Archive Press Releases March 2012

• Seychelles and Mauritius to consolidate cultural cooperation [Travel Related]
• Discover a world of wonders in Zimbabwe at the Africa Travel Association’s 37th Annual World Congress [Events]
• Seychelles to host next RETOSA Board meeting at the same time it welcomes Routes Africa 2012 in July [Business Travel]
• Earth Hour 2012 – Jetwing Hotels say “lights out” [Accommodation]
• HotelTravel.com returns to help kids at Phuket Sunshine Foundation [Travel Related]
• NYU-SCPS Tisch Center and Corinthia Hotels announce the “Alfred Pisani Corinthia Hotels” Scholarship and Internship and Management Training Programs [Travel Related]
• Saudi Arabian Airlines and Kenya Airways to begin codeshare flights [Airline Industry]
• Vacations that are experiences, not just destinations [Travel Related]
• Green Globe certifies Mövenpick Hotel and Casino Geneva, Switzerland [Accommodation]
• Routes Africa 2012 set to rally airline companies, civil aviation authorities and tourism boards in Seychelles [Events]
• Geoff Cowley MD of The Hoseasons Group to join panel discussion at WTM Vision Conference-London [Events]
• Travel and Tourism needs to become a potent force within RETOSA member countries [Travel Related]
• Green Globe recertifies Accra Beach Hotel and Spa, Barbados [Accommodation]
• Nick de Bois MP confirmed to speak at IMEX in Frankfurt’s10th anniversary [Events]
• agoda.com uncovers the fairytale castles of Germany [Accommodation]
• Tourism Ministers of Mauritius and Seychelles meet at Port Louis [Destinations]
• Award-winning Relief Riders to visit 40,000 camels [Travel Related]
• ICTP supports call for a moratorium on EU Emissions Trading Scheme and urgent action by ICAO [Travel Related]
• Guam Visitors Bureau meets with US Consul General in Moscow, launches Russian website [Travel Related]
• Discounted Small-Group European Escorted Tours: Ireland from USD999 [Destinations]
• International Council of Tourism Partners welcomes US state of Georgia Tourism as newest destination member [Destinations]
• Centara's Khum Phaya Resort offers style and value this summer [Accommodation]
• Africa proud to announce two back to back tourism events [Events]
• HotelTravel.com's “Promotions Finder” powers new website redesign [Accommodation]
• Jumeirah Emirates Towers awarded Green Globe Certification [Accommodation]
• Worldwide events by Routes update issued as Seychelles takes its place for Africa [Events]
• Dynamic Hispanic market draws attention of tour operators and travel agents [Travel Related]
• Seychelles Minister St.Ange to seek the support of SADC and RETOSA for Routes Africa 2012 [Events]
• Seychelles tourism reaffirms its engagement with the Russian market in Moscow at MITT Tourism Trade Fair [Events]
• Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture impressed with the newly-built temporarily classes of the islands’ Tourism Academy [Travel Related]
• The future of Seychelles and its people depends on the youth [Travel Related]
• Hawaii Tourism Association reaches out to the Gulf region to attract high-spending Middle East travelers to the state [Events]
• Seychelles Minister St.Ange congratulates Seychellois students’ trilingual skills as the islands celebrate La Francophonie [Travel Related]
• Routes Africa 2012 in Seychelles set to bring North South and East West dialogue [Events]
• Seychelles pursues existing cooperation with La Reunion island to further develop the tourism and cultural cooperation [Travel Related]
• Seychelles is congratulated by the Notting Hill Carnival Roadshow of the UK [Travel Related]
• Seychelles Berjaya Resort supports community fire safety awareness workshop [Travel Related]
• Under The Sea Hawaii joins the Hawaii Tourism Association in their effort to reach out to new visitors markets [Travel Related]
• Airberlin is to discontinue press discounts [Airline Industry]
• Corinthia Hotel London unveils “The Seven Penthouses of Corinthia London [Accommodation]
• Sir Rocco Forte to be special guest at IMEX in Frankfurt 10th anniversary Politicians Forum [Events]
• Wild West Sands [Accommodation]
• Seychelles to host Routes Africa 2012 [Events]
• Malawi joins the International Council of Tourism Partners [Destinations]
• Green Globe certified Mövenpick City Centre Hotel Amsterdam [Accommodation]
• HotelTravel.com cuts hotel deals for CHIC in Beijing [Accommodation]
• IMEX in Frankfurt 2012 Wild Card winners announced as Sendai and El Salvador – initiative supported by fresh help from GainingEdge [Business Travel]
• Seychelles islands named Best Islands as part of Outside’s inaugural Active Travel Awards [Destinations]
• Calling all cool, new meeting technologies for a chance to win a free booth at IMEX America [Events]
• Opening La Francophonie Seychelles 2012 Alain St.Ange addresses the conservation of the Seychellois cultural heritage [Travel Related]
• Flemish Community among the first regions to measure tourism’s economic impact using the Tourism Satellite Account [Travel Related]
• ITE & MICE Hong Kong 2012: A world of new deluxe travel products to welcome buyers and trade visitors [Events]
• Agoda.com releases sakura season specials [Accommodation]
• Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St.Ange will lead Seychelles delegation at the SADC Ministers of Tourism meeting and 48th RETOSA Board Meeting in Mauritius, March 26-29 [Business Travel]
• SCTA announces schedule of STTIM 2012 [Events]
• Seychelles 2012 Carnaval International de Victoria lottery winners receive prizes [Events]
• WTM Vision Conference – Florence lineup complete [Events]
• ICCA CEO Martin Sirk to kick off IT&CM China 2012 opening as keynote speaker [Events]
• WTTC appoints TUI’s Dr. Michael Frenzel as Chairman [Business Travel]
• Slovenia: green, active and healthy [Destinations]
• RTE reveals overwhelming interest in its inaugural ILTM Americas [Events]
• Moab Area Travel Council of Utah joins International Council of Tourism Partners [Destinations]
• 14 tourism spring festivals blooming in Saudi Arabia [Destinations]
• HotelTravel.com chooses STAAH.com channel management [Accommodation]
• RwandAir makes a firm order for two Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen aircraft [Airline Industry]
• Value and exceptional service is key to growing US and UK travel markets [Destinations]
• NTA, UMA modify dates for Travel Exchange [Events]
• Seychelles delegation completes successful Seatrade Convention in Miami, USA [Cruise Industry]
• Seychelles UK Tourist Office moves to restructure for the long term [Travel Related]
• Seychelles strengthens its positioning to the diving, fishing and sailing holiday segments in the Middle East [Travel Related]
• Seychelles Minister St.Ange meets his Culture Department workforce [Travel Related]
• Seychelles visitor arrival figures show that the Tourism Board policy of diversification is paying off [Travel Related]
• Seychelles President appoints new Air Seychelles board [Airline Industry]
• Cultural cooperation between Sweden and Seychelles brings training possibilities for young Seychellois [Travel Related]
• Seychelles sees changes at the Department of Culture as new Minister St.Ange takes office [Travel Related]
• La Reunion pulls “Le Travel d'Or” award for iPad applications [Destinations]
• Seychelles… the new destination for the Indian market [Destinations]
• Seychelles founding President will be part of “Global Hotspots, Insiders Briefing” in California USA [Travel Related]
• Seychelles and China sign Rs90m funding boost to local projects [Travel Related]
• Brazil is leading the travel and tourism economy in Latin America [Destinations]
• Green Globe recertifies Barcelo Punta Cana Hotel in the Dominican Republic [Accommodation]
• African adventures brought to you by .travel [Travel Related]
• High-level tourism delegation from Zimbabwe to give press conference at ATA Headquarters in New York [Destinations]
• Germany records the German participation at the “Carnival of Carnivals” in Seychelles [Events]
• WTA reveals Europe nominees for 2012 program [Events]
• Green Globe recertifies Music and Congress Centre Lübeck, Germany [Travel Related]
• Trumpets to Seychelles School of Music from Umeå Sweden [Travel Related]
• International Council of Tourism Partners welcomes Northern Mariana Islands as their latest addition [Destinations]
• Alain St.Ange sworn in as Seychelles Minister of Tourism and Culture [Travel Related]
• agoda.com offers up to 20 percent discount on Aussie Easter getaways [Accommodation]
• Jordan once again exhibited at the ITB trade fair in Berlin for 2012 [Travel Related]
• agoda.com offers unbeatable China rates for Qingming 2012 [Accommodation]
• Centara to open second Centra value-brand hotel in Bangkok [Accommodation]
• agoda.com's super Songkran deals for Thai New Year [Accommodation]
• Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism to advance the use of new technologies in mountain tourism [Events]
• Air Seychelles launches flights to Abu Dhabi [Airline Industry]
• TourCrafters offers hassle-free escorted luxury tour of Italy [Destinations]
• French TV – TF1 – tells the French-speaking world about the carnival in Seychelles [Travel Related]
• Green Globe recertifies Rockhouse Hotel Negril, Jamaica [Accommodation]
• Seychelles and Mauritius sign landmark treaties for joint management of continental shelf [Travel Related]
• Lessons from ITB as world tourism bounces back [Travel Related]
• Alpe Adria Trail - from Grossglockner across Slovenia and Italy to the sea [Travel Related]
• Seychelles and Mauritius Ministers responsible for tourism meet at ITB tourism trade fair in Berlin [Travel Related]
• Air tax doing substantial damage to the UK economy [Travel Related]
• “The Star” of Kenya congratulates the annual Seychelles-based carnival [Events]
• Green Globe certifies HOST Meeting and Event Services in Germany [Accommodation]
• State welcome for Seychelles President Michel in Mauritius [Business Travel]
• Thierry Antinori, Executive Vice President of Emirates; Minister Alain St.Ange of the Seychelles and King Johnny, the King of Travel, meet at 2012 ITB [Travel Related]
• The Times uses the beauty and the spectacular beaches of Seychelles as benchmark [Destinations]
• Handball champions, Kiel of Germany, poses for pictures at La Reunion and Seychelles stands at ITB 2012 [Travel Related]
• Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority confirms Kenya Airways introducing third flight on Seychelles run [Airline Industry]
• Seychelles President on state visit to Mauritius [Travel Related]
• Mason's Travel from Seychelles remains the unbeatable local carnival float at the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Carnival in Seychelles [Travel Related]
• Making its debut: presentation of the ITB World Music Prize 2012 awarded to Natacha Atlas and Amr Diab [Travel Related]
• La Reunion island awards Alain St.Ange of the Seychelles with a Certificate of Merit – Ambassadeur Ile De La Reunion [Travel Related]
• Statement from Tourism Authority of Thailand regarding Bangkok hotel fire at Grand Park Avenue Bangkok [Accommodation]
• Opening report ITB Berlin 2012: taking the political pulse of the industry [Events]
• Seychelles and Maldives Ministers responsible for tourism and culture meet [Travel Related]
• Centara extends even better value summer rates in Krabi [Accommodation]
• Ethiopian Airlines CEO meets with Seychelles tourism ahead of starting their 4 weekly flights to Seychelles from April 2 [Airline Industry]
• Green Globe Certification certifies Club Med Gregolimano in Greece [Accommodation]
• TripAdvisor Best Beaches 2012 clueless as Seychelles omitted from top 25 [Destinations]
• HotelTravel.com celebrates WonderCon in Anaheim [Accommodation]
• Seychelles President Michel congratulates Seychellois Director to IFAD appointment [Business Travel]
• Centara launches Facebook happy holiday photo competition [Travel Related]
• Routes organizers meet with Seychelles tourism for Routes Africa 2012 [Events]
• First ITB party big success: Lobster Experience managed to bring together hoteliers, tour operators, travel agents, and media on their 360 degrees Networking Party yesterday night [Accommodation]
• agoda.com releases early-bird deals for the 111th Canton Fair [Accommodation]
• Seychelles delegation at ITB in Berlin confirms it is another success [Events]
• New Cape Town Toolkit gives global tourism traders instant access to Cape Town [Travel Related]
• Notting Hill Carnival of the UK secures the title of the Best International Carnival Float in the Seychelles [Travel Related]
• Spain to host World Tourism Day 2012 under the theme Tourism and Sustainable Energy [Events]
• Date for the “Carnival of Carnivals” 2103 in Seychelles is announced [Events]
• agoda.com's top 5 reasons to visit Munich this spring [Accommodation]
• Elsia Grandcourt is promoted to CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board [Business Travel]
• Alain St.Ange reacts to the press in Berlin on his appointment as the Seychelles Minister of Tourism and Culture [Business Travel]
• Travel and tourism forecast to pass 100 million jobs and US$2 trillion GDP in 2012 [Travel Related]
• World Travel Market Latin America launches hosted buyer program [Events]
• Green Globe achievement for all Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts in Europe [Accommodation]
• The “Miss Seychelles... another world” contestants lined up for the Eco-Friendly Marathon [Events]
• Open letter from ETOA to the Barcelona City Council [Travel Related]
• Seychelles delegation to attend Miami Seatrade Convention between March 12-15, 2012 [Travel Related]
• UNWTO and ETC advance cooperation on tourism issues [Travel Related]
• Dubai tourism discusses cooperation with Emirates and Seychelles [Travel Related]
• Green Globe recertifies Divi Southwinds Beach Resort, Barbados [Accommodation]
• African culture proudly showcased by Zimbabwe at Carnival in Seychelles [Destinations]
• Japan’s tourism economy to stage full recovery in 2012 [Destinations]
• Pegasus Solutions expands voice services offering [Business Travel]
• One billion tourists key to creating jobs and stimulating the economy says UNWTO Secretary General [Events]
• Young Seychellois shows the way for everyone to benefit from the Carnaval International de Victoria that is staged annually in Seychelles [Travel Related]
• In 2011, Slovenia noted 9 percent more foreign tourists [Destinations]
• Dubai Eye one of the many radio stations to broadcast live from the 2012 carnival in Seychelles [Events]
• Pegasus Solutions first to offer hotels responsive design for mobile [Travel Related]
• Seychelles at ITB 2012 [Events]
• Centara Karon Resort is an EarthCheck Star Performer [Accommodation]
• South Africa does Africa proud at the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Carnival in Seychelles [Events]
• Green Globe Certification certifies Mövenpick Hotel The Hague - Voorburg [Accommodation]
• Seychelles Tourism Board welcomes the news about Etihad and Hainan Airlines codeshare agreement [Airline Industry]
• Tourism world celebrates the successful 2012 Carnaval International de Victoria [Events]
• The Carnival 2012 in Seychelles promoted sustainable tourism [Events]
• Samba Queen thrills Seychelles and La Reunion Carnival 2012 in the Indian Ocean [Events]
• Dusseldorf Carnival – a new addition at the 2012 Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Carnival in Seychelles [Events]
• WYSE Travel Confederation publishes pricing review of youth and student travel market [Travel Related]
• La Reunion, the tropical island of the Indian Ocean, showcases its culture and people at the Carnival in Seychelles [Events]
• Spa Cenvaree shares a smile with the children on its 10th anniversary [Accommodation]
• Seychelles sends best wishes to newly-elected Russian President [Travel Related]
• Green Globe Certifies Anantara Veli Resort and Spa Maldives [Accommodation]
• Sustainable destinations in Slovenia receive EU boost [Destinations]
• Honeymoon in paradise at Raffles Praslin Seychelles [Destinations]
• Russian warship Captain calls on Foreign Minister [Travel Related]
• WYSE Travel Confederation releases new research: Youth and Student Travel Market – Pricing, Industry Review No. 2 [Travel Related]
• 7th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism [Events]
• Ljubljana high among European capitals [Destinations]
• Travel and tourism to boost UK economy in 2012 [Business Travel]
• UNWTO Secretary General calls on Seychelles President Michel [Events]
• IIPT holds joint board meeting in New York [Business Travel]
• The Ibiza of hippies and artists: If someone wants to get to know the original aspects of this Balearic Island, he has to check in at Hacienda Na Xamena – the five-star resort resides right above the sea far away from the nightlife district [Accommodation]
• Seychelles President congratulates Seychellois Director to IFAD appointment [Travel Related]
• ICTP welcomes second destination representative for Pakistan [Destinations]
• Last-minute bargain: Istanbul experience is USD449 [Destinations]
• Microsoft and World Tourism Organization to drive innovation in the tourism sector [Business Travel]
• Notting Hill Carnival of the UK arrives in Seychelles for the 2102 Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Carnival [Events]