The News Review:

- Sven Goran Eriksson meets Benfica officials
- Buddha smiling in tourist circuit
- Daphne Yuan Appointed Resort Manager of X2 Kui Buri & Le Bayburi
- Beg the question
- Myanmar’s largest city struggles to recover from cyclone
- Gulf Times ‘” Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper – Qatar

Sven Goran Eriksson meets Benfica officials
Telegraph.co.uk – May 8, 2008
All of them – Sven Scolari Mourinho – they are all great coaches great managers. Eriksson’s meeting with president Luis Felipe Vieira and captain Rui Costa from a club he successfully managed during two spells in the 80s and early 90s however is the clearest signal yet that the Swede accepts his time at City is up. The meeting was filmed by Portuguese broadcaster SIC in a hotel in Manchester where the former England boss has been living since his move to the club last summer. The club refused to confirm anybody from Benfica had met with Eriksson or offered him a contract. Benfica spokesman Ricardo Maia said: “We will not comment on any suggestions of a future Benfica coach now. “Whether someone is or is not in Manchester to try to persuade Eriksson we have nothing to say about it. Eriksson has been linked with Benfica since Antonio Camacho quit after declaring himself “unable to motivate the squad”… Eriksson is set to take charge of his final Premier League match for City when they travel to Middlesbrough on Sunday. He is expected to guide them on their end-of-season tour to Asia even though he will be axed at the end of the month. In reply to questions posed by the Thai media asking whether Eriksson and City would still travel to Thailand as part of the tour City spokesman Paul Tyrell said: “The media speculation (about Eriksson’s fate) does not affect the visit. Mr Eriksson will be attending. City will arrive in Thailand on May 14 to open a club store before facing a Thailand Premier All-Stars on May 17. The team will take a quick trip to the resort of Pattaya before leaving on May 20 for two matches in Hong Kong against a South China XI and Italian giants Juventus.

Buddha smiling in tourist circuit
Economic Times – May 8, 2008
Sensing the opportunity thatthis segment provides agents like Lajpat Rai and Naresh Sharma MD of InpacTravels have set up hotels in and around the Buddhist trail. Rai?scompany has hotels in Bodhgaya Kushinagar Sravasti and Delhi and is buildingtwo more at Gorakhpur and Sanchi by 2010. For its four hotels Inpac Travels hasinvested Rs 55 crore. Soon they will add another small hotel at Sankasyainvesting an additional Rs 5crore. ?Adding hotels toour portfolio has helped us grow our travel business? says Sharma. Butissues still persist. Better roads are not complemented by air-conditionedbuses.

Daphne Yuan Appointed Resort Manager of X2 Kui Buri & Le Bayburi
e-Travel Blackboard – e-Travel Blackboard (press release) – May 8, 2008
Daphne a Singaporean native graduated from Curtin University – Australia in Commerce majoring in Tourism and Marketing. ver 8 years of international hotel experience Daphne has been working in key positions for several leading hotels in various countries including Whitsunday’s Island – Australia Maldives Bali – Indonesia Phuket – Thailand Singapore Egypt and Kenya. “Daphne brings with her a wealth of operations and room division experience. This coupled with her strategic vision for the future of the industry will make her a valuable addition to the company. It is a great pleasure to have such a widely respected hotelier become part of the X2 Resorts and Le Bayburi family. We look forward to her contributions… Daphne a Singaporean native graduated from Curtin University – Australia in Commerce majoring in Tourism and Marketing. ver 8 years of international hotel experience Daphne has been working in key positions for several leading hotels in various countries including Whitsunday’s Island – Australia Maldives Bali – Indonesia Phuket – Thailand Singapore Egypt and Kenya. “Daphne brings with her a wealth of operations and room division experience. This coupled with her strategic vision for the future of the industry will make her a valuable addition to the company. It is a great pleasure to have such a widely respected hotelier become part of the X2 Resorts and Le Bayburi family.

Beg the question
NEWS.com.au – May 8, 2008
At best many travellers feel ineffectual and embarrassed and at worst some transform into the uncaring ugly Westerner. But there are many practical and positive ways to make a difference. Kristie Kellahan a writer who regularly volunteers at an orphanage in Chiang Mai northern Thailand suggests contacting aid organisations such as the. She advises travellers to think about what they are giving and avoid pushing Western values on to different cultures… All money goes directly to the masseuses for whom extreme poverty would otherwise be a certainty. sunrisechildrensvillage.

Myanmar’s largest city struggles to recover from cyclone
International Herald Tribune – May 8, 2008
Generators hum everywhere. Buildings have lost roofs facades. The sign for the Hotel Yangon is missing its “Y” and “n. ” Essential equipment — chainsaws machines capable of lifting heavy debris and helicopters among many other necessary items — are in short supply or absent altogether. The government has 12 helicopters but only five of them are operational and can transport supplies to far-flung locations diplomats here say. In neighborhoods here where soldiers are clearing trees they are often using small machetes and axes to hack away at thick branches. thers where workers have chainsaws look and smell like lumberyards… thers where workers have chainsaws look and smell like lumberyards. Basic construction materials are unavailable. “There are no nails to be found in Yangon” said Shari Villarosa the chargé d'affaires at the United States Embassy here who said the embassy imported chainsaws from Thailand and Bangladesh. “The basics are not here. ” The damage to buildings many already decrepit is extensive. The city's largest hospital a majestic red-brick building built by the British lost large portions of its roof during the storm. Crumbling colonial mansions are newly ravaged by wind and rain.

Gulf Times ‘” Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper – Qatar
Gulf Times – May 8, 2008
Diyafa a brainchild of the International Fairs and Promotions offers trade opportunities to showcase products and services in hospitality one of the region?s most vibrant markets. Some of the leading companies who spoke with Gulf Times expressed satisfaction saying the event opened more avenues for business opportunities from within and outside Doha… Diyafa a brainchild of the International Fairs and Promotions offers trade opportunities to showcase products and services in hospitality one of the region?s most vibrant markets. Some of the leading companies who spoke with Gulf Times expressed satisfaction saying the event opened more avenues for business opportunities from within and outside Doha. ?This event has proven very significant for us as we?ve been able to meet new clients and build more contacts? said an exhibitor. ?Diyafa is designed to meet the demands of the Qatar?s booming hospitality sector especially with the country?s investments in the tourism industry? said another exhibitor. The changing demography and large influx of expatriate communities have evoked a change in lifestyle of the Qatari people which is equally reflecting in the thriving food shops and restaurants.

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