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Tang woos Directors’ Club
■ Britons make 13% fewer trips abroad
Paul Revel.
marketing director of Maybourne
There was a decline in the number of visits LEADING NAMES in the luxury Group, owner of the Berkeley Hotel.
abroad by UK residents in the three months from travel sector gathered at the A four-course dinner was followed
June to August 2009, according to the Office for Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge by a lively and informative debate
National Statistics. Seasonally adjusted figures last week for the inaugural TTG on issues such as business models,
for the three months revealed visits abroad fell to Directors’ Club Luxury Series. private jets, changes in booking
14.6 million, down 3% compared with the previ- Guests were entertained by patterns, and Air Passenger Duty.
ous three months. For the 12 months to August speaker Sir David Tang, the Karl Thompson, managing
2009, the number of visits abroad was 61.4 million, entrepreneur famed for his global director of Unique Vacations, which
down 13%. Meanwhile, the 2008 Air Passenger lifestyle brand Shanghai Tang as represents Sandals, said: “It was a
Survey by the CAA found the average income of well as China Tang restaurant at the fantastic forum, set in a suitably
air passengers fell at all UK airports except Dorchester. luxurious setting, which gave
leisure passengers at Luton and Manchester. He shared his unique take on the the attendees the opportunity to
sector with the help of a number of colourful discuss the challenges facing the luxury market.
■ Maldives makes climate plea – from seabed tales and views. “Sir David Tang was certainly thought-
The Maldivian government held an underwater Attending the event were senior executives provoking and created good debate on what the
cabinet meeting to highlight the threat of rising from a range of organisations including Advantage term luxury means.
sea levels. President Mohamed Nasheed and his Travel Centres, Emirates Tours, SeaDream Yacht “I thoroughly look forward to the next event.”
cabinet spent an hour on the seabed on Saturday. Club, Western & Oriental and Exsus.
He warned that if the UN climate change They were welcomed by ttgluxury editor April ■ For more information about the TTG
conference in Copenhagen this December did Hutchinson; Rachel Finn, UK country manager of Directors’ Club, visit
ttgdirectorsclub.com.
not succeed it would threaten the existence of event sponsor Qatar Airways; and Mike Bonnor, Plus, pictures from the night, p35
the islands, which rely heavily on tourism.
Asia feature, starts p53
with
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■ Cruises flee path of Hurricane Rick
Cruise lines were this week changing itineraries
on the west coast of the US to avoid Hurricane
Rick. Weather experts warned the hurricane,
which was battering the Mexican resort town of
Cabo San Lucas this week, was likely to move
north towards the US border. Carnival Cruise
Lines said two of its ships, Carnival Spirit and
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