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Lombok looking forward to TIME 2010 |
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M.I.C.E News
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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The Indonesian island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara will again host the annual Tourism Indonesia Mart and Expo (TIME) (Pasar Wisata Indonesia) in October 2010.
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Peru schedules tourism events |
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M.I.C.E News
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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Visitor numbers to Peru increased by 3.9 per cent in 2009 over the previous year, with Australia a stand-out supplier of visitor arrivals and up 8.4 per cent over 2008.
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India to oppose UK departure tax switch? |
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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India's Civil Aviation Ministry is to add its weight to opposition to the UK government plan (inherited from the previous Labour government) to charge departure tax on the basis of the number of airline seats flown instead of the number of seats filled.
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Travel web sites criticised |
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BTN News
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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An eTravel study claims online travel websites are failing to deliver good customer service, with 43 out of 47 websites reviewed given satisfactory, poor or very poor customer service scores.
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Alaska Air cuts fuel use, emissions |
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BTN News
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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US carrier Alaska Airlines has reported a recent test flight that burned less fuel and decreased emissions by 35 per cent in comparison with a traditional flight and landing.
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Bangkok gets hi-speed airport rail link |
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BTN News
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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The new high-speed train linking central Bangkok to its international airport has opened, albeit with a few glitches still to be ironed out.
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Continental inks Aegean deal |
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BTN News
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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USA carrier Continental Airlines and Greece's Aegean Airlines are to code-share on Continental's flights between Newark Liberty International Airport and Athens, as well as on selected flights operated by Aegean in Europe.
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Suvarnabhumi phase two okayed |
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BTN News
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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Thailand's government has okayed development of the second phase of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport in a deal worth BHT62 billion, Transport minister Sopon Zarum says.
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14 dead in Kathmandu crash |
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BTN News
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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Nepalese army soldiers and police are recovering bodies after a commercial aircraft exploded in mid-air, killing all 14 people on board.
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M.I.C.E News
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) has been awarded the inaugural Responsible Travel Management Award (RTM) by the National Business Travel Association (NBTA).
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Qantas adds more premium seating |
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BTN News
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 |
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Australian airline Qantas plans to retrofit six two-class B747s to include 40 Premium Economy seats, with the new configuration to be available on the Tokyo, Japan route from October 2010 and the Frankfurt, Germany run from February next year.
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Qantas pulls five Bombardiers |
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BTN News
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 |
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Australia's Qantas has temporarily grounded five of its Bombardier Q400 planes to fix a problem with their landing gear.
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Brunei welcomes new airlines |
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 |
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Brunei says it's happy to see more international carriers introduce services to boost tourism, commerce and freight.
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 |
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Saudia Arabian budget carrier Sama has ceased operations at least temporarily, the country's General Authority of Civil Aviation says.
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Thomson cuts flight-only compensation |
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BTN News
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 |
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From November 1, UK airline Thomson is removing flight-only travellers from the country's Atol compensation scheme for travel customers hit by company failures.
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BTN News
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 |
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Philippines flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has reported income of US$31.6 million for its peak months April to June 2010, a drop of US$3.9 million or 11 per cent on the same period last year.
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Consortium takes control of Mexicana |
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BTN News
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Monday, 23 August 2010 |
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A consortium of Mexican investors has acquired 95 per cent of Mexico's Mexicana de Aviacion airline, which earlier this month filed for bankruptcy protection.
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BTN News
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Monday, 23 August 2010 |
UK-based Virgin Atlantic's pilots are threatening to strike.
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Computer virus to blame for Spanair crash? |
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Monday, 23 August 2010 |
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The Spanair JK-5022 crash two years ago might have been caused by a computer virus.
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Lan-TAM deal to be investigated |
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Monday, 23 August 2010 |
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Chile's regulator is looking into the competitiveness of routes shared by Lan with its recently-announced takeover target, Brazil's Tam.
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