Dubai's hotel establishments welcomed 11,629,578 guests in 2014, a 5.6% increase on 2013's total.
Figures released by Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing show steady year-on-year growth and significant increases across key indicators, including hotel establishment revenues... › › Page 121
Dubai's hotel establishments welcomed 11,629,578 guests in 2014, a 5.6% increase on 2013's total.
Figures released by Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing show steady year-on-year growth and significant increases across key indicators, including hotel establishment revenues... Travel Courier Issue Date: Mar 12, 2015
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Jamaica's Half Moon, A Rock Resort is offering Canadian travel and reservations agents the opportunity to experience the resort this summer at special industry rates. For travel June 1 through October, agents have three booking options. For those looking for room only, Half Moon is offering a... Travel Courier Issue Date: Mar 12, 2015
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For the month of February, Air Canada has reported a record system load factor of 81.1%, versus 79% in February 2014, on a system-wide capacity increase of 8.4%.
On this additional capacity, system wide traffic for February increased a record 11.3% for the month. Air Canada reports traffic... Travel Courier Issue Date: Mar 12, 2015
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St. Martin's Grand Case Beach Club, located on two beaches adjacent to Grand Case Village, is offering a fifth night free from June 1 through Oct. 31 (blackout dates June 27-July 11).
To take advantage of this offer, bookings must be made by April 30. All rate categories are included. The... Travel Courier Issue Date: Mar 05, 2015
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Rooms
Despite an 80-cent dollar and an increase in everything online, it seems the state of business travel in Canada is just fine with participants in a recent Best Western Business Travel Summit in Toronto reporting stable or increasing numbers.
Taking part in the summit were Chris Vukelich, VP... Travel Courier Issue Date: Mar 05, 2015
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Encore Cruises has extended its new “50 Shades of Cruising” agent incentive through to the end of March.
The incentive, which automatically rewards agents with a $50 bonus commission on any booking of six nights or more made with any of Encore’s cruise line partners, was set to expire... Travel Courier Issue Date: Mar 05, 2015
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Cruising
This year, look to Globus for a comprehensive selection of escorted vacations to Greece and the Med.
These include a new tour, the 11-day Athens & Continental Greece, which includes a seven-night cruise with Variety Cruises to Mykonos, Crete and several ports of call on the mainland.... Travel Courier Issue Date: Mar 05, 2015
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Mediterranean
The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority is toying with a “love-ly” way of generating more revenue.
Marie Walker, the tourism authority's vice-president of sales and marketing for North America, notes the destination doesn't have any residency requirements for those wanting to get... Travel Courier Issue Date: Mar 05, 2015
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Caribbean
The impressive PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola spanning between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains has received world-wide recognition after Guinness World Records included the world-record breaking engineering masterpiece in its 2015 edition of the Guinness World Records Book.
The PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola was... Travel Courier Issue Date: Mar 05, 2015
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West
Goway and the Japan National Tourism Organization have launched a new agent incentive just in time for the cherry blossom season in Japan. Agents that book any holiday including land to Japan by the end of March are automatically entered to win one of three great prizes. If the booking includes... Travel Courier Issue Date: Mar 05, 2015
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