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Happy New Year!
New Year, New Airline routes and lots of them! Qatar alone is adding seven new routes in 2007. BA is flying to
Dresden, Virgin will once again fly to Chicago
and Lufthansa is adding more flights to the states. Read about the new routes in this edition.
The Conde Nast Traveler Gold List of the World' s Best 700 Hotels, Resorts and Cruise Lines is published. Properties in Europe, the Middle East
and Africa received a score of 100% in at least one of the five categories (food, activities, rooms, service and design). The properties that received 100% in a category are as follows:
Food 100%: Buckland Manor, England; Domaine des Hauts de Loire, France; Gidleigh Park, England; Mount Juliet Conrad, Ireland; Palazzo Sasso, Italy; Chief's Camp, Botswana.
Activities 100%: Camp Okavango, Botswana
; Chief's Camp, Botswana.
Service 100%: Buckland Manor, England; Four Seasons, Istanbul; Four Seasons Gresham Palace, Budapest; Gidleigh Park, England; Park Hotel County Kerry, Ireland; Raffles Vier Jahreszeiten, Hamburg, Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul; Four Seasons Nile Plaza, Egypt; Tongabezi Lodge, Zambia.
Rooms 100%: Buckland Manor, England; Chateau Les Crayeres, France; Four Seasons Gresham Palace, Budapest; Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul; BateleurCamp at Kichwa Tembo, Kenya; Chobe Chilwero, Botswana; Four Seasons at Nile Plaza, Egypt.
Design 100%: Chateau Les Crayeres, France; Four Seasons Gresham Palace, Budapest; Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland, Hotel TaschenbergpalaisKempinski, Dresden, Germany; Chief's Camp, Botswana; Singita Private Game Reserve, South Africa.
FYI: The TIA (Travel Industry Association) created a Passport web site http://www.GetAPassportNow.com. The new web site gives
information on obtaining a passport and updates rule changes concerning the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. (The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) is a new regulation from the U.S.
government that requires all travelers to and from Canada, Mexico, Central and
South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda
to present a passport or other accepted document that establishes the bearer's identity and nationality to enter or re-enter the United States.)
Until next time
Best
Helena
Helena Miele, CITE
Editor, electronic newsletters
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GCB & IMEX Announce 2007 Wild Card Winners
IMEX 17-19 April 2007 Hall 8, Messe Frankfurt
The German Convention Bureau (GCB) and IMEX announced the lucky Wild Card Winners for IMEX 2007. Both the GCB and IMEX
award three free places to newcomers to the meetings and conventions industry. The GCB makes the award to three German companies who will exhibit on the German stand. And IMEX makes the award to three international companies who will exhibit at the dedicated IMEX Wild Card Pavilion.
The three winners from Germany are Kongress Und Kulturmanagement Gmbh (KUK) from Weimar, a Professional Congress Organizer (PCO) with a newly developed web-based program www.myCONGRESS.com, Portland Forum am Herrenberg
in the south of Heidelberg, an historical Art Nouveau building with state-of-the-art technology suitable for events for up to 650 delegates and Düsseldorf-based Orangepro Event & Touristik, which specializes in marketing historical and cultural venues in Germany. This includes over one hundred castles and historical buildings, museums and parks. GCB director Lutz P. Vogt:
We are very happy about these three Wild Card winners&They show interesting and innovative facets of Germany as a destination for meetings and conventions.
The IMEX Wild Card winners are Addis Ababa in Ethiopia (photo upper right), a major economic and political hub in Ethiopia; the Cape Verde Islands (photo middle right)
which comprises nine inhabited islands, in one of Africas most stable and democratic countries and Mures County in Transylvania (photo lower right)
, one of the most romantic and inspiring of all the Romanian provinces a land of magical obscurity, folklore, customs and traditions.
Carina Bauer, IMEX Marketing and Operations Director, said, Every year we are surprised by the number and variety of emerging destinations that want to enter the scheme&it's always great to see previous winners returning the show as they become stronger, more experienced and more established in the meetings industry.
GCB lE-Mail: info@gcb.de
GCB Web Site: http://www.germany-meetings.com
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Willkommen - Bienvenu - Bienvenido - Welcome - Benvenuto - Welkom to Meeting Place Berlin 2007
Meeting Place Berlin 2007 - THE leading, exclusive trade show to market Berlin
as a congress destination will take place in Berlin on
June 14 - 18 2007.
Berlin Convention Office (BCO) is the host of Meeting Place Berlin 2007 in cooperation with BCOs partner hotels and partner agencies
In 2006 more than 300 national and international meeting and congress organizers from over 20 different countries took part in Meeting Place
Berlin.
38 exhibitors informed the hosted buyers about Berlin's diverse meeting, convention and congress offers as the capital of Germany
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Meeting Place Berlin 2007 is the perfect opportunity for planers to obtain impressive information of all of
Berlin's assets, advantages and possibilities.
To qualify for the hosted buyer program and for further details about this Berlin
trade show please go to www.meeting-place-berlin.com
Berlin Convention Office
Berlin Tourismus Marketing GmbH, Am Karlsbad 11 , 10785
Berlin
Tel +49 30 26 39183 Email:
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Fine dining at the Hotel Okura Amsterdam
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The Five-Star Hotel Okura Amsterdam is not only an excellent meeting and incentive property but also it a dining paradise. The Okura holds the distinction of having three on-site restaurants recognized by Michelin. Most recently, Michelin gave the property's Le Camelia Brasserie a Bib Gourmand designation. This is in addition to the Okura's two Michelin star restaurants, Ciel Bleu Restaurant and Yamazato Restaurant. The French Ciel Bleu Restaurant
has been the proud holder of a Michelin star since 2005. The Japanese specialty restaurant Yamazato received its star in 2002 and is still the only traditional Japanese restaurant with one Michelin star in Europe. The combination of these three recognitions by Michelin, for
three very different cuisines makes Hotel Okura Amsterdam unique in Europe. Can you imagine doing a Dine Around with these restaurants!
For events, the Okura's entire first floor features 15 rooms and four foyers of dedicated event space. An additional two rooms with views over Amsterdam
are located on the 23rd floor.
E-mail: sales@okura.nl
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New Events Venue at Disneyland Resort Paris
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A new dedicated 6,500 sqm (69,966 sqft) event venue opened in Disneyland Resort Paris. The new venue, located close to Disneyland's two convention centers, accommodates up to 4,000 theatre style, 3,500 for a dinner and 6,000 for a buffet. The flexible space can be configured in several ways including theatre, classroom and as an amphitheatre style.
Disneyland Resort Paris comprises two theme parks, seven themed hotels, a 27-hole Disneyland Golf course and a range of unique entertainment venues including Walt Disney Studios® Park, which offers an interactive, behind the scenes experience of the film, television and animation.
E-mail: dlp.business@disney.com
Web site: http://www.drpbusiness.com
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The Moevenpick Beach & Spa Resort Zanzibar
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Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts is opening a new resort property in Zanzibar. The Mövenpick Beach & Spa Resort Zanzibar
will be located to the north east coast of Zanzibar's main island Ugunja, about an hour's drive from Stone Town. The 190-room property, scheduled to open in 2008, will include conference facilities. Web site:
http://www.movenpick.com
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Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya St. Petersburg
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Park Inn assumed management of the Pribaltiyskaya Hotel in St. Petersburg this month. The property is now known as the Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya. Rezidor, the parent company of Park Inn, is re-branding and refurbishing the 1200-room hotel. Guest rooms and conference facilities, which include a 1,000-seat auditorium, are being redesigned. And all guest rooms and several conference areas
are will be styled by Swedish interior designer Christian Lundwall. The hotel facilities include two restaurants, several bars and a wellness center with pool, sauna, beauty salon, bowling alley and a new Aqua Park
. E-mail: market@pribaltiyskaya.ru
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In the Air
BA's New Routes -- Dresden and More
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British Airways is inaugurating service to Dresden, Germany
, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago,
Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina from London Gatwick in March 2007. Dresden service will be daily and flights to
Sarajevo will operate thrice weekly. Both services will use Boeing 737s for equipment. Port of Spain service will operate thrice weekly and fly via
Barbados using a Boeing 777.
On 1st December 2006, BA launched new services from London Heathrow to
Salzburg, Austria and Calgary,
Canada. Both flights operate five times weekly.
Web site: http://www.britishairways.com |
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Lufthansa More Lift to Denver & Detroit
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Lufthansa is adding lift to Denver, Colorado
and Detroit, Michigan. For the first time, Lufthansa will fly nonstop
from its southern Germany hub, Munich to Denver.
Daily Munich/Denver service commences on 31 March 2007.
Lufthansa is also launching service from Munich to
Seoul and Busan in South Korea starting 27 March. The thrice-weekly service will link München with the South Korean capital of
Seoul. The flight continues on from Seoul to Busan. The route will use an Airbus A340-300 for equipment.
Web site: http://www.lufthansa.com |
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Virgin to the Windy City
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Virgin Atlantic Airways begins service to Chicago on
23 April 2007. The carrier will fly daily from London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare. The service will use an Airbus A340-300
configured with 34 Upper Class Suites, 35 Premium Economy seats and 171 Economy seats for equipment.
Virgin will also introduce a second daily service between London Heathrow and Washington on 24 April 2007.
Web site: http://www.virginatlantic.com |
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Qatar Airways 7 New Routes
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Qatar is launching seven new routes this year. New Qatar
destinations include Nigeria, Tanzania
, Indonesia, Vietnam
, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe
and North America. Plus, the airline will take delivery of 20 Boeing 777s to operate on its long haul routes.
Qatar begins service to Lagos
, Nigeria and also to Dar Es Salaam, the capital of
Tanzania this month. Flights to Bali and to
Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam begin in March
. And flights from Doha to New York
begin in Summer 2007.
In addition to these destinations, Qatar will fly to a new destination in
Northern Europe and, for the first time, to Eastern Europe, in the second half of 2007. Details of these two new European routes are being finalized.
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