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			<title>Selling the bliss factor...</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Despite the downturn, honeymoon spend is holding steady, and the range of resorts and hotels chasing this business means clients are spoiled for choice.]]></description>
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			<title>Fit for purpose...</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The jury's out as to whether spa will be another discretionary purchase that falls foul of the credit crunch, however, there is no doubt it has become a must-have at all top hotels.  Kathi Everden looks at the appeal of wrap -and-rub culture.]]></description>
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			<title>The states awaits</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With increasing numbers of airlines operating direct services from the Middle East to North America, there is no time like the present to send clients on a trip to the US, explains Lee Jamieson.]]></description>
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			<title>Cypriot style</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[At the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Cyprus has much to offer the Middle East traveller. ]]></description>
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			<title>Whats hot for 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  As 2008 comes to a close, ATN talks to the region's leading travel professionals to explore what trends, topics and destinations will shape the market in 2009. ]]></description>
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			<title>Emirates Holidays sells tours galore</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tour operator says the inclusion of tours in its revamped brochures has attracted new business.  ]]></description>
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			<title>A dream destination</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With its mild tropical weather and natural beauty, the Indian Ocean has become a top short-break destination.]]></description>
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			<title>EK Hols offers ski breaks to US</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Operator features Colorado and Utah in new winter brochure.    ]]></description>
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			<title>The best of health</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An increasing number of travellers are taking advantage of the low-cost healthcare available overseas.]]></description>
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			<title>Travel agent interview: Brigitte Jens</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Brigitte Jens, retail manager of Dubai-based Emirates Holidays tells ATN about the benefits of airline associations and the benefits of having well-trained and knowledgable in-house staff.]]></description>
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			<title>EKH improves its green knowledge</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emirates Holidays senior VP John Felix on the importance of employees getting a green education.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Turkish delights</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Turkey's size offers huge diversity, but visitors must beware of biting off more than they can chew.]]></description>
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			<title>ATN leisure travel survey results</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Arabian Travel News reveals the results of its leisure travel survey - an initiative designed to give the region's travel industry insight into outbound travel patterns.    ]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Features</category>
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			<title>The 2008 Brochure Bonanza</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  ATN provides an insight into some of the top holiday brochures out in the market and what destinations and experiences they can offer your clients.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Emirates to promote its world of choice</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  ATN talks to Tony Williams, senior vice president, Emirates Hotels & Resorts and Dina Al Herais, vice president, commercial operations, Emirates Holidays about their ATM plans.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Turning a blind eye</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As travellers become increasingly eco-aware, the Middle East's travel trade needs to cater to their green needs.  ]]></description>
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			<title>A Latino vibe</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emirates Airline's Dubai-Sao Paulo service has creatied a wealth of opportunities for travel agents to sell trips to South  America.]]></description>
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			<title>Playing the waiting game</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=516257&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  How long will crisis-hit Lebanon have to wait to regain its status as a holidaying hotspot?     ]]></description>
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			<title>A new Egypt</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Agents should look beyond Cairo to Egypt's burgeoning destinations such as Alexandria and Luxor.    ]]></description>
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			<title>On the money</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Selling luxury travel requires a tailor-made approach and agents who master this art will discover that premium travel sales equate to premium commissions, says Kathi Everden.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Trade to blame for late booking trend</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The travel trade is to blame for perpetuating the late booking trend, a number of agents and operators have conceded.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Who goes where…?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New airline routes are opening up potential leisure destinations, but many travellers prefer the favourites. ]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Features</category>
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			<title>Looking beyond Kenya</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=510645&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[East Africa offers plenty of alternatives to Kenya, from Tanzanian safaris to Zanzibar's beaches. ]]></description>
			<category>Travel &amp; Hospitality | Features</category>
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			<title>OpenSkies offers new US options</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[British Airways will provide yet another option for travel to the US when it launches its new subsidiary airline ‘OpenSkies' in June.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Out of hibernation</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Leisure travellers looking for Eid and Christmas getaways this winter need look no further than Lebanon.]]></description>
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			<title>The world’s her oyster</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=506172&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  ATN discusses Emirates Holidays' global distribution strategy with the operator's recently appointed VP commercial operations, Dina Al Herais.]]></description>
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			<title>Agents must build Maldives contacts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Travel agents need to build relationships with hotels and tour operators in the Maldives in order to secure room allocations, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Abdul Hammed Zakariyya.]]></description>
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			<title>Tourism by design</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Maldives is looking to exploit its geographical links with the Middle  East reports Kathi Everden.  ]]></description>
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			<title>The city of style</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  ATN reveals why agents should be recommending Milan year-round as the über-cool style capital offers fashion, culture and gastronomy to die for.]]></description>
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			<title>A downhill struggle</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With Middle East travellers becoming more adventurous, selling them a ski break has never been easier, says ATN.]]></description>
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