Call for a friendlier regulatory environment at CLIA Europe Conference
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- Published: 28 June 2013 28 June 2013
The annual CLIA Europe Conference, formerly the European Cruise Council Conference, was held in Brussels on 25 June 2013, attended by hundreds of key industry personalities, travel agents, as well as EC representatives. A Cruise Business Review correspondent was present at the event. Alan Lam reports.
As the first gathering since the inception of CLIA Europe, the conference addressed a number of regulatory issues - particularly the Schengen visa restrictions that was considered to be a pressing concern by the industry - and highlighted the economic contribution of cruise. CLIA’s Secretary General, Robert Ashdown, spelt out the priority of CLIA for 2013 as to ‘leverage the strength to overcome obstacles’. The legislators in attendance all demonstrated a much better understanding of cruise business and pledge their support for the industry.
Issues such as overcapacity, challenges from Asian shipbuilding and competitive deployment were also discussed extensively. One of the main concerns besides calling for a cruise-friendly legislative environment was how to accelerate the training of travel agents, making them advocates for the cruise sector.
A full report and analysis of this event will be published in the next issue of Cruise Business Review.
European cruise market grew 1.3%, industry economic contribution by 3.1% in 2012
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- Published: 26 June 2013 26 June 2013
The European source market for cruises grew by 1.3% last year to a record 6.2 million passengers, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) said.
The industry contributed almost €38 billion to Europe's economy last year, an increase of 3.1% on 2011 and the number of employees has also risen from 326,000 in 2012 compared to 315,500 the previous year.
After three consecutive years of decline, 2012 produced a revival for shipbuilding: the global orderbook comprised 20 ships with an overall capacity to handle 60,000 passengers and a total value worth €10.5 billion due for delivery 2013-2016 at the end of last year.
Carnival shares rise after interims, top brass annoucement
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Shares in Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc rose in New York and London respectively after the world’s largest cruise shipping group had reported a $72 million second quarter net profit and separation of the tasks of chairman and group CEO. At 1520 local time, the Carnival plc stock traded 3.49% higher at £22.52 in London. In New York, Carnival Corporation advanced 2.11% to $33.55.
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