US Airways
TEMPE, Ariz., July 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — US Airways (NYSE: LCC) today announced the appointment of Christine Kelly Singley to managing director, corporate communications. In her new role, Singley will aid the communications department as the airline prepares to close its merger with American Airlines later this fall.? She will play
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BUSINESS travelers in the United States will spend about $273.3 billion on the road in 2013, a 4.3 percent increase over last year and a reflection of stronger growth in domestic travel as the national economy stabilizes, according to the?Global Business Travel Association. Of that estimated $273.
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Hotel Cramim, a new spa hotel, has been unveiled at the heart of the wine region of Judea, just 15 minutes from Jerusalem in Israel. Located in the hills of Jerusalem, the hotel is built on a wooden ridge, close to Highway 1 that runs between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
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More people are gambling in Ohio as the lottery commission reports record profits for the eighth straight year. In the fiscal year that ended June 30, profits came in at $803 million. That?s up $32 million from the previous year. Sales for traditional lottery games actually fell 1.4
SeaDream II, one of SeaDream?s mega motor-cruisers will make two thirteen day sailings to Myanmar, Burma, has SeaDream deciding to split both sailings and also offer them as alternative six or seven day itineraries beginning or ending in Myanmar?s capital Yangon, formerly Rangoon. SeaDream CEO, Pamela Conover
Beijing?s Capital International Airport has been listed as the worst for on-time departures in June, according to new flight statistics data. Military controls of airspace and an expanding fleet added to air-traffic congestion at Beijing?s largest international airport, according to FlightStats June 2013 report. Shanghai came
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Expedia.com released the results of the 2013 Flip Flop Report, an annual study of behavior and preferences among beachgoers in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. 8,606 consumers who had either taken a beach vacation in the past year or plan to do so in the
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Hospitality industry research firm STR Global recently published its Construction Pipeline Report, and noted that of the 120,795 rooms under construction in the Gulf region, 10,391 are in Dubai. According to?Construction Week Online, other markets with more than 1,000 hotel rooms under development are Riyadh (5,
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Known as the places ?where deals are done,? IHIF Summit Series events span the globe to provide hoteliers and investors access to the industry?s senior-level decision-makers, available financing and prospective growth markets. Two global markets I?d like to call attention to are Russia and Turkey. Despite
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Investors led by the?Witkoff Group?agreed to buy the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel on Manhattan?s Central Park?South for about $660 million, according to a person with knowledge of the transaction. The purchase, from the estate of?Leona Helmsley, is expected to be completed by the end of
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July 17–Springfield voters strongly approved MGM’s $800 million casino proposal in a citywide summertime vote last night in an election marked by high spending and low voter turnout. Residents approved the downtown Springfield gambling palace 58-42 percent last night. Voter turnout was only 25 percent — just 24,
US Airways
TEMPE, Ariz., July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) will conduct a live audio webcast of its second quarter 2013 financial results conference call with the financial community on Wednesday, July 24, at 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. PT). (Logo:? http://photos.prnewswire.
