SELECT REPRESENTATION - SEPTEMBER 2021 - NEWS EDITION Welcome to the September 2021 edition of our monthly digital update. We do hope you find this informative and useful. Don’t forget to click through on the links provided. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information on: sales@select-rep.com or + 44 (0) 7972 908049 Select Representation is an experienced travel sales & marketing representation company offering a
Organic Verses Paid Web Search? When researching to find a suitable hotel or dmc representation company to outsource your market specific sales and marketing to. Would you be drawn by the company that pays to be highly ranked, or would you look to the one that has organically grown to the top of the listings? The answer is obvious to me. It must
5 THINGS TO CONSIDER Recently we were approached by an overseas travel company (no names given!) wanting to discuss the possibility of representation of their services to the UK travel trade. The request came through the professional networking platform 'Linkedin' and we agreed to chat the next day. The Zoom call took about 50 minutes and we had a positive discussion about the market and
INTRODUCING PETER WEIBEL... FROM THE APAC'S NO.1 DMC Although a relative newcomer to Tour East, Peter Weibel (Director of Sales & Marketing International Markets) has already become a popular and fun character within the network. This week we caught up with Peter to ask him about his current role and how he ended up at one of the APAC regions' most respected destination management companies. So here
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
HELP SAVE OUR PLANET! We at Select Representation feel very strongly about protecting our planet and, particular, animal welfare so we have decided that we will support one of the following 3 wonderful charity organisations. Which one shall we choose? International Animal Rescue What they do: ‘At International Animal Rescue we do exactly what our name says – we save animals from suffering
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.
