news to use JULY/AUGUST 2013
First Oberoi for UAE
THE Oberoi, Dubai has become the group’s first property in the United Arab Emirates. Located at The Oberoi Centre, The Oberoi, Dubai is a contemporary
luxury hotel
‘embodies height, light and space’. Overlooking the Burj Khalifa, each
of the 252 rooms and suites has floor- to-ceiling windows, with views of the city’s skyline. The centrally located hotel is a few minutes drive from downtown Dubai and the Dubai Mall. The Oberoi, Dubai offers ‘seamless’ in-room check-in, 24-hour butler and Les Clefs d’Or concierge services. Restaurants include UMAI, a Pan Asian restaurant, NINE7ONE,
an all-day
dining outlet, and ANANTA, an Indian speciality restaurant.
oberoihotels.com
CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANISATION
CAROL HAY UK Manager CTO
that On track around the globe
ESCORTED rail holiday specialist, Great Rail Journeys’ Worldwide Holidays By Rail 2013/2014 brochure features 40 tours for holidays departing between September 2013 and November 2014. A highlight of the 15-day American
Pullman tour, offered from May 8 2014 until October 2 2014, is a night on the restored private Pullman train (pictured) as it travels from Illinois to New Orleans, with meals and drinks included.
Other highlights of the tour include a
train connection between Washington DC and Chicago, lunch cruises around Manhattan and on Lake Michigan, a dinner jazz cruise on a Mississippi steam boat and a live Broadway show. Meals and flights from London are included in a package priced from £3,495pp. The programme’s lead-in price is £1,358pp for the Fjords of Norway tour.
GreatRail.com/UK
BA PANDAS TO WILDLIFE LOVERS
BRITISH Airways has some special fares for its new service to Chengdu, China, which starts fl ying in September. Return fares in World Traveller (Economy) are £508 and World Traveller Plus (Premium) are £808, while Club World (Business) starts at £1,888. All tickets feature the number eight, which is regarded as lucky in China. The new route has also been given the same lucky fl ight numbers: the BA88 and the BA89. The special fares apply for travel between September 29, 2013 and March 31, 2014. Chengdu, known as the home of the Giant Pandas, is British Airways’ fi rst new route to China since it launched fl ights to Shanghai in 2005.
batraveltrade.com
IN BRIEF
Navajo casino for Arizona: Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort opened this spring near Flagstaff, Arizona. The $230-million facility showcases Navajo culture and original paintings and artworks by Navajo artists. Phase One includes a five- storey hotel with 90 rooms and suites, a 24-hour casino, fitness centre, pool and six dining concepts.
twinarrows.com
W&O heads to the Canyons: A new
seven-night fly-drive Canyonlands tour of the western USA is available with Western and Oriental Travel (W&O). Priced from £1275pp, including flights to Las Vegas and car hire, the trip takes in Las Vegas, Bryce Canyon National Park, Moab, Mesa Verde National Park and Grand Canyon National Park.
westernoriental.com
Protea moves into Rwanda: The
Protea Hospitality Group is planning a property in its 10th African country, Rwanda, known mainly for its mountain gorillas. The 25-room hotel in the capital, Kigali, will open in the last quarter of this year featuring a 60-seater restaurant, a bar, gym and a swimming pool.
proteahotels.com
Join the Caribbean Tourism Organization for our ‘Love Caribbean’ Campaign starting during ‘Caribbean Month’ - September 2013. The aim of the campaign is to increase awareness and bookings to the Caribbean region. Agents can participate in the campaign by promoting the Caribbean through many different activities, including shop window displays, email blasts, social media and special events. In the run-up to the campaign the CTO will distribute e-posters to agents to display in their shop windows and to send to their clients.
Love Caribbean Agents Award The CTO will also award agents who take part in the Love Caribbean Campaign and will host for the first time a ‘Love Caribbean Agents Award.’ The travel agency campaign will run from September 2013 to February 2014. Agents will be judged on creativity of design of campaign, resourcefulness, variety of Caribbean products sold and value of bookings relative to the agency turnover. A number of categories will be introduced to ensure that travel agents are rewarded for their success and expressions of love for the Caribbean. Register your interest by sending an email
to Ann-Marie Brooks at abrooks@
caribtourism.com or by calling: 020 8948 0057. Like our Facebook Page – facebook. com/LovetheCaribbean and share your love for the Caribbean!
Love Caribbean Campaign!
Contact: Caribbean Tourism Organisation 22 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1BP Tel: 020 8948 0057 Fax: 020 8948 0067
caribbean.co.uk or
onecaribbean.org
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