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Our team at Arabian Adventures is announcing the appointment of its first Market Manager to be based in Latin America, amidst demand from this region to travel to the UAE. We are delighted to welcome Tatiana Issa, offering our LATAM based customers a local contact for product news, booking support, and more, direct from the UAE’s leading destination management company, tour, and safari operator. Across our global businesses, Dubai continues to trend as holiday destination, while travellers also seek to explore more of the UAE. In addition, nearby destinations being added to Dubai-focused itineraries include the paradise islands of the Maldives. Arabian Adventures offers a one-stop solution for our global travel partners. Read on for more: https://lnkd.in/dTkEDh6G

It’s approaching the height of summer, and this weekend is forecast to be one of the year’s busiest for international travel. At dnata Travel, demand for bookings is high, with destinations including Thailand, the Maldives, and Mauritius proving most popular. Thank you to our dedicated teams, supporting travellers with pre-booked plans and last-minute offers across the globe. Read on: https://lnkd.in/d2M8D75T

To mark World Camel Day 2024 (22 June), our Sustainability team and Arabian Adventures worked in partnership to organise a dedicated event at the dnata Travel Centre in Dubai. Raising awareness of 2024 declared as the UNs ‘International Year of Camelids’, a host of activities highlighted the multiple roles that camels and the wider camelid family play in protecting ecosystems, conserving biodiversity, assuring food security, and adapting to climate change in harsh environments around the world. We also celebrated the camels at Arabian Adventures’ camp based in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, who we strive to ensure are happy, healthy, and safe. Thank you to all who participated!

Our team at dnata Travel Management, the Middle East’s leading corporate travel provider, is announcing its partnership with International SOS, the world’s leading health and security service provider, to introduce its pioneering duty of care services to its hundreds of clients across the region.   Surveys with our corporate travel clients have consistently indicated employee wellbeing and engagement as top priorities followed by elements including sustainability and cost saving.   The ‘Travel Risk Management Program’ by International SOS is now available as an add-on service to our regional client base, offering 24/7 global assistance, medical and security evacuations, intelligence and monitoring tools, location-based alerts, and much more: https://lnkd.in/dE6EF8df

Our teams marked World Environment Day in Sri Lanka following our global Central Ground Services (CGS) conference this week, in partnership with our local DMC, Aitken Spence, and Minor Hotels.   After an insightful presentation on ‘Perspectives on Sustainability in Tourism’ by Dr. Ravi A. Fernando, our CGS team, as well as teams from across our brands including Yalago, Gold Medal, dnata Travel, and more, planted a garden of new trees at Avani Kalutara Resort.   Working with Aitken Spence, our teams offset their ground arrangements to be carbon neutral. These initiatives saw our DMC award the teams with ‘Carbon Neutral Traveller’ certificates, for offsetting the main source of emissions for their trip to Sri Lanka. 

Our global teams hosted ‘Horizon Sri Lanka’ this week in Colombo, in partnership with Emirates Holidays. Amidst growing demand for travel to the country, speakers from across our brands including UAE-based Yalago, UK-based Travelbag, and others, connected with the local travel industry with the aim to collaborate to further boost tourism. After brand presentations and a Q&A with Emirates’ Country Manager, a networking lunch provided time to delve into further detail. We remain one of the world’s largest producers of room nights to the Indian Ocean, and 'Horizon Sri Lanka' marks the third event we have held across its island destinations, following successful editions in the Maldives and Mauritius. Thank you to our valued partners and all attendees that made our Sri Lankan edition such a success. 

Our team at dnata Travel Management, the Middle East’s leading corporate travel provider, is announcing their continued strategic partnership with VAT IT Reclaim to offer enhanced VAT reclaim solutions for its clients. With a focus on providing added value at every step of a corporate travellers’ journey, dnata Travel Management identified working with VAT IT Reclaim as an opportunity for the seamless recovery of VAT incurred on business expenses, bringing additional savings to the bottom line for its clients.   With more than 36 branches worldwide servicing clients in 117 countries, VAT IT Reclaim is the largest firm of its kind, globally. We look forward to bringing its services closer to our corporate clients in 2024.

Our global brands, in partnership with Emirates Holidays, are launching a travel industry event in Sri Lanka this June, amidst growing demand for travel to the island country. At Horizon: Sri Lanka, set to take place on 3rd June 2024 in Colombo, our senior representatives will connect with the local travel and hospitality industry, to increase global travel bookings to the country, as we report a significant 200% increase in bookings in 2024. Our global travel brands continue to increase a presence and strong industry connections across the Indian Ocean, as we remain one of the most prominent producers of room nights to its range of attractive destinations. Find out more about Horizon: Sri Lanka: https://lnkd.in/dFReyxE9

Our team at dnata Travel, the UAE’s longest serving travel agency, is sharing trending holiday destinations for UAE travellers this summer, including on Dubai Eye 103.8’s The Agenda with Georgia Tolley. In order of popularity, travellers are heading to Thailand, Maldives, USA, Turkey, and the UK; with 65% opting for international stays, and 35% for UAE staycations. The Maldives is witnessing significant growth compared to summer 2023, with new resorts open to explore. For our UAE-based followers, for more travel inspiration and travel offers, listen to dnata Travel’s Meerah Ketait on The Agenda podcast, dated 27 May from 12:14 – https://lnkd.in/gg5Pvyu9 – or read on for more: https://lnkd.in/dpxGW43w

Our team at Yalago, one of the world’s fastest-growing leisure accommodation wholesale specialists, is showcasing its impressive global hotel portfolio and market leading rates at ITB China this week. Ahead of the event, our team revealed trending destinations with Chinese travellers as Dubai, Riviera Maya, and Bali; and how it aims to increase connectivity between China and the Maldives in 2024. Visit the Yalago team at ITB China 2024 at stand number K27, until 29 May, and read on for more: https://lnkd.in/dP_eQqDk