Kuoni Travel Holding Ltd has acquired, together with a local partner, an 80% stake in Dubai-based Desert Adventures Tourism on the 1st July 2008. The remaining 20% is being retained by the current managing director. Desert Adventures Tourism is active in destination management in four countries in the region: the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain.

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Kuoni Destination Management continues to expand. The recently opened new branch office in Helsinki underlines the strategic importance of the Scandinavian market in the cruise sector, as well as for Kuoni Destination Management's meetings, incentives, conferences, events and congress business.

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The new Kuoni Destination Management Sales office based in Jakarta will be the first Sales Unit in the fourth most populated country in the world. Its opening underlines the strategic importance of the Indonesian outbound market for Kuoni Destination Management's meetings, incentives, conferences and events business.

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The Interactive & Digital Entertainment Festival 'IDEF' in Cannes took place from 24th to 26th June 2008. IDEF chose Kuoni Destination Management's Nice-based office for the third time running to be their main provider of destination services. This event brings together video game and entertainment software publishers, gaming console manufacturers, distributors and component manufacturers.

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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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Meet our Expert from DMC Asia, Jamie Crisp: "Our network in South East Asia is made up of 26 offices in eight countries. Each destination has its own charm and we offer pretty much anything that the client desires."

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Meet our Expert from DMC Edinburgh, John Cardie: "At KDM Edinburgh, we build into our events great experiences like whisky blending, tartan designing or just wearing the kilt for a night!"
Meet our expert from DMC Barcelona, Teis Teichmann: "More and more companies contact us to find out what possibilities there are on the outskirts of Barcelona."

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Meet our Expert from DMC India, Jaideep Khanna: "In South India, the serene and scenic backwaters of Kerala enchant the traveller to believe that this is indeed God's own country! If this were not enough, the beaches of Goa on the western shore of India closely compete to earn the title of God's Own Abode (GOA)."

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Meet our Expert from DMC South Africa, Robin Mcleod: "As a country, we are very excited to be hosting the world's biggest football event in 2010 and we are gearing up the infrastructure to enable us to produce a world class event. In terms of what we can offer our clients as a DMC, we have already now finalised some very interesting and exclusive programmes."

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Meet our Expert from DMC Miami, Marc Haeni: "From an interactive model photo shoot in trendy Miami, to a 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' at the world's premier jeweller in the Big Apple, to a spectacular descent of 4,000 feet into the Grand Canyon. There are no limits as to the options which complement the finest MICE infrastructure and make the U.S.A. the #1 MICE market in the world."

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Kuoni Destination Management will be exhibiting at the EIBTM in Barcelona from the 2nd- 4th December 2008. Should you wish to make an appointment with a member of our team, please send us an e-mail or simply drop by our stand F220.
To schedule an appointment please contact: dmc.ho@ch.kuoni.com