Volume 30 No. 1     January 2012 Component of www.TradeArabia.com
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  Hotels News
image Cover Story
Small is beautiful, say luxury guests

SMALL Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) is a brand of luxury, independent hotels offering one-of-a-kind memorable experiences. The company, which celebrated its 20th year anniversary last year, has over 520 hotels in 72 countries offering a diverse variety of resorts from spas, country houses, golf resorts, island retreats, city sanctuaries, to game and wilderness lodges.   more

image Industry Review
 New tourism markets to lead
 growth

The mood is upbeat and the tourism pipeline looks strong in the Middle East. TTN speaks to the industry to find out what’s in store    more

image Airport & Duty Free
 Demand for self-service on the
 rise at Abu Dhabi airport
PASSENGERS at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) have the highest demand for self-service options of all six major airport hubs included in this year’s
Sita/Air Transport World Passenger Self-Service Survey, which also found high rates of smartphone adoption among premium travellers.   more
image ILTM Review
 New generation of travellers
 dictate luxury market needs

THE International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) 2011 opened in Cannes last month with the annual ILTM Ultratravel Forum which gave thousands of hosted

buyers and exhibitors an economic insight into 2012, as well as hearing the views of industry leaders on the needs of a new generation of luxury travellers.  more
image EIBTM Review
 Meetings industry show breaks
 all records

THREE days of strong business opportunities and connections saw EIBTM 2011, the annual international event for the meetings industry, break all its previous

records   more
image Hong Kong
 Hong Kong looks to boost
 arrivals with new events and
 family activities

BUOYED by the weak Hong Kong dollar, the per capita spending of overnight visitors into Hong Kong saw a 16.2 per cent increase since 2009. The average visitor

spent HK$6,705 ($861) per visit while the Middle East travellers’ per capita spend increased 38 per cent to HK$7,645 ($982).  more
image Aviation
  Kenya Airways records strong
  H1 resultss

KENYA Airways recorded improved profitability in the half year ended September 30, 2011 compared to the previous year. This was despite the challenging

economic and geopolitical environment that continues to impact the aviation industry.   more
image Hotels
 Redeveloped Bern hotel
 targeting Arab markets

WITH a 150-year-old history, the Hotel Schweizerhof Bern celebrated its reopening last year. A hotel that has welcomed guests like Peter Ustinov, Grace

Kelly and Albert Schweitzer underwent a two-year total renovation and now stands tall in its new finery.   more
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