44 the review TOURISM UPDATE
Rising Colombia commits to a trade focus
CAROL HAY UK Manager,
Caribbean Tourism Organisation
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A taste of the real rural Indian life
INDIA Tourism, in partnership with Culture
Aangan Holidays, has
launched a new Rural Tourism campaign to the UK market with events in London and Manchester. Initially created in India 10 years ago, the campaign is designed to ensure a cultural exchange between the local community and visiting travellers, offering the opportunity to discover the real India and immerse themselves in Indian life.
Travellers are
encouraged to explore rural villages and stay with local families, receiving a first-hand experience of cultural traditions such as cuisine, textiles, crafts and the natural rural environment.
by
The concept has been launched Culture
Aangan, a social
enterprise dedicated to promoting sustainable rural tourism and supporting the development of grass-roots projects.
BY ALAN ORBELL COLOMBIA’S emergence as a mainstream South American destination continues apace with increases in the number of UK visitors, direct flights and new hotels, according to Juliana Torres, Tourism Specialist at ProColombia. “The number of UK tourists in 2014 was 32,000 compared with 15/18,000 just six years ago, Avianca is increasing its flights from Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 to Bogota to a daily service from June and we have 7000 hotel rooms in planning countrywide. “A W hotel opened in Bogota recently with Four Seasons – in an old traditional building – soon to come.
NEWS TO USE IN BRIEF
Hyatt heads for Zanzibar: Hyatt has opened the 67-room Park
Hyatt Caribbean Tourism Organization
22 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1BP Tel: 020 8948 0057 Fax: 020 8948 0067
caribbean.co.uk
Zanzibar, the first Hyatt hotel on the East African island. The beachfront property reflects the Park Hyatt brand while embracing the culture, heritage and historical significance of Zanzibar’s Stone Town, a UNESCO Heritage site.
zanzibar.park.hyatt.com
New routes from Cambridge: A Monday/Thursday
service between
Cambridge International Airport and Gothenburg, Sweden, has been launched by SUN-AIR. Chambery in the French Alps will also be offered from
the
airport for the 2015/16 ski season with a weekly Saturday flight from Inghams.
sun-air.dk;
inghams.co.uk A Grand package in Budapest:
Budapest’s original Grand Hotel Royal (now Corinthia) has a new ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ package to celebrate the success of the Wes Anderson movie starring Ralph Fiennes. The £386 package includes two nights’, transfers and movie-night room amenities.
corinthia.com
Most hotels opening are four- and five- star with the government looking to attract more high-spending tourists.” Colombia is also keen that the trade should not forget that the country is a Caribbean destination as well as an increasingl popular cruise stop-off. The first eight months of last year saw 200 cruise visits compared with 138 in the same period the previous year. Having increased the number of tour operators to 70+ (from zero in 2005) Colombia’s focus this year is the trade, specifically eco-tourism, culture, events and history as well as the beaches. This September will see a Colombian naval ship visit London and Edinburgh.
Procolombia.co
Rashmi Sawant, Culture Aangan Holidays said: “Our home stays now range from the Sindhdurgh region on the Konkan Coast in Maharashtra to the Pali district in the Rajasthan desert and we tailor-make the itineraries to create a once-in-a lifetime trip.”
incredibleindia.org;
cultureaangan.com
sellingtravel.co.uk
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