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Destination Namibia
Martin Cook who recently joined the team in Windhoek as General Manager DMC Namibia talks about his experience and ideas what this beautiful country has to offer.

"Namibia is all about space. Wide open space. Space that provides places which offer the ultimate in serenity and absolute privacy. I have yet to see everything this country has to give, but I have already seen many examples that our clients would simply love."

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DMC India continues its commitment towards CSR
As a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) endeavour, Kuoni Destination Management, donated an ambulance at the Amber Fort for any medical assistance around the clock, to the Amber Development Authority.
"This initiative gives us immense pride as it gives us an opportunity to reach out to tourists who alternatively had no option of medical assistance at Amber, where the need for the same had been felt for a long time now," said Dipak Deva, COO India & South Asia.

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DMC Nice elected as a member of "Premier Event Partner"
Kuoni Destination Management Nice is extremely proud to have been elected a member of the prestigious "Premier Event Partner" in June 2008. The "Premier Event Partner" is a club of the Convention French Riviera Office Bureau which selects the best local providers for the MICE Industry in that area of France.

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Asian Trails received the "Best Travel Agency Thailand 2008" Award
Asian Trails is greatly honoured to be voted "Best Travel Agency Thailand 2008" by the readers of TravelWeekly (Asia) at the recent TravelWeekly (Asia) Industry Awards 2008 held in Singapore.

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AlliedTPro partners up with TerraPass
AlliedTPro has partnered with TerraPass, the leading consumer retailer and marketer of carbon offsets, to balance out the carbon dioxide emissions of your driving tour. TerraPass works by funding verified clean energy and carbon reduction projects throughout the U.S., including wind power, farm power, and landfill gas capture.

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Partnership with Disney
Our Sales Office in Atlanta formed a partnership with Disney to develop new programmes and handle destination management Services for the "Adventures by Disney" brand. Focusing on family vacations, this new product line requires a full range of DMC competencies: from developing creative & hands-on children's activities to negotiating contracts with actors & performers who are an essential part of each Disney tour. The current focus is on Austria, Czech Republic and Germany with new destinations to follow in 2009.


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Success Story with Dodge
The pace of the M.I.C.E. business is getting faster and faster. When the UK based Event agency The THA Group were looking for a possible venue for a car launch & training event for their American client Dodge, they contacted Conference & Touring in Berlin in mid March. Within 48 hours we had found a suitable hotel with enough rooms and event space that was able to accommodate up to 120 pax for the whole month of June.

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The Global Meetings & Incentives Planning Guide 2008/2009
Kuoni Destination Management is proud to announce the publication of the first edition of the Global Meetings & Incentives Planning Guide. For the first time, we can offer you an insight into over 320 exclusively selected partners featuring hotels ranging from 3* and above, safari lodges, congress centres, cruise lines, restaurants, catering services, transport companies and a wide array of event locations in over 30 countries around the world. Additionally, the catalogue also includes over 40 most sought after incentive and team building activities in the specific destinations.


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MICE at India - Shifting city trends
A recent trend, that of newer MICE oriented hotels is coming up in locations other than the main city areas, the suburbs, has been observed at major MICE destinations in India especially in the case of Delhi and Mumbai. This is in sharp contrast to the conventional trend, wherein new hotel projects especially convention hotels were restricted to the tested locations of the main city areas.

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Meet us at the next upcoming fairs
EIBTM in Barcelona from the 2-4th November 2008 on Stand Number F220
WTM in London from the 10-13th November 2008 on Stand Number 6200 in the Global Village.
Seatrade in Venice from the 9-11th December 2008 on Stand Number 410.
Should you wish to schedule an appointment with a member of our staff, please contact us here: dmc.ho@ch.kuoni.com


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New Products and Services
Ever wanted to climb the Island Peak in Nepal which will take you three days to reach the summit of 6500m?, or rent a Ferrari to discover and drive around the Bolsena Lake?

Each local DMC office strives at staying ahead by continuously providing our clients with the most creative and innovative Product Ideas and Services from different destinations around the world.


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Cocktail shaking with Kuoni Events
Kuoni Events Switzerland, the events specialist department of Kuoni Destination Management invited its customers to an evening of cocktail shaking and networking. Event managers from various companies in Switzerland joined the cocktail party.

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