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Event Planner Spain Announces Lucky Draws Event Planner Spain will be giving away six fabulous experience vouchers in two lucky draws to be held on 31 October 2008. There will be a lucky draw for site members and another for newsletter subscribers.
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Busy Start to the Year for C&C Convention and Congress Centre of Seville The New Convention and Congress Centre of Seville (C&C) has got off to busy start this year, hosting two important events last month and with another four scheduled for February and the beginning of March.
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El Coto Las Canteras Presents its Musical Programme for March 2008 El Coto Las Canteras, a natural auditorium located in Osuna (Seville), has just presented its musical programme for March, which includes Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Henry Purcell's opera Dido y Eneas, and a show in tribute of Andalusian rock.
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Government-Owned Cultural Programme Management Corporation Launches Two New Subsidy Programmes for 2008 The call for applications for subsidies for creating and disseminating contemporary art and co-producing audio-visual works has just been announced.
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HACE Presents Aguas de Algar Hotel Project The 1st Technical Seminar on Reservoir Tourist Development was held on 24 January 2008. During the event, Juan Sañudo Marquez, director general of Tajo del Aguila and director of operations of Charming Andalusian Hotels (HACE), presented the renovation project of this country tourist complex, located in the municipality of Algar, between the Natural Parks of Los Alcornocales and Grazalema, on the banks of the Guadalcacin Reservoir.
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Profiting from Fitur 2008 Avante Business PR Services has just got back from Fitur 2008, where is has been representing companies belonging to different sectors of the Costa del Sol's tourist industry.
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Jerez Town Council and TUI Spain Bring Destination's International Marketing Campaign to Successful Close TUI Spain and Jerez Town Council have brought last year's international marketing campaign to a successful close. In the words of Eduardo Zamorano, director general of TUI Spain, this initiative, included in the locality's Tourism Excellence Plan, has succeeded in placing Jerez of the international map, as well as positioning it as a destination offering a broad selection of tourist products and services.
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Exploramas Events and Adventures Launches New Website Exploramas Events and Adventures has just launched its new website, featuring the Andalusian sun and sea.
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Presentation of 2008 Easter Week Poster The 2008 Easter Week poster, sponsored by the restaurant Doña Pepa, will be presented today at 9pm, with Ana Espinar Capa as mistress of ceremonies. This year's poster is based on a photograph by Eduardo Nieto of the Virgin Mary of Grace of the Cofradía del Rescate.
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Landscape Gardening Differentiates 1st Garden, Swimming Pool and Wellness Trade Fair (Jardinova) from Other Industry Events One of the new features in the Malaga Congress and Trade Show Centre's 2008 agenda, the show will be held from 16-19 April, coinciding with Mediterranean Golf.
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Pando to Hold Second Edition of Cod Week from 18-24 February 2008 Encouraged by the success of the previous edition, the Pando Group has decided to hold its 2nd Cod Week at its restaurants Pando Centro and Pando Cuna from 18-24 February 2008.
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Francisco Moreno New Director of Monte Triana Hotel The Monte Hotel chain has recently appointed Francisco Moreno Guerra to the post of director of the Monte Triana Hotel, a three-star establishment located in the heart of Seville's Triana neighbourhood. Francisco Moreno holds a diploma in hotel management from the School of Hospitality of Seville, and speaks several languages.
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Aljaraje International Short Film Festival Producciones Maya, a production company based in Bormujos (Seville), has just announced the deadline for submissions to the 2nd International Short Film Festival of Aljarafe Espartinas de Cine 2008, a competition for shorts filmed in video format, based on an original idea and lasting a maximum of 30 minutes.
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Barcelo La Bobadilla among Tatler's Best 101 Hotels 2008 Tatler, the British magazine owned by the Condé Nast UK Group, has just published its Best 101 Hotels 2008 guide, which includes the Barcelo La Bobadilla.
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Malaga's Trade Show and Congress Centre Attends National Meeting of OPC Spain Held in Logroño Representatives of Malaga's Trade Show and Congress Centre (FYCMA) showcased the venue before 300 trade professionals at the national meeting of OPC Spain, which was held at the Riojaforum Congress Centre in Logroño from 13-16 February 2008.
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Fuerte Hotels Receives Environmental Protection Award from AENOR The Spanish Association of Standardisation and Certification (AENOR) has awarded the Fuerte Hotel Group its Environmental Management Certificate for its commitment with environmental protection.
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Delta Airlines Increases Flights between Malaga and New York to Four a Week Due to the enormous demand for tickets, which have been on sale since last October, Delta Airlines has decided to increase the number of flights it operates between Malaga and New York from three to four a week.
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Motorbike World Championship Riders at Guadacorte Park Hotel Gabor Talmacsi and Hector Faubel, champion and sub-champion in the 125cc Motorbike World Championship, as well as the young rider Sergio Gadea, stayed at the Guadacorte Park Hotel last weekend while filming a spot in Palmones for the electrical household appliance chain Master Cadena.
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Charity Concert organised by FINEST addresses MARBELLA for Concordia a Great Success The organisers of the FINEST Charity Concert and Gourmet Dinner for the Anti-AIDS Association Concordia have said that they are delighted with the success of the event, held at the Taberna del Alabardero restaurant on 21 February 2008.
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AENA, Corte Ingles, Mercasa, RENFE and UNICAJA Prove Their Commitment to urban development by Sponsoring City Commerce Forum Agora AENA, El Corte Ingles, Mercasa, RENFE and Unicaja have announced that they will be sponsoring the city commerce forum Agora, scheduled to be held at Malaga's Trade Show and Congress Centre from 6-8 May 2008.
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AEHCOS Organises 10th Costa del Sol Professional Hospitality Exhibition Organised by the Costa del Sol Hoteliers' Association (AEHCOS), the 10th Costa del Sol Professional Hospitality Exhibition will be held at the Torremolinos Congress and Exhibition Centre from 2-4 April 2008.
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Non-stop High-speed Train to Link Malaga with Barcelona Plans have just been announced for a high-speed train link between Malaga and Barcelona, without passing through Madrid. Work has already begun on the by-pass, although there is at yet no completion date.
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De Boer at the Mobile World Congress The Mobile World Congress, organised by the GSM Association, will be held for the third consecutive year in Barcelona from 11-14 February 2008. As in previous editions, De Boer will be supplying 10,000m2 of temporary structures for the event.
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Fersa Creates Subsidiary Companies for Covering Needs of Flourishing Event Industry Fersa is chiefly dedicated to renting eco-friendly portable loos, but in the last few years, developments in this sector have led the company to create a series of subsidiaries.
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Wine touring in Somontano The region of Somontano is located at the foot of the Pyrenees, in the centre of the province of Huesca. This fertile land watered by the rivers Iguala, Vero and Cinca, boasts an important historical heritage, as well as being paradise for nature and adventure enthusiats.
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TUI Spain Promotes Tourist Guide Postgraduate Programme In collaboration with the Baleares University School, TUI Spain has just launched the first tourist guide postgraduate programme. The aim is to provide students with the necessary theoretical and practical training to become tourist guides, working in situ for tour operators, capable of catering to the needs of all kinds of tourists.
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Biggest Ever Edition of Online Marketing Spain Trade Show and Congress Madrid's Municipal Congress Centre will be hosting the 4th edition of the Online Marketing Spain Trade Show and Congress (OME 2008) from 12 al 13 March 2008. With a significantly greater number of exhibitors than last year, the event will include a broader congress and seminar programme, as well as a number of innovations and new features.
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De Boer and Barcelona Royal Polo Club Sign an Agreement After three years of collaboration, De Boer and the Royal Polo Club of Barcelona signed an institutional partner agreement on 23 January 2008.
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Ciudadela Bedecked for Barcelona Fashion Week Barcelona is getting ready for the 2nd edition of the Barcelona Fashion Week, scheduled to be held at the Parc de la Ciutadella from 5-7 March 2008. De Boer will be supplying the temporary structures for one the city's foremost fashion shows, which will take place at this magical venue designed by the Fontsere y Gaudi brothers.
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Malaga in The New York Times List of 53 Places to Go to in 2008 Malaga is ranked 45 in The New York Times' list of 53 places to go to in 2008, the only Spanish city included this year.
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ITB Berlin 2008: Where Global Business Happens Now in its 42nd year, the International Tourism Bourse (ITB), the world’s largest tourism trade show, is scheduled to be held at the Messe Berlin trade show centre from 5-9 March 2008. Last year, the show had more than 180,000 visitors, of which 108,000 were trade professionals.
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Over 400 MICE Providers to Showcase their Products and Services at EMIF Trade Show Over 400 meeting, incentive, congress, business travel and event service providers will be present at the 7th edition of the European Meetings Industry Fair (EMIF), scheduled to be held at the Brussels Expo from 19-20 March 2008.
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Ocean by H10 Hotels announces the appointment of Oscar Serrano as Sales Manager H10 Hotels has recently announced the appointment of Oscar Serrano as Sales Manager of Ocean by H10 Hotels, the group's Caribbean Division. Mr Serrano, who up until now was Managing Director of Sales and Marketing for Barcelo Hotels & Resorts, joined the group on 1 February and will working from the company's Miami offices.
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Gaypedia.com now Online gaypedia.com, a new online travel information and social networking portal was launched on the 14 February 2008, with the aim of becoming the largest database of destinations, venues and events specifically designed for the gay and lesbian community.
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Spain Chosen as Best Tourist Destination at BIT Milan According to a recent announcement made by the Spanish Institute of Tourism (Turespaña), Spain had been chosen as the best tourist destination at the tourism trade show BIT, which was held in Milan from 21-24 February 2008.
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Russia and Ukraine Take Centre Stage in March with MITT and UITT The Russian Federation and the Ukraine will be holding their biggest annual tourist trade shows this coming March. MITT 2008 is scheduled to be held at the Moscow Expocentr from 19-22 March, after which Kiev's International Exhibition Centre will be hosting UITT 2008 from 26-28 March.
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20 Ideas to Increase Technology Efficiency We are going through technology adolescence. This awkward "pimply" time is difficult as we cling to old (paper-based) methods of managing our tasks while transitioning to more efficient digital methods. It can be very frustrating trying to keep one’s head above water in this sea of technology advancement.
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What the Heck is Hotel Web Site SEO, Anyway? I often wonder how many people truly understand the process of search engine optimization and what it means to have a search engine friendly web site. It seems to me, by the number of clients I've inherited in the last few years, that there are many "SEO experts" out there with a fuzzy understanding of the process.
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A Protocol Puzzle Picture the scene: you are a guest at a cocktail reception in a foreign city where you know nobody. Everyone is speaking Tuareg or Tagalog or some local patois which seems to comprise only the last four letters of your alphabet.
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Some Online Advice from Google's Travel Industry Director Perhaps because his background includes a stint as vice president of strategic hotel partnerships at Expedia, Rob Torres, Google's travel industry director, is understandably excited by the fact that 2007 was the first year that more travel dollars were spent online than offline.
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