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SILENT WELLNESS Wellness resorts are increasingly seeing customers seeking total silence, while others are reporting a rise in demand for nature, art and culture. Susie Ellis, Chairman of the Global Wellness Institute, said mental wellness was another growth area, and the ESPA Life spa at London’s Corinthia hotel has seen great demand for its new neuroscientist in residence.
CARRIBEAN OPEN FOR BUSINESS With 75% of the Caribbean unaffected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the region is on track to record a 1.2% increase in international arrivals for 2017. Hugh Riley, Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation, said the areas that had been hit are on the road to recovery. “The Caribbean remains open for business. We are going to end the year in positive territory despite the storms,” he said.
ITALY TOPS POLL
Italy highlighted its title as the ‘world’s favourite destination’, after coming top in a poll of where foreign tourists would prefer to go on holiday. When asked: “Where would you go on holiday if you won a free trip?”, more than a third (37%) of respondents said they would visit Italy – ahead of the US and Australia. The Italian tourist board wants to promote regional tourism products and hidden beauty spots, according to Italy’s Minister for Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism, Dario Franceschini.
IIPT TO HONOUR 'GLOBAL AMBASSADORS OF PEACE THROUGH TOURISM' The International Institute for Peace Through Tourism honoured five outstanding people from the world of travel and tourism as “Global Ambassadors of Peace Through
Tourism”. Supported by Incredible India and the UNWTO, the Awards are sponsored by Cox & Kings. The IIPT Global Ambassadors of Peace Through Tourism 2017 are: HRH Princess Dana Firas of Jordan – Chairperson of the Petra National Trust & UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador; Fiona Jeffery OBE – Founder, Just a Drop Foundation; Anita Mendiratta – MD, CACHET Consulting, Tourism author & thought leader; Costas Christ – CEO, Beyond Green Travel and Senior Advisor for Sustainable Tourism, National Geographic; Geoffrey Lipman – Director Green Growth & Travelism Institute & Co-Founder SunX Foundation; David Scowsill – CEO EON Reality & Immed. Past President & CEO, WTTC; In addition, IIPT conferred a Lifetime Award on Dr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary General UNWTO as a “Global Man of Peace Through Tourism”.
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