More than 125 travel and tourism leaders from throughout the Middle East and North Africa will gather in Cairo, Egypt, to develop strategies for marketing the region’s growing tourism industry to the global online community as part of the Middle East North Africa .travel Forum.

The new centre, based at Luton Airport, will be used for recruitment, training, development and cultural activities. A cornerstone of easyJet`s people strategy, the new Academy is a fantastic environment in which easyJet staff will develop their skills and further their careers. The Academy also houses a state-of-the-art cabin simulator, evacuation slides and a fire trainer.

There are several channels through which aid can be raised - at state level, EU level, individual level and through the private sector. All these sectors already contribute in a considerable way and in a variety of different forms to overseas aid and development. In particular, after the Tsunami, the response on the part of individuals all over the world was phenomenal.

The DTCM will work in tandem with the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED), Ministry of Labour, Dubai Police and the Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) to combat the sale of fake brands and deport the illegal vendors, after they are arrested.

Gulf Air has extended its recently-introduced e-ticketing facility to cover more destinations with effect from 15 January 2006. Now, passengers travelling between Abu Dhabi/London, Abu Dhabi/Bahrain/Singapore/Sydney Abu Dhabi/Muscat, Muscat/London, Muscat/Bahrain/Singapore/Sydney and, Muscat/Abu Dhabi will be issued with e-tickets on these routes.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. the global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, and Open World, which provides effective e-Commerce solutions for the global travel and hospitality industry, have jointly announced that Open World will be a Value Added Partner for Akamai Technologies Inc.

Amadeus, in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, announced the signature of a global Preferred Supplier Agreement with ITP-International Travel Partnership, a consortium for worldwide business travel, based in England.

With Canadian travel agents demanding higher quality programs and more competitive positioning, ACTA and Alamo announce an exclusive partnership for 2004-2005. Alamo Rent A Car and ACTA will work together to provide the travel industry with excellent car rental programs and services for both the Canadian travel agencies and their customers. Marc-Andre Charlebois, ACTA President and CEO, made the announcement.

The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) will present members of the Carlson family with the fifth annual Hospitality Heritage Award during the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) Fall Conference, November 7-11, in New York City. Considered one of the lodging industry`s most prestigious honors, the award acknowledges the family`s remarkable contributions to the travel and tourism community through Carlson Hospitality Worldwide and related companies.

Galileo International announced the launch of Galileo Reach in the Asian region. This is an online product for travel consolidators and their sub-agents to manage their business in a more effective way by improving operational efficiency and thereby driving savings in time and money.