Archive Press Releases February 2012

• Infecting the City and Design Indaba inspire a design-minded city [Destinations]
• Seychelles Tourism Board and China International Friendship and Culture Association meet [Travel Related]
• SATTE continues to set the pace for the Indian travel and tourism industry [Events]
• Seychelles government moves to have a Minister of Tourism and Culture [Travel Related]
• Richard Bang’s award-winning “Adventures with Purposes” begins multi-destination Asian quest in Hong Kong [Destinations]
• Costa Cruises makes statement to update on the situation of their Costa Allegra [Crisis Update]
• International Council of Tourism Partners and Africa Travel Association form partnership [Destinations]
• Seychelles President presents plan for government restructuring [Travel Related]
• TIAC takes a stand for Canadian travel [Business Travel]
• The first Chinese delegation for the Carnival has landed in Seychelles [Travel Related]
• Seychelles Tourism CEO meets member of the Legislative Assembly of Macau Special Administration [Destinations]
• Sri Lanka joins the International Council of Tourism Partners [Destinations]
• Centara President Gerd Steeb retires [Business Travel]
• Why not honeymoon travel to Africa, with Seychelles remaining high on the list of offers? [Destinations]
• China moves to introduce The Elders Art Performing Association of Xiamen to Seychelles [Events]
• German press land in Seychelles in time for 2012 Carnival in Seychelles [Travel Related]
• Seychelles re-engages with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) at its 35th Summit of its General Council held in Rome, February 23-24, 2012 [Travel Related]
• Vote for Puerto Rico in the 2012 about.com Reader's Choice Awards [Destinations]
• The second session of the Saudi Excellence in Tourism Awards launched [Events]
• Australian Indigenous Art Exhibition moves to Seychelles in time for the island’s 2012 carnival [Events]
• China confirms their participation to the 2012 Carnival in Seychelles [Events]
• Seychelles tourism says thank you to the successful and highly-influential Cheng Ning Ning Diana [Business Travel]
• High net worth Chinese: driving customer acquisition and loyalty [Events]
• Seychelles Tourism Board and ASEAN Chamber of Commerce meet [Travel Related]
• Seychelles tourism moves on China with new vigor [Travel Related]
• Madagascar confirms its participation in the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Carnival in Seychelles [Events]
• Seychelles President holds high level meetings in margins of London Conference [Business Travel]
• Seychelles President Michel attends audience with HM Queen Elizabeth II [Travel Related]
• World’s most romantic places to propose this leap year [Destinations]
• Partnership Seychelles and La Reunion for the 2012 Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Carnival is a win-win for both islands [Events]
• Seychelles tourism trade delegation charms Hong Kong and Macau tour operators [Travel Related]
• Emirates' float designed by Seychellois talents [Events]
• Jetwing Sea honored with PATA Gold Award [Accommodation]
• UNWTO activities at ITB 2012 [Events]
• Cape Town’s summer tourism season gets back into action [Destinations]
• EIBTM awarded prestigious Jury prize award from OPC Spain [MICE]
• Hong Kong Commercial Daily interviews CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board [Travel Related]
• Corinthia Hotel London and Daniel Galvin present: the Movie Make-Over Room [Accommodation]
• Raffles Hotels and Resorts appoints Simon Hirst as General Manager, Raffles Praslin Seychelles [Travel Related]
• HotelTravel.com hits high note for Java Jazz Fest in Jakarta [Accommodation]
• Seychelles delegation in Hong Kong sees twelve tour operators sign an MOU with Seychelles Tourism Board [Travel Related]
• Deedee Bridgewater, one of the world’s best jazz vocal singers, is to attend Carnaval International de Victoria 2012 in Seychelles [Events]
• Seychelles Carnival 2012 confirms presence of country western artists Michael Quinn and the Bourbon Kings [Events]
• Raffles Praslin Seychelles presents a family Easter Special [Accommodation]
• PATA Next Gen to “Build the Business Beyond Profits” in Malaysia [Events]
• WTM means business: WTM 2011 leads to more than £1,653m in industry deals [Events]
• Greater mobilization for the visibility of the carnival in the Seychelles [Events]
• First UNWTO report on LGBT travelers highlights economic benefits for tolerant destinations [Travel Related]
• Centara Grand Krabi a spectacular setting for incentives and corporate events [Accommodation]
• Seychelles Investment Business Authority makes their move and supports the island’s “Carnaval International de Victoria” [Events]
• HotelTravel.com and Swiss Quality Hotels International sign partnership agreement [Accommodation]
• IIPT names folk ensemble Lindjo an honorary IIPT Ambassador for Peace [Travel Related]
• Seychellois are working hand in hand with the island’s authorities to claim back their tourism industry [Travel Related]
• Seychelles Ambassador in China keeps the islands covered in the press [Travel Related]
• Dubai’s Jebel Ali Golf Resort and Spa to host WTA Middle East Ceremony 2012 [Events]
• Anse Lazio of Praslin in the Seychelles voted year after year as the World’s Best Beach is open once again with a full contingent of life guards [Destinations]
• Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles, prepares to welcome the 2012 Carnaval International de Victoria [Events]
• Centara offers package to celebrate Songkran in Chiang Mai at Khum Phaya Resort [Accommodation]
• Seychelles tourism industry moves on Hong Kong in their marketing drive [Travel Related]
• Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority throws its support behind the Seychelles 2012 Carnival [Events]
• Giltedge Golf and Sport launches iPad application for SA Golf Travel [Travel Related]
• Seychelles hotels move to confirm their support for receiving Chinese tourists [Travel Related]
• Seychelles President Michel to visit the United Kingdom this week [Travel Related]
• Le Duc de Praslin hotel on Praslin in the Seychelles opens its eco-friendly magna swimming pool [Accommodation]
• Seychelles tourism industry takes to the sea at Anse Lazio on Praslin now that swim ban is lifted [Destinations]
• Seychelles carnival will be discussion point on nationwide televised forum [Events]
• Seychelles prepares itself for the La Réunion Expo Foire Internationale [Events]
• Carnival in Seychelles enters final two weeks of preparations for local carnival procession participants [Events]
• Bangor Maine Tourism CVB joins ICTP as a new destination [Travel Related]
• Fully sold IT&CM China 2012 presents a 30 percent larger showcase with fresh procurement opportunities [Events]
• Reunion island, Europe in the Indian Ocean [Destinations]
• IMEX America expands to fill two halls at Sands Expo [Events]
• Entertainment groups from UK head to Seychelles to relish the March carnival [Events]
• Slovenia pilot Matevz Lenarcic lands his ultra-light plane in Antarctica [Travel Related]
• Tourists from Hungary land in Seychelles by special flight [Travel Related]
• WTTC: world solution must be found to aviation emissions trading [Travel Related]
• La Reunion press record the Seychelles presence in their island [Travel Related]
• Egypt Tourism Authority undergoes striking advancements with .travel [Destinations]
• The Italian Blue Panorama Airlines inaugural flight lands in the Seychelles islands [Airline Industry]
• New online Cape Town Toolkit to launch at ITB Berlin 2012 [Travel Related]
• Seychelles at OTM Tourism Trade Fair in India and pursuing Bollywood to increase visibility [Travel Related]
• Centara Krabi a romantic venue for weddings and honeymoons [Accommodation]
• The safety label for Seychelles remains their priority as announcement is made to re-open all beaches [Travel Related]
• Visit California newest member of International Council of Tourism Partners [Destinations]
• WTM Vision Conference–London panel line up complete [Events]
• UNWTO Secretary General meets Spanish Tourism Minister [Travel Related]
• IMEX in Frankfurt number 10 – signs strong for a great show to mark anniversary year [Events]
• Largest Route Development Forum in the Americas to open in Nassau [Airline Industry]
• Le Duc de Praslin hotel in the Seychelles goes green with the first ever Magna Pool in the islands [Accommodation]
• Visas campaign a top priority for ETOA this year [Travel Related]
• WTTC Global Summit leads the tourism industry through turbulent times [Events]
• A few words for humanity, a big step forward for Mother Earth – “Paradise Exorcised” launched [Accommodation]
• Notting Hill Carnival from the UK confirms they will be present at the Seychelles Carnival [Events]
• Centara Villas Phuket voted into Top 25 Relaxation Hotels by Trip Advisor [Accommodation]
• Emirates Open Skies in-flight magazine shows the coming Carnival in the Seychelles [Events]
• Richard Armstrong, Director of the Guggenheim Museum in New York, appreciates Art&Tourism [Travel Related]
• Top Seychelles artists rallied to sing their carnival 2012 theme song [Events]
• Inauguration of the Saudi Recovered Antiquities Exhibition [Destinations]
• Statement from St. George's Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation [Airline Industry]
• "VisitBritain” exceeds expectations by 20 percent [Travel Related]
• Korean delegation and performance team confirms their participation in the Carnival in Seychelles [Events]
• HotelTravel.com’s top 5 Carnival and Mardi Gras festivals worldwide [Accommodation]
• Special holiday package holiday offer for 2012 Seychelles Carnaval International de Victoria [Events]
• Guam Visitors Bureau attends L.A. Times Travel Show [Events]
• Seychelles benefits from a special feature in the Guardian Newspaper of the UK [Destinations]
• Edith Hunzinger, the Seychelles Frankfurt-based Tourist Office Manager, visits the Düsseldorf Carnival Organization as they prepare “royal” visit to the Seychelles [Travel Related]
• Long lives the house wine: Gran Hotel Son Net to plant vineyard and develop home grown produce on its estate [Accommodation]
• GVB hosts Korea-Guam Tourism Council on Guam [Destinations]
• Aaron Heslehurst, the BBC news and travel presenter, to be MC at Official Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Carnival in Seychelles [Events]
• Samba Queen from PARAISO Escola de SAMBA leading a Brazil delegation to Seychelles Carnival [Events]
• Corinthia Hotels human resources executives speak at NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS) forum on Insights to Hospitality Hiring [Business Travel]
• Russian navy confirms its participation in the 2012 Carnival in Seychelles [Events]
• Amazing Deal: Vienna-Budapest Easter Package from USD621 [Destinations]
• Seychelles tourism chief holds press conference at Mauritius Airport on the island’s 2012 Carnival [Events]
• Centara opens Centra value brand at Government Complex in Chaeng Watthana [Accommodation]
• Dusseldorf Carnival of Germany is one new addition for the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Carnival in Seychelles [Events]
• Corinthia Hotels’ sensational accommodation offer of up to a 50 percent discount in 6 exciting destinations [Accommodation]
• French television RFO interviews Alain St.Ange of Seychelles to update La Reunion on coming Carnival [Events]
• HotelTravel.com adds 113 new hotel partners in 64 cities worldwide [Accommodation]
• Palestine sees joining the International Council of Tourism Partners as a new spirit for their tourism industry [Travel Related]
• Regency President Ibrahim Hassan Al-Asmakh wins WTA “Travel Personality of the Year” [Travel Related]
• Seychelles and La Reunion meet to finalize Carnival 2012 before updating press [Events]
• Centara to open second Maldives resort in 2012 [Accommodation]
• Seychelles wishes Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth prosperity and good health for many years to come [Travel Related]
• World Travel Market voted UKinbound Industry Event of 2011 [Events]
• Seychelles meets press in Mauritius on 2012 Carnival [Events]
• ITB Asia to take place at Marina Bay Sands in 2012 [Events]
• ASEAN Secretary General to attend the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Carnival in Seychelles [Events]
• Australian Aboriginal artists confirm their participation at the 2012 Carnival in Seychelles [Events]
• San Juan County in Utah joins International Council of Tourism Partners as another US member [Travel Related]
• Accord signed by Seychelles Tourism Academy opens up training opportunities for tourism officials [Business Travel]
• Seychelles’ unique Coco de Mer nut is the latest chocolate collection for Valentines 2012 [Travel Related]
• Seychelles President Michel awarded honorary doctorate by TERI University [Travel Related]
• ICTP welcomes Anguilla Tourist board as its newest member [Travel Related]
• Guam Visitors Bureau attends Los Angeles Travel and Adventure Show [Events]
• World Travel Awards issues call for nominations [Events]
• Qatar Airways’ in-flight magazine covers eating out in Seychelles [Travel Related]
• The Ramsar Convention and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) join forces to celebrate World Wetlands Day [Travel Related]
• The history of Jetwing Lagoon [Accommodation]
• Seychelles President and Indian Prime Minister reaffirm privileged partnership [Travel Related]
• New Centara Pattaya is in ideal location for couples and families [Accommodation]
• The Jetshare Portal Victor proudly presents: The German website [Travel Related]
• New models of sustainable development for cities of art [Events]
• The finalists for “Miss Seychelles… another world 2012” are revealed [Events]
• HotelTravel.com launches “Early Spring Cleaning Sale” at 81,550 hotels worldwide [Accommodation]