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Despite an unprecedented number of disruptions over the last year, business air travel is showing encouraging signs of recovery, with travel to emerging markets in Africa and Latin America leading the charge. Data based on Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) UK clients’ domestic and international air transactions and fares from April
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Mohegan Sun, facing the prospect of a planned retail mall at neighboring?1?and new gaming options elsewhere in the Northeast, announced plans Tuesday for a $50 million retail complex with a 14-screen movie theater, a bowling alley, a barn-style artisan-food pavilion and high-end shops. In
Reports from Venice say that the cruise ship Zenith, owned by Spanish cruise operator Pullmantur, a subsidiary of the Royal Caribbean Cruises, with 1, 500 people on board, was stranded since early Tuesday in the Venice Lagoon after a fire broke out in its engine room. The fire was extinguished
Hawaiian Airlines has launched flights between Honolulu and Sendai, its fifth gateway in Japan. Hawaiian operates the Honolulu-Sendai-Sapporo flights using Boeing 767-300ER aircraft that can seat up to 264 passengers. Hawaiian’s Flight HA 441 departs Honolulu International Airport on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 12:55,
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Best Western International on Monday announced President and CEO David Kong will continue to lead the brand through 2018.?Kong was named president and CEO in 2004, and his new contract was unanimously supported by the Best Western board of directors. Under Kong?s leadership, Best Western has launched a
The European source market for cruises grew by 1.3% last year to a record 6.2 million passengers, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) said. The industry contributed almost ?38 billion to Europe’s economy last year, an increase of 3.1% on 2011 and the number of employees
The Port of Los Angeles has honored 26 shipping and cruise lines for their participation in its Vessel Speed Reduction Program (VSRP), an initiative that encourages the lowering of vessel speeds when ships approaching the port. Doing so decreases diesel particulate matter, sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions into the
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In China and Russia more and more people are making use of the internet to book their trips instead of going to travel agencies. According to a special evaluation of IPK International?s World Travel Monitor, which was commissioned by ITB Berlin, from 2008 to 2012 the market share of
Scandinavian airline SAS announced Tuesday it plans to order 12 new Airbus aircraft. The deal would be worth $3.3 billion at list prices, though airlines typically negotiate significant discounts with big jetmakers Airbus and Boeing. SAS signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) ? short of a firm order ? for eight
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John Culver, group president, Starbucks China and Asia Pacific, Channel Development and Emerging Brands, reaffirmed the Company?s commitment to building the brand in Malaysia, and across Southeast Asia, during his two-day market visit in Kuala Lumpur. Starbucks earlier announced plans to add 100 new stores in Indonesia over
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Dubai: Dubai will welcome 20 million visitors a year by 2020, doubling its annual visitor numbers from 10 million in 2012, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said on Saturday, officially approving Dubai?s Vision for
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Hilton Worldwide today announced it has signed management agreements with Solfine Investment, S de RL de CV to manage the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Santa Fe in the state of Morelos, and with Consorcio Constructor e Inmobiliario Pegaso SA de CV to operate the Hilton Garden Inn Coatzacoalcos
