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Dubai: Has the tourism bubble really burst?

Dubai: Has the tourism bubble really burst?
Forty years ago, Dubai was nothing more than a small fishing village where people came to dive for pearls. The fortunes of the city were completely transformed when oil was discovered in 1966. However, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the ruler at the time, could see that the oil reserves ...  More >
04 June 2009

Dynamic packaging: The trends that will affect DP in 2009

Recent press reports have thrown up conflicting information about how the package holiday market and dynamic packaging will fare next year. Of the two, it would seem that dynamic packaging is better placed to handle in the current economic climate. For starters, January has not been a great ...  More >
19 February 2009

Dominican Republic: Travel Weekly destination guide

Sponsored by The Dominican Republic offers holidaymakers excellent beaches and a range of all-inclusive resorts. Its landscape is varied, including jungles, forests, desert regions and mountains - plus vibrant cities such as the captial Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic ...  More >
16 January 2009

Dubai: New hotels and attractions in development

More than any other destination, Dubai is synonymous with development. The scale is staggering, with over 100 tourism and leisure related projects worth £35 billion underway in the emirate. The UK remains the emirate’s biggest market, with 603,376 Brits visiting in the first nine months of ...  More >
27 November 2008

Destination marketing case study: Australia

In the past year Tourism Australia’s focus has been on the youth market. Two key projects have targeted the 18 to 30-year-old age group, which accounts for a fifth of all arrivals to Australia. The first was a tie-up with social networking site Bebo to launch a competition for travellers to ...  More >
10 November 2008

Destination marketing case study: Dubai

Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing wanted to take control of information about the destination online and build a strong relationship with trade partners such as tour operators and hoteliers. Joining forces with Global Travel Market to develop www.dubaitravelmarket.co.uk was a way of giving ...  More >
10 November 2008

Destination marketing case study: South Africa

South African Tourism set up a microsite in conjunction with Travel Weekly in June. The aim of the site was to publicise our mega fam for 100 agents and keep momentum going about the destination once the trip was over. We wanted agents to know where they were going and what they would be doing ...  More >
10 November 2008

Destination marketing events at WTM 2008

Almost every event, seminar or workshop at World Travel Market touches the concept of marketing your brand, product, or destination - whether in an online or offline world. See below for Travel Weekly's guide to the highlights of the WTM calendar. Monday November 10 What? Tourism Society ...  More >
10 November 2008

Destination marketing case study: Bahamas

Ask anyone to list five tropical island holiday experiences and it’s likely they’ll choose something like Barbados, the Seychelles, the Maldives, Bermuda and the Caribbean. The Bahamas, with its 700 islands and cays nestling at the top of the Caribbean, rarely gets a mention. This is due ...  More >
10 November 2008

Debate: Cruise experts on catering for disabled passengers

Debate: Cruise experts on catering for disabled passengers
Cruise ships could offer the key to disabled travellers who want to holiday abroad but cannot travel comfortably by air. Yet many agents are not confident selling to the disabled market, worth £50 billion in UK spend alone. Cruiselines have been accused of not providing enough access for ...  More >
09 October 2008

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