Sunday 31 March 2013

'Runners' Revive' Treatment Returns To The Spa At Mandarin Oriental, Boston

 The Five-Star Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston will reintroduce its bespoke ‘Runners’ Revive’ treatment for the month of April in celebration of the 117th Boston Marathon and Mandarin Oriental, Boston’s prime location along the finish line.

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IHG set to expand Crowne Plaza presence in Muscat

 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Oman Tourism Development Company SAOC (Omran) to open Crowne Plaza Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, Muscat.

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Oman Air Celebrates Success at ITB Berlin

Oman Air is celebrating its participation this year in an extraordinarily successful ITB Berlin.

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The Time To Spa At Mandarin Oriental, Singapore

 Take time and make the ultimate urban escape from the daily demands with the rejuvenating Spa Ritual package at Mandarin Oriental, Singapore.

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SAA improves on-board experience

 South African Airways (SAA) has announced three product enhancements that are set to delight customers flying on the award-winning South African national flag carrier.

Americans Receive Half The Amount Of Vacation Time Of Russians

Recent findings released by Hotels.com® today reveal a huge disparity in paid and public holiday entitlements across the globe.

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Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok's Chef Norbert Kostner Granted

 Under the ordinance of H.E. Ambassador Michelangelo Pipan, Ambassador of Italy to Thailand, the President of the Republic of Italy.

Dragonair launches new uniform for customer-facing staff across its network

Dragonair today announced the rollout of the airline’s new uniform to more than 3,000 customer-facing staff across its network, effective from 28 March 2013. 

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Alaska Airlines Begins Nonstop Service Between San Diego and Boston

 Alaska Airlines launches nonstop flights today between San Diego and Boston—the sixth new city the carrier has begun serving from San Diego in the past year.

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Hotels.com Brings Music To The Ears Of Its Twitter Roadies

Hotels.com® is getting amped for a Twitter sweepstakes in the U.S. and Canada from Monday, March 25 through Friday March 29, 2013 in celebration of the new Hotels.com TV advertisement featuring animated rock stars.


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US Airways Launches Charlotte To London Heathrow Service

 Tomorrow US Airways  will begin daily, non-stop service between its largest hub in Charlotte, N.C. and London's preferred business airport, Heathrow.

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Saturday 30 March 2013

IMEX announces new hosted buyer benefits to aid time-stretched business execs

 Following the successful test and roll-out of a new single email inbox for hosted buyers at IMEX America last year, the IMEX Group is introducing the same concept for all hosted buyers at IMEX in Frankfurt 21- 23rd May 2013.


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PAP-FOR is Expanding it's Geography and Talking First about the Sustainability of the Pulp and Paper Industry of Russia

 The organizers of the legendary exhibition PAP-FOR invite you to participate in a new project: Forum PAP-FOR: Sustainability and Efficiency of Pulp and Paper business of Russia.

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Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C. Proudly Debuts The Jefferson Suite

 Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C. is pleased to announce the addition of The Jefferson Suite to its list of luxurious signature suites.


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Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou Celebrates Offical Debut With Unveiling Of Designer Fan

 Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou today celebrated its official debut with a champagne lunch reception for over two hundred VIP guests, to unveil the hotel’s signature fan, which has been designed by world respected fashion designer, Vivienne Tam.


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Omni Hotels & Resorts and Chef Cheryl Forberg Team Up To Offer New Healthy Dining Options

 Cheryl Forberg, R.D., one of the nation’s leading authorities on nutrition, a James Beard award-winning chef, and nutritionist for NBC’s The Biggest Loser,


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Early Summer Temptations for Cafe Neo and China Coast Pub + Restaurant

 China Coast Pub + Restaurant is launching its new sharing platter for parties of four or above. It’s truly American flavor and the portion is of course huge! It is a combination of meat, chicken, seafood and veggie completed with a dessert item from our cake counter.

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Craving for Curry: Introducing a Menu for Curry Lovers at Ikan-Ikan, the Signature Restaurant at Four Seasons Resort Langkawi, Malaysia



Chef Adee Affende and his brigade are spicing it up this April as the signature restaurant Ikan-Ikan at Four Seasons Resort Langkawi presents a spicy and sumptuous spread of Malaysian curries.

Family Adventure Abounds This Summer at Camp Koele at Four Seasons Resort Lanai

 This summer, put down the Wii and disconnect from Facebook. Instead, reconnect with the family for an unforgettable learning adventure on the private island of Lanai.


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IAA General Counsel Joseph R. Heerens reelected as chair of State Employees' Appeals Commission

 The Indianapolis Airport Authority (“IAA”) congratulates General Counsel Joseph R. Heerens on his unanimous reelection as chairman of the State Employees’ Appeals Commission (“SEAC”).


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Friday Night Fever Continues into April at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, California with Special Overnight Promotional Rate of $199

 Back by popular demand, the Friday Night Fever rate is now available during the month of April at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, California.


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Vietnam welcomes over 1.8 million foreigners in first quarter

 Vietnam greeted more than 587,000 foreign tourists in March 2013, a 1.6 percent rise from the same month last year. This figure brought the total number of foreign tourists to the country so far this year to more than 1.8 million, a year-on-year reduction of 6.2 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.

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The Best of the West on Two Wheels: New Biking Package at Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole

 This summer, guests can immerse themselves in Wyoming’s expansive sky, rushing rivers and grand beauty while riding alongside the Teton mountain range on an exclusive Fitzgerald's Bicycles tour with Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole. 

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Thursday 21 March 2013

TripAdvisor Reveals Denver The Top U.S. City For Hotel Room Service Value

 TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site*, today announced its inaugural TripIndex™ Room Service.

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Sri Lanka's "Mega Tourism Road Show" in Russia aims to promote tourism

The three week long “Mega Tourism Road Show in Russia & Ukraine” commenced its first phase on 17 March in the historical city of Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Sri Lanka declared open

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota, by arriving onboard the Sri Lankan airlines special flight “City of Magam Ruhunu Pura” as the first passenger, at 10.54 am on March 18.

Hotel Pricing and Parity Analysis for the week of February 23, 2013 in APAC Region

The Leading hospitality technology company, released this week’s Hotel Pricing Trends and Hotel Rate Parity report.

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Bali, Semarang and Surabaya Harbors dredged to receive Large Cruise Ships

Access channels to three cruise harbors in Indonesia will be dredged this year to meet international demand from large cruise ship companies, said Rizki Handayani Mustafa, Director for MICE and Special Interest Promotion at the Ministry for Tourism and Creative Economy recently.

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2013 Melbourne International Flower and Garden show in full bloom

The 2013 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is officially underway with as it was launched at the renowned event at Melbourne’s magnificent Carlton Gardens on March 20 morning.

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No April Fools: Allium's Signature Homemade Hot Dog Goes Half Price on April 1 at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago with a Season Opening Victory by the Chicago Cubs or White Sox

 Root, root, root for the home team Opening Day of the regular baseball season as Four Seasons Hotel Chicago will celebrate either a Cubs or White Sox victory on April 1 with half off the signature homemade hot dog at Allium.

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TownePlace Suites and Kellogg's Serve Up a Spoonful of Hope

TownePlace Suites by Marriott once again joined forces with Kellogg’s® to help donate one million breakfasts to children in need across the country for the third annual Share Breakfast program.

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Tourism New Zealand teams up with Tourism Australia at ITB

 Tourism New Zealand recently joined forces with Tourism Australia to exhibit at the world's largest tourism convention, International Tourism Bourse (ITB), which was held in Berlin from 6-10 March 2013.

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WTM Vision Conference - Sao Paulo debuts with an industry-leading line up

The first WTM Vision Conference – São Paulo has an industry-leading line up to give senior industry delegates the information, insight and opinion to run their businesses.

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DFW International Airport Reaches Milestone of 200 Nonstop Destinations In Its Mission to Connect The World

Record air service growth continues with two new international routes, more benefits for Dallas/Fort Worth community Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport has reached a major milestone by reaching 200 nonstop destinations, with the announcements of new service by American Eagle to Hermosillo and Zacatecas, Mexico.

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Magnuson to introduce Steve Forbes at Asian American Hotel Owners convention

 Thomas Magnuson, CEO of Magnuson Worldwide, has been named to introduce Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media,

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Tuesday 19 March 2013

Etihad Airways welcomes latest class of graduate managers, cadet pilots, and contact centre agents

 Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has welcomed another group of Emirati graduates.

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STR reports US hotel results for week ending March 9

 The U.S. hotel industry reported increases in the three key performance metrics during the week of 3-9 March 2013, according to data from STR.

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Holiday Inn Express Hotel Opens in Detroit Following Multimillion Dollar Renovation

 IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, announces the opening of the new Holiday Inn Express® Romulus/Detroit Metro Airport.

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Wyndham Vacation Ownership and Margaritaville Hospitality Group Jointly Announce Plans to Develop First-Ever Margaritaville Vacation Club Resort in St. Thomas, USVI

 Wyndham Vacation Ownership (WVO), the world’s largest vacation ownership company and a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE:WYN), 

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Long-haul youth travellers enticed to enjoy NZ's 'Epic Experiences'

 Youth travellers from the long-haul markets of the US, Canada, UK and Continental Europe are being enticed to travel to New Zealand with Tourism New Zealand's latest youth campaign - Epic Experiences - showing them 'there really is too much to miss'.

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Top Chefs Demonstrate their Skills at the Taste of Travel Theatre

 The highly popular Taste of Travel Theatre will return this year to World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo.

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GBTA Foundation Announces New Board Members

 The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the voice of the global business travel industry – today announced four new appointments to the GBTA Foundation Board of Trustees.

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PATA Annual Summit Speakers: Travel and Tourism Needs to Get More Political

 Travel industry leaders will issue a rallying call for politicians and government policy makers around the world to start “Embracing the Complete Visitor Economy” at the PATA Annual Summit.

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Four Seasons Las Vegas Joins Forces with the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life

 Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas continues its quest to raise money for cancer research in southern Nevada by joining forces with the American Cancer Society to support the organization’s 2013 Relay for Life of South Valley event.

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Boeing Rolls Out First Next-Generation 737 at Higher Production Rate

Boeing has rolled out the first Next-Generation 737 built at the new production rate of 38 airplanes a month. Panamanian customer Copa Airlines will take delivery of the 737-800 in early April.

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Starwood Hotels' Sizzling Aloft Brand Debuts in Silicon Valley

 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® (NYSE:HOT) today announced that its leading-edge Aloft brand has debuted in Cupertino, California. 

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THAI clarifies TG 314 from Kolkata-Bangkok landing

 Bangkok – Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) clarifies tire-replacement on runway for flight TG 314 from Kolkata to Bangkok .

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United Airlines Revamps Cabins, Adds Flat-Bed Seating on "p.s." Flights

 United Airlines today introduced its first aircraft equipped with flat-bed seats in a revamped premium cabin, all-new interiors.

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Southwest Airlines And AirTran Airways Connect Networks

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) announced today that it has successfully completed the connection between the Southwest and AirTran networks.

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THAI intensifies cooperation with Brussels Airlines

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) and Brussels Airlines, both Star Alliance members, today announced their intention to further develop existing cooperation.

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Anthony R. Coscia Elected as Chairman, Amtrak Board of Directors

 The Amtrak Board of Directors has elected Anthony R. Coscia to be its next chairman to help guide the future of America’s Railroad®  and carry out initiatives to increase ridership and improve operational and financial performance.

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Shop till you drop with bargain prices at new Mercure and Ibis Bangkok Siam

 Accor’s newest hotels in Thailand, the Mercure Bangkok Siam and Ibis Bangkok Siam.

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Friday 15 March 2013

News Brief: 7th World Air Cargo Symposium Focuses on Competitiveness

 Doha - The seventh World Cargo Symposium (WCS) concluded in Doha with a renewed commitment to improve air cargo competitiveness across the supply chain.


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Boeing 707 stalls during emergency return after losing engine cowlings

 A stall situation during an emergency return to the airport after separation of the no.4 engine cowlings was concluded to have caused a fatal accident involving a Boeing 707 cargo plane.

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News Brief: IATA Establishes New Office to Serve Gulf Region

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the conclusion of an agreement with the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the establishment of its Gulf Area office in Abu Dhabi, effective 1 June.

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IMEX 2013 to witness new German education partnerships

 This year new education formats and topics will drive value at IMEX 2013.

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New Distribution Capability Filing with US DOT

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) filed an application with the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) for approval of Passenger Services Conference Resolution 787, which is the foundation standard for the New Distribution Capability (NDC).

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Turkish Airlines announces its big deal...

 Being the fastest growing carrier of the world, Turkish Airlines has become one of the biggest airline companies in aviation industry.

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First Country Specific ILTM Event Proves Its Cultural Importance For Luxury Travel Business

 Taking place with the support of the City of Kyoto and The Japan Tourism Agency, the launch edition of International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) Japan – the first country specific event in the ILTM global portfolio - facilitated over 2,500 business meetings when it took place over the last three days in Kyoto. 

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VIA Rail Announces On-board Entertainment

 VIA Rail Canada has partnered with CBC/Radio-Canada, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and The Historica-Dominion Institute to announce the ON-BOARD ENTERTAINMENT initiative,

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Lufthansa brings new "Queen of the skies" to Hong Kong First East-Asian destination of Lufthansa's all new Boeing 747-8 Flights now bookable - New Business Class onboard

 Lufthansa passengers from Hong Kong can now book flights with the new Boeing 747-8.

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Union Pacific's Zoe Richmond Named Woman of the Year by the Metropolitan Phoenix Chapter of Women in Transportation

 The Metropolitan Phoenix chapter of Women in Transportation named Union Pacific's Zoe Richmond Woman of the Year at its recent  meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. 

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Eurostar will be launching a smarter, simpler and faster eurostar.com from 19 March 2013

Eurostar, the high speed rail service between the UK and mainland Europe, is launching a smarter, simpler and faster eurostar.com from 19 March 2013.

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Jet Airways to operate domestic flights from new t2 terminal at Kolkata effective tomorrow

 Following the shift of its international operations to the state of the art new integrated terminal building T2 at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBI) Kolkata, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will commence its domestic flights also from the new terminal with effect from tomorrow, March 15.

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Athens International Airport and Aegean Airlines join forces in order to support the Athens aviation market

 With a common goal to create a favorable framework in the aviation market of Athens and further enhance passenger traffic, AIA and Aegean, A Star Alliance member, presented their initiatives for the summer season 2013.

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Boeing Statement on Changes to US Missile Defense Capability

 Boeing today issued the following statement regarding recently announced changes to the U.S. 

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Wednesday 13 March 2013

Sydney Carnival a six week racing spectacle

 The Sydney Carnival is a key event on Sydney's major events calendar and will attract tens of thousands of racegoers from throughout NSW, interstate and abroad over six action-packed weekends.


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