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China to build more airports Posted: Fri 25 Feb, 2011 12:32 PM China has announced plans of building at least 45 new airports in the next five years to accommodate the booming travel market. Li Jiaxiang, administrator, Civil Aviation Administration, China, was quoted in eTurbo ...
VisitBritain introduces BritAgent programme Posted: Thu 24 Feb, 2011 12:23 PM VisitBritain has unveiled its first-ever online BritAgent specialist programme, aimed to help agents to boost their productivity and efficiency when selling and booking trips to Britain. Lynda Falcone, ...
RNZ 2011 still on track Posted: Fri 25 Feb, 2011 1:18 PM Rugby New Zealand 2011 (RNZ 2011) will not let the Christchurch earthquake deter them from holding the Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand, denying rumours that the venue has been shifted to Australia. Martin Snedden, chief ...
Greece to ease up on visas Posted: Wed 16 Feb, 2011 10:29 AM Greece s foreign minister Dimitris Droutsas has teamed up with Pavlos Geroulanos, culture and tourism minister, in an effort to facilitate the visa-issuing process for foreign nationals who want to visit the country. ...
Tourism should embrace social media Posted: Fri 25 Feb, 2011 1:35 PM The South Australian Tourism Industry Council would like to persuade tourism operators to utilise social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter. Ward Tilbrook, chief executive, South Australian Tourism ...
KL encourages walkways over cabs Posted: Fri 25 Feb, 2011 4:01 PM The city administration of Kuala Lumpur (KL) has unveiled plans of building covered walkways all across the city, giving pedestrians an alternative to taking taxis. The covered walkways are the city administration ...
Americans to travel more in 2011 Posted: Fri 25 Feb, 2011 4:12 PM A recent survey conducted by Travelocity.com has shown that more Americans intend to travel in 2011. The Travelocity.com survey has shown that only one per cent of respondents indicated that they had no intention ...
PATA Gallery of Legends at Hawaii Posted: Fri 25 Feb, 2011 4:24 PM The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and PATA Hawaii Chapter, in cooperation with the Hawaii State Department of Transportation Airports Division, organised the installation ceremony of permanent name ...
JW Marriott opens tallest Marriott in Indianapolis Posted: Fri 25 Feb, 2011 5:12 PM JW Marriott has opened its tallest project, the JW Marriott Indianapolis Downtown. The 375-feet hotel cost up to US$450-million to construct. Scott Blalock, general manager, JW Marriott Indianapol...
Boeing 787 Dreamliner marks 1,000th flight Posted: Fri 25 Feb, 2011 6:07 PM Boeing s 787 Dreamliner marked its 1,000th flight yesterday, a milestone in the flight test programme. The 787 flight test airplane ZA004 landed at 1pm MST at Yuma International Airport and was recorded ...
Thailand wins Best Tourist Country award Posted: Mon 28 Feb, 2011 11:31 AM Sweden has awarded Thailand as Best Tourist Country for the ninth consecutive year. According to a report in Tour Expi, the award was given by Grand Travel Award, the most prestigious tourism industry ...
Banyan Tree records profit surge Posted: Mon 28 Feb, 2011 1:33 PM Singapore-based luxury hotel and resort operator, Banyan Tree, has reported a 422% spike in net profit for the year 2010. The company s profit after tax grew from SG$3.0-million in 2009 to SG$15.7-million in 2010. ...
Malaysia to build Legoland theme park Posted: Mon 28 Feb, 2011 1:37 PM Malaysia will be home to Asia s first Legoland theme park. The theme park, 31-hectares big, will be located in Iskandar Malaysia economic zone in the southern state of Johor, near Singapore. The construction ...
Calderwood for PATA Posted: Mon 28 Feb, 2011 2:11 PM William Calderwood takes over as interim CEO at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) with effect from tomorrow, March 01. Calderwood is also a director on the PATA Executive Board. Said Calderwood: It is an honour for me ...
Lebua ventures into Sydney Posted: Tue 1 Mar, 2011 12:30 PM The Lebua Hotels and Resorts is set to launch a multi-restaurant fine dining venue in Sydney. The new restaurant is expected to open early 2012 and is in line with the company s strategic expansion programme which ...
THAI and Tiger Airways form LCC Posted: Tue 1 Mar, 2011 12:46 PM Thai Airways International (THAI) have partnered up with Tiger Airways to enter a joint venture low-cost carrier to be based in Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. The airlines have signed a shareholder agreement to ...
Immink for ITOC Posted: Tue 1 Mar, 2011 4:47 PM Lesley Immink will be the new chief executive for the Inbound Tour Operators Council (ITOC). She takes over from outgoing chief executive Paul Yeo with effect from March 2. Immink established and ran a successful inbound tour ...
SIA goes hi-tech in the air Posted: Wed 2 Mar, 2011 2:03 PM Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced it will introduce in-flight mobile phone service and internet access from May this year. The service will be launched with the A380 fleet. The carrier is looking at possible pricing ...
Emirates to increase fares Posted: Wed 2 Mar, 2011 5:19 PM Emirates raised their airfares yesterday as oil market speculation caused fuel costs to increase. An Emirates spokesperson was quoted in eTurbo News as having said that Emirates had an active fuel risk management ...
JAL retires its Boeing 747-400 fleet Posted: Wed 2 Mar, 2011 6:06 PM Japan Airlines (JAL) has officially retired its entire fleet of Boeing 747-400s, as its last two aircraft made their final touchdown at Tokyo s Narita Airport from Honolulu and Okinawa today. According to a ...
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Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
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