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Etihad revved into AIME – pictured above at the Etihad Airways stand which also showcased EY’s new First Class seat offering.
Pictured here with some of the Etihad cabin crew are Rachel Saad, Etihad’s food & beverage manager (white coat) and Igor Simonaio, Etihad events manager. Taken on Mar. 4th, 2010 at 11:47 |
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Bula from Fiji! – pictured here from left are Josefa Tuamoto chief exec. officer, Fiji Tourism and George Dyer, regional general mgr New Zealand, Air Pacific.
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Australia’s Hayman in the Whitsundays was represented by Wendy Anderson, meetings & event business development manager and Dean Jones, director of sales.
Taken on Mar. 4th, 2010 at 11:47 |
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Here’s some of the team from the Hilton stand – from left are Michael Chidine, conference & convention sales manager, Hilton Adelaide; Rachel Boivin, conference & event sales manager, Hilton Cairns and Debra Lee, account manager meetings & conv., Hilton Sales Worldwide.
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Julien Ginaillhac from Atout France – France Tourism Development Agency’s Sydney office is pictured here with the lovely Typhaine Guillard from Tahiti Tourisme.
Taken on Mar. 4th, 2010 at 11:47 |
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From left are Debbie Hogan, Hawaii Big Island Visitors Bureau; Kathy Clarke, Kathy Clarke Hawaii; Sherilyn Robinson, Hawaiian Airlines and Catherine De Giorgio, Hawaiian Airlines.
Taken on Mar. 4th, 2010 at 11:47 |
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Branislav (Bruno) Milic-Zumberski, account manager VIC/Tas; Mauricio Veloso, market analysis manager, LAN, Australia NZ & Asia and Juan Carlos Selman, market manager Asia, LAN.
Taken on Mar. 4th, 2010 at 11:47 |
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Macau Govt Tourist Office’s Virginia Lei Ngoi Ian, business tourism exec.; Benjamin Zaubzer, marketing mgr; Paul Poon, senior executive market development & Jose Reis, graphic designer.
Taken on Mar. 4th, 2010 at 11:47 |
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Jo Palmer from Las Vas Convention & Visitors Authority is pictured here with Chris Petty from United Airlines.
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India tourism was well represented with this bright stand. Pictured from left are Gajendra Kumar, India Tourism; Mohit Saigal, manager, Travel With US, India; Malti Dutta, India Tourism & Sunil Sharma, managing director, Target Tours, India.
Taken on Mar. 4th, 2010 at 11:58 |
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SHANGRI-LA Hotels and Resorts is aiming to increase its share in the Meetings, Incentives, Conference and Event (MICE) markets this year through a range of incentives for meeting planners themselves.
Speaking with TD at AIME in Melbourne this week, the group’s vice president of sales and mktg, Peggy Angeles (right) and its local director of sales & marketing, Nick Berry said Shangri-La’s MICE business is “really turned around” following the global economic crisis. “Quotes are double what we received this time last year, and we’ve converted some good bookings from those,” Berry said. The hotelier said to drive more MICE business it has enhanced its Signature Events in 2010, offering PCOs tailored packages and adding more value-add options – such as free limo transfers or discounts on audio-visual equipment. Event planners also have the chance to win a ‘Dream Holiday’ voucher for their firm staying at a select Shangri-La hotel when they book a minimum group spend of $5,000 until 30 Sep. Berry said that most interest for the MICE markets was aimed at Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore and the Philippines. “The domestic market is also doing really well,” he added. With the majority of hotels in the Asia-Pacific region, the group has signalled its push into the West with new developments in Mumbai, Vienna and Paris. Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts will have 71 hotels by the end of 2010 across its brands (Shangri-La, Traders and Kerry) and has ambitious plans to reach the 100 property mark within four years On the Australian property front Angeles said the group is still on the prowl for more hotels to add to its portfolio here, on top of the Shangri-La Hotel Sydney & Shangri- La Hotel, The Marina, Cairns. She told TD “we continue to look at Melbourne, and we’ve also been looking at Brisbane.” new.traveldaily.com.au Taken on Mar. 8th, 2010 at 10:02 |
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