Britons ready to return to Mexico

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- Britons ready to return to Mexico
- Vote for Ibis Idol 2009 and You Could Win a Break in Koh Samui or …
- Asia-Pacific tourism forecast for 5-10% slump

Britons ready to return to Mexico
Telegraph.co.uk
The swine flu outbreak is believed to be responsible for 149 deaths in Mexico. Meanwhile a report today by the luxury operator Hayes and Jarvis will provide further encouragement. It claims that the long-haul market is showing increasing robustness with late bookings to Kenya Thailand and Sri Lanka – all off which have suffered political or civil unrest in recent years – showing a marked increase. Kenya has experienced a 97 per cent year-on-year increase in bookings while sales to Sri Lanka and Thailand rose by around 50 per cent during the last month compared with the same month in 2008. In a poll conducted by Telegraph Travel last month 64 per cent of respondents said that swine flu had not put them off travelling to North America. Vive Mexico: five great deals Seven nights all-inclusive at the Gran Porto Real hotel in Playa del Carmen during June from £479 per person with Caribbean Collection (. caribbeancollection.

Vote for Ibis Idol 2009 and You Could Win a Break in Koh Samui or …
PR Web (press release)
The results of the public vote will draw up a shortlist of the 50 most popular candidates who will progress to the next stage of the competition. The overall winner of ibis idol will live the dreams of millions with a year long trendy lifestyle in association with ibis. The winner will get a one month stint as a superstar VJ Rookie on Channel V a year of free hotel accommodation at any ibis Hotel in Thailand a personal fashion shoot dedicated personal portfolio and a holiday in Korea. The ibis idol 2009 winner will also enjoy the privilege of a 10000 baht monthly salary for one year alongside the taste of fame. The winner of ibis idol is not the only one to live a trendy lifestyle courtesy of ibis however members of the public will win prizes too. Simply by voting at.

Asia-Pacific tourism forecast for 5-10% slump
Bangkok Post
But the company is confident it can gain market share in the region as it has continuously invested in IT and research and development for operators including airlines hotels and travel agents. Amadeus expects its market share in Asia-Pacific to grow by two percentage points to around 32% this year. Its share in Thailand is much higher at 76%. In the first quarter of 2009 Amadeus Asia-Pacific accounted for 40% of the region’s airline and hotel bookings. Last year the travel bookings through Amadeus worldwide fell by 4% while the overall global distribution system (GDS) market contracted by 7%. Thailand said Mr Brett is one of Asia-Pacific’s key markets. Against the backdrop of the financial crisis and political unrest tourist arrivals to the country fell only 1% to 14.
Related from Ytbao: Asia Pacific Travel Industry Sees Recovery By End of Year

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