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	Hotel Casa 400 recently opened its brand new three star hotel in Amsterdam! The hotel is conveniently situated; at the edge of the city centre of Amsterdam, near the Amstel Station and the ring road A10 is within easy reach. The hotel offers 520 comfortable rooms, a spacious lobby with an indoor garden, a restaurant & bar, underground parking and a conference centre with 13 conference rooms accommodating approximately 800 guests. The hotel offers one and two person rooms and in some it is possible to place a third bed. There are rooms with a connecting door and there is one room especially adapted for disabled guests. With its 13 conference rooms Hotel Casa 400 is the perfect location to organize your conferences, training programs and meetings. Experience a reliable and creative hospitality at Hotel Casa 400! www.hotelcasa400.nl
	London Theatre News Update: LOVE STORY – new musical transfers to the West End for a limited season KRAPP’S LAST TAPE – Michael Gambon returns to the West End in Beckett’s classic play YES, PRIME MINISTER - critically acclaimed political comedy comes to the London stage BIRDSONG – best selling author Sebastian Faulks gets first stage adaptation AN IDEAL HUSBAND – Wilde’s play returns to the West End after 10 years For more information and images for any of these shows or stories, please contact SOPHIE ANDERSON on +44 (0)20 7257 8186 or email sophieanderson@akauk.com
	328 steps to one of Frankfurt’s most beautiful views – Emperor’s Cathedral in Frankfurt is once again open to the public Frankfurt finally welcomed back one of its most popular sightseeing attractions yesterday. Visitors of the city will once again be able to climb up the 328 steps of Emperor’s Cathedral, closed off to the general public some 11 years ago due to structural damage. Having been painstakingly reconstructed, the stairway is once again open to the top of the tower, from where visitors have available to them an unmatched view of the surrounding old town, including the Römer, the city’s time-honoured town hall, St. Paul’s Church, Frankfurt’s famous skyline in the background, and the museum embankment along the River Main.  www.frankfurt-tourismus.de
	Bateaux London is pleased to announce the appointment of their new Director of Sales. Kristy McGuinness returns to Bateaux London in a new role, after spending the last couple of years as UK Sales Manager for Paramount Restaurants. Kristy is a familiar face at Bateaux, having previously worked as the Corporate and Private Dining Sales Manager, and returns with the vision of strengthening the business through developing the relationships of all our valued partners. Bateaux London is delighted to have Kristy back on board from 5th July and look forward to the next chapter of her work with the company.
For further info click here	The first of the brand new Superferries, the Stena Hollandica is now sailing on the Harwich to Hook of Holland route. The Stena Britannica will join the route in October this year. The result of a £375 million investment, the new ships offer 30% more capacity and feature upgraded cabins, a media room where you can keep up to date with the latest news, an internet corner, two restaurants and bars, a cinema and more to make your journey to Holland more comfortable and enjoyable than ever before.
	This June, the Original team had everyone enjoying pineapple cocktails and got them moving on the dance floor to the best of the 80s and 90s. It was of course the Original Tour London Sightseeing’s annual Summer Party bringing together a travel trade A-list of clients and industry colleagues. www.theoriginaltour.com
	SAIDIA PREPARES FOR 2010 TOURISM SEASON Medditerrania Saidia, on Marocco's northeast cost prepares for a busy 2010 season after its successful launch last summer. Barceló and Iberostar together with Globalia are taking reservations from April alongside the 18 hole Troon golf course. Le Jardin de Fleur's Best Western Premier resort will open late 2010.
	HCC Hotels is made up of 8 hotels, 6 of which are located in Barcelona City Centre (3 and 4 star) and the other 2 located out of the city (Berga and Tarragona). Our hotels are located along the main arteries of the city. For business travellers attending the Conference Centre the HCC Open is 10 minutes walk, the HCC Covadonga is 20 minutes from the Camp Nou Football Stadium. The next 3 hotels, the HCC Taber, the HCC Regente and the HCC St. Moritz are located on the two most important Boulevards in Barcelona which are full of designer shops and Modernist Gaudi Buildings. Finally the HCC Montblanc is next to the Gothic Quarter and the Rambles. We are currently refurbishing our hotels and I show you the new St. Moritz Hotel (4 star) With the 6 hotels in the city centre we can offer a total of 621 rooms with Free WI-FI. All the rooms are standard rooms and all of them are twins. In all our hotels the breakfast options are the same, this are a Full Continental Breakfast Buffet and included in the same price is a cooked breakfast on request. We can offer restaurants, swimming pool, terrace-Bars and 22 meeting-rooms with capacity of up to 600 people.
	INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE: making travel and tourism relevant and sustainable in this era of global warming, fuel price spikes, economic recession, water and food shortages, social and geopolitical turbulence and communications revolution  - is by far the biggest challenge our industry faces. We are shortly to run a series of global webinars and another London-based masterclass on this essential subject and you are cordially invited to participate. Dates are as follows:   Webinars: 4th June, 2nd July, 6th August, 3rd September, 1st October and 5th November   Masterclass: 17 September - Central London   Prices: Webinars: The webinars are limited to 200 participants to ensure full opportunity to engage in the question and answer sessions. Each webinar costs £10 per person per webinar, £50 per set of 6. Masterclass: The masterclass is limited to 25 participants to ensure in depth discussions and networking. The cost includes lunch, supper and full pre and post material. Cost per participant: £500 €600 Special offers: Buy 6 webinars for the price of 5 Earlybird discount for masterclass 40% (£200/€240) Buy masterclass get all webinars free Buy webinars or masterclass and get 50% off full cost of 2010 Sustainable Tourism Report Suite   For further information and to book email valere@travelmole.com with the subject line: “Sustainable Tourism Masterclasses”
	Record numbers and a new face, what else will London’s leading sightseeing operator bring in the coming year….     2009 has proved an exceptional year for The Original Tour. Despite the heavy snowfalls experienced at the start of the year (sound familiar), the continued global economic turmoil, high fuel prices and low American visitor numbers, London’s open top bus specialists saw the overall year’s performance end on a phenomenal high, with business growing and exceeding all targets in 2009 by nearly 10%. “It would appear that European and domestic visitors to London knew a good deal when they saw one. London genuinely proved itself to be exceptionally good value for money, supported in part by a favourable exchange rate throughout 2009”. “The Original Tour is also particular proud of the improvements that were made to our product during the year, having launched the Explore London Walking Pass, the most eco-friendly way of seeing the city and extended our popular Kids Club commentary onto the Museum Tour route, we have recognised the changing demands of our particular market sector” said Colin Atkins, managing director.   “That said, we certainly would not have finished the year on such a high without the continued support of friends in the trade and the extraordinary efforts of our own staff. Ultimately, the key success in launching any new product development lies in its overall delivery. Our people take great pride in delivering consistent and exceptional levels of customer service” commented Colin Atkins.   To learn more about The Original Tour’s famous hop-on hop-off open top sightseeing buses and to find out how to work with them, you can visit their web site: www.theoriginaltour.com or contact: traveltrade@theoriginaltour.com       For more information please contact: Natascha Crump. The Original Tour. Ddi 020 8877 2124 Susanne Gering. The Original Tour. Ddi: 020 8877 2108
	A campaign has been launched to promote travel by bus and coach worldwide. Smart Move (www.busandcoach.travel) is an initiative of the International Road Transport Union, a partner of ETOA, and Busworld, and aims to double the use of buses and coaches, as a means towards meeting targets to reduce carbon emissions associated with travel and transport, and improve safety. The European inauguration of the Smart Move campaign took place in Brussels, on the occasion of the first annual European Bus and Coach Day (More at www.iru.org). "Bus and coach transport's flexibility makes it a highly efficient, yet safer and greener alternative to complement or even replace private cars, with obvious advantages for society as a whole," said IRU Secretary General, Martin Marmy. "Doubling the use of bus and coach transport over the next 10-15 years is not only a realistic and cost-efficient policy; it is also a commendable approach from a public interest point of view." In Europe alone, such an increase would result in a reduction in CO2 emissions by at least 50 million tonnes per year; a reduction in road fatalities by over 3000 per year; a spectacular fall of congestion in cities at zero cost for taxpayers subsequent to an expected 10-15% reduction in car traffic, and the creation of 4 million new jobs.
	“Guoman Hotels is a collection of four deluxe hotels located in central London including Charing Cross, The Cumberland, The Royal Horseguards and The Tower. Whilst each hotel in the portfolio has its own unique identity and style, each provides the very highest levels of comfort and service. Find out more for 2010-11 bookings under:  www.guoman.com”
	Trading from offices in Ballycanew, Gorey, Co. Wexford, Ireland since 1980, as a tourism and accommodation provider, Countrywide Hotels Ireland Ltd was founded and is under the management of Bruce Copeland and his team. The Countrywide Hotel category comprise chiefly 3 & 4 Star properties. In addition the brand Countrywide embraces Traditional Inns, Family-run B&Bs, Self-Catering and Hostels. The office team is experienced and can assist to plan and promptly supply the broadest range of reservations including online for all of Ireland. Countrywide Hotels Ireland seeks to assist all partners in developing business embracing: FITs, Groups, Car Tours, Activity/Leisure Breaks, Conference, Meal Stops or whatever required. We aim to provide the best service, supported by good product and competitive prices.  For more information please view the attached brochure.
	Free COUNTRY PROFILE Thanks to our partnership with Mintel, ETOA members are entitled to a free country profile. To get your free copy of SWITZERLAND country profile email ETOA
	ETOA's preferred .travel registrar is offering a special promotion to all ETOA members for the month of October.  For a limited time, new .travel registrations are 10% off the normal retail price of US$99. All .travel domains registered with EnCirca come with free email and web forwarding and a free listing in the SiteSee travel directory (http://travel.sitesee.com).  SiteSee is a point-and-click directory based on Google Maps and is designed to drive internet traffic to member websites via search engines and widgets for social networks.  SiteSee is also available as a white-labeled service for tourism boards and trade associations. To benefit from this offer and receive the coupon to use when registering at www.encirca.com - email ETOA today!