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29th International Book Fair opens in Abu Dhabi

April 25, 2019 by Forimmediaterelease

Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is playing host to the 29th edition of Abu Dhabi International Book Fair that kicked off on Wednesday with more than 500,000 titles on display.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the UAE Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan inaugurated the event, according to the state-run WAM news agency.

He emphasized the importance of the fair in supporting the UAE’s status in the publishing industry, being one of the most important book fairs in the region that attracts Arab and international publishers.

Organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism of Abu Dhabi, the fair features more than 1,000 exhibitors from 50 countries.

Running until April 30, the fair also includes several daily events for visitors such as seminars, workshops, author signings and entertainment activities.

With India as the event’s guest of honour, at least 30 Indian publishing companies are taking part.

This year’s book fair also sees the introduction of three new interactive zones: the E-Zone, Comic Corner and the Entertainment Zone.

Each of the three zones features unique experiences for learning, innovation and entertainment.

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Destination Florence CVB partners with City of Florence for international tourism promotion

April 19, 2019 by Forimmediaterelease

Destination Florence CVB is the new official partner of the City of Florence to promote the destination and better the quality of tourism.

The Florence Municipality, The Florentine Chamber of Commerce and The University of Florence signed an agreement to outline new and effective strategies in the tourism field, relying on the governence of tourism and the ability to directly foster agreements between institutions and individuals, while defining and clarifying the roles of various on-site actors.

The agreement is dedicated specifically to the MICE tourism and to better the quality of tourism in all the Florenctine territories and it has the aim of choosing a partner to develop activities and strategies.

Thanks to the winning of a competition notice, Destination Florence Convention and Visitors Bureau has been selected as the unique partner of the City of Florence and its partners to promote the destination all over the world and acquire more conferences and events.

To develop the activities, the Municipality of Florence allocated 320.000 Euros per year for a total period of three years, to be renewed for two more years.

Destination Florence Convention and Visitors Bureau has been operating for over 20 years as a destination agency to attract large events, congresses, international marriages, and individual tourists. It represents a comprehensive outlet for tourism thanks to more than 300 partners, a network that makes it possible to have a synchronized bond with the territory and the operators functioning within, strengthened by signed agreements with trade associations of reference.

The Ministry of Tourism of the city of Florence, Cecilia Del Re, said “We are very proud to have selected a unique partner for the promotion of the city. Florence is a unique city to host conferences and events also thanks to the new tramvia, the huge renovation of our congress centre and the future major enlargment of our airport”.

Destination Florence CVB presented a project to better the tourism within the city of Florence thanks to specific activities and with two main goals: acquire more conferences and events and attract a qualified tourism.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT:

– Increase the number of winning bid and conferences to be held in the city
– Presence at primary Fairs and Events of the sector (ILTM Cannes, ATM Dubai…)
– Augment number of tourists with a qualified profile and high spending capacity
– Increase the average duration of stay within the territory
– Expand and diversify the range of services, products, and experiences
– Qualitatively enhance the image of Florence worldwide
– Promote qualified and certified tourist services in the city, including the greater metropolitan area, to include lesser-known concepts of great touristic value

Carlotta Ferrari, Director of Destination Florence CVB said: “Florence is one of the most attractive destination of the world in fact it is in the top five cities to host conferences and events. We will continue to promote Florence to acquire more conferences and events each year.”

“Also, thanks to the Destination Florence project, we will develop and promote tourism offerings, proposing a benchmark for a single, potential national model. We are working with the most innovative technology as our new chat bot that we will presented in the next months and we are also opening our official account on WeChat to promote Florence in the Chinese market.”

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Exhibiting at IMEX? Scam warning issued by event organizers

March 21, 2019 by Forimmediaterelease

IMEX is one of the most established trade show for the Meetings and Incentive industry.

Started by Ray Bloom IMEX is known as the prime MICE trade show every year considered the largest and most established exhibitions every year in Frankfurt and Las Vegas.

Today IMEX warned exhibitors to not fall for a scam.
IMEX released the following correspondence to exhibitors:

It’s unfortunate that we have to send out a warning about International Fairs Directory.

International Fairs Directory (also known as IFD, Expo Guide, Fair Guide, Construct Data and Connect Publisher) is a fake online catalogue which sends out letters targeting exhibitors from various events around the world, urging them to sign a form for entry into their directory.

If you sign the form, you enter a three-year agreement costing several thousand dollars. They will refuse to acknowledge any cancellation requests and will harass you for the payment for many years to come. Organisations such as these do not represent IMEX or any other event organiser.

International Fairs Directory is a scam and has no legal standing whatsoever. As far as we are aware, no one has ever been prosecuted for failure to comply with payment.

The advice from the Association of Event Organisers regarding Expo Guide is to not complete and return the form. However, if you have, please refer to the AEO and IAEE websites for advice.

If you ever have doubts about the authenticity of any IMEX-related correspondence you receive, please feel free to get in touch with us at [email protected] or + 44 1273 224 955.

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Strong destination presence noted on the Germanic front as the Seychelles Tourism Board participates actively in several travel fairs

February 21, 2019 by PressEditor

The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) office in Frankfurt started the year on a high note as the team attended various trade fairs in Germany and two German-speaking bordering countries including Switzerland and Austria.

The office took part in the Ferien-Messe Wien- Austria’s largest holiday and STB Senior Executive, Ms. Natacha Servina, represented, Seychelles at the travel show fair, which was held from January 10, 2019 to January 13, 2019. The Ferien-Messe Wien- Austria saw the participation of 800 exhibitors from 80 countries. It recorded the presence of 155,322 visitors, a new attendance record in the fair’s 43-year history.

STB Director for the Germany, Switzerland and Austria, Ms. Hunzinger was in Stuttgart, the affluent southwestern part of Germany also the hometown of Porsche and Mercedes. Ms. Hunzinger represented destination Seychelles at the 51st edition of the CMT Fair, which run for a full nine days, from the January 12, 2019 through the January 20, 2019 and recorded 260,000 visitors.

From Stuttgart, Ms. Hunzinger was off to Zurich, where she attended FESPO from the January 31, 2019 through to February 3, 2019. During the four-day Swiss fair, the Director for the Germany, Switzerland and Austria was positioned at the Seychelles’ stand alongside Rolira Young Marketing Executive and Chris Matombe Director for Digital Marketing both based at Headquarters. The FESPO showcased 250 destinations including Seychelles and attracted 65,000 visitors.

Destination Seychelles through its participation to the three fairs reached nearly half a million potential visitors in just four weeks. At all the fairs, Seychelles, with its traditionally eye-catching stand, had secured a prominent position that enticed visitors to see, browse, and engage in conversation with the staff.

The overall impression was that Seychelles continues to attract interest and attention, and that many of the stand visitors had serious intentions to visit the country in the near future.

This impression is confirmed by the fact that travelers from the three countries are honoring STB’s efforts by visiting Seychelles. In the first eight weeks of 2019, nearly 12,698 visitors from Germany have already touched down in the Seychelles, keeping the market at the head of visitor arrivals in the country.

Talking about the exposure obtained by the Island nation during this active month of participation in several fairs. Ms. Hunzinger mentioned that participation in trade fairs remain a key part in the Frankfurt office’s strategy to win the hearts and minds of consumers.

The STB Director further mentioned that personal contact with potential visitors remains an important factor when selling the destination, even in this high-tech day and age.
“Marketing a destination has always been, and remains, a people orientated business. Our ongoing success as the leading source market for the Seychelles is in no small part due to our continued visibility to the consumer at fairs like these,” said Mrs. Hunzinger.

She added that together with her team, she perceives the personal contact as a contributing factor to engage potential visitors.

The Director of the STB office in Frankfurt also personally flew to Seychelles to assist a television crew working for ZDF, Germany’s largest nationwide public broadcaster, on an episode of the long-running documentary series, Terra X: Faszination Erde (“Terra X: Fascination Earth”).

The program, entitled “Seychelles: Guardian of Lost Treasures,” will focus entirely on environmental aspects and is hosted by one of Germany’s most renowned and respected TV documentary filmmakers, Dirk Steffens. It is the 84th episode of the award-winning nature series, which is currently in its 25th season.
The episode was aired on February 17, 2019, and was repeated on February 18. It will also be available on ZDF’s catch-up service, ZDF Mediathek and can be viewed anytime.

MEDIA CONTACT: STB News Bureau, Tel: +248 4 671 354 / +248 4 671 313, [email protected]  www.seychelles.travel

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Destination Seychelles receives exposure at ‘Le salon de Vacances’ fair in Belgium

February 19, 2019 by PressEditor

The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB), alongside some trade partners, represented destination Seychelles in Belgium during a holiday fair held from February 7, 2019 to February 10, 2019.

Held in the Belgian capital Brussels, over four days, the 61st edition of the ‘Le salon de Vacances’ saw the presence of about hundred thousand visitors, each looking for the perfect destination for their next holiday.

The delegation representing the destination at ‘Le salon de Vacances’ fair was headed by the Regional Director Europe Mrs. Bernadette Willemin, who was accompanied by Ms. Myra Fanchette, the STB Senior Marketing Executive in Paris.

Mr. Eddie d’Offay from Pure Seychelles Hotel and Mrs. Maryse William of Seychelles European Reservation, two representatives of trade partners joined the STB team at the Seychelles’ dedicated stand.

The 350 exhibitors spread out on more than 33,000meter square in different pavilion of the Brussels Expo, gave the public a wide range of activities from different destination to choose from.

The ‘Le salon de Vacances’, above all famous for the information bestowed by tourism professionals from all over the world, reserves from now on new experiences for the visitors.

Other than being able to reserve and plan their next trip, visitors had the opportunity to benefit from the wellness zone, and get sessions of massage and relaxation. They were also able to do diving initiation or discover unique flavors coming from the four corners of the world in the cooking theater.

Consistent with past editions, the ‘Le salon de Vacances’, was a great success. The STB team noted with satisfaction that this year’s edition recorded a good turnout.

The peaks of visitors was specially noted over the weekend which was marked as the most crowded and busiest days with the Belgians public coming out in full force looking for their next holiday destination.

Speaking about the STB’s participation at the ‘Le salon de Vacances’, Mrs. Bernadette Willemin mentioned that Seychelles remains constantly visible on all European markets in order to keep the numbers in elevation.

“The STB office started the New Year on a high note, with its presence at various travel and trade fairs in the different countries under its jurisdiction and this includes the ‘Salon des Vacances’. It is important for us to mark our presence on various fairs specially in Europe as we believe destination Seychelles still has lots to offer in the different market segments and for different holiday budgets,” said Mrs. Willemin.

In 2019, the fair proved to be among one of the biggest national tourism show in Belgium.

MEDIA CONTACT: STB News Bureau, Tel: +248 4 671 354 / +248 4 671 313, [email protected]  www.seychelles.travel

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