SHOW REVIEW 53 unite “THIS ONE-DAY HIGH-IMPACT EVENT IS A
STAPLE FOR US NOW. FROM A UK SALES POINT OF VIEW THERE ARE A WIDE VARIETY OF
BUYERS LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT PRODUCT" GEORGE GERMENIS, EUROPEAN SALES REPRESENTATIVE, TURTLE BAY
UNITE NEWS AND VIEWS Round up...
SYDNEY LIGHTS UP!: "Book Sydney to coincide with the Vivid Sydney light festival this May 23- June 9, " says Lisa Eyre from Destination New South Wales. "The event bathes the city in a kaleidoscope of colour and is interactive, letting visitors control the display themeselves. Recommend they do a boat cruise to make the best of this magical time."
visitnsw.com
SAY YES TO YASAWA: Yasawa Island Resort and Spa in Fiji has a series of deals this year. A stay-seven- nights-and-pay-fi ve offer is valid until June 20. There is also a stay- fi ve-nights-and-pay-four deal, valid from October 13 until December 21, 2014, and a stay-three-nights- and- pay-two deal from January 5 to March 31, 2015. All deals are for the Beachfront Bure Suite and Deluxe Beachfront categories only.
yasawa.com
New luxury Philippines resort
PRIVATE island resort Huma opened in December on a private island in the Philippines’ Palawan archipelago. The resort is reached via seaplane from Manila or Busuanga Airport.
Its
Indian Ocean-style design ensures 64 of its 81 rooms stretch out over the water and all have sea-facing sun decks, a private courtyard and Jacuzzi. There are eight food and beverage outlets
offering
seafood and a wine and cheese bar. Guests
can entertain themselves
with complimentary non-motorised watersports such as kayaking and snorkeling, and there is a fitness room and diving centre in the resort too. The surrounding area of Coron is famous for its shipwrecks which make the diving world class. The spa is also built over the water, with glass floors showing the vibrant marine life. It has six treatment rooms, a hammam with organic mud treatments and a
humaisland.com
AWESOME Italian, Lebanese,
Awesome Adventures get a freshen up Adventures
Fiji for travellers, hoping and
Awesome Whitsundays have launched refreshed brands and new holiday packages
to yoga space.
extend its appeal beyond the backpacker market. Awesome Adventures Oz has been rebranded as Awesome Whitsundays, and has introduced a new range of packages in the Whitsunday Islands ranging from one to seven nights. These include self-catering in Airlie Beach and on Hamilton Island as well as cruises and island hopping passes throughout the Whitsundays. Meanwhile, Awesome Adventures Fiji has launched a new logo, new brochure
design and changed its package names to appeal to a much broader market. . The Fiji brand’s charity voluntourism programme, Vinaka Fiji, is now in its third year and gives travellers the chance to
spend a week or more
volunteering their time on sustainable communities, education or marine conservation programmes in the Yasawa Islands, staying at Barefoot Island Resort.
awesomeoz.com;
awesomefiji.com
SOFITEL OPENS IN THE EAST: Sofi tel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort opened in December with 415 rooms including private villas, two restaurants, three bars and a So Spa. Still to open this May is Sofi tel So Singapore. The boutique, historic 134- room property is partly furnished by French designer Karl Lagerfeld. sofi
tel.com
COOKING UP A STORM: "Recently there has been more interest in the Cook Islands as a standalone destination, " Julia Denny from Ocean Marketing Limited says. "Mostly interest comes from people who are looking for alternatives to the Caribbean and Indian Ocean. It's a natural, friendly island experience."
cookislands.travel/uk
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