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Hotelbeds anticipates robust ME growth

Hotelbeds anticipates robust ME growth

posted | Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Hotelbeds, the global accommodation wholesaler, revealed that it expects more than 50 per cent growth in the Middle East in 2013, due to the positive growth in demand for this market for inbound and outbound travel. This was officially presented by the company at the recently held Arabian Travel ...

Arabian Explorers gears up for IMEX

Arabian Explorers gears up for IMEX

posted | Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Dubai-based Arabian Explorers announced that it will exhibit at the upcoming IMEX in Frankfurt, Germany, taking place from May 21-23, where it plans to showcase its travel and tourism services to a global audience so as to capitalise on the current interest in the UAE as a leading MICE venue. ...

Ramada Downtown Dubai awards partner travel operator and DMC

Ramada Downtown Dubai awards partner travel operator and DMC

posted | Monday, 13 May 2013

Ramada Downtown Dubai has recently bestowed awards to the hotel’s top travel operator and destination management company (DMC) for 2012. The property, represented by general manager Wael El Behi and revenue and e-commerce manager Farooq Payara, presented trophies and certificates as a token of ...

Al-Futtaim Travel and Travelport renew partnership

Al-Futtaim Travel and Travelport renew partnership

posted | Thursday, 09 May 2013

Dubai-based specialist corporate and leisure travel managementcompany, Al-Futtaim Travel, and Travelport, technology solution provider for the global travel industry, have jointly announced the renewal of their partnership and a new initiative to boost Al-Futtaim Travel’s online presence. The two ...

GTA and Accor renew partnership

GTA and Accor renew partnership

posted | Wednesday, 08 May 2013

GTA announced that it had renewed its distribution deal with Accor, ensuring that businesses selling leisure travel can book more than 3,500 hotels in 92 countries available under the French company’s brands. The deal includes Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Ibis ...

Regency Travel and Tours launches ‘101 Things To Do in Qatar’

Regency Travel and Tours launches ‘101 Things To Do in Qatar’

posted | Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013

Regency Travel and Tours, a Qatar-based DMC, has launched a hand-guide to the country’s best excursions under its Regency Holidays division, which focuses on leisure and tours. The hand-guide, entitled ‘101 Things To Do in Qatar’ includes a range of serviced tour packages, aimed at both locals and ...

Travelport consolidates business with travel agents in KSA

Travelport consolidates business with travel agents in KSA

posted | Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013

Travelport has announced the continuation of its relationships with three major travel agencies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Asfar Travel, Transcontinents and Roibek Travel. Transcontinents and Roibek Travel are said to have renewed their contract for a further three years, and Asfar Travel for ...

FTI Touristik organises workshop in Abu Dhabi for German travel agents

FTI Touristik organises workshop in Abu Dhabi for German travel agents

posted | Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013

FTI Touristik, a tour operator for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, is set to bring 150 of its top selling German travel agents to Abu Dhabi this December, for a sales appreciation incentive and educational workshop programme, reportedly its first outside Europe. The workshop is to celebrate FTI ...

Abu Dhabi prepares for arrival of 100 Australian travel agents

Abu Dhabi prepares for arrival of 100 Australian travel agents

posted | Thursday, 28 Feb 2013

One hundred of Australia’s top travel agents are due in Abu Dhabi in March on a massive familiarisation trip hosted by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) in conjunction with carriers Virgin Australia and Etihad Airways. The selected 100 hail from retail travel agencies ...

Ferrari World awards Arabian Adventures DMC

Ferrari World awards Arabian Adventures DMC

posted | Thursday, 21 Feb 2013

Arabian Adventures was recently awarded a certificate of recognition from Ferrari World Abu Dhabi for its contribution to the theme park’s sales figures. The recognition was received by senior vice president, Arabian Adventures, Peter Payet from park manager, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Andy Keeling. ...

Renewed agreement between Travelport and SNTTA

Renewed agreement between Travelport and SNTTA

posted | Monday, 18 Feb 2013

Travelport and SNTTA, the UAE-based travel management company, have renewed their partnership for another three years. As part of the renewed agreement, Travelport is expected to provide SNTTA with a variety of its latest technology solutions including industry-leading Travelport Universal API, ...

Travelport and RAK Airways enhance partnership

Travelport and RAK Airways enhance partnership

posted | Friday, 08 Feb 2013

Travelport and RAK Airways have announced an enhanced new partnership to benefit Galileo and Worldspan-connected travel agents around the world. Building on the participation agreement signed at the end of 2012, the airline has upgraded its contract with the GDS operator to a global full content ...

Travelport launches Agentivity targeting MEA travel agents

Travelport launches Agentivity targeting MEA travel agents

posted | Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013

Travelport has begun 2013 with the launch of a new business intelligence suite for travel agents in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Agentivity reportedly brings together a variety of tools which are to offer travel providers a unique and detailed insight into their agency’s activity, client ...

ANVR pledges to adhere to UNWTO Global Code of Ethics

ANVR pledges to adhere to UNWTO Global Code of Ethics

posted | Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013

The Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ANVR), representing 200 tour operators and 1,400 travel agencies in the Netherlands, has pledged to observe the principles of the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism at the Dutch travel fair Vakantiebeurs in Utrecht, the Netherlands. ...

Elaf Group honours its agents

Elaf Group honours its agents

posted | Friday, 28 Dec 2012

Saudi-based Elaf Group has recently honoured its agents in Egypt, Algeria, Turkey, Morocco, Indonesia and Malaysia for achieving positive results this year. Special ceremonies were held and were attended by president, Elaf Group, Ziyad Bin Mahfouz, and head of marketing communications, as well as ...

Travel Agent Industry News by TTG MENA provides the latest news from the travel agents in the region of Middle East and North Africa. Discover new travel agent packages, promotions, new hires, expansions into new markets and generally stay in touch with all the latest travel agent industry news in the MENA region with TTG, your premier travel trade gazette.

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Travel Trade Gazette TTG MENA is the leading travel trade news publication in the Middle East and North Africa region. Providing the latest travel and tourism industry news from the region including UAE, Jordan, Greece, Cyprus to name a few, Travel Trade Gazette TTG MENA also provides international travel industry breaking news. The only site dedicated to news from the travel industry for the industry, TTG MENA allows travel trade professionals to keep in touch with all things tourism related. Read about new hotel openings, premium luxury travel, latest implementations of travel technology in the field, news on airlines or rail services in the region and beyond and stay updated on the latest headlines for travel agents or the DMCs, meetings and incentives industry. For leading tourism industry news, look no further than travel trade gazette TTG MENA.

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