Archive Press Releases June 2012

• ICTP President encourages Chinese to lead in green growth and travelism [Travel Related]
• Jordan holds International Conference on Seizing Tourism Market Opportunities in Times of Rapid Change [Events]
• Uganda gorilla safari group promotes through .travel domain name [Travel Related]
• Simpleview becomes newest sponsor for International Council of Tourism Partners [Business Travel]
• Seychelles hotels benefits under the Tourism Incentive Act extended [Travel Related]
• Spa Cenvaree at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket takes Thailand award for Best Luxury Emerging Spa [Accommodation]
• China’s top five tour operators experience Seychelles destination [Destinations]
• Seychelles and China sign donation agreement to confer collection of the island’s tourism-oriented photographs to the National Arts collection [Travel Related]
• Seychelles Minister St.Ange calls on hotel owners to invest in their properties [Accommodation]
• Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the inauguration ceremony of the Russian Pilgrimage House at the Baptism Site [Travel Related]
• Tourism and sustainable energy: gearing up for World Tourism Day 2012 [Travel Related]
• Centara Khum Phaya Resort and Spa wins the Tourism Council of Thailand award for Lanna Art Identity [Accommodation]
• 21 facts for WTM Meridian Club’s 21st anniversary [Events]
• Successful Routes CIS event draws to a close [Airline Industry]
• The International Press Institute World Congress kicks off in Trinidad and Tobago [Travel Related]
• Seychelles rallies to protect its tourism safety label [Destinations]
• Airline CEOs register to attend Routes Africa 2012 [Airline Industry]
• Corinthia Hotel London welcomes HRH The Prince of Wales… and many more! [Accommodation]
• Wilawan Chiammanasombut appointed General Manager of Centra Ashlee Hotel Patong [Accommodation]
• International Council of Tourism Partners welcomes VISITBRUSSELS as destination member [Destinations]
• Caribbean Airlines begins nonstop service to London [Destinations]
• Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts reduces green house gases and water use in Middle East [Accommodation]
• International Council of Tourism Partners announces Riviera Maya Destination Marketing as new member from Mexico [Destinations]
• Book launch of “Green Growth and Travelism” at Rio+20 [Travel Related]
• Tourism can contribute to the three pillars of sustainability [Travel Related]
• “Miss Seychelles... another world,” Sherlyn Furneau, makes news in her own right in different parts of the world [Travel Related]
• Air Mauritius today launches its new trendy and engaging website! [Airline Industry]
• ACS collaborates with SELA, REGAR and the Trinidad and Tobago International Finance Center to host a Training Seminar on SMEs Guarantees Support Systems [Destinations]
• International Council of Tourism Partners announces Mauritius as new member [Destinations]
• Seychelles-Mauritius working as one for the region [Destinations]
• Alfred Pisani, Founder and Group Chairman, Corinthia Hotels, Panel Speaker at New York University’s Annual International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference [Travel Related]
• Courtesy call by President James Mancham [Travel Related]
• ITB Asia 2012 to enhance trade visitors’ experience with revamped layout [Events]
• Routes Africa aviation and tourism brings United Airlines network planners to Seychelles [Airline Industry]
• Hyderabad Convention Visitors Bureau joins International Council of Tourism Partners [Destinations]
• Air Seychelles launches codeshare flights to Italy with Etihad Airways [Airline Industry]
• German and Dutch appetite for travel to Cape Town continues to grow [Destinations]
• Seychelles’ Minister for Tourism & Culture signs Sino-Seychelles MOU to boost tourism from China & cooperation with China [Destinations]
• G20 recognizes travel and tourism as a driver of economic growth for the first time and commits to work on travel facilitation [Events]
• Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture to use the Routes Africa forum to build existing relationship between Seychelles and South Africa [Destinations]
• Green innovation in tourism can trigger major economic, social and environmental benefits [Travel Related]
• The Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Carnival staged annually in Seychelles makes news in Serbian press [Destinations]
• agoda.com showcases Magical Macau – from USD66 per night [Accommodation]
• Sir James Mancham of Seychelles to participate in high-level dialogue for a globalized world [Travel Related]
• Support grows for WTM Responsible Tourism Day [Travel Related]
• Seychelles President Michel meets with Lions Club of Seychelles [Travel Related]
• Hard-hitting publication off the presses: Green Growth & Travelism – Letters from Leaders [Business Travel]
• Mauritius Prime Minister Ramgoolam and Seychelles Minister St.Ange discussed tourism and cooperation [Destinations]
• Corinthia Hotel London is unveiling its best kept secret - The Courtyard - this summer [Accommodation]
• The Mind Body Spirit festival set to become an annual event in Seychelles [Events]
• Rome and Positano: the perfect fall vacation [Destinations]
• Chinese newlyweds play part in a greener Seychelles campaign [Travel Related]
• Tourism – a development opportunity for Small Island States, finds UNWTO report [Events]
• Seychelles Vice President Faure to attend Rio+20 Summit [Events]
• ICTP President honored to be the last namer for a newborn baby gorilla in Rwanda [Destinations]
• International Council of Tourism Partners welcomes Hainan Provincial Tourism Development Committee [Destinations]
• Sustainable tourism in the Greater Caribbean and the way forward [Destinations]
• Seychelles keeps its visibility going in China with back-to-back tourism activities [Travel Related]
• Rio+20: WTTC urges industry to work together for green future [Travel Related]
• Mauritian Prime Minister plants endemic Coco de Mer [Travel Related]
• Hard work and determination in the face of adversity [Travel Related]
• Tourism deserves increased political recognition, says Prime Minister of Jamaica [Business Travel]
• Seychelles presents piracy experience to House of Lords EU Sub-committee [Travel Related]
• Centara extends a night under the stars for industry leaders attending TTM [Accommodation]
• Seychelles is proud to contribute to Commonwealth renewal process [Travel Related]
• UNWTO and WTTC call on the G20 to use tourism's potential for job creation [Business Travel]
• Seychelles tourism industry’s Board of Directors meet with minister responsible for tourism [Business Travel]
• Executive Director of Berjaya Land Berhad and Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism discusses the company’s Seychelles investments [Business Travel]
• Chinese married in paradise - nineteen couples tie the knot [Destinations]
• Seychelles photographers and artists immortalize the State House building [Travel Related]
• Seychelles welcomes Mauritian Prime Minister for State Visit [Travel Related]
• agoda.com launches free Facebook Booking Button (BE3) for Hotels [Accommodation]
• Centara to open two hotels in Sri Lanka [Accommodation]
• Guam wins 3 awards including Best Tourism Publicity at 25th Korea World Travel Fair [Destinations]
• Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel rolling with .travel [Destinations]
• ICTP President urges Mekong Tourism Forum to put green growth at the heart of their tourism strategies [Business Travel]
• agoda.com partners with one-stop travel portal CheapTickets.sg [Accommodation]
• IMEX America 2012 – new developments to enhance trade show experience [Events]
• Stay with Centara Grand Beach Resort and Villas Hua Hin and enjoy a charming boutique experience in Chiang Mai for free [Accommodation]
• Seychelles International Mind Body Spirit Festival ready to go [Events]
• Green Globe certifies Rosalie Bay Resort on Dominica [Accommodation]
• Seychelles becomes the choice for 19 Chinese couples for their wedding getaway [Travel Related]
• Tourism vital to tackling global economic challenges, UNWTO Executive Council says [Travel Related]
• Tourism Minister of Zimbabwe calls for one voice for Brand Africa at Africa Travel Association’s 37th annual world congress in Zimbabwe [Destinations]
• Seychelles Minister of Natural Resources and Industry impressed with Denis Island’s successful agro-tourism operations [Destinations]
• Reethi Beach Resort wins Travelife Gold status for sustainability [Accommodation]
• Airtel Seychelles to consider becoming a partner of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture for “Celebrate Seychelles – Events” [Travel Related]
• Seychelles is satisfied with solidarity in the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands [Destinations]
• Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts reduces green house gases and water use in Middle East [Accommodation]
• Seychelles has a Record Center for National Archives [Travel Related]
• Major international hotel companies launch standardized approach to carbon measurement [Accommodation]
• WTM 2012 to host dedicated India region after WTM 2011 generates £56m of deals for the country [Events]
• Rwanda moves forward towards green economy as country celebrates growth of mountain gorillas in annual Kwita Izina ceremony [Events]
• Cape Town to host International Airline Conference in 2013 [Events]
• ICTP to meet in Seychelles in July for General Members Meeting [Events]
• Beach House, a revolutionary lifestyle hotel by Meliá Hotels International in Mallorca, to open today [Accommodation]
• Forty delegates from the SADC region to converge in Seychelles for the 2012 RETOSA board meeting [Events]
• Green Globe certifies Rosewood Tucker´s Point in Bermuda [Accommodation]
• “Few destinations are more idyllic than Seychelles” Joanna Booth writes in Travel Weekly Magazine of the UK [Destinations]
• HotelTravel.com’s inspired ideas for Father’s Day in London [Accommodation]
• British High Commissioner bids farewell to Seychelles [Travel Related]
• International Council of Tourism Partners announces Gay Whistler as destination member [Destinations]
• Azerbaijan: Convention & Culture Partner of ITB Berlin 2013 [Events]
• TourCrafters offers escorted Sicily Tours for USD815 [Destinations]
• Seychelles Minister for Tourism calls for concerted efforts of stakeholders to achieve country’s 2020 tourism targets [Travel Related]
• UNWTO consultant in Seychelles to re-look at the structure of the Seychelles Tourism Board and that of the new Ministry of Tourism [Travel Related]
• Seychelles continues to make its presence felt in France with its Escapades 2012 [Travel Related]
• Green Globe certifies Cosmo Hotel Hong Kong and Cosmo Hotel Mongkok, China [Accommodation]
• Mauritius puts an ends to the claim of “copy cat” of the annual carnival in the Seychelles [Destinations]
• 170 top EHL students compete for the winning strategy in the EHL-UNWTO Silk Road Think Tank [Travel Related]
• Africa Travel Association holds 37th Annual World Congress in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe [Events]
• Second South African Travel Blog Conference for Cape Town in August [Events]
• Malaysia Tourism joins International Council of Tourism Partners [Destinations]
• WTA to host Asia and Australasia Ceremony 2012 at TravelRave Singapore [Events]
• Centara’s new Koh Chang resort has great value rates for extended winter getaways [Accommodation]
• Seychellois and British join together for Queen’s Jubilee celebrations [Events]
• WTM 2011 breaks through £100m barrier for travel technology deals [Events]
• New Conrad Algarve to host WTA Europe Ceremony 2012 [Events]
• agoda.com offers time out in Tokyo from only USD79 per night! [Accommodation]
• Bandar Lampung welcomes Tourism Indonesia Mart and Expo (TIME) 2012 [Events]
• Tourism ministers from Seychelles and Madagascar discuss Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands solidarity [Travel Related]
• Seychelles President Michel gifts giant tortoises to people of China [Travel Related]
• Tourism industry comments on SAA’s withdrawal of London-Cape Town Route [Airline Industry]
• Seychelles moves on Brazil in bid to diversity its tourism markets even further [Travel Related]
• agoda.com – spectacular Hong Kong rates from USD74 per night! [Accommodation]
• Seychelles spreads the word of unity by lighting, alongside the Community of Nations, the beacon for Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee [Events]
• Prime Minister of Madagascar discusses Indian Ocean islands cooperation with Seychelles Minister [Travel Related]
• Seychelles showcased in Ceomagazine by Australian journalist Robert La Bua [Destinations]
• Taking Joburg to China [Destinations]
• Routes Africa 2012 in Seychelles set to witness attendance of largest contingent of airlines ever in Africa [Events]
• On World Environment Day, UNWTO launches project to protect biodiversity in Georgia [Events]
• Seychelles honored to be hosting ICTP General Assembly in July [Events]
• Centara Grand Nusa Dua Resort and Villas progresses towards opening in 3Q 2012 [Accommodation]
• British High Commissioner delivers personal message from HM Queen Elizabeth to Seychelles Minister of Tourism and Culture [Events]
• Aung San Suu Kyi tells ICTP President that vocational training is top of her needs list for tourism [Travel Related]
• Puerto Rico Tourism Company announces digital strategies as part of the destination’s promotional efforts [Destinations]
• Hoffmann receives NTA Advocacy Award [Business Travel]
• STAY WYSE launches 6th annual survey [Travel Related]
• Seychelles joins in the celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee [Events]
• Madagascar President at the 2012 International Tourism Fair of Madagascar and visits Vanilla Islands stands [Events]
• The Chief Executive of the Seychelles Tourism Board speaks of positive growth of the tourism industry [Travel Related]
• Most Silk Road private tourism sector stakeholders do not understand how UNWTO works [Travel Related]
• Seychelles Minister St.Ange honored by Madagascar for standing behind the tourism efforts of the Vanilla Islands [Travel Related]
• Madagascar Minister of Foreign Affairs receives the Seychelles Minister of Tourism and Culture at his Antananarivo offices [Destinations]
• Tourism in the UK contributes more to GDP than automotive manufacturing [Destinations]
• Centara appoints representative for France [Accommodation]