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NEWS
Asia Pacific arrivals booming
Visitors to Asian destinations are certainly on the increase as these figures show: Statistics taken from Australia’s Bureau
ADVICE
Could your boss harm your heart?
We all know that being overweight, failure to do any physical activity and a poor diet are a recipe for a heart attack – but did you realise that your boss may also now be a danger factor for the condition? Swedish researchers say that if your boss is incompetent, unfair and inconsiderate then the risk of you having a heart attack is raised by a whopping 60 per cent. The researchers believe that poor
decision making, and the knock-on effects of that such as confusion and conflict, cause employers to feel increased levels of stress. Stress in turn
RESEARCH
Business travel costs rise
In its second global report, travel and expenses management company Concur of Hong Kong has found that airfares, lodging and dining make up more than 60 per cent of the total business travel spend – compared to 50 per cent last
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year. It seems the average cost of airfares has seen the biggest rise – adding an average of $21.74 per trip to costs. In 2011, London was the most-visited international city, followed by Shanghai, Singapore, Beijing and then Toronto.
causes increased levels of cortisol in the bloodstreamwhich raise the blood pressure and put the heart under addi- tional strain. The findings also revealed:
1 The longer you work for a bad boss, the more likely you are to suffer a heart attack.
1 Working for a bad manager for four years or more raises your risk of a heart attack by 60 per cent
1 The impact of working for a bad manager is more of a risk factor for heart attacks than smoking, lack of exercise or being overweight.
of Infrastructure and Regional Economies show that passenger numbers between China and Australia increased by over 38 per cent last year. In comparison the average figure for the Asia Pacific area in 2011 was 4.3 per cent growth. Philippines’ visitor numbers were also
showing an increase – in 2011 that increase was 11.3 per cent, while the first quarter of 2012 showed a growth of 16 per cent. Additionally the number of travellers from the Philippines to other Asia Pacific destinations increased eight per cent last year – with Singapore, Korea and Thailand all proving popular. Relating specifically to the MICE
industry, the Hong Kong Tourism Board has declared that in the first quarter of this year the city saw more than 300,000 business travellers staying overnight for MICE events – a rise of 4.6 per cent from the same period last year.
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