NEWS / GLOBAL
UK
The number of international visitors to Britain is expected to grow by three percent (equivalent to a million extra visitors) in 2013, according to VisitBritain, with guests from the UAE up nine percent. The 32 million forecast to visit are anticipated to spend around GBP19 billion (AED111 billion), a record figure representing annual growth of 2.5 percent. In 2012, Britain received a significant number of outbound travellers
from the Gulf region, who splashed out GBP995 million (AED5.8 billion) in the country from January to September. In that same time frame, those from the UAE alone spent a huge GBP387 million (AED2.2 billion) – that’s GBP133 million (AED768 million) more than in 2011. New hotels, attractions and key diary dates are expected to further bolster the destination’s appeal.
CHICAGO
The number of group co-ordinators (GCOs) signing up for Americas Incentive Business Travel & Meetings exhibition (AIBTM) due to take place June 11-13, 2013 is up 40 percent on last year. Confirmed GCOs include United Airlines, Worldwide Cruise Associates, Certain Inc, Marriott International Inc, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Group, Wyndham Hotels, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, Dolce International, Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to name a few. Participation from exhibitors is also strong with
United Airlines, Monaco Government Tourist & Convention Authority and Sustainable Travel/ Namibia Tourism among those already taking part. Taking place at McCormick Place in Chicago, US, from June 11 to 13, AIBTM expects to pre-schedule more than 15,000 appointments between exhibitors and hosted buyers during the exhibition.
KUALA LUMPUR
A 2,300-strong incentive group from Japanese cosmetics brand POLA visited Kuala Lumpur in February generating an estimated MYR24 million (US$7.74 million) of economic impact. Supported by the Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), the tour group is the largest ever to be received from Japan with 150 company officials and top sales staff participating from around the country. “The Government of Malaysia has put in place several programmes to attract incentive and business groups to Malaysia as part of a bigger economic agenda to make Malaysia a developed nation,” said Dato’ Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, Minister of Tourism, Malaysia. “Under the Economic Transformation Programme, business tourism has been identified as one of the focus points for the Ministry of Tourism.”
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