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St. Pete/Clearwater puts trust in UK
VISIT St. Petersburg/Clearwater (VSPC) will launch its largest-ever UK advertising campaign this month (February). A
joint Holidays, project with Virgin
YouNeedSun.co will
feature across multi-platforms including the UK’s rail network, London taxis, buses in London and Manchester and national TV ads. Consumers will become familiar with phrases such as ‘A Little Warm Sun Might Relax That Stiff Upper Lip’ and ‘Every Day Is Sun Day’. There’s also a competition to win a getaway to the destination. St. Pete/Clearwater attractions include its beaches, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium (home to Winter the Dolphin, the star of the 2011 movie Dolphin Tale), and the largest collection of Dali artwork outside of Spain.
Visitstpeteclearwater.com
Banana Island opens in Qatar
BANANA Island has opened in Qatar. The resort, made up of 141 luxury guest rooms, suites and villas, offers the only over-water villas in Qatar as well as a dedicated wellness centre described as a one-of-a-kind in the Middle East. On the Arabian Gulf, framed by an 800-metre-long private beach, Banana Island Resort is aiming to lure honeymooners, couples and families with extensive facilities that include its own marina, a dive centre with a practice pool, watersports like kayaking, pedalos, stand-up paddle boarding, wakeboarding, banana boat, triple tube and donut rides, water skiing and jet skiing. There’s also a two-lane ‘surf pool’ with waves to suit different skill levels. Also on offer are fishing trips, luxury yacht cruises, tennis, beach volleyball, a fitness centre, an entertainment centre with a nine-hole putting golf course, a VIP cinema theatre, professional child minders, a Cool Mint Kids’ Club and a Pepper Mint Teens’ Club. Eight dining options offer a choice of Middle Eastern, Italian and international cuisines.
The resort’s Balance Wellness Centre’s facilities include an indoor botanical garden, oxygen fern room, and female only hydro pool, along with nutritional wellness cuisine with menus crafted by specialist chefs. Anantara Spa’s over- water sanctuary has Turkish hammams and Jacuzzis and a treatment menu that
EXPERIENCE LATIN AMERICA 2015
FOLLOWING the success of last year’s event,
Experience Latin
America by LATA will return to Canary Wharf, London, this summer. A three-day event (June 15-17), ELA 2015 will
bring
GARUDA INDONESIA Our How To Sell Bali page in the January issue of Selling T
ravel contained
an error. The correct website for Garuda Indonesia is
garuda-indonesia.com
We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.
together
suppliers from across Latin America to meet,
relationships with key will be
operators, travel agents and media. There
plenty of
interact and develop tour
opportunities for agents to network during the seminars, lunches, coffee breaks and evening functions. Selling Travel is again the key
media partner for Experience Latin America by LATA. You can register at
experiencelatinamerica.co.uk.
Suppliers can find out about sponsorship opportunities by emailing the LATA team at: info@
experiencelatinamerica.co.uk
pays tribute to Doha’s ancient tribal traditions and rich cultural heritage. Banana Island Resort Doha is reached
by a 20-minute luxury ferry ride from Al Shyoukh Terminal located in the city’s downtown
area or a 10-minute
helicopter ride directly from the airport.
doha.anantara.com
Sunvil introduces Albania twin-centre
SUNVIL Holidays Greece brochure
2015 Real features more
than 50 new properties, including a boutique hotel on Skopelos, an historic converted tower house above the sea in Mani, South Peloponnese, and an adults-only all-suite hotel on Halkidiki. Also featured is an unusual twin-
centre option: Greece and Albania. Twin-centres with Kusadasi and Akyaka on Turkey’s Aegean coast are also possible. The lead-in price is £528pp (including an early booking discount if booked before February 28) for seven nights’ self- catering accommodation at the Villa Olga in Aghios Gordis, Corfu.
Sunvil.co.uk
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