The News Review:

- Destination News – Hotel Resort & Spa.
- The Sofitel Paris Bercy joins the Pullman network to become one of…
- Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper
- The flying hotel Thunderbird 2: The 700ft super-airship that will…
- Dnata Holidays presents the Luxury Holiday Collections

Destination News – Hotel Resort & Spa.
highbeam.com – Feb 11, 2008
During Almond Beach Village’s annual Super Bowl extravaganza known as Big Game Week Chris Forbes the Barbados resort’s general manager said that plans are in place to add about six treatments rooms to the resort’s spa. The spa expansion said Forbes is part of an “aggressive” move to attract more North American guests to the resort which currently has mostly European guests. Feb 10 2008 Design Hotels Design Hotels pens Gulf of Thailand Resort. Design Hotels has opened a new property in the Gulf of Thailand. Alila Cha-Am is a contemporary.

The Sofitel Paris Bercy joins the Pullman network to become one of…
e-Travel Blackboard – e-Travel Blackboard (press release) – Feb 11, 2008
Located at the heart of the capital’s new district of Bercy the Pullman Paris Bercy (396 rooms including 20 suites) is designed primarily for business travelers. With its own 1800 m2 convention center 20 meeting rooms theatre and food and beverage facilities to match the hotel is ideal for meetings seminars and conventions. The Pullman Paris Bercy joins the 12 hotels opened last December in France (Paris Marseille and Toulouse) Germany (Cologne and Dortmund) Belgium (Brussels) Thailand (Bangkok) and China (Dongguan) and the Pullman Sanya Yalong Bay hotel which opened on February 3 2008. The Pullman Sanya Yalong Bay is facing the South China Sea… Located at the heart of the capital’s new district of Bercy the Pullman Paris Bercy (396 rooms including 20 suites) is designed primarily for business travelers. With its own 1800 m2 convention center 20 meeting rooms theatre and food and beverage facilities to match the hotel is ideal for meetings seminars and conventions. The Pullman Paris Bercy joins the 12 hotels opened last December in France (Paris Marseille and Toulouse) Germany (Cologne and Dortmund) Belgium (Brussels) Thailand (Bangkok) and China (Dongguan) and the Pullman Sanya Yalong Bay hotel which opened on February 3 2008. The Pullman Sanya Yalong Bay is facing the South China Sea. The hotel opened on February 3 and includes 77 rooms and 115 villas (all with private swimming pools) and 9 adaptable meeting rooms over a total surface area of 1200 sq m. The hotel can host more than 800 people on the occasion of congresses or seminars in particular with its Pacific Grand Ballroom which can accommodate up to 350 people. The hotel’s convention areas can be customised and privatised to suit any events and include the latest generation of technological equipment with private offices featuring all the office automation resources required (broadband Internet computer rental secretarial and translation services etc.

Bangkok’s Independent Newspaper
Nation Multimedia – Feb 11, 2008
The new firm was set up six months ago with registered capital of Bt4 million. It is the fourth business unit under the group's portfolio following a financial brokerage company the hotel and the theatre. Suttikorn Jearpaitoon managing director of UF and the theatre said the firm is providing facilities for big meetings and events. It is targeting companies located in the Eastern Seaboard industrial areas as well as in Bangkok.

The flying hotel Thunderbird 2: The 700ft super-airship that will…
Hospitality Net – Feb 11, 2008
Massaud the French company behind the venture is billing it as an ecologically friendly way to travel leaving little impact on the environment – and eliminating the need for hotels. Designer Jean-Marie Massaud’s team has been working in conjunction with the French National ffice of Airship Research on the project since 2005. A spokesman for Massaud AurÈlie Ullrich said: “The idea at the heart of this project is that passengers can see fantastic places like Thailand and theCaribbean without the need to build ugly hotels everywhere. “It could land for a few days or for a week if there is a big event going on. “We don’t want to be carrying around gallons and gallons of heavy petrol or diesel and we are looking into fuelling it with some form of gas. ” Mr Massaud said: “The Manned Cloud permits you to explore the world without leaving a trace. Passengers can experience spectacular and exotic places without being intrusive or exploitative.

Dnata Holidays presents the Luxury Holiday Collections
Easier – Feb 11, 2008
Both brochures are enhanced with a number of new features and useful information to help clients decide on their perfect dream holiday. In addition to the types of rooms number of swimming pools types of restaurant spa details weather reports and getting about Dnata Holidays has included a logo to highlight which properties offer halal food for their Muslim clientele a variety of maps including a detailed city map highlighting featured hotels and key landmarks and a price guide based on a three nights stay including transfers during low season. A number of new hotels have been added to the luxury collection this year with new hotels in Europe including the world-renowned Hotel Du Russie in Rome (Rocco Forte Hotels) Park Hyatt Vendome in Paris and Principe Di Savoia Milano (The Dorchester Group). New European cities featured include Monte Carlo St Moritz and Zermatt. In Africa and the Middle East Casablanca in Morocco and Aqaba in Jordan have been added as well as new hotels including the Egyptian styled Raffles Hotel Dubai and the barefoot luxury of Six Senses Hideaway Zighy Bay man. For those seeking a relaxing beach getaway the ultra-chic W Maldives Retreat & Spa and the all-inclusive Heritage Resort and Spa Mauritius have been included as well as award winning hotels such as Indigo Pearl Phuket in Thailand the stylish Bulgari Resort Bali and the stunning Hayman Island located off the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Nathan Adams Product Development Manager Dnata Holidays said: “We took onboard customer feedback when we reviewed our 2007 brochure and have added in more information to help clients choose their holiday… Expanding their collection for 2008 Dnata Holidays showcases its increased destinations across two chic brochures each easily identifiable by their different coloured covers; modern blue – Europe Africa and Middle East; fresh green – Indian cean Asia and Australasia. Firmly established as one of the leading luxury tour operators in the region Dnata Holidays has added three new countries to its portfolio the holiday island of Cyprus as well as the new Asian favourites of Indonesia (Bali) and Vietnam bringing its total number of destinations to 28. Nick Sheppard Regional Head of Leisure & Non-Air Products said: ?After the successful launch of Dnata Holidays? brochure in April 2007 we have taken this opportunity to expand our product offering in order to satisfy our customers’ ever more diverse holidays requirements and we are privileged to be able to offer such a luxurious collection of some of the world’s finest hotels and resorts across our two brochures. ?During 2008 we will add more untapped holiday destinations to our portfolio as we continually strive to meet our ultimate goal of being able to offer the best experiences at the best value for all our destinations worldwide. Both brochures are enhanced with a number of new features and useful information to help clients decide on their perfect dream holiday.

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