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SINGAPORE NEW CRUISE HUP A joint three-year tripartite agreement has been forged between Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Changi Airport Group (CAG) and Dream Cruises, with the aim of promoting Singapore as a key tourism destination as well as to position the city as an Asian cruise hub and gateway to neighbouring countries through fly-cruise itineraries. The collaboration will see a total investment of over S$28 million (US$20.6m) and is expected to draw 600,000 overseas visitors and more than S$250 million in tourism receipts. The agreement is kicking off in a big way with the homeporting of Genting Dream in Singapore’s Marina Bay Cruise Centre, marking the first time that the city is hosting a largescale 150,695 tonne cruise ship year-round. New port-of-calls to the Indonesian cities of Surabaya and North Bali and Myanmar’s Macleod Island have been added. Flight connectivity to key source markets for cruise traffic will also get a boost with the addition of new cities such as Harbin, Shijiazhuang and Yantai in China, and Madurai in India, said Lim Ching Kiat, managing director, air hub development, CAG. Next year, the return of Qantas to Singapore will also add significant capacity from Australia. “Cruising is a multi-destination product, and the vibrancy of South-east Asia as a cruising destination will also attract more visitors to Singapore,” said Lionel Yeo, chief executive, STB. Malaysia wants more Scandinavians Langkawi, the northern Malaysian archipelago close to the border with Thailand, is intensifying efforts to push up arrivals from the Nordics and from Europe, which have been hit by Malaysia Airlines’ suspension of most of its routes to the continent. “European arrivals, which make up 20% of international visitors to the island, are important as they spend an average of seven to eight nights in Langkawi,” Langkawi Tourism CEO Azizan Noordin tells. “The top three European markets to Langkawi are the UK, Germany and Scandinavia.” In addition, a reality television show, Differences Aside, produced by CNN in collaboration with Travel Leisure Channel in Langkawi, is expected to be aired early next year. Shooting in Langkawi will start next month, Azizan said. It will see participants from the US, the UK, the Middle East, Kazakhstan, China, Australia, Japan and Malaysia participating in treasure-hunt type activities that showcase Langkawi’s attractions such as abseiling and jet-skiing. “This will further promote Langkawi as an island destination to the world,” said Azizan. Outbound agents Azizan met at the recent World Travel Market showed a keen interest in such packages, and five groups of travel agents and media from Europe will be hosted next month and in January. Tourism Malaysia and the Langkawi Tourism work with many carriers including Finnair Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways on joint promotions to attract long-haul visitors. Langkawi Tourism CEO Azizan Noordin spoke with a lot of agents and touroperators from the Nordic countries during WTM in London. 16 >> Travel Trade OUTBOUND - Scandinavia
New in Langkawi Carlos Tarrero is the new General Manager of The Andaman, a Luxury Collection Resort, Langkawi. Carlos brings a wealth of both hotel and resort operational experiences to this exciting new role where he will oversee all management functions at the resort. In addition, he will be instrumental in driving further revenue growth and guest satisfaction while maintaining The Andaman’s status as one of Langkawi’s leading resorts. “A journey on the legendary Trans-Siberian Railroad is one of the great travel adventures of our world”, says Henrik Kjoelby, CEO of Via Hansa at the World Travel Market. “We are offering three different product types: A. Individual Deluxe Package Tours with the Golden Tsar Train, a specially designed deluxe train going 16 days from Moscow via Irkutsk and Lake Baikal and Ulaanbaatar on to Beijing or vice versa. Both tours with luxury service and full program including program in Moscow and in Beijing. Trans railroads The Trans-Siberian Railroad from Moscow to Vladivostok is the longest railroad in the whole world and it is connecting with Trans-Mongolian and Trans-Manchurian routes to Beijing. B. Individual Tour Packages with the regular Trans-Siberian, Trans- Mongolian and Trans- Manchurian Railroads with full service and stop over programs in some of the most exciting cities on the route: Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk and Vladivostok in Russia and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. C. Tickets only for the regular Trans-Siberian, Trans-Mongolian and Trans- Manchurian Railroads Henrik Kjoelby, CEO of Via Hansa (left) with clients and staff at WTM. Travel Trade OUTBOUND - Scandinavia
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