29 May, 2001
Australia, With New Tourism Chief, Mulls Life After 2000 Olympics
Ken Boundy replaces John Morse as chief of the Australian Tourist Commission and admits he has an hard act to follow.
more…16 May, 2001
Emirates Agents “Convict” Aussies
EMIRATES AGENTS ‘CONVICT’ AUSSIES: Emirates Holidays, the in-house tour wholesaler of Emirates Airlines, launched its glossy 325-page brochure for 2001/2002 in Dubai last month. Twenty-four countries featured in the brochure strutted their stuff to 220 specially-invited travel agents. The Aussies took the cake. Here’s why.
2. BRIDGING THE GULF: Asia-Pacific NTOs are sharpening their marketing pencils in the Middle East. A roundup of the marketing campaigns and strategies mounted by the NTOs of Malaysia, Singapore, India all of which exhibited at the Arabian Travel Market.
27 Apr, 2001
Ten Great Business Opportunities In Travel
A TIME Asia staff writer offers his insights in this speech delivered at the PATA 50th anniversary annual conference in Kuala Lumpur.
more…27 Apr, 2001
The Future Of Hotel Investment
Accor Asia-Pacific Chairman David Baffsky makes his predictions on the future of hotel investments in this speech at the PATA 50th anniversary conference in Kuala Lumpur.
more…19 Apr, 2001
PATA’s 50th anniversary Conference & Travel Mart in KL
Malaysia averted what would have been a major public relations disaster for its tourism industry by thwarting a planned rally by the political opposition parties to mark the April 14, 1999 conviction of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim for sodomy and abuse of power. On the very day the whizbang 50th PATA annual conference […]
more…18 Apr, 2001
PATA’s 50th Annual Conference: Excerpts From Presentations
The 50th annual conference of the Pacific Asia Travel Association in Kuala Lumpur saw a number of eminent speakers express a plethora of views about the past, present and future of travel & tourism. Excerpts from some presentations.
more…3 Apr, 2001
Tourism Set for New Poverty Alleviation Role
The travel & tourism industry is undergoing a significant change of positioning, one that will have a long-term impact on the way it is funded and developed.
more…3 Apr, 2001
The Future of Asian Economies
Just prior to the annual travel mart and conference of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) respectively in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released its annual State of the Region report. It outlines a volatile economic scenario. Currency values, oil prices, public spending, trade […]
more…26 Mar, 2001
The Sporting Life and Its Links to Tourism
Spurred by the high-publicity Olympics 2000 in Sydney, the World Tourism Organisation commissioned a study in 2000 to analyse the growing links between sports and tourism. An executive summary of how the French, Germans and Dutch travellers mix the two.
The Aussies are widely said to have got their Olympic experience right. But they also learned some lessons, and are now more than willing to share them.
19 Mar, 2001
European Tour Operators In Feeding Frenzy, But Beware The Result
Who’s gobbling up who is the talk of the town in Europe as giant tour operators embark upon a frenzy of mergers and takeovers in pursuit of market share, vertical and horizontal integration. Watching this M&A frenzy with concern, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is warning developing countries that they could be left holding the short end of the stick in the final outcome.
more…1 Mar, 2001
Trade Shows Under Pressure
The International Travel Asia has been scrapped after only two years, a victim of many factors including costs, location and a glut of shows. Meanwhile, the Australian Tourist Commission has just completed its first Global Trade Show Review, and made available some preliminary results. As more such reviews are done by other national tourism organisations, everybody is going to be under more pressure to deliver more bang for the buck.
more…26 Feb, 2001
If Airlines Sold Paint
What if airlines sold paint the way they sell seats? Mike Hatton, Chief Executive, Australian Federation of Travel Agents, once worked in the hardware business and now paints a typically hilarious Aussie dialogue if a customer walks into the offices of Royal Paint Airlines.
more…16 Mar, 1999
ITB Berlin: “An Event With No Limit”
Prof Dr Manfred Busche, chairman of Messe Berlin, launched the ITB Berlin in 1966 and watched it grow into the world’s largest trade show. In this interview with Travel Impact Newswire Executive Editor Imtiaz Muqbil he indulges in a little nostalgia, discusses the secrets of ITB’s success and his plans after retirement in June 1999.
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