Minor Hotel Group has further expanded its presence in Mozambique through a significant hotel and mixed use investment in the capital Maputo, in addition to increasing its hotel portfolio with the rebranding of existing assets in the country to its Anantara and AVANI brands.
Minor Hotel Group has invested approximately US$101 million to acquire 49 per cent of a hotel and mixed-use property project in Maputo in a joint venture with Rani Investment.
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Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, is flying out of Seychelles on Thursday evening enroute to Paris. The Minister will be leading a delegation made up of Mr. Manoj Papa, the CEO of Air Seychelles, and Captain David Savy, the Chairman of the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA), to address a meeting with French tour operators in Paris which will be followed by a press conference at the:
Crowne Plaza Paris République
10, Place de la République
75011 Paris, France
Minister St.Ange said that Seychelles had listened to the message delivered by the French tour operators when they met and addressed government representatives and members of the tourism industry in the Seychelles recently.
STOWE, Vermont, USA – Professor Geoffrey Lipman, Chairman of Green Growth 2050, will be the moderator at this year’s IIPT World Travel Market event, “Cultivating Sustainable and Peaceful Communities and Nations,” on Wednesday, November 5, from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon in the South Gallery, Rooms 21 and 22
Professor Lipman has been a keen supporter of “Peace through Tourism” and IIPT since the early 1990s as the first President of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) where he launched Green Growth because of his passion for “Peace with Nature.” Geoffrey has also been a pioneer in the reduction of poverty with his key role in the ST-EP initiative, Sustainable Tourism to Eliminate Poverty.
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To promote the importance of universal accessibility in tourism, UNWTO and the Government of the Republic of San Marino will jointly organize the First UNWTO Conference on Accessible Tourism in Europe. The Conference will be held in collaboration with Village for All (V4A) and the ONCE Foundation to advance the social inclusion of people with disabilities (San Marino, 19-20 November 2014).
Facilitating travel for persons with disabilities is a vital element of any responsible and sustainable tourism development policy. Universal accessibility in tourism is not only related to respect for human rights, but also to the considerable economic opportunities that Tourism for All entails.
With a focus on heritage cities, the First UNWTO Conference on Accessible Tourism in Europe will address how to maintain and develop quality, sustainability and competitiveness in accessible tourism.
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More than one hundred tourism boards from around the globe, private and public, national and regional, form the Hawaii, Seychelles, Bali and Brussels-based International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP).
The president of the International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP), Professor Geoffrey Lipman, made this statement for World Tourism Day 2014. He says that World Tourism Day’s welcome focus on communities should be an awakening call for them to play a central role in climate resilience and green growth – the twin pillars of our global future.
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today that Hyatt has been named one of the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces by Great Place to Work®. The annual list honours 25 companies that have been recognised by their employees as an organisation that fosters creativity, trust and camaraderie.
This year marks Hyatt’s inaugural appearance on the list, following Great Place to Work® recognitions in the United States, France, Germany, United Arab Emirates, India, and the United Kingdom.
“This incredible recognition reflects how our people-focused culture and the care we show to everyone in the Hyatt family extends to our colleagues around the world,” said Robb Webb, Chief Human Resources Officer, Hyatt Hotels Corporation. “We encourage our colleagues to be innovative in every aspect of their work, and our culture is one where it is second nature for colleagues to treat one another with the same level of care and attention shown to our guests. This helps our colleagues’ personalities shine through and ultimately offers Hyatt guests a better experience.”
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