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Emirates marks one of its busiest summers ever

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, marks one of its busiest summers ever, carrying over 14 million passengers with average seat load factors exceeding 80% across its global network between June and August.

Looking at the coming months, Emirates’ booking trends show unabated demand for international travel across its network. Destination Dubai remained popular amongst travellers, even during the summer months with two million customers traveling to the airline’s hub to enjoy its year-round attractions and events. Top inbound markets to Dubai on Emirates during this period included the UK, India, Germany, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, China, Egypt and Kuwait. Over 35% of visitors to Dubai travelling on Emirates were families, staying an average of over two weeks to experience the city’s incredible sites and attractions.

This winter season, the airline anticipates another spike in demand for travel to Dubai as the city runs a packed calendar of global conferences, world-class sporting events and more. The city has already welcomed more than 8.5 million international visitors in the first six months of 2023, registering more than a million more visitors during the same time last year.

Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Chief Commercial Officer said: “Travel demand across our network has been strong and resilient despite rising cost-of-living pressures in many markets. It shows the value that people place on travel – whether for work, play, study, or visiting loved ones; and how essential international air connectivity is to communities.”

He added: “As an early mover in restoring our flying schedules, Emirates worked closely with our industry partners to ensure our readiness to serve customer demand as well as attract visitors through building on the appeal of our home and hub, Dubai. We’re happy to see strong customer preference for our product in all cabin classes, especially in our premium cabins. Emirates will continue to ensure we are delivering the best value for money to our customers, by investing in our products, services, and in operating an efficient global network.”

From June to August, Emirates operated nearly 50,000 flights to and from 140 cities, carrying over 14 million passengers.

Thanks to its 157 airline and rail partners, Emirates offers travellers convenient and extended access beyond its own global network, to over 800 cities in 100 countries.

This summer, Emirates:

Launched daily flights to a new destination to its network – Montreal, Canada
Layered on additional flights to serve summer demand to 12 cities: Athens, Brisbane, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam, Budapest, Bologna, Medina, Jeddah, Entebbe, Venice and Shanghai
Brought back daily A380 services to Birmingham, Nice, Taipei and Shanghai
Introduced a new A380 service to Bali, becoming the first operation of its kind in Indonesia
Introduced its latest 4-class A380 aircraft offering Premium Economy seats to Singapore, Los Angeles and Houston
Announced new interline and expanded codeshare arrangements with Kenya Airways, Air Canada and Philippine Airlines

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Turkish and Chinese officialsvow to reinforce partnership in tourism

Turkish and Chinese representativespromised to reinforcepartnership in the tourism segment. ElifBalciFisunoglu, who is the Vice General Manager of the Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency,stated that China falls among one of theirsignificant markets.

They are looking forward to workin an organizedmanner to growtheircurrentassociationa lot more. He said this during a tourism advertisingconference in the largest Turkish city of Istanbul. Fisunoglu said that the number of Chinese travelers to Türkiyeexceeded 426,000 in 2019.

He added that Türkiyetargets to increase the annual number of Chinese travelerscoming to the country to 1 million in the imminent years.

Fisunoglu saidthat at the present, theirlivelycampaign, publicity, and promotionactions in the Chinese market will carry on to upsurge. During the meeting, Wei Xiaodong, who is China’s Consul General in Istanbul, said that Türkiye is home to early civilizations, and it has been attractingnumeroustravelers from around the world, comprising China.

Xiaodongsaid that they believe that further Chinese travelers will visitTürkiye in the immediate future. They wouldget familiar with the historical and ethnicsplendors of Türkiye and the friendliness of the Turkish people. The Chinese representativeunderlined the significance and massiveprospect of increasing the China-Türkiyecollaboration in the tourism segment.

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With rebuilding of Maui, tourists directed to stay out

Much before a wind-lashed wildfire happened in the island of Maui, significant pressureoccurredamong Hawaii’s kamaaina or long-timeinhabitants and the tourists. Manynativesfeel aggrieved for turning their communities,beaches and mountains into play areas.

It’s a love-hate association that has happened for generations. However, now pressure is growingas aresult of a fire that destroyedmore than 100 individuals and burnt the celebrated town of Lahaina, making it afatal U.S. forest fire in over a century.

A week afterward the fire, a state flag was seen upside down in the gust along a road connected to vicinityentitled for inhabitants of Hawaiian origin, indicating that the community is in misery.

Underneath the flag, anindicationscribbled in blue shadedirectedtravelers to “KEEP OUT.” The Maui Economic Development Board stated that tourism is unquestionably the financialdriver of Maui, which witnessed 1.4 million tourists in the first quarter of this year.

Around 70 percent of each dollar made in Maui can be credited to tourism, as stated by the board.

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AMERICA American Travel News

Chinese tourists expected to come back to San Francisco

After approximatelya pauseof four years, Chinese tourists might finally be returning to San Francisco. Two importantprogresses are making people excited the local travel business.

The first is the declarationmade last week by both the American and Chinese administrations to permit more flights concerning the two nations.

The second is the Chinese administration’staking away of a pandemic-timeprohibition on tour groupscoming to the US. D’Alessandro, the president of SF Travel said that China is the last importantmarket in tourism that has not yetcome back to the Bay Area.

He said that normally prior to the pandemic, San Francisco witnessed summer hotel possessions of 85and 90 percent. The possession is around 70 percent at the moment. Nevertheless,arrival of Chinese travelers might not happen all at the same time.

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Japan’s financial growth increases at yearly speed of 6% during April-June

Japan’s financialdevelopmentincreased at a yearlyspeed of 6% during the April-June time, marking the third straight section of progresswith recovery in exports and incoming tourism.

Actual gross domestic product, which evaluates the total value of a country’s products and facilities, increased 1.5% during the financial first part for the third largest economy of the world, said the Cabinet Office.

The yearlyspeeddemonstrates what the progress would have been if what was discernablein the course of the part had sustained for a year.

The speedoutperformed what experts had predicted at 3.1% development. The newestsectionexhibited the most durabledevelopment since October-December 2020, when Japan’s GDP matured 1.9% on-quarter, and 7.9% at a yearlydegree.

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INDIA TOURISM NEWS

Overseas tourists increase in J&K after latest G20 working group meeting

Manoj Sinha,the lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir said that the influx ofoverseas travelers in the areaamplified by 59% following the latest G20 working group conference in Srinagar.

The conference not only reinforced political affairs but also unlocked new prospects in the tourism segment, said Sinha. Sinha, while speakingduring the Independence Day gathering at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar said that people have started a new voyage of concord, love and constancy, which will bringimprovement and anexcellentprospect.

Hundreds of folkscomprisingadministrationrepresentatives, for whom presence was obligatory, took partat the gathering at the renovated stadium. Sinha said that the latest G20 working group meeting, continuingAmarnathyatra and Muharram parade after three decades represents the modification on ground.

Following the G 20 conference, the influx of overseas tourists equated to the previous years augmented by 59%. Overseasdisciplestook part in the Amarnathyatraon top. Sinha said that separatism and violence is a disease for the society and it needs to be eliminated.

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Central Java government to uphold tourism prospect in AEM meeting

The government of Central Java is preparing to uphold tourism prospect and stuffs made by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the course of the 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) conference from August 17–22 this year.

TajYasinMaimoen, the Deputy Governor of Central Java said that besidespresenting the tourist possibilities, MSMEs that they have reviewed at the Division of Trade, Cooperatives, and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) similarlyrequire to be reinvigorated.

The central administration also gave guidelines to present halal products. Following aritualorganized for obtaining the 55th AEM meeting at the office of thegovernor in Semarang, Maimoensaid that the provincial administration, Central Java Police (Polda), along with other shareholders have made arrangements to sustainsafety and certify the trouble-freefunctioning of the occasion. Maimoensaid that they only back what requires to be carried onfor boostingfinancialdevelopment in Central Java, comprising the food segment.

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Egyptian Tourist Spots To Be Upheld During English Premier League Games

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Egypt, characterized by the Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Activation, initiated a publicitypromotion to uphold Egyptian tourist placesin the course of English Premier League games for the 2023/24 period.

The league commenced with its initialgames of the term on Aug. 12 and will go ontill May 19 next year. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said that theintroduction of this operation comes within the context of the authority’s labors to uphold the Egyptian tourist places in the numerousaimed tourist markets and enticeadditional tourist movement coming from them.

Amr El-Qadi, the CEO of the Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Activationstated that the promotioncomprises two-minute ads for respectivegameannouncement on electronic displayspositioned in grounds. El-Qadi said thatdedicated English networksconvey these adsto diverse countries around the world and these areviewed by millions of admirers of English Premier League.

El-Qadifurther said that the league is the most-viewedyearly football competitionglobally. Mohamed Mohsen, the tourist ambassador at the London Egyptian Tourist Office said that thepromotion will upholdencouraging Egyptian tourist places, comprising the Red Sea city of MarsaAlamalong with the city of New Alamein innorthern Egypt, besidessupporting the traditional tourism product in Abu Simbel in Aswan in the south of Egypt.

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Kernville witnesses decline in tourism, local businesses fighting

The tourism industry of Kern River Valley is taking a hit and regional level businesses say that they are fighting a lot.

Eyewitness News followed up with the revival initiations that carry on for months after the storms destroyed the area in March 2023.

Flooding has got straightened out and revitalization initiations have been progressing ahead however, locals claim that it’s not moving fast enough.

Orion Sanders, Kernville Chambers of Commerce President, informed that they continue to sense the influence of these storms in the local financial system.

Gary Ananian, Kern River Conservancy Executive Director, said that on social media, there have been a lot of half truths that was told to prospective tourists.

The owner of Cheryl’s Diner, Cheryl Borthick, said that they have tried to stay floating however, not all businesses have been quite fortunate.

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INDIA Top News Travel Destination News

Rain wrecks havoc on HP tourism

Nonstop landslides and rainfall are creating disaster for HP tourism, north India’s one of the most popular tourist markets. Hoteliers stated that postponement has been piling again and again and the condition appeared direr than the destructive pandemic situation. For conferences, July is typically a good month; however, since July 8 onwards they have had postponement of worth more than Rs 60 lakh.

There are zero bookings as there are no roads left because of natural disasters to reach Himachal Pradesh, said the managing director of the four-star hotel East Bourne Resort, Sanjay Madan. He also mentioned that the national highway has been closed. Necessary supplies are hit.

On Monday, there was a major landslide as rain didn’t stop. It appears quite shoddier than the time when covid hit the country, he added.

In Shimla, an employee from the Clarkes hotel said that the situation was quite worrying. As the road and weather conditions deteriorated, they are not getting any new call for reservations, he added.

The board member of hospitality industry committee Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality said that the pressing requirement was to reinstate the bridges and roads that have been destroyed. He also added that July rains impacted the entire Himachal and many tourists got stranded due to this sutuation.