Sydney Paulden's IMEX 2010 blog
Sydney Paulden's IMEX 2010 blog
Do you know the ‘party city’?
‘We’ve got an international airport, with links to many European business centres. With just one stop we can fly delegates in from most regions of the USA. Our main conference venue, opened in 2005, was designed by Sir Norman Foster. Within 10 minutes walk there are over one thousand rooms to suit every kind of delegate, from 4-star hotels to budget properties.Sydney Paulden's IMEX 2010 blog
Sail of the century
In posh marinas around the world, people stare in wonder at the super-yachts of the super-rich. But what do the super-rich look at in wonder? The answer is the ships of the Star Clippers fleet. To be honest, the line’s three ships do a lot of cruising with their sails stowed and their diesel engines on, but they never miss an opportunity to be impressive as they sail into Portofino or Barbados or Phuket under full canvas and with their public address systems blaring out Wagner at full blast. Small boats, super-yachts and rowing boats, they all hurry out of the marinas to greet the clippers and wave to the passengers who are getting their first glimpse of yet another fabulous port of call.Sydney Paulden's IMEX 2010 blog
Goodwill welcomes you to his Zulu Kingdom
Not many people know that Goodwill Zwelithini is the name of the King of the Zulus. It was spelt out for me by James Seymour, General Manager, Tourism Information Services of Tourism KwaZulu-Natal. His patch is a vast coastal and inland region of South Africa centred on Durban and referred to as the Zulu Kingdom.Sydney Paulden's IMEX 2010 blog
‘Supertrees’ add to Singapore’s MICE facilities
What if you want to offer event organisers and tourists treetop meeting and dining facilities and there are only a few trees and they are not tall enough or big enough? The answer, according to Singapore, is to build your own ‘SuperTrees’ to suit. Eunice Yeo, Singapore Tourism Board’s Area Director Northern & Western Europe and based in the Strand, London, showed me artist impressions of giant trees that are being built in the newly created 125-acre gardens behind Marina Bay.Sydney Paulden's IMEX 2010 blog
New use for old Ministry of Defence building in London
Recycling is good, but re-use is better. We should therefore welcome what has been done with the old Ministry of Defence building on the Thames embankment near Whitehall. Later this year it will become London’s newest hotel – ‘new’ in the sense that it has been totally refurbished and is adding 300 rooms to central London’s stock.More Articles...
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