Among the top ten, there is a good balance of hotel groups which originated from Asia Pacific and those from outside the region. Out of the five hotel groups originating from Asia Pacific, Home Inns, Jin Jiang Hotels, 7 Days Inn and China Lodging Group have China as their primary market while Toyoko Inn focuses its operations primarily in Japan. The other brand leaders, IHG, Accor, Starwood, Wyndham and Marriott, have their presence more widely spread across the regional countries. Full article here: http://www.hvs.com

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Established 19 years ago, WTA is recognised globally as the highest accolade in travel and tourism, and serves to raise the standards of customer service and business performance throughout the tourism industry.

Self nominations for its 2011 Grand Tour rose an outstanding 28 percent compared to the previous year, and in 2012 the competition is set to be the fiercest yet as growing numbers of companies and destinations realise the commercial benefits and kudos that accompany winning a WTA.

Entry is now open for categories in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Caribbean, Europe, Indian Ocean, Middle East, and North, South & Central America.

Entry forms can completed online or downloaded from www.worldtravelawards.com/nominate and the nomination submission deadline will be 29 February 2012.

The complete list of nominations will be announced in time for ITB in March. Voting will then open and be carried out by an audience of 213,000 travel agents and tourism professionals from 164 countries, including visitors to WTA’s website who are encouraged to submit their votes via the online voting system.

WTA’s 2012 Grand Tour will include regional legs in Dubai, the Algarve, South Africa, Miami and Thailand. The winners of these regional heats will progress to the Grand Final, which will take place in India.

Graham E. Cooke, President & Founder, WTA said: “Although 2011 continued to challenge every strata of travel and tourism, all our winners demonstrated their world-class pedigree in the face of adversity. In 2012 we are looking for those organisations that are spearheading the global recovery of travel and tourism by outperforming their peers and offering something new and exciting.”

The ceremonies are widely regarded as one of the best networking opportunities in the travel industry, attended by government and industry leaders, as well as international media.

The 2011 WTA nominations featured more than 5,000 companies in 1,000 categories across 164 countries, and WTA ceremonies were attended by more than 3,000 guests from 92 countries, as well as media from 192 TV channels and publications.

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The 2012 meeting proved PCMA's continued pursuit of innovation and willingness to take risks has been embraced by both its face-to-face and hybrid engagement attendance. Additionally, the 2012 meeting realized a Year-Over-Year (YOY) 9% increase in Professional Planner participation.

PCMA also dispelled the virtual cannibalization of face-to-face audiences myth. More than 300 2012 Convening Leaders registrants indicated they were influenced to attend face-to-face by their previous participation in a PCMA virtual or hybrid meeting - Of those, 112 had either never attended Convening Leaders or had not done so in the past 6 years.

PCMA expanded its hybrid broadcast coverage in 2012 to include 4 General Sessions, 2 Masters Series, 2 hour-long segments from the Learning Lounge, daily interviews with conference speakers and industry luminaries, 9 of 64 concurrent sessions, the PCMA Press Conference and PCMA Town Hall. With the expanded content, the amount of time participants spent engaged in the 2012 hybrid greatly increased with 225 users spending more than 10 hours, compared to 109 in 2011.  Total hours spent in sessions increased from 3,123 in 2011 to 5,123 in 2012.

A complimentary rebroadcast of the top hybrid sessions, with opportunities to chat with speakers, is scheduled for January 31, from 10am - 3pm CT. Participants can register to attend at http://www.conveningleaders.org/hybrid

Another record breaker was the annual Monday night PCMA Education Foundation Party With a Purpose fundraising event, held this year aboard the USS Midway Museum. The event tallied over 1600 individual ticket sales to benefit San Diego's Reality Changers, the Network for the Needy® program and the Foundation's ongoing endeavors.

With innovation as PCMA's overarching theme for the 2012 Convening Leaders program the revamped Opening General Session set the tone, hosting three 20 minute keynote speakers, one virtually, that took attendees on mind-bending journeys. The traditional association business was relegated to the Wednesday morning Town Hall.

PCMA also expanded its Learning Lounge concept this year to include four hubs with over 150 formal, informal or hands-on demo sessions - many as short as 15 minutes.

The Virtual Edge Institute's Summit, which last year co-located post-Convening Leaders, was integrated in 2012, with VEI sessions running parallel to PCMA sessions. Over one-third of Convening Leaders registrants indicated their intent to incorporate VEI sessions into their schedule - reinforcing the importance of providing meeting professionals with virtual and hybrid education.

The addition of the enhanced VEI and Learning Lounge sessions allowed for attendee's to have more of a customizable experience with sessions running for a variety of lengths-15, 30, 60, or 90 minutes.

Deborah Sexton, PCMA President and CEO, summed up the meeting "We're very fortunate our leadership feels strongly that the association has to be on the leading edge of meeting trends and that our members allow us to continue to take risks. If attendees leave here excited about trying something new -- changing it up --, that's what it's all about. With the help of our on-site production partners Active Network, bXb Online, Experient, Freeman, INXPO and MultiView this year's engagement numbers confirm we're delivering an experience our member's need and want both virtually and face-to-face. We've raised the bar and set expectations."

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Commenting on the announcement, ACTE President-Elect Suzanne Neufang said, “Kurt is a natural choice for this board position representing the ACTE Asia region. Based in Singapore and skilled in global corporate travel management from both a buyer and supplier perspective, Kurt brings a wealth of leadership experience to this role. His background provides a unique perspective on issues related to managed corporate travel - in the fastest growing region in the world. We are excited that ACTE members will soon benefit from Kurt's contributions to the board.”  

Knackstedt currently leads Rio Tinto’s global Travel and Expense strategy with key suppliers focusing on improving the overall Rio Tinto travel experience. Previously he was Principal of intelligent.travel consulting and Vice President and Head of Advisory Services, Field Effectiveness, Marketing and Product Management, Asia Pacific, at American Express Business Travel in Sydney.   Prior to working for American Express, Knackstedt held roles as Senior Director, International Markets for Travelport Corporate Travel Solutions and Director of Product Management and Marketing, Asia Pacific for Travelport, splitting his time between Sydney and Hong Kong. He began his corporate travel industry career at Rosenbluth International in Philadelphia, USA, in product management, marketing and strategy roles, culminating in his appointment as Director, Global Marketing - Strategic Travel Services. Knackstedt holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Indiana University, USA.  

Commenting on his ACTE Board position, Knackstedt said, “I am excited and pleased to be joining the ACTE Board. I look forward to advancing ACTE’s mission of providing senior level education, networking and creative initiatives to the global travel community, particularly in the Asia region.”   For a complete list of ACTE Board Members, visit the ACTE Website at: ACTE Leaders.

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Addressing 120 public and private sector travel industry executives at the forum, THAI President, Piyasvasti Amranand, said that while e-visas were discussed at Davos, “There are many small things you can do today to help Thais travel to Europe.”

Piyasvasti praised destinations that had no visa or streamlined tourism visa facilities. “I think it’s why we see so many Thais now going to Korea….I think PATA should do more to get governments to ease the visa situation.” In his speech, “Navigating the Headwinds,” Piyasvasti told the audience that THAI had a nine-point strategy for development and growth. Wide-ranging hedging of oil prices to ensure cost stability, the leasing of modern, fuel-efficient aircraft, an extensive retro-fitting of older aircraft, a greater emphasis on Asian markets, reduced capacity to certain low yield European cities, and the launch of two low cost airlines were the central pillars THAI’s strategy. The airline will take delivery of its first A380 in October. The TG president lamented the aviation industry’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2050 as “ridiculous” given that aviation accounts for only 2% of global CO2 emissions. He described the EU’s Emission Trading Scheme as “unfair” as it was calculated from point of origin and would therefore badly impact long haul carriers flying to Europe.

The audience at the forum were updated on the latest strategic developments and trends shaping tourism in the greater Mekong region. Tourism Authority of Thailand Governor, Suraphon Svestasreni, told the audience that the impact of ASEAN Economic Cooperation will be felt by 2015 when 32 types of tourism jobs will become borderless. PATA CEO Martin J Craigs said that there will be six PATA Hub City Forums across the world in 2012.

Each one will address strategic issues facing the host market. The emphasis at each forum will be on cross-sectoral and private-public sector participation. Speakers also addressing the Bangkok event included senior executives from the Asian Development Bank, Myanmar Tourism Board, Khiri Travel, LANITH, LT Project Management, and Anantara Hotels. The PATA CEO told the audience that Piyasvasti’s speech was one of the most “honest” he had heard. Craigs said PATA Hub City Forums were indicative of a new “PATA Next Gen” mindset where the emphasis will be on advocacy.

Craigs said: “PATA can say things that others cannot. It is cross-sectoral and includes the private and public sector. That is PATA’s unique blessing.” At the end of the PATA Hub City Forum in Bangkok, Naomi Li, a 21-year old Chinese intern at PATA head office told the audience that the event could be best described in five key words: Collaboration, Opportunity, Development, Possibility and Improvement. Source: PATA Communications

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(L to R)  Mr Pandit Chanapai, THAI Executive Vice President of Commercial, Mr Bert Van Walbeek, PATA Thailand Chapter, Mr Piyasvasti Amranand, THAI President, Mr Suraphon Svestasreni, Governor of Tourism Authority of Thailand and Mr Martin Craigs, PATA CEO.(Copyright by PATA)

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For the first 11 months of the year, South Asia was the star growth performer, followed by Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and the Pacific, all of which saw tourism demand improve albeit at different rates of growth. This momentum is expected to continue for the rest of the year and paves the way for an expected full-year arrivals gain of 5-6% in 2011, above the global growth figure of 4%. The overall international visitor arrivals count to the wider Asia Pacific region – which includes North America - is expected to reach around 430 million for 2011.

Travel demand to South Asia was particularly strong with growth of 15% for the month of October (year-on-year), however this momentum stalled a little in November when the aggregate gain fell to 9%. With the exception of India, all reporting destinations within this sub-region showed outstanding results with double-digit growth during the month of November. A number of destinations in the region set new records for monthly foreign visitor volumes including the Maldives (+22%) and Nepal (+17%) in October and Sri Lanka (+26%) in November. Growth into the sub-region was supported by a strong performance out of Europe backed up with continued strong expansion out of China and India. Not surprisingly, this sub-region is poised to emerge as the fastest growing in the Asia/Pacific region with a full-year gain expectation of around 11%-12% for 2011.

Southeast Asia recorded a relatively slower close on the year with growth of 7% and 3% in October and November 2011 respectively. A number of factors were responsible for this result, most particularly the flooding that occurred across many destinations. Thailand, although partially impacted by flooding - and a negative perception of the extent of the flooding - realised a gain of 8% and a loss of 18% in foreign arrivals during October and November 2011 respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2010. This negative effect also continued through December but at a reduced rate. Thanks to sustained travel demand out of China in particular, many reporting destinations managed to show double-digit growth in November ranging from 43% for Vietnam, 26% for Myanmar, 20% for the Philippines to 13% for Indonesia. Overall, growth in international arrivals to Southeast Asia for calendar year 2011 is expected to be around 11%.

Growth in international arrivals into Northeast Asia saw gains of 5% in October and 8% in November - the strongest monthly growth recorded during the first eleven months of 2011. In particular, this trend reflects the slow recovery of foreign arrivals to Japan, which has been gradually improving from a low of 296,000 in April to 616,000 visitors in October and an expected 551,900 in November. That would bring the reduction in foreign inbound arrivals for Japan to just over 29% year-to-date. China reported gains of 1% and 3% for October and November respectively and growth remains strong for other destinations in the sub-region ranging between +9% and +20% during these latest two months. Intra-regional flows within Northeast Asia coupled with traffic from Southeast Asia continue to play a vital role in generating growth into this sub-region. A full-year growth performance of around 4-5% is expected for this sub-region for 2011. The Pacific posted a 3% increase during October 2011 as the lingering impact of the Rugby World Cup helped drive foreign arrivals to New Zealand, which registered close on a 17% increase during that month. During November, travel demand growth into Australia (+1%) and New Zealand (+2%) was back to the average levels seen during the past months of 2011.

Most reporting Pacific islands also recorded weak performances in November with only Palau showing double-digit growth. The Pacific had a sluggish year with expected year-on-year growth in arrivals expected to be largely flat for calendar year 2011.

¹Asia/Pacific is defined as including the following sub-regions for the purposes of press releases:

Northeast Asia = China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Korea (ROK), Macau SAR and Mongolia
Southeast Asia = Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
South Asia = Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
The Pacific = Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, Hawaii, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Marianas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu

Results are preliminary; estimates are used for missing data. All comparative figures are year-on-year unless otherwise stated.

For more market trends and insights, please visit http://www.pata.org/sub-regional-trends-2011/

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Site President Alejandro Verzoub, President of AV Business & Communication based in Argentina stated, “The news of the US Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, and its initiatives, has been well received by Site members across the globe. Site recognizes the distinguished leaders called to serve on the Advisory Board, but also encourages the Board to include stakeholders committed to the motivational events and incentive travel segment. These should be individuals who represent not only the views of American business but also hold extensive global experiences.”
 
Incentive programs may be smaller in quantity than other types of visible meetings or travel groups but they stand powerful in impact.  The 2011 report The Economic Significance of Meetings to the U.S. Economy documented 1.8 million US meetings with 66,000 classified as incentive meetings.  The incentive segment accounted for 25 million travelers and 13 million room nights in the US alone. Around the globe, motivational travel programs represent a multi-billion dollar investment in the world economy. 
 
Site President Elect, David Sand, CEO of Uwin Iwin Incentives based in South Africa, commented, “I hope the outcome will be to add more jobs to the US economy and make travel visas to the US less costly.  US companies were some of the first to identify the power that motivational reward programs have in making them more competitive at home and abroad.  In other parts of the world we look forward to this opportunity to see motivational events and incentive travel reward programs being promoted within a US national strategic framework.”
 
Site praises efforts to improve the visa process particularly for China and Brazil.  In 2012, Site is holding its international conference in Beijing as both a celebration of the destination and in recognition that China is a nation increasing their use of motivational travel experiences.  In 2011, Site recognized and honored a single program from Amway China that delivered 15,000 of its leading sales people to Los Angeles for a week-long meeting and incentive trip.  Increasing the potential of easily receiving inbound groups from all countries of the world would benefit American business and the American worker.
 
This issue is particularly important to Site since its global headquarters is based in Chicago, Illinois and serves nearly 2,000 individual members in 90 countries. Allison Summers, Managing Director for Site & the Site International Foundation added, “Easing visa requirements and US tourism promotion are positive moves that we welcome.  However, Site encourages the Advisory Board and US Congressional leaders to broaden their views to recognize that motivational programs that employ travel as a key motivator can have a compound effect on the US economy.  Not only are workers and distribution partners encouraged to grow business, but the economy is equally stimulated by the resulting investment in the group travel, meetings and events.”

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Although none of Starwood’s properties in the destination was damaged by Bangkok’s floods which swept in late October, business was affected, as visitors gave the destination a wide berth.   In an earlier interview with Alison Taylor, Starwood Asia-Pacific vice president of sales, TTG Asia e-Daily was told that the flood had inflicted a “much greater” impact on Starwood properties in Bangkok, compared to properties outside the city. By early December, more than 100 group bookings were cancelled or postponed across 16 Starwood properties, said Taylor.  

The Unbeatable Spirit of Thailand campaign will see Starwood properties in Bangkok and selected ones elsewhere in the country offering a meeting deal that includes a 10 per cent discount off the master bill and complimentary value-adds. The deal is valid till March 31.  

The hotel group will also organise Starwood Expos in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok on March 7, 12 and 15 respectively to showcase 19 hotels across Thailand. Further, a group of top 10 clients from Malaysia and Singapore will be hosted at the expo in Thailand and site inspections in Bangkok.   The campaign comes on top of several trade and media familiarisation trips hosted by Starwood and Thai Airways International Australia since last December to boost visitor confidence.   Taylor said: “We are confident that business will resume as it has always been for the case of Thailand.”  

Regional vice president, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, Wayne Buckingham, pointed to the inaugural Thailand Golf Championships from December 15-18 as an Illustration of Thailand’s resilience. The event, where four Starwood properties were joint hospitality partners, attracted more than 15,000 spectators, of which 15 per cent were tourists.    

“The success of the tournament, which took place soon after the floods, was testament to Thailand’s resilience as an events destination and also to Starwood’s strong support of the Thai MICE industry. Thailand has so much to offer to meeting planners and this makes it an evergreen MICE destination.  With the crisis behind us and with the hospitality and tourism sector doing all it can to regain visitor confidence, I am positive that it will not be long before we see visitor numbers going up again.”  Source: TTG Asia

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"We are incredibly proud and grateful that these three iconic brands have chosen to invest at such a significant level in Brand USA," said CEO Jim Evans. "Recently President Obama called for a national travel and tourism strategy to attract more international visitors, and Brand USA is a major pillar of that. This is more than an investment in a marketing program – it is an investment in job creation and economic growth for hundreds of visitor destinations across America."

The announcement follows dozens of financial commitments that have been received to date from other businesses, destinations and even individuals across the country.

"We are well on our way to reaching and exceeding our target of $100 million in FY12," said Evans. "Brand USA already has great momentum, which will ensure a strong budget for the global marketing campaign we are preparing to launch in April."

Announcing Marriott’s support of Brand USA, Chairman and CEO Bill Marriott said: "We are proud to make an investment in Brand USA because we know that the more people learn about America, the more they want to visit. And the more they travel here, the more cultural barriers between people fall and jobs are created that power this country’s economic engine. I'm thrilled to see this great initiative take shape and applaud President Obama’s leadership. Go Brand USA!"

"Disney has a long-standing history of supporting efforts to increase international tourism to the United States so we’re honored to continue our partnership with Brand USA to bring more international visitors to our shores," added Tom Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. "The work being done by Brand USA will not only help bolster our economy and create jobs but also make our nation the destination of choice for millions of travelers around the globe."

"America’s destinations are totally unique, and we have a history of welcoming all cultures," stated David Kong, President and CEO of Best Western International. "Best Western is delighted to be part of Brand USA’s founding partnership to help enhance the United States’ appeal as a top destination for international visitors and to amplify our nation’s message of welcome to the world."

The investments will be used to fund advertising, new media marketing, in-country representation, international trade show presence and other forms of marketing to international travelers. The funding also will be used to build sustaining programs such as sponsorship and cooperative marketing opportunities that will ensure a long-term source of revenue for Brand USA. After FY12, the private sector is required by law to fund at least 50 percent of the overall budget for the marketing entity.

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The workshop – titled ‘The Increasing Importance of Procurement in the Travel Sector’ – will take place at 1230 on Tuesday 7 February and will be led by Raj Sachdave, MCIPS, Capita Business Travel.

Delegates will hear the personal journeys of a travel supplier and a buyer with MCIPS as the session identifies the benefits of MCIPS to travel buyers and the industry including supply chain management and relationships, overcoming procurement challenges and driving professional integrity within the sector. Malcolm Youngson, CIPS Head of Membership will also provide further details of the benefits of CIPS membership including education, qualifications and resources.

“CIPS is a well respected global organisation and we’re delighted to have them on board and look forward to welcoming their members to the Business Travel Show next month,” commented event director David Chapple.

“More than 6,000 buyers attend the Business Travel Show each year and around one quarter of those are procurement managers. They attend to find new suppliers, learn more about the industry and understand the nuances of the travel category. Buying business travel is not as easy as it looks, and doing it well cannot be measured simply by money saved or costs cut. It’s about a multitude of issues including value for money, employee wellbeing and duty of care and the Business Travel Show conference programme can help procurement managers develop a much greater understanding of all of these issues.”

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