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The charm of ancient Ceylon
Sri Lankan tourism officials hope more Middle Eastern visitors will come and see the many attractions their country has to offer. Apart from having beautiful weather and scenery, Sri Lanka is a diverse and multicultural place with a history dating back five thousand years.
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Misty mountains of the Musandam
Step back hundreds of years and cruise through the sparkling seas of the Musandam on a traditional wooden dhow. The mountainous coastline is rich in marine life, excellent for diving and snorkelling. Tour operators want to further develop tourism in the area, but say the pristine environment must be preserved.
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Escape on a private charter jet
Executives wanting to fly at their own convenience have a increasing range of charter options. International Air Charter sources aircraft from private jets to jumbos. CEO Hugh Courtenay says despite perceptions of a high price, chartering a plane can actually work out considerably cheaper than scheduled flights.
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Lyon: The City Of Lights
With thousands of restaurants and cafes, Lyon is the gastronomic capital of France. As the second biggest city after Paris, its rich history and beautiful setting provide a range of attractions. From luxury hotels and shopping to the rolling vineyards of the Beaujolais region, Lyon is an excellent escape from the hot Gulf summer.
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Gulf Air hunts down the best
As a rapidly expanding airline, Gulf Air has had to greatly increase its workforce in a short space of time. To do this, the airline is using an innovative e-recruitment system from Sniperhire. It enables Gulf Air to recruit from as many as 40 different countries, and save up to 30% on job advertising.
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ATM: Survey reveals surprise results
A survey into the leisure travel market by AME Info has yielded surprising results. Two thousand Middle East respondents were quizzed on their travel planning and buying behaviour. The findings could influence future marketing strategy for many travel and tourism organisations.
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Dnata welcomes more traffic
Dnata has praised Lufthansa's new flat-bed business class seats, saying they will fit an important niche in Arab-European travel. Rashid Al Noori, Senior Vice President of Dnata, predicts healthy growth in regional traffic, helped by new airlines as well as increased capacity on existing ones.
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Cream of business luxury
Lufthansa has introduced fully reclining flat-bed seats for business passengers on several routes. Broadband inflight internet access is also being installed. Lufthansa plans to increase frequency on its Dubai-Munich route, with daily flights scheduled from the autumn.
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New Destinations with Emirates
Emirates Holidays, which represents 8% of total Emirates Group turnover, enjoyed 22% profit growth from 2002 to 2003, with 24.8% passenger growth in the same period. Emirates Holidays has just released its latest holiday brochures - published separately by region for the first time - featuring Emirates' current and new destinations.
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Interview: Singapore Tourism
Singapore's US$9 billion a year tourism industry was hit hard between March and May in 2003, as visitor arrivals plunged by more than 70 per cent due to SARS. Tourism Board chief executive Lim Neo Chian believes Singapore's new brand positioning will help it reach its target of 7.6 million visitors in 2004, a 24 percent annual increase.
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Singapore Fling
For business, pleasure, or just a stopover, Singapore caters for every type of tourism. With the country's new "Uniquely Singapore" branding intiative, tourism chiefs hope to increase visitor numbers back to pre-SARS levels and higher. Middle East travellers will also find religious and cultural needs attended to in the Lion City.
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Interview: Gordon Ramsay
Internationally renowned UK chef Gordon Ramsay opened Verre, his first overseas restaurant, at the business-oriented Hilton Dubai Creek in 2001. Since then the explosion of Dubai as a world business hub has helped the restaurant's success. The experience of the last three years has given Ramsay a unique insight into the demands of Arab executives compared to their Western counterparts.
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Insight: Regional Aviation
The Middle East Aviation Industry has seen several new entrants in the market, most recently Air Arabia. Gulf Air also launched a dedicated all-economy regional carrier last year, Gulf Traveller, which has enjoyed huge success. President and Chief Executive James Hogan gives his insight into what will make new players succeed or fail.
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Interview: Fujairah Tourism Board
One plan to increase tourism in Fujairah is by encouraging visitors to neighbouring emirates to include the East coast in their tour itinerary. Ghafour Behrozian, Managing Director, Fujairah Trade Centre, believes Fujairah's natural beauty speaks for itself.
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Interview: Le Meridien Al Aqah
Fujairah's newest hotel, the five star Meridien Al Aqah, enjoyed 100% occupancy over Eid. Beaches attracted hordes of visitors, with many also taking in archaeological sites, mountains and mineral springs. Hotel managers are working with tourism officials to help develop the Emirate further.
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