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Just deserts: The Dubai Department of
Tourism and Commerce Marketing recently
held a fam trip to the emirate in
conjunction with Royal Brunei Airlines.
Among those who attended were agents
from Travelbag, Trailfinders and Travel
Counsellors
PRODUCT ROUND-UP.
Starwood Capital’s Louvre Hotels and Golden Tulip will
add 60 properties to their portfolio in the Middle East over
the next five years.
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starwoodhotels.com
Hayes & Jarvis will be offering two-centre holidays twinning
Oman and the Maldives. The expanded programme will
feature a range of twin-centre options online from this month.
CONTENTS.
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hayesandjarvis.com
Getting into the swing Discover the region’s
Kirker Holidays’ 2010 Short Breaks brochure features new
product including city stays and tailor-made holidays in golfing options, p36; Bite-size Bahrain What
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. New tours in the opera-
tor’s North Africa and Middle East brochure include
to do with a few days on the island, p39;
Jordan’s Unesco World Heritage Sites from £1,275.
Hot property The latest hotels to have opened,
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kirkerholidays.com
had refurbs or are soon to be unveiled, p42
Planet Holidays has expanded its Egypt
brochure (right) for 2009-2010. Additions
include new resorts, more top-end hotels
AGENT NEWS.
Sir Richard Branson
and a wider range of Nile options. Gold Medal has appointed Kate Pill as SPO
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joined motor-racing enthu-
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planet-holidays.co.uk sales development manager for the siasts at the Yas Hotel on
north-east. Contact Kate on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
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kate.pill@goldmedal.co.uk or 07703 795 733 The Yas Marina Circuit is
new activities. The Yellow Boats offers the only one in the world
speedboat tours exploring the city, while Qatar Tourism Authority is hosting a London with a five-star hotel
Balloon Adventures Emirates offers rides over the desert. roadshow on March 1 at the Sheraton Park straddling the track
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theyellowboats.com Tower. To attend, contact Kimberly Mathern on
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kimberlym@brownlloydjames.com
AIRLINE NEWS.
W&O Travel has added two Dubai properties – The Palace The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority is giving Air France is to resume flights to Abu Dhabi from the UK. The five-times-
The Old Town and The Address Downtown Burj Dubai – to its away prizes such as a holiday to Abu Dhabi, weekly schedule is available to book now for travel from May 3.
Tropical Locations brochure for 2010. including accommodation at the Fairmont Bab ■
airfrance.co.uk
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wandotravel.com Al Bahr and flights with Etihad. To enter, visit
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pictureyourselfinabudhabi.com Oman Air has launched full mobile phone and wi-fi connectivity onboard
Thomas Cook has introduced the Sentido Crystal Bay in its new airbus A330s. It has also partnered with Rotana to give its Sinbad
Hurghada, Egypt. The operator is also launching the TTG Travel Club is offering agents B&B at the Frequent Flyer members 500 miles for every qualifying stay at any of the
AquaMania holidays collection and The Thomas Cook Style Iberotel Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort in hotel group’s properties in the Middle East and North Africa. A Double
Collection, both of which feature Egypt. Fujairah from £23 per person per night. Miles incentive is running until March 31.
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