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UK Tourism to Suffer as Britons Holiday Abroad

The horrendous May Public Holiday weather and driving deluge which met workforces on their way back to the office on the Tuesday, following a long weekend, has led to a large increase in bookings for vacations overseas. Many UK residents it seems are trying to duck away from the random weather of the UK and go somewhere with a sunnier clime. Over the course of the bank holiday and particularly around Tuesday lunch time, online travel websites like, Thomson and First Choice experienced dramatic increases in online holiday bookings, some even by twenty percent .

The climate of the UK is a leading reason in pushing British holiday makers abroad in record numbers again this year, bookings alone for winter breaks have dramatically increased and demand for short city breaks is ever growing. With the state of global financial diffidence in the UK at the moment, short city breaks are becoming popular with people not geared up to pay out for full price vacations. The typcail cost for a week’s holiday has recently been put at around two thousand pounds, according to a recent survey of around 3 thousand travellers abroad.

The small, city breaks, with cheap prices are rising in popularity, fuelled by costs of 2 weeks abroad compared to shorter breaks, a recent survey by an online travel website, reported that over 20% of holiday makers are choosing for these short city breaks as opposed to only twenty one percent  taking a fortnight or more.

A major reason for the upturn in city breaks and enticement of far away sunny destinations could be due to the pound’s current standing against the Euro. The pound is not very strong against the Euro,at the moment, a Euro costs 78pence. This has led to traditional destination haunts like Greece and Spain take a down turn in bookings with holiday makers looking at cheaper alternatives in countries such as Romania, Turkey and Bulgaria where the pound is stronger.

One of these countries, Romania, have certainly noticed an influx of tourism to their seaside resorts over the last few years. Last year alone the tourism market made 34 million Euros more than in the previous year.  Although, many Britons choose to holiday now in eastern European countries, the infrastructure and facilities does not have enough fascination to make foreign tourists spend more money and so aid their economy. Even still, the predictions for this year is that the amount of tourists should rise by around 12-16%.

Eighteen per cent of people surveyed were also looking to visit countries were the pound is strong. This means that America, with its weak dollar is particularly appealing with cities such as Las Vegas, Las Angeles and New York touted as would be break destinations.

All in all the future insecurity surrounding the strength of the pound against other currencies as well as rising utility, fuel and mortgage payments, will certainly mean that holidays abroad to traditional destinations like Spain and Greece, become less and holidays to eastern European countries like Bulgaria increase, from our need to get the most from our money in today’s hard financial climate.

by nikoretro

Medical Tourism: Traveling For Health

Medical tourism is all the rage in many countries nowadays. Many patients who require complex surgeries or medical procedures for their ailments are now traveling abroad to get treated. Patients from UK, USA, and many other developed countries are moving to Asian countries like India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, Singapore, Philippines, and Thailand. In these countries, these people receive superior healthcare at a fraction of what it would cost in their homeland.

Reasons for people opting for medical tourism

There are many reasons for which people from developed countries choose to get their ailments treated abroad. Some of the important reasons include:

The quality of healthcare services that they find in the other countries often rivals what they would receive at home. Most of the doctors and healthcare professionals are highly qualified. Besides, most hospitals and healthcare facilities are equipped with state of the art provisions for treatment. The cost of treatment in the countries noted for medical tourism is often a fraction of what is required for same services at developed countries. In fact, for a fraction of the price required in US for a heart bypass, patients from US can travel to India, get treated, and top it off with a small vacation at any popular tourist destination within the country. Employer-sponsored healthcare policies are now starting to include complete cost coverage of healthcare for employees who travel abroad to get treated. This has resulted in the employees getting good healthcare and the employer having to pay much less. Some contagious diseases, such as, tuberculosis, typhoid, and malaria are often misdiagnosed in developed countries because most doctors and healthcare officials believe such diseases cannot happen in their country. In tropical countries like India, Malaysia, Philippines, etc., doctors are more open to accepting the possibility that the patient might indeed have a contagious disease. Last, but not the least, many insurance companies in the developed countries are now providing full coverage of the healthcare costs incurred by the insured patient choosing to get treatment done abroad. The patients are happy because they are getting good healthcare plus the benefit of a vacation, while the insurance company has to pay a much smaller amount to the patient.

All these benefits have inspired many patients in developed countries to opt for treatments for their ailments in foreign country. In the coming years, health tourism is expected to gain even more popularity.

by Thomas Hawk

Luxury Travel Vietnam to Join WTM World Responsible Tourism Program

Luxury Travel Vietnam Company (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com ) to Join WTM World Responsible Tourism Program

Luxury Travel Company to Commit to Promoting Responsible Tourism not only in Vietnam but also in Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand.

Luxury Travel to Join WTM World Responsible Tourism Program and Commit to Promoting Responsible Tourism in Vietnam.

WTM World Responsible Tourism Day on Wednesday 11th November was a huge success.

This was the third successful year of this initiative, the only global day of action of its kind sponsored by BBC World News and once again supported by the UNWTO.

With the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit failing to produce a legally binding agreement the environmental focus in 2010 will be firmly on the travel and tourism industry – which has the fastest growing carbon dioxide emissions of any sector.

“There is no doubt that what we do today will have a strong influence on the kind of international travel and tourism industry we have in the future. We are in this together – and everyone must play their part” said Hung Nguyen, Sales and Marketing Manager of Luxury Travel Vietnam Company.

Travel and tourism companies and organizations in the world are under increasing pressure to work more responsibly.

“We continue our support and ongoing commitment to responsible tourism in Vietnam and our destinations. We have found an adventure travel department with mission to create better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit. We also support an orphanage village in Ha Tay and carry others charity projects. Our tour packages tours have been carefully designed in conform with our mission and ethical business conducts,” added Hung .

Luxury Travel to participate in WTM World Responsible Tourism in the UK London and now are allowed to use the 2010 logo for dedicated day of action on WTM World Responsible Tourism Day – Wednesday 10 November 2010.

For more information, visit www.luxurytravelvietnam.com

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by Walt Jabsco

Turkey Tourism Levels Remaining Consistent

Turkey is one of the most popular destinations of 2010 and has over the last four years quickly climbed the top selling destinations for UK holiday makers, according to travel experts. Turkish holiday sales have been relatively unharmed by the current financial climate, which is a testament to its popularity considering how the Turkish travel industry has been directly rocked with the collapse of GoldTrail in the second quarter and Kiss Flights in the third quarter. Numbers travelling to top Turkish resorts like Marmaris and Olu Deniz have continued to grow year on year despite the current year’s setbacks and drop in consumer confidence.

An amazing 2.5 million British people visited Turkey in 2009. And it’s likely to be an increasingly popular destination this autumn and next year. This is partly to do with the year round sunshine and the world-famous beaches, but also to do with the growing competitiveness of travel companies dramatically cutting their margins to attract business. An aggressive summer campaign was undertaken by the major UK travel companies Thomas Cook, First Choice and online holiday company lowcostholidays.com. As a consumer there were great holiday deals to be had, especially on last minute departures. If you’re able to book within 12 weeks of departure, you could make a saving of up to 70%, industry experts are saying.

Turkey is expected to retain its popular holiday destination status due to its family, couples and group friendly hotels and resorts and all year round sun. The Marmaris resort is on track to maintain its most popular Turkish resort status with Istanbul city becoming a new breakout city break destination for 2010.

by The Prime Minister’s Office

Career in Travel and Tourism Part – 2

Study Route:

The eligibility for admission to Travel and Tourism courses at the undergraduate level is, higher secondary examination pass. At post-graduate level, eligibility is graduation in any field along with a pass in the entrance test followed by group discussions and interview conducted by the institute. Proficiency in at least one foreign language is preferred. A diploma in public relations or advertising is helpful from the career point of view. It is also possible to gain these qualifications through correspondence courses.

There are graduate level, postgraduate level, diploma and certification courses available to pursue in the industry. The post-graduate degree awarded is Master of Tourism Administration (MTA), which is a two-year full time program approved by the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India. The Indian Institution of Tourism and Travel Management and some universities offer MTA degree in Tourism. A Postgraduate degree can be helpful in getting into managerial and administrative positions in the industry. International Air transport Association (IATA), a World Organisation which provides recognized standard in training to travel, tourism and cargo industry, offers certification courses. Several large travel agencies also offer short-term training programmes, and tend to absorb most of the candidates.

Officers in the Directorate and Departments of Tourism are recruited from among the candidates who have done civil service, drawn from the Civil/administrative services of the State and Central governments. A degree in travel and tourism is required for operational jobs in government organizations. Information assistants at the office of the Tourism departments are selected through competitive examinations held by the Staff Selection Commission. The eligibility is graduation with knowledge of Indian history, art and architecture, besides proficiency in English. These vacancies are advertised through the employment news.

The duration of training varies between one and two years, depending on the course. The duration of certification courses maybe below one year. Eligibility for certification courses is 10+2.

Places to study:

India:

Masters in travel administration of 2 years duration is offered to graduates/postgraduates in the following universities (Sample):
1.) Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore 452001.
2.) Lucknow University, Badshah Bagh, Lucknow 226007.
3.) Indira Gandhi National Open University, School of Social Sciences, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110 068
4.) Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605014.
5.) Utkal University, PO Vani Vihar, Bhubaneshwar 751004, Orissa.
6.) Marathwada University, Aurangabad 431004.
7.) Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur 342001.
8.) Dr. B. S. Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad 431004, Maharashtra.
9.) IITTM, New Delhi 110 021.
10.) Agra University, Agra 282004.
11.) Delhi University, Delhi 110007.
12.) Skyline Business School, Laxman Public School Campus, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016.
13.) Sita Academy M-135, Connaught Circus, New Delhi 110 001
14.) College of Vocational Studies, Delhi University 11007.
15.) YWCA, Jai Singh Marg, New Delhi 110001.
16.) Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608002.
17.) Chennai University, Chennai
18.) University of Kerala, Trivandrum 695034
19.) Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605104
20.) Berhamper University, Orissa 760007.
21.) University of North Bengal, PO North Bengal University, 734430, Dist. Darjeeling, West Bengal
22.) SNDT Women’s University, 1 Nathibai Thackersay Road, Mumbai 400020
23.) University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007
24.) University of Mumbai, MG Road, Fort, Mumbai 400032
25.) Sophia Polytechnic, Bulabhai Des Road, Mumbai
26.) H.R. College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai.
27.) Oyster Institute of Management, Bandra (E), Mumbai-400050.
28.) Indian Institute of Management, 140, Nagindas Master Road, Mumbai – 400023

Overseas:

1.) 2.) University of West Florida, USA
3.) City College of San Francisco, USA
4.) Johnson State College, USA
5.) International Travel College, New Zealand
6.) Queenstown Resort College, New Zealand
7.) West London College, UK
8.) Stourbridge College, UK
9.) Eton College, Canada

by rossjamesparker

Isle of Wight Tourism Sector

Where can you find a perfect place for a great British holiday? The Isle of Wight is one of the options you may lie to consider. It is an unspoiled paradise of natural beauty and the special laid back our of time spirit of the IOW will plunge you immediately into a pleasant bygone age.

Tourism is a prime sector of IOW economy, IOW tourism brings an essential amount of income supporting into the IOW livelihoods of many of its residents. It contributes around 350 million pounds every year. This is a significant sum of money and it is vital for the IOW survival. There are many and varied accommodation types on offer all over the Island, The prospective visitor can select from hotels, B & B`s, guest houses, campsites and other types depending on your preferences and budget. Tourism on the IOW is growing and flourishing due to some interesting factors such as its close position to that of the mainland making the trip short but adventurous, a nice climate and super weather conditions. Couple this with its beautiful natural surroundings, historic heritage and hospitable people makes Island a place not to miss.

Another great set of attractions is the hundreds of tourist events and attractions that are being run year round all over the Island. These all add value as economic components over and above the accommodation and pure beauty that the Island has to offer, which includes sunny and sandy beaches, spectacular sea views, magnificent rural areas, historical places, various parks, zoos and countryside. Among big IOW events we can say about Isle of Wight Festival, Cowes Week, Garlic Festival to name just a few.

In other words, IOW is an ideal place for a holiday adventure, here you can find a lot of things to do and review and have a great time having fun and enjoyment. Recent research over the past few years has shown that the amount of holidaymakers coming to the Island is growing year on year. And this tendency illustrates that these figures are a good sign for the coming years, which in turn has given investors reasons to plough further monies into building more accommodation hotels, parks, attractions in many parts of the Island. Most of people who have visited this island once come back here time and time again. The Isle of Wight is a green island shaped like that of a diamond on its side. It is really a jewel of the Great Britain. Here you can relax and feel the fresh breath of the sea while marveling at its outstanding natural beauty.

One of the famed landmarks on the IOW is the Needles. You most certainly never forget it once you have stood on the downs at Alum bay and look down over the cliffs and see these magnificent chalk needles that run out into the English Channel. Here you can also see an interesting natural phenomenon, multi- coloured sand. It is caused over many years by the mixture of different minerals layered into the sandy rock face. Not far away from here you can view the lighthouse on the edge of the needles rocks. Travel Isle of Wight and you will have a marvelous trip on the island.

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by petit hiboux

Mallorca Yacht Race Tourism And Property Boost

This summer’s SuperYacht Cup, held off Palma de Mallorca, will be the most competitive for the yachts since the event began ten years ago.

With 40 entries so far, and another 20 possibles by the time the yachting weekend comes along, will ensure races to remember both for the yacht crews and spectactors, with plenty of social events organised for the evenings.

The organisers have appointed a Race Officer for this year’s event, to move the image from one of fun and socialisng, to that of a serious yacht competition, with the social side as active as ever.

The new officer has experience of helping to organise regattas in Cowes, on the UK’s Isle of Wight, one of the most famous locations in the yachting world, has sailing experience himself and brings to the Mallorca Supercup a drive and level of experience necessary to meet the organisers ambitions.

Palma in Mallorca is well suited for sailing. Set in the Mediterranean, with Menorca and Ibiza as close neighbours, it’s an ideal base for the Mediterranean.

The actual bay of Palma is ideally suited for the Cup races, and is some ten miles (nearly 15 kilometres) wide, with a naturally occuring wind – vital for good yachting!

As well as Mallorca, the yachting world has a busy year ahead in Europe, with Cowes Week on the Isle of Wight, and for the megayachts the Monaco Yacht Show in September just two of the occasions to look forward to.

The Balearics

The SuperYacht Cup is a welcome event for the holiday island of Mallorca. As well as drawing extra tourists for the event itself it adds an extra attraction for those holidaymakers already on the island, adding to the possibility of a return visit in future years – and with more destinations to choose from in recent years repeat visitors has become an important strategy in tourist locations.

As part of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca has welcomed many visitors back to live full time on the island. Menorca property has proved popular too, for those looking for a gentler pace of life than big sister Mallorca.

Property prices in Mallorca are similar to Menorca property, with a range of apartments and villas in both rural and town locations, and with twenty golf courses plenty of golf course developments too on Mallorca.

Menorca has just the one golf course, recently extended to eighteen holes, and is located in Son Park, which has a choice of hotels, apartments and villas for holiday makers.

The cost of flying to Mallorca has come down in recent years from most European countries due to low cost airlines, especially in the island’s core tourist areas of the United Kingdom and Germany, and last year easyJet started direct flights from London’s Gatwick Airport to the sister island of Menorca, as well as serving Mallorca itself.

Despite competition from other destinantions, Mallorca looks set to remain a favourite holiday spot for some time to come.

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Luxury Travel Vietnam to Join WTM World Responsible Tourism Program

Luxury Travel Vietnam Company (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com ) to Join WTM World Responsible Tourism Program

Luxury Travel Company to Commit to Promoting Responsible Tourism not only in Vietnam but also in Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand.

Luxury Travel to Join WTM World Responsible Tourism Program and Commit to Promoting Responsible Tourism in Vietnam.

WTM World Responsible Tourism Day on Wednesday 11th November was a huge success.

This was the third successful year of this initiative, the only global day of action of its kind sponsored by BBC World News and once again supported by the UNWTO.

With the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit failing to produce a legally binding agreement the environmental focus in 2010 will be firmly on the travel and tourism industry – which has the fastest growing carbon dioxide emissions of any sector.

“There is no doubt that what we do today will have a strong influence on the kind of international travel and tourism industry we have in the future. We are in this together – and everyone must play their part” said Hung Nguyen, Sales and Marketing Manager of Luxury Travel Vietnam Company.

Travel and tourism companies and organizations in the world are under increasing pressure to work more responsibly.

“We continue our support and ongoing commitment to responsible tourism in Vietnam and our destinations. We have found an adventure travel department with mission to create better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit. We also support an orphanage village in Ha Tay and carry others charity projects. Our tour packages tours have been carefully designed in conform with our mission and ethical business conducts,” added Hung .

Luxury Travel to participate in WTM World Responsible Tourism in the UK London and now are allowed to use the 2010 logo for dedicated day of action on WTM World Responsible Tourism Day – Wednesday 10 November 2010.

For more information, visit www.luxurytravelvietnam.com

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by petit hiboux

Yachting World Boost For Menorca 2007 Tourism

The Spanish island of Menorca has long been regarded as the quietest of the three islands that make up the Spanish Balearics, but the holiday isle, much favoured by British and other European tourists, is set to steal the limelight for a while at least with the King’s Cup for Classic Yachts.

The sailing regatta is due to be held in the Port of Mahon – Mahon is the capital of Menorca – ideally suited for sailing and one of the world’s best known deep water harbours.

The harbour is often a port of call for cruise ships touring the Mediterranean.

The Classic Yachts Weekend includes three different classes of boat. Vintage yachts, which were launched before 1949, Claasic Yachts that were built before 1975, and at the organisers’ discretion Spirit of Tradition Yachts.

The timing of the weekend is good for Menorca. Visitor numbers have been down in recent years, and in an attempt to lengthen the season and make up numbers the island is trying to extend her normal peak times from May to September to April through October.

It has also seen the success of similar yacht events in neighbouring Mallorca.

This summer’s SuperYacht Cup off Mallorca will be the most competitive for the yachts since the event began ten years ago.

With 40 entries so far, and another 20 possibles by the time the yachting weekend comes along, will ensure races to remember both for the yacht crews and spectactors, with plenty of social events organised for the evenings.

The organisers have appointed a Race Officer for this year’s event, to move the image from one of fun and socialisng, to that of a serious yacht competition, with the social side as active as ever.

The new officer has experience of helping to organise regattas in Cowes, on the UK’s Isle of Wight, one of the most famous locations in the yachting world, has sailing experience himself and brings to the Mallorca Supercup a drive and level of experience necessary to meet the organisers ambitions. Menorca might need a person of similar calibre to promote her own events.

As part of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca has welcomed many visitors back to live full time on the island. Menorca property has proved popular too, for those looking for a gentler pace of life than big sister Mallorca.

Property prices in Mallorca are similar to Menorca property, with a range of apartments and villas in both rural and town locations, and with twenty golf courses plenty of golf course developments too on Mallorca.

Menorca has just the one golf course, recently extended to eighteen holes, and is located in Son Park, which has a choice of hotels, apartments and villas for holiday makers.

The cost of flying to Mallorca has come down in recent years from most European countries due to low cost airlines, especially in the island’s core tourist areas of the United Kingdom and Germany, and last year easyJet started direct flights from London’s Gatwick Airport to the sister island of Menorca, as well as serving Mallorca itself.

Despite competition from other destinations, Mallorca looks set to remain a favourite holiday spot for some time to come, and Menorca will hope that some of her success is passed onto her sister island in the Balearic Islands.

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by alistairas

UK Tourism on the increase

The recession has hit most of us quite hard and luxuries like family holidays have either been cancelled or a cheaper alternative found. The UK tourism sector has, however, seen benefits of people looking for cheaper alternatives as the number of people holidaying in the UK has increased dramatically.

Some of us are still going abroad but the usual favourites of Spain and France are being caught by destinations such as Egypt, who have seen an increase in bookings of over 20%, the biggest rise for UK tourists.  Turkey has also seen similar rises as the strength of the euro against the pound seemed to have persuaded holidaymakers to look outside the Eurozone.

Whilst there are families packing their suitcases and heading for warmer climates, there has been a decline in 18% of people travelling abroad.

In England, London, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol are the most visited places as these are the main cities in the country and there is plenty to see and do there. It also no surprise that in Scotland the most visited cities are Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Highlands as you can experience and enjoy the picturesque backgrounds and stunning views.

Holidays in the UK are on the up and recent figures show that a 13% which equates to around 1.2 million more visits which is great news for the industry. Areas that depend on tourism have received a healthy boost from visits during the first 6 months of the year and many experts predict the popularity of holidays in the UK will continue over the summer months.

Business trips are down though as companies look to tighten their belts, 11% less business trips were taken during the first quarter of the year.  This is really no surprise as technology means conference calls and webcams can be used to conduct meeting at a far cheaper price.

The UK tourism sector is hoping that everyone holidaying in the UK will realise what they have been missing all this time. Areas like the Lake District, North Wales and the Highlands in Scotland all provide great fun for all the family and also offer great views. These areas are set to be visited more during the summer months and we will see that we can have a great holiday in the UK.

The weather is due to improve in August so enjoy the sun, have a great time in the UK and kick back and relax with friends and family in some great UK destinations.

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