As part of marketing strategy and continuous efforts towards promoting Dubai as an international trade and tourism destination, the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) Director General, Mr. Khalid A bin Sulayem, received a high-profile delegation of businessmen and investors from Brazil at the DTCM Head Office recently.
The Board of Directors of Accor, France’s leading hotel company, met in late August under the chairmanship of Serge Weinberg and approved the financial statements for the six months ended June 30.
Amadeus’ Travel Agency Partners Booked 31.7 Billion euros Worth of Air Tickets in First Half of 2007
Airlines generated 3.6 billion euros in online booking value through Amadeus e-Retail engine, Amadeus’ online booking solution for airlines, during January-June period this year. This is 38 percent more than in the same period last year.
Total bookings grew by 6.7 percent to 281.5m for Amadeus with online air bookings growing by 20.4 percent and now represent 17.4 percent of total air bookings according to the business results for the six months ending 30 June 2007 released by the company.
A survey in the aviation industry has indicated that charging fees for services instead of including benefits in the price of a ticket will become more prevalent.
The merger between First Choice Holidays PLC and the tourism division of TUI AG, which creates TUI Travel PLC, has successfully been completed.