The
second annual Cruise Shipping Asia–Pacific exhibition will showcase
leading regional cruise destinations and new maritime products and
services Sept. 17-18, at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore. (Singapore's
second cruise terminal, the Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore, is
expected to generate some 3,000 jobs in the tourism sector when it's
fully operational).
Presented
by the organizers of Cruise Shipping Miami, the premier annual event
for the global cruise industry, Cruise Shipping Asia-Pacific 2012
will feature exhibitors including national tourism organizations and
companies from the information and technology, ship equipment,
safety, security, crew management and hotel operations categories.
On
display will be new products, services and tourism destinations
targeted to meet the needs of cruise industry buyers and in the
rapidly developing pan-Asian cruise tourism market.
Reservations
software maker Amadeus will present its new cruise passenger-booking
tool.
“The
system is a powerful marketing and booking tool for both
business-to-business and business-to-consumer websites,” said Axel
Erpenbach, Amadeus business development
manager.
“The content is enriched by a variety of important and exclusive
products that can be
booked offline, rounding up the customer's shopping experience and
offering practically 95
percent of all cruises worldwide.”
Tourism
Western Australia is another new exhibitor this year. Chief Executive
Officer Stephanie Buckland said the agency is looking forward to
leading an Australian delegation to the
conference to raise awareness of Western Australian State’s eight
cruise destinations.
“Western
Australia’s geographic position and proximity to Southeast Asia
makes it an attractive destination for cruise ships traveling through
the region,” said Buckland.
First-time
exhibitor Aerobytes Marine is showing its bridge operational quality
assurance safety product that enables proactive, real-time monitoring
of vessels globally across an entire fleet.
Additional
exhibiting companies include Sembawang Shipyard, Philippine
Department of Tourism, Malaysia Tourism Board, Taipei City
Government, Royal Haskoning, Adonis AS,
TEAM
Ports & Maritime, Indonesia Ministry of Tourism, Maritime
Communications Partner, SATS-Creuers, Singapore Tourism Board, ICF
International, Latitude 1 Maritime, Angliss
Singapore,
Brunei Tourism Ministry, Micronesian Cruise Association and The Park
Regis Singapore.
Information
about Cruise Shipping Asia-Pacific
http://www.cruiseshippingevents.com/asia
