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UNITE together UNITE – MA RC H 3, 11 2014 SHOW REVIEW


Unite Indian Ocean, Africa & Middle East and Unite Pacifi c, Australasia & Far East were sponsored by Selling Long Haul, Mauritius Tourism, Emirates, Movenpick, Tourism Fiji & Fiji Airways


APT set to enter Indian waters


APT has announced a new India programme for 2015 that includes river cruising on the Lower Ganges, via its more affordable brand, Travelmarvel by APT.


There are two itineraries of 11 or 17 days and at the heart of the programme is an 11-day Lower Ganges cruise priced from £2,995pp twin share.


The cruise is aboard the


custom-built, 22-suite, RV Rajmahal and runs from Calcutta to Farakka. Highlights along the way include rickshaw rides, palaces, temples and the chance to meet the locals. Guests are escorted back to Calcutta


first-class by train and accompanied by a Travelmarvel team before ending the trip with a Bengali lunch at the award- winning restaurant, Oh! Calcutta. The cruise can be combined with a


six-day land tour to create the 17-day Colours of India, priced from £3,795pp. This starts with three nights in Delhi, a night in Agra to see sunset at the Taj Mahal, and two nights in the pink city of Jaipur, with a cooking class included. Travelmarvel holidays include the


services of a Travelmarvel tour or cruise director,


tips,


accommodation and entrance fees. apttouring.co.uk


IN BRIEF Fiji Airways’ new look: Fiji Airlines has


unveiled its new fleet of A330s – its first wide-body aircraft. The planes offer a Business Class with lie-flat eight-degree beds as well as Economy. The network flies out of Hong Kong and Los Angeles and connects to Australia, New Zealand, Bangkok, Dubai and London, amongst many other destinations. fijiairways.com


Rosewood’s first Asian hotel: Rosewood Beijing opens this June as the first in the region. Located in the leisure and business district of Chaoyang, with shopping, bars and restaurants nearby, the five-star hotel has five restaurants, serving food from four different Chinese regions, as well as a Sense Spa with overnight suites, an indoor heated pool and gym. Rosewood.com


New golf course: Anahita Mauritius


now offers its guests access to the 18-hole championship Le Touessrok Golf Course as well as its own 18-hole 72-par Anahita Golf Course, designed by Ernie Els, and the championship Ile aux Cerfs Golf Course, a Bernhard Langer-design. Anahita also offers a new and exclusive private beach. anahita.mu


Dubai tax can’t be prepaid: Dubai’s


new ‘Tourism Dirham’ tax now applies to all guests staying at hotels,


hotel


apartments, guesthouses and holiday homes (from March 31). The fee, which can’t be pre-paid, ranges from AED 7 (£1.17) to AED 20 (£3.33), according to the type of accommodation, and is charged per room, per night. dubaitourism.ae


international flights


with Emirates, meals and some drinks, airport transfers,


excursions,


THE Brando on Tetiaroa Private Island will open in French Polynesia this July, offering 35 villas on the atoll that was once Marlon Brando’s personal retreat. Lying 30 miles northeast of Tahiti, the island is centred by a three-mile-wide inner lagoon and the resort is made up of 35 beachside villas, each with its own private pool.


Facilities at the resort include Spa


Varua which offers Polynesian therapies, the Beachfront Restaurant with its fusion of Polynesian and French cuisine, the


tree-level Lagoon View Bar and pool-side Bob’s Bar. There is also a fine dining restaurant which is directed by Michelin Star chef Guy Martin.


Guests can spend their time exploring the beaches, gardens and orchards and taking part in water activities like sailing, paddle boarding and kayaking. The resort can arrange private picnics or sunset dinners on neighbouring islands and there is a marine and environmental research station with guest programmes. Thebrando.com


Holiday just like Brando


Air Austral connects La Réunion


A NEW Air Austral weekly flight from the Seychelles to La Réunion, starts on June 3.


The servie will leave Réunion every Monday and Wednesday at


arriving at 22.00, and will depart the Seychelles the following day at 09.55. La Réunion


Representative for Europe,


Tourisme’s Sales Anne


Etheve, commented: “We are working together to develop the Vanilla Islands partnership and hope this connection will attract more visitors to La Réunion. We also currently have two new hotels being built, Akoya Hotel in La Saline and another in St Pierre.” The Vanilla Islands is an affiliation of island


the nations of


Madagascar, La Réunion, Mauritius, Comoros, Mayotte and Maldives in the Indian Ocean established to create a new


reunion.fr/en 19.20,


Seychelles,


travel destination brand.


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