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Visits to the Chilean Fjords and Puerto Chacabuco plus nearly 100 adventures on shore are just a couple of the highlights of Crystal Serenity?s new itinerary around the tip of South America next winter. Visits to the Chilean Fjords and Puerto Chacabuco plus nearly 100 adventures on shore are just a couple of the highlights of Crystal Serenity?s new itinerary around the tip of South America next winter.

Virgin Holidays has launched its new winter 2012/13 Ski & Board brochure, featuring a selection of exclusive offers. Virgin Holidays has launched its new winter 2012/13 Ski & Board brochure, featuring a selection of exclusive offers.

A holiday boss has rejected a national newspaper prediction that the High Street travel agent is about to become extinct. A holiday boss has rejected a national newspaper prediction that the High Street travel agent is about to become extinct.

Eurostar is today releasing 20,000 extra ?69 return fares for mid-week travel from London to Paris, Lille or Brussels this summer. Eurostar is today releasing 20,000 extra ?69 return fares for mid-week travel from London to Paris, Lille or Brussels this summer.

On the Go Tours has launched a new online agent booking system that features the latest offers, agent incentives plus new products and information about each destination. On the Go Tours has launched a new online agent booking system that features the latest offers, agent incentives plus new products and information about each destination.

Vacations to America is offering fly/drives, escorted and tailor-made tours covering both classic and lesser-known tours across the US this summer. Vacations to America is offering fly/drives, escorted and tailor-made tours covering both classic and lesser-known tours across the US this summer.

Recognising the need to offer today?s busy travellers a way to unwind and de-stress, Fraser Suites Sydney has partnered with Insight Yoga to offer guests in-room yoga instruction for every level, and the service can be offered as part of a meeting or conference to bigger groups.

The propertys general manager, Matthew Rubie, said: "Our guests and their comfort and enjoyment is our primary concern and as such we are delighted to offer this service. Now, you truly can experience work/life balance at Fraser Suites Sydney - it is what we are passionate about."

A yoga package leads in at $304.00 per room per night, based on single or double occupancy and includes a one hour private yoga training session. The offer is available until December 30.

The propertys general manager, Matthew Rubie, said: "Our guests and their comfort and enjoyment is our primary concern and as such we are delighted to offer this service. Now, you truly can experience work/life balance at Fraser Suites Sydney - it is what we are passionate about."

A yoga package leads in at $304.00 per room per night, based on single or double occupancy and includes a one hour private yoga training session. The offer is available until December 30.

A recent study conducted by Lagos-based consultancy W Hospitality Group has revealed that hotel development in Sub-Saharan Africa by international hoteliers has leapt forward, with a 42% increase in pipeline rooms.

The company estimates that the hotel chains polled in its recent survey currently have almost 99,000 rooms operating in Africa, with around 44,300 in North Africa and 54,600 in sub-Saharan Africa. However, when taking into consideration that there are five countries in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt), with an average of 8,900 rooms per country, the opportunity is significant.

Nigeria, Africa?s largest country by population, (and tipped to overtake South Africa this decade as the largest economy on the continent) has almost 7,000 rooms under contract, up 2,000 on last year?s figure, with thousands more in the ?nearly? category.

New openings have recently included Radisson Blu, Four Points by Sheraton, Ibis and Legacy in Lagos, and many groups have hotels under construction, including Accor, Hilton, IHG and Protea, with the last named increasing its presence in the country from ten hotels to 16 in the next three years.

Other groups hoping to enter the Nigerian market for the first time, and who have signed deals, include Kempinski, Mantis, Marriott and Wyndham.
Jonathan Worsley, chairman of Bench Events, a company that organises international hotel investment conferences, said: ?A raft of economic studies show economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa to be very impressive, averaging around 6%, which is twice the global average. I expect we will see the level of interest in Africa from the international hotel investment community continuing to increase.?