june 10 NEWS TO USE
UK flocks to NZ
NEW Zealand’s western markets have led the way in pushing international visitor arrivals for the year-ending April 2014 to more than 2.78 million, up 6.1% year-on-year, with the UK enjoying a growth of 2.8%. UK visitors have been attracted by
New Zealand’s premium offering with a number of new boutique lodges and hotels, new cycling experiences linked to the newly-completed New Zealand Cycle Trail, the continuing impact of the country’s starring role in the Hobbit Trilogy and recent royal tour. Tourism New Zealand used the
recent TRENZ trade show in Auckland to announce a NZ$20 million extension to its Memorandum of Understanding with Air New Zealand. Next year’s TRENZ will be held in New Zealand’s birthplace of tourism Rotorua (May 17-20, 2015).
newzealand.com
Maldives winner
ONE of the Maldives’ newest resorts, the 150-villa/room all-inclusive Atmosphere Kanifushi will soon be welcoming the winner of the fabulous competition run in Selling Long Haul. Maria Millard of Miles Morgan Travel
in Wells, Somerset was the first name out of the hat and will be heading off for five nights with her husband under the resort’s Platinum Plus Plan. This includes all meals in one of
three restaurants, unlimited premium beverages, a choice of up to 60 wines, twice-daily in-villa bar,
replenishment of the excursions,
spa/diving
discounts, sunset fishing trip, two pools, floodlit tennis courts and free wi-fi.
atmosphere-kanifushi.com
Added luxury for SLH
THE Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has added two new long-haul hotels to its portfolio. The Sanchaya, Indonesia will open in August and ‘ooze serenity and luxury’ in Bintan with colonial-style private villas, which frame the central pool. Le Barthélemy, St Barths – opening
December 2014 – is on the lagoon of Grand Cul de Sac and against the volcanic include
a
island backdrop. restaurant by
It will Michelin-
starred French chef Guy Martin.
Slh.com/hotels
Tourism Australia and Virgin team up
AM to add four more in ‘14
AM Resorts, which enjoyed a 23.2% revenue increase in 2013, is opening four new hotels this year. The existing Grand Oasis Viva property will undergo extensive renovations and adaptations to become the 441-room Dreams® Sands Cancun Resort & Spa on September 1. With 650 feet of white sand beachfront, the property will feature the Unlimited-Luxury® experience. Occupying a private white sand beach
cove surrounded by lush jungle, 447-room Dreams® Las Mareas Costa Rica family resort, will open in November 2014, with seven restaurants, bars, a nightclub, Core Zone for teens and Explorer’s club for children, plus a Dreams Spa by Pevonia®. Also in November, the adults-only all- inclusive 424-room Secrets® Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort will open on 2.3 miles of gated beachfront property on
the Yucatan Peninsula with a signature Greg Norman golf course. AM Resorts will assume operation of
the 35-room Zoëtry® Villa Rolandi Isla Mujeres Cancun this month officially rebranding the property under AMResorts’ luxury boutique brand, Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts, in December 2014. Coming in 2015 is the 425-room
Secrets® Akumal Riviera Maya couples’ resort and the 500-room Breathless® Petempich Riviera Maya,
15 minutes
from Cancun’s airport. The 500-suite Dreams® Buenaventura Panama Resort & Spa will follow in 2016. On completion, these newest additions will take the grand total of AMResorts’ branded hotels to 39 with a combined 15,138 rooms in Mexico, Costa Rica, Curaçao,
Jamaica, and Panama.
Amresorts.com
TOURISM Australia and Virgin Australia have announced another major expansion to their marketing partnership to further strengthen inbound tourism to Australia. Under the newly agreed arrangement, the two parties will increase their annual partnership for the financial year 2014/2015 to
doubling the funding agreed upon 12 months ago. This will take the total value of the three-year partnership up to A$16 million. The additional funds will support the
partnership’s overall focus on major inbound visitor markets to Australia including the UK. Virgin
the Dominican Republic,
marketing partner in Tourism Australia’s Best Jobs in the World campaign which ran in 2013.
australia.com virginaustralia.com
A$8 million,
Australia was the key
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