaging discussions based on shared world view [Destinations]
• Japan inbound to US: recovering but not recovered [Travel Related]
• International Hawaii Tourism Ambassador program off to a successful start [Destinations]
• Centara upgrades website for trade partners [Accommodation]
• World Youth and Student Travel Conference speaker list [Events]
• Cape Town Tourism appoints advertising agency to develop and execute global marketing campaign [Destinations]
• The luxurious Insólito is a blend of brazil´s culture, nature and design [Accommodation]
• HotelTravel.com F1 Event Guide gains speed at Spa [Accommodation]
• UMA and NTA make progress toward 2013 event [Events]
• Centara opens new resort at Phuket’s Mai Khao Beach [Accommodation]
• WTM launches free WTM mobile app [Events]
• Great African explorer Kingsley Holgate hosted to special evening in Seychelles [Travel Related]
• Agoda.com offers Chuseok deals in Seoul and Busan from USD34 per night [Accommodation]
• Signature refines marketing initiatives at annual Marketing Committee meeting [Travel Related]
• New discovery in Saudi Arabia: domestication of horses in the Arabian Peninsula 9000 years ago [Destinations]
• Seychelles and Australia have fruitful and engaging discussions based on shared world view [Travel Related]
• Tourism holds key to Egypt’s new democratic dawn [Events]
• Simple steps to a seamless passport renewal [Travel Related]
• Seychelles President arrives in Australian state of Victoria on official visit [Destinations]
• Atlantis Submarines Barbados recertified Green Globe [Travel Related]
• UNWTO and SNV partner to advance tourism training for the informal sector in developing countries [Travel Related]
• International chefs arrive in South Africa to support needy children [Events]
• Seychelles makes it all the way to take the cover of Australian Luxury Travel and Style Magazine [Travel Related]
• GlobalStar Travel Management and CCRA Travel Solution unveils HotelStar online booking portal during 2011 GBTA Convention [Accommodation]
• Seychelles delegation addresses press conference in Melbourne, Australia [Travel Related]
• Launch of Horn of Africa appeal [Crisis Update]
• Seychelles President Michel expresses solidarity following terrorist attack [Travel Related]
• CEO of Seychelles Tourism Board presents great African explorer Kingsley Holgate with country's new map showing Seychelles as center of the world [Travel Related]
• James Mancham of Seychelles is part of Savannah Ocean Exchange in the USA [Travel Related]
• Green Globe certification award for Cinnamon Grand Colombo, Sri Lanka [Accommodation]
• Seychelles government minister leads church service for families of shark attack victims on Praslin [Travel Related]
• Sixt launches operations at Miami International and Ft. Lauderdale’s Hollywood airports [Travel Related]
• Adventuring on the frontier requires a reliable guide [Travel Related]
• Speed Networking overhauled for WTM 2011 [Events]
• Centara to open first overseas Centra brand hotel in Bali [Accommodation]
• TourCrafters offers Athens-Mykonos-Cruise package from USD1,321 [Destinations]
• Green Globe partner, Heritage, receives UNWTO affiliation [Travel Related]
• Seychelles Tourism Board members commemorate launch of new Seychelles Map in company of famous African Explorer Kingsley Holgate [Travel Related]
• Cape Town to host to fourth annual eTourism Africa Summit [Events]
• SMS voting campaign for the New 7 Wonders has now been launched [Destinations]
• Seychelles President to undertake state visit to Australia [Travel Related]
• Agoda.com presents red-carpet rates for the 68th Venice Film Festival [Accommodation]
• Seychelles responds to second shark attack in its waters and presents to Praslin Islands tourism industry players the situation on hand [Destinations]
• ICTP destination alliance welcomes .travel [Travel Related]
• Seychelles first President: film acknowledges Sir James Mancham's role as world statesman working for peace [Travel Related]
• Centara offers green season rates at Mae Sot [Accommodation]
• Seychelles congratulates India on 64th Independence Day [Travel Related]
• The Mother City celebrates World Tourism Day with My Cape Town [Events]
• Centara launches interactive website [Accommodation]
• Seychelles issues Maritime Safety Advisory following freak shark accident [Travel Related]
• Alfred Pisani, Founder and Group Chairman of Corinthia Hotels, appointed Corporate Patron of Just a Drop, the international water-aid charity [Travel Related]
• A legend awakes: the Au Co sets new standards [Cruise Industry]
• German press continues updating German holidaymakers on dream destination of Seychelles [Destinations]
• Jamaica leads Caribbean tourism recovery [Events]
• Centara expands and restructures sales and marketing to service fast expansion strategy [Accommodation]
• The Seychelles Islands: romancing the stones [Destinations]
• Seychelles Tourism Board to host the island's September Seychelles Ball as part of World Tourism Week [Events]
• Regatta ready to set sail [Events]
• Seychelles' Desroches Island Resort opens its world-class spa [Accommodation]
• Egypt to host official World Tourism Day celebrations [Events]
• HotelTravel.com signs direct hotel contract with Augustus Collection [Accommodation]
• Mövenpick Resort Taba receives Green Globe Certification award [Accommodation]
• The Retreat, Selous, Tanzania with new reservation office from August 2011 [Accommodation]
• Seychelles: From the heart of Gondwanaland to the center of the world [Travel Related]
• Agoda.com launches deals for Berlin's IFA [Events]
• World Travel Market’s social media revolution [Events]
• Celebrating the Feast of the Assumption in Seychelles sparks excitement on the island of La Digue [Events]
• 100 Days of Giveaways from Jordan Tourism Board [Travel Related]
• Wildfowl and Wetland Trust from UK met with Seychelles Tourism Board to discuss programs in Seychelles [Travel Related]
• Centara offers special rates at Samui resorts [Accommodation]
• Zanzibar Minister for Tourism and Seychelles Tourism CEO discuss partnership and working together [Travel Related]
• Award-winning Barcelona helps shape EIBTM networking events [Events]
• Corinthia Hotels receives American Express Executive Travel Magazine 2011 Leading Edge Award [Accommodation]
• Seychelles will host in 2012 the 1st Global Cultural Ambassador Award [Events]
• The Heritage Environmental Management Company expands Green Globe memberships in Seychelles, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique [Accommodation]
• Luke Benbow appointed General Manager for Bhundhari Spa Resort and Villas Samui [Accommodation]
• Seychelles’ government welcomes final Commonwealth election report [Travel Related]
• Seychelles and Maldives tourism meet to discuss joint actions [Travel Related]
• Indian Ocean Island Games get underway in Seychelles [Events]
• Sustainable tourism in action in Seychelles [Travel Related]
• The Vanilla Islands in the Indian Ocean extend promotion with social media [Travel Related]
• Seychelles and Maldives seek closer maritime cooperation [Travel Related]
• Zagreb - the city with a heart [Destinations]
• La Reunion Island becomes first destination to partner with French football club [Destinations]
• New event launched to attract top overseas tourism buyers [Events]
• La Reunion island tourism launches innovative new application for iPad and iPhone [Travel Related]
• Centara opens serviced apartments at Phuket’s Karon Beach [Accommodation]
• World's sexiest DJ Juicy M in the Seychelles [Travel Related]
• 12th WTTC Global Summit to include Sendai events [Events]
• First group of hotel management students graduate in Seychelles [Travel Related]
• STAY WYSE Green Initiative Award [Accommodation]
• NTA’s tour operator-exclusive event heads West in 2012 [Events]
• TourCrafters’ 8-day fall Sicily Tour is only USD1,235 [Destinations]
• Seychelles first ever Electoral Commission sworn into office [Travel Related]
• Countrywomen from Dolac [Events]
• Agoda.com lines up great deals in Taipei for Semicon 2011 [Accommodation]
• ITB Asia 2011 announces largest ever conference program [Events]
• Top Seychellois-born DJ Antonius to perform at SUBIOS, the Seychelles Festival of the Sea [Events]
• Centara offers free room nights during Chiang Mai green season [Accommodation]
• WTM 2011 to benefit from transport improvements [Events]
• A legend awakes - the Au Co sets new standards [Cruise Industry]
• Seychelles Tourism Board commends high interest in photo competition for schools [Travel Related]
• Apartments in Erlangen [Accommodation]
• Seychelles moves on its calendar of events for 2012 becoming an events-based destination [Events]
• UK passport leader aids travel document needs of Houston [Business Travel]
• Zanzibar Tourism Minister receives Seychelles Carnival limited edition book [Travel Related]
• Dance Evenings at Zrinjevac Park [Events]
• Public and private sector to work closely to develop tourism in Jordan over next 5 years [Destinations]
• Centara opens two more hotels in Pattaya [Accommodation]
• Seychelles brings back Miss Seychelles, partners with Miss Southern African International [Events]