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Accor and Erawan Group sign agreement for expansion Posted: Thu 27 Jan, 2011 5:36 PM Accor has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Erawan Group to develop six new ibis hotels and a Mercure hotel in Thailand. This announcement follows the previous announcement made ...
Low cost carriers move to KLIA2 Posted: Thu 27 Jan, 2011 11:31 AM Low cost carriers (LCCs) operating in Kuala Lumpur s Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) in Sepang are set to move to the new purpose-built hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA2) starting October 2012. The ...
Thailand and China connect on high-speed rail Posted: Thu 27 Jan, 2011 1:15 PM Thailand and China have reached an agreement on a joint high-speed rail project to connect the two countries. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) is to be signed in April 2011 to seal the deal. ...
Swissotel Living now at Istanbul Posted: Wed 2 Feb, 2011 3:42 PM Swissotel Hotels & Resorts recently launched the first Swissotel Living at Swissotel The Bosphorus, Istanbul. Swissotel Living is a new residence concept by Swissotel Hotels & Resorts that features 63-luxury units ...
BAA undergoes losses due to snow Posted: Fri 14 Jan, 2011 1:13 PM The British Airports Authority (BAA) has lost GBP24-million due to December s snow chaos. The airport operator, which operates Heathrow, London Stansted and Edinburgh airports, said it had handled 7.2-million ...
Philippines to implement open skies policy Posted: Thu 13 Jan, 2011 5:26 PM The Philippines expects an increase in foreign visitor arrivals upon implementation of the open skies policy. Alberto A Lim, secretary, Tourism, was quoted in eTravel Blackboard as having said that the ...
Yasi hits North Queensland Posted: Wed 2 Feb, 2011 1:34 PM North Queensland in Australia braces itself as cyclone Yasi intensifies to a category five overnight. It is expected to hit Innisfail and Cardwell at approximately 10pm tonight. Yasi is feared to surpass the devastating ...
ANA to launch low-cost airline Posted: Wed 2 Feb, 2011 11:22 AM All Nippon Airways Co (ANA) has partnered with Hong Kong investment firm First Eastern Investment Group, to launch its low-cost airline. According to a report in eTurbo News, the new joint venture was formed in mid...
Russia to get Armani hotel Posted: Wed 2 Feb, 2011 11:12 AM The investment firm of Italian designer Giorgio Armani, Giorgio Armani SpA, is set to build a US$150-million, 100-room designer hotel in the south of Russia. The proposed designer hotel will charge US$2,000 a night and ...
PATA UK: Do good, nominate a charity Posted: Tue 1 Feb, 2011 2:44 PM Taking inspiration from PATA s AT&RTCM event to be held in Pokhara, Nepal from February 7-11, under the theme Social Giveback: Doing Well by Doing Good , the PATA UK Chapter is asking UK travel agents to ...
Turkish investment in India s metro airports Posted: Tue 1 Feb, 2011 2:11 PM Celebi Holdings, a Turkish firm, is investing US$100-million in ground handling and equipment at India s New Delhi and Mumbai airports, to be completed by 2015. This investment is being undertaken in ...
Chang Island goes for low-carbon tourism Posted: Tue 1 Feb, 2011 12:51 PM The Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA) has announced their plan for a low-carbon tourism promotion for Chang Island, Thailand. DASTA wants to focus on the environment in 2011. ...
Attention: PATA members attending ITB Berlin Posted: Mon 31 Jan, 2011 6:10 PM PATA members attending the ITB Berlin in March are cordially welcome to attend the PATA lunch at the venue. Hosted by Messe Berlin, the lunch is on Friday, 11 March, in the Sydney Room, Grosser Stern, ...
Ibaraki woos LCCs Posted: Tue 1 Feb, 2011 10:56 AM Ibaraki Airport in Tokyo aims to be a specialised budget hub for low-cost carriers (LCCs) by offering cheaper landing fees and facility charges. The Ibaraki Airport, which opened last March, is located 80-kilometres from Tokyo. ...
Italian hotel industry fight against new tax Posted: Fri 28 Jan, 2011 7:03 PM The Board of Directors of the Federalberghi-Confturismo has made a decision to protest against the introduction of the hotel tax. The new hotel tax is part of the decree on fiscal municipal federalism. ...
EC blocks Greek merger Posted: Fri 28 Jan, 2011 5:55 PM The European Commission (EC) has blocked the proposed merger of Olympic Air with AEGEAN Airlines. Following an investigation which lasted 10-months, the EC has announced that the merger between the two Greek airlines would ...
Chiang Mai: Thai AirAsia s newest hub Posted: Fri 28 Jan, 2011 3:28 PM Chiang Mai is Thai AirAsia s newest hub in Thailand, with daily direct flights to Singapore and Hat Yai, which were launched beginning January 24. Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO, Thai AirAsia, was quoted in TTG Asia ...
Dubai records passenger surge Posted: Fri 28 Jan, 2011 12:02 PM Passenger traffic in Dubai International Airport has made a new record by reaching up to 47.2-million, a 15.3% increase for 2010. This is much ahead of the 46.1 million that was originally estimated for the year. ...
Nepal Tourism Year off to a good start Posted: Thu 3 Feb, 2011 11:16 AM The Nepal Tourism Year 2011 campaign has had a good start with an increase of 6,843 visitors already, in January. A total of 32,914 tourists visited Nepal in the first month of the year, a 26.2% increase to ...
Malaysia to waive visas for Chinese Taipei tourists Posted: Tue 8 Feb, 2011 10:04 AM Malaysia plans to waive visas for tourists from Chinese Taipei as part of an initiative to increase the number of tourists and foreign exchange earnings. Ng Yen Yen, Tourism minister, Malaysia, ...
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