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25 properties join Choice |
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M.I.C.E News
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 |
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Australia’s largest mid-market hotel franchisor, Choice Hotels Australasia (CHA), says its direct measurable business grew solidly in the year ending June 2010.
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Alliance to target business travel |
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 |
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The American-British Airlines-Iberia alliance will target business travellers, executives say.
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Laser louts threatening Scottish flights |
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 |
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Scottish airline pilots and passengers are facing an upsurge in laser attacks, with people on the ground shining lasers at landing aircraft and police helicopters.
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Tune opens first UK hotel |
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Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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Tune Hotels has opened its first London, UK property at Westminster Bridge Road, close to Waterloo Station and South Bank.
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Skywest seeks Broome-Singapore rights |
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Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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The Singapore-based parent of Australia's Skywest Airlines says it expects to post a S$7.46 million net profit after tax for the 2010 financial year.
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Air NZ reports profit surge |
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Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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Air New Zealand says its annual profit jumped almost 400 per cent thanks partly to smaller losses on fuel hedging contracts and cost cutting.
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Better six months for Iberia |
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Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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Spain's Iberia has posted a narrower than expected first-half operating loss of EUR72 million in the six months to end-June. Yield rose 7.8 per cent in the six month period.
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Two Asiana executives on cartel charges |
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BTN News
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Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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Two former Asiana Airlines executives have been indicted in the USA for a price-fixing scheme involving airfares for travel between the United States and South Korea.
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Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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The first of Boeing's long-awaited B787 "Dreamliner" aircraft will not be delivered until early next year because of problems with availability of a Rolls Royce engine. A fan blade allegedly broke in engine testing.
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JAL to try budget business? |
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Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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Crisis-hit Japanese carrier Japan Airlines may launch a separate low-cost carrier.
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Henan Air told to change name |
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Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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The company whose aircraft was involved in last week's Chinese crash which killed 42 people and injured 54 has been told to change its name from Henan to Kunpeng Airlines because it's bringing China's Henan region into disrepute.
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United, Continental merger given green light |
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BTN News
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Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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USA carriers United Airlines and Continental Airlines have been given the okay to proceed with their merger.
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Aer Arann gets government protection |
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Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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Irish airline Aer Arann has gone into interim examinership - a uniquely Irish form of government guarantee that helps companies avoid closure if they can prove that despite financial problems, the business is viable.
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Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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Mexico's debt-laden airline Compania Mexicana de Aviacion - Mexicana - and its budget airlines click and Link have closed.
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Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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Tibet's Tibet Airlines, due to launch domestic flights next year, also says it wants to introduce European services to attract tourists by 2016 and plans to expand its fleet to 50 aircraft by 2020.
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El Al considers its own airline alliance |
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Monday, 30 August 2010 |
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After its own security requirements allegedly blocked earlier attempts to join global airline alliances, travelweekly.com says El Al Israel Airlines is going to initiate a marketing group of its own called WE (West-East).
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IT&CM China claim 400pc exhibitor increase |
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M.I.C.E News
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Friday, 27 August 2010 |
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Organiser of IT&CM China say early indications signal a healthy outlook for China’s 2011 MICE market, with exhibitor interest in the annual mart up four times over the same period in 2009.
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ITB Asia names specialist speakers |
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M.I.C.E News
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Friday, 27 August 2010 |
ITB Asia Singapore has attracted more than 25 speakers to address its specialist forum on October 20-21, dedicated to understanding and growing the association meeting sector in Asia.
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V Australia exits Johannesburg, Phuket |
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
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The Virgin Blue Group is to use A330-200 aircraft for its domestic network and also has announced it is axeing two V Australia international routes.
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Virgin details Etihad partnership |
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
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Virgin Blue and Etihad Airways have inked a deal establishing a commercial partnership that will enable Virgin Blue’s international arm, V Australia, to launch direct services to Abu Dhabi in 2011 and the two airlines to offer a joint network of more than 100 destinations from 01 October 2010.
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