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An incredible and a unique city, Harare is absolutely gorgeous and welcoming. It has a population of two million generous people who live with modern age buildings and many striking botanical gardens and wildlife parks surrounding them. This city of Zimbabwe has a strong preservation of its historical architecture, culture and heritage which is an attractive and inviting factor for tourists who take flights to Harare from around the globe.

There are a few places without which a visit to Harare would be incomplete. One such place is the Kopje, a hill top from where a breathtaking view of the entire Harare is visible. It’s a granite mount above the southwestern side of the central city. The National Gallery, Queen Victoria Museum, Harare City Library and the National Archives are also a must to visit as these places will enlighten any one about the history of Harare and the famous people who have explored different African regions and have played major parts in the form of missionaries.

Harare has a range of scrumptious cuisines. Their staple food is Sazda which is actually a delicious thick white porridge with fresh vegetables and meat as side dish. This dish is more or less like mashed potatoes. However, Harare has other cuisines too served at its various restaurants to cater to the needs of the tourists. Each restaurant is one of its kind. Old houses with a huge pool and garden are converted into restaurants, art balcony and shops as well. Moreover, Cafe Espresso, a famous coffee shop, has a beautiful landscape view offering a great sight along the yummiest coffees. A few restaurants even have sculpture galleries and gardens as a visual treat for the customers. More or less, all these places have wireless internet connections too in order to keep people connected with the rest of the world while they have an extravagant time.

Harare has a great nightlife with clubs, pubs, bars and lounges targeting the different segments of the society. For this very reason, no one feels left out in Harare, for sure, and everyone gets to party. You can now avail a rocking holiday at a beautiful city in a low budget as tickets to Zimbabwe start from as low as GBP 200* per passenger only. Significant airline like Kenya Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, South African Airways, KLM, Air France, Etihad, Qatar Airways, Emirates and a few more also offer affordable airfares to this part of the world.

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Wizz Air, the largest low-cost, low-fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced today one new route with three weekly flights from London-Luton to Ljubljana from October 2012. This route is expected to attract tourists to the popular Adriatic destination of Slovenia and establishes a convenient link for business travellers and Slovenian UK residents to travel between Londonand the Slovenian capital.

Wizz Air stimulates tourism and passenger traffic with low fares, to celebrate this new route Wizz Air tickets to Ljubljana are now available from just £23.99 (one way, including taxes) on

Qatar Airways has announced a strategic alliance with fractional jet programme provider Flexjet to offer customers access to over 5,000 destinations beyond the Doha-based airline’s four North American gateways.

Flexjet is aircraft manufacturer Bombardier’s fractional ownership business, providing access to more than 80 modern executive aircraft. Aircraft available as part of the Flexjet Connect programme, are operated by United States air carrier Jet Solutions.

The new agreement enables customers travelling on Qatar Airways’ scheduled flights to and from New York, Washington, Houston and Montreal, to book a private premium jet service in a single transaction to cover over 5,000 airports across the region.

The exclusive partnership, managed by the airline’s private jet division Qatar Executive as part of Qatar Airways’ premium product portfolio, will ensure passengers have seamless and hassle-free onward connections in America, Canada, as well as parts of Mexico and the tropical islands of the Bahamas and Turks & Caicos.

No matter if the final destination is in California, Florida or British Columbia, Qatar Airways’ customers from across its global network travelling to or from North America via its Doha hub can conveniently connect in the privacy and exclusivity of a private jet to their final destination with Bombardier Challenger aircraft operated by Jet Solutions.

All Qatar Airways’ customers will receive the same industry-leading customer service provided to Flexjet’s fractional jet owners.

Speaking at a press conference at EBACE, Europe’s premier business aviation show, in Geneva, Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker said the new service was yet another enhanced product offering by Qatar’s national carrier.

“We are extremely pleased to be launching this new programme and are confident that it is an attractive product offering for individuals and large multi-national companies alike,” said Al Baker.

“Today’s customers want flexibility, extensive reach, confidentiality and convenience all from a single source.

“This new alliance gives customers from Qatar and the rest of the airline’s international network the ability to book their travel on Qatar Airways’ commercial service and on-demand private jets to their onward destination within North America with a single phone call.

“Vice versa we look forward to providing the travelling public from North America a premium door-to-door service when heading to the Middle East and beyond.”

VisitBritain has launched its flagship business-to-business travel trade event, Destination Britain & Ireland (DEBI), along with Tourism Ireland inBangkok.

The three-day gathering, now in its ninth year, sees over 200 companies in attendance and around 4,000 appointments taking place.

This year’s DEBI, which is the national tourism agency’s largest trade event globally, welcomes 22 new companies from the UK and Ireland showcasing their latest travel and tourism offerings to influential buyers from the APMEA region.

There are 62 UK businesses in total, with major attractions, hotels, tour operators, transport providers and regional and national tourist boards participating.

The event offers these businesses a crucial route to 15 key markets in the fast growing APMEA region and an opportunity to further boost the 4.3 million visits that come to the UK each year from this part of the world.

Keith Beecham, VisitBritain’s overseas network director, said: “2011 was a strong year for visits and spend from the APMEA region, with countries like Australia, China, India and the UAE reaching or maintaining their highest ever visitor numbers.

“Hosting DEBI in Thailand this year reinforces our investment and commitment to the region, highlighted by the fact that we are bringing the largest ever delegation of UK tourism businesses to meet with influential buyers from across APMEA in what is a special year for Britain.

“APMEA accounts for 14 per cent inbound tourism to Britain in terms of visits and 27.7 per cent of total spend, but there is scope for us to do more in order to attract a greater share of the market.

“To help us attract more visitors, we have increased our marketing investment and millions of consumers in this region will have seen our GREAT images through our £25 million image campaign that we hope will inspire them to choose Britain for their next holiday.”

Gatwick has continued its emergence as a serious rival to London Heathrow airport with the launch of its summer schedule.

Korean Air commenced services between Gatwick and Seoul on April 28th, followed shortly afterwards by Air China, which started flights to Beijing on the May 2nd.

However, passenger numbers were down 1.3 per cent on the previous April, primarily driven by the Easter holidays starting in April last year but in March this year, and the additional public holiday in April 2011 to mark the royal wedding.

Average load factors were up 1.2 percentage points to 80.9 per cent in April 2012, despite the year-on-year shift in holidays.

Air traffic movements were down 2.6 per cent year-on-year due to reductions in charter operations and some away-based carriers, offset by growth from Gatwick-based low cost operators and new long haul airlines.

Air Nigeria confirmed they will commence daily flights to Lagos from May 17th.

Gatwick will also welcome Caribbean Airlines on June 15th who are planning to operate a six times per week service Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Nick Dunn, Gatwick Airport’s chief financial officer said: “The year-on-year decrease in passenger traffic is largely accounted for by the timing of public holidays in April 2011, including the late Easter holiday weekend, the additional holiday to mark the royal wedding and the early May bank holiday. Despite this, planes were flying fuller with load factors up 1.2 percentage points.

“This month we were given a vote of confidence by Korean Air and Air China as they launched operations to Seoul and Beijing respectively.

“With room to accommodate more flights, we are in a strong position to help London remain one of the best connected cities in the world.”

Boeing has announced it has completed the acquisition of Inmedius, a provider of software applications and services for managing and sharing information and learning content.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Inmedius will be integrated into Continental DataGraphics, a subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services.

Inmedius president and chief executive Gary Schaffer will continue to lead the business, reporting to CDG President and chief executive David Malmo.

Inmedius has approximately 75 employees and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., with offices in the United Kingdom and India.

Headquartered in Long Beach, California, CDG has more than 1,200 employees worldwide, with offices in multiple locations across the US, United Kingdom and India.

The first results of 2012 indicate that international tourism continued to show sustained growth in spite of challenging economic conditions.

During the first two months of 2012, international tourist arrivals grew by an estimated 5.7 percent compared to the same period of 2011, according to the May issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, released in Batumi, Georgia on the occasion of the 54th UNWTO Commission for Europe.

EUROPE SEES CONTINUED GROWTH

In Europe (+5 percent), results were above expectations, boosted by the strong growth in arrivals to Central and Eastern Europe (+8 percent), as well as to destinations of Northern Europe and Western Europe (both +6 percent). Europe’s performance is a continuation of an already solid 2011, when international arrivals increased by 6 percent overall to over 500 million. Demand has held up surprisingly well in the comparatively mature advanced economy destinations of Northern, Western and parts of Southern and Central Europe, despite continued concerns about the economy.

“These are welcome results for Europe in a moment in which countries are looking for sectors that can deliver on economic growth and job creation,” said UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, “We need to work together with tourism administrations to ensure that governments give priority to tourism as part of national policies to stimulate growth and employment. In this respect, the 54th Meeting of UNWTO Commission for Europe is focusing on levers that can further enhance tourism development, particularly the crucial issues of visa facilitation, tourism promotion, and branding.”

At the same time, international tourism has been particular buoyant in many emerging economy destinations in Eastern Europe. “Eastern European destinations have strong tourism potential provided they shape the adequate conditions. Georgia, this year’s host of the UNWTO Commission for Europe, is a remarkable example of a destination with a strong commitment towards tourism development,” added Mr. Rifai, “As a result, arrivals have almost tripled in the past five years, from just below a million in 2006 to close to 3 million in 2011, with international tourism receipts reaching almost US$1 billion in 2011.”

ENCOURAGING RESULTS ACROSS THE WORLD

In the first months of 2012, growth was positive in all regions, with the exception of the Middle East (-1 percent), where there were nonetheless encouraging signs of recovery, such as in Egypt (+32 percent in the first quarter). Southeast Asia and South Asia (both at +10 percent) led growth by sub-region.

Africa was the fastest-growing region with an increase of over 7 percent in international tourist arrivals thanks to continued growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (+7 percent) and a clear rebound in North Africa (+8 percent), as Tunisia (+53 percent in the first quarter) started to recover. Asia and the Pacific saw a 7 percent increase in tourist arrivals, led by South Asia and Southeast Asia (both +10 percent). Northeast Asia (+6 percent) recorded higher growth as well, with arrivals to Japan up by almost 10 percent in the first quarter. The Americas also reported significant growth (+6 percent), driven by the sustained strong demand in South America (+8 percent) and Central America (+7 percent).

Worldwide, international tourist arrivals surpassed 131 million in the first two months of 2012, up from 124 million in the same period of 2011.

According to the forecast prepared by UNWTO at the beginning of the year, international tourist arrivals are projected to increase by some 3 percent to 4 percent in 2012. For the year as a whole, the number of international tourist arrivals is expected to reach one billion for the first time.

Las Vegas has maintained its reigning title as the top trade show destination in the country.  It’s the 18th consecutive year Las Vegas has held the honor.  The ranking comes from the Trade Show News Network (TSNN), which released its list of the top 250 trade shows in the United States. Las Vegas hosted 55 of the largest shows, more than the next two competitors combined.

“We share this success with our resort partners along with every meeting, convention and trade show that comes to Las Vegas,” said Rossi Ralenkotter, president/CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. “Our number one ranking year after year shows clients and customers see exceptional value in Las Vegas as a meetings destination.”

The coveted list by Tarsus Group represents the top 250 trade shows held in the country last year, ranked by net square footage. Las Vegas hosts nearly a quarter of the nation’s largest trade shows and seven of the top 10.

“Las Vegas has proven once again that it is the No. 1 trade show destination in the United States with an impressive 55 shows on the 2011 TSNN Top 250 Trade Show list,” said Rachel Wimberly, president and editor-in-chief of Trade Show News Network. “Not only did Las Vegas attract the most shows, but several of the shows also saw impressive growth.”

The largest shows on the list were the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ triennial CONEXPO-CON/AGG followed by the Consumer Electronics Association’s annual International CES.  Both are held at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

TSNN’s 2011 list comes at a time when the value of meetings and conventions is being questioned. A study by Oxford Economics, a globally respected research firm, shows business revenue increases more than $12 for every $1 spent on business travel, and Las Vegas’ No. 1 ranking reinforces why companies continue to come back.

“Many of our biggest shows have already broken records in attendance, exhibitors or floor space this year,” said Ralenkotter. “The commitment of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and our resort partners to provide the best service and meetings facilities shows Las Vegas is a place where business is done effectively and efficiently.  There’s no better value for the customer experience.”