Volume 29 No. 12     December 2011 Component of www.TradeArabia.com
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WTTC predicts rebound in Mideast

IF 2011 was a tough year for the global travel and tourism industry, it is not expected to pick up much pace in 2012, says the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). more

image ILTM Preview
 Brimming with ideas and
 solutions

Now in its 10th edition, the International Luxury Travel Market in Cannes, France, will showcase the industry’s diversity while examining the latest trends in luxury

travel. more
image WTM Review
 Visitor numbers rise as WTM calls
 for government support
THE World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, saw an impressive five per cent increase in visitors compared to 2010 and a 10 per cent
increase from 2009. Over 28,000 visitors (28,183) attended WTM 2011 compared to 26,908 last year, revealed unaudited figures. more
image ITB Asia Review
 Growing show spurs expansion
 plans

MESSE Berlin, organisers of ITB Asia, plan to increase overall exhibition floor space by 15 per cent in 2012 and move to level 4 of Suntec Singapore from level 6

after a record show this year. The fourth edition of ITB Asia, held last month, attracted 7,511 trade visitors, an increase of around 14 per cent from last year...more
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 Germany ‘top European
 destination for Arabs’

Germany was the top European destination for visitors from the Gulf in 2010, according to data released by IPK International’s World Travel Monitor.more

 
image Ras Al Khaimah
 Ras Al Khaimah looks to double
 visitor numbers

THE Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Investment and Development Authority (RAK TIDA), launched earlier this year, is looking to double visitor numbers to the emirate

in the next two years.more
image Aviation
 Emirates signs mammoth $18bn
 deal for Boeing 777s

EMIRATES’ placed the single largest aircraft order in dollar value in Boeing’s history for an additional 50 777-300 ER aircraft, worth approximately $18 billion

in list price. The order also included 20 777-300 ER options valued at $8 billion, for a total of 70 aircraft valued at $26 billion. more
image Hotels
 Mövenpick makes Accra debut

MÖVENPICK Hotels & Resorts has opened the 260-room Mövenpick Ambassador in the Ghanaian capital Accra. Steeped in history, the hotel was originally built

and presented as a gift by the UK to Ghana after gaining independence in 1957. more
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