COME & SEE US AT LONDON'S PREMIER TRAVEL SHOW Yes - it's World Travel Market time AGAIN!!! Wow - where did the past year go? It seems like only yesterday that the team from Select Representation were attending this leading global event for the travel industry. In 2019, WTM London is celebrating its 40th year and, after all these years, is still regarded as
WHERE TO STAY IN HONG KONG? Having travelled to Hong Kong many times over the past 20 years, people often ask me where is my preferred location or place to stay? Is it Kowloon or Hong Kong Island? Well, it really depends on what you want or if you are on business, leisure or even ‘Bleisure’! Personally, I prefer Hong Kong Island, as
DEEVANA PLAZA KRABI AONANG ...A GREAT PLACE TO STAY The 4* Deevana Plaza Krabi Aonang offers chic accommodation in contemporary low-rise buildings, located a short distance to Aonang Beach and Noppharat Thara Beach. With 213 stylish rooms and suites, each with a private balcony, guests can enjoy the resort’s excellent facilities and benefit from gracious and personalized service from the welcoming team. The
THE BOOM IN TOURISM CAUSES CONCERN IN JAPAN 'With the population shrinking and the government leery of allowing more immigrants into the country, foreign tourism has become an effective economic stimulus. In fact, its success has exceeded anyone’s wildest dreams. More than 28 million tourist from abroad visited Japan in 2017, and it seems for sure that the stated goal of reaching 40 million tourists
THE ANSWER IS .....NO The continent of Asia covers an extensive area of the world, occupying almost 30% of the landscape of earth's surface. Interestingly, it is the most populated continent and is home to around 60% of the total world’s population (4,470,000,000 estimated). Close to 50 nations make up what is regarded as Asia, as listed alphabetically below. A Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan
AND THE WINNER IS.....KARON BEACH Karon has one of the best and longest beaches in Phuket (Thailand). Located in the south west of the island, between bustling Patong to the north and popular Kata to the south. The central zone of Karon offers a reasonable choice of dining, shopping and bars. Many visitors like the fact that the nightlife is fairly sedate and family orientated.
THE IMPORTANCE OF A CATCHY TOURISM SLOGAN OR TAGLINE A slogan or tagline is usually a short, striking or memorable phrase used in the world of advertising. The primary idea is to capture the attention of the audience and create awareness of the product being offered. Slogans are often written in a catchy order for the consumer to associate the slogan with the product it is representing.
IT'S ALL ABOUT BIGGER MARGINS In the recent years, there has been dramatic swing towards tour operators in the UK and Ireland targeting higher spending customers. The reason for this move, is because they are struggling to compete with the pricing and availability of online agents (OTAs) like Agoda, Expedia and Booking.com. The powerful OTA’s generally sell large volumes with ridiculously low mark
"SILENCE IS GOLDEN", NYEPI DAY 2017 In Bali, the Balinese use many different calendar systems. They have adopted the Gregorian calendar for business and government purposes. But for the endless procession of holy days, temple anniversaries, celebrations, sacred dances, building houses, wedding ceremonies, death and cremation processes and other activities that define Balinese life, they have two calendar systems. The first is the
