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EVA Air today joins the Star Alliance network, further strengthening the Alliance?s presence in Asia/Pacific. At the official joining ceremony held at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Mark Schwab, CEO Star Alliance said: ?EVA Air has successfully completed all joining requirements and I can confirm that our Chief Executive
This week Finnair begins flying to Hanoi and Xi?an, further sharpening the airline?s strategic focus on transfer traffic between Asia and Europe. Currently the only European carrier offering direct connections between the two cities and Europe, Finnair also offers fast and efficient transfers to more than 60 European
MONTREAL, 17 June 2013.?Worldwide?business aviation demand will be for 24,000 business aircraft worth about $650 billion between 2013 and 2013, according to the Bombardier Aerospace Business Aircraft Market Forecast released Friday in anticipation of this week’s?Paris Air Show?in Le Bourget, France. About 9,800
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Satisfaction with airlines has increased slightly, but poor airline service remains a problem, an annual survey of travelers released Tuesday shows. Travelers rate airlines 3% higher than last year in the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which measures travelers’ satisfaction with products and services during the first quarter of each year.
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If you?ve ever stayed at the Radisson Royal, the old Hotel Ukraine in Moscow, you know why Russia is the No. 1 luxury hotel market in the big four emerging markets. Bugattis and Ferraris in the parking lot; Rolls? for sale in a showroom to the left of the
(17 June 2013) Ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises has opened the books on its World Cruise 2015. This grandest of travel adventures will commence on 5 January 2015, when the elegant, all-suite?Silver Whisper?is set to embark on a 115-day epic voyage, encircling the world and embracing the
SANTA CLARITA, Calif.,?June 17, 2013?/PRNewswire/ –?Princess Cruises?is celebrating CPR awareness during the month of June by announcing a special cruise to benefit the?American Heart Association?(AHA). Expected to raise?$1 million?for the Association’s heart health programs and educational outreach, the cruise is the second
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HARRISBURG, Pa.,?June 17, 2013?/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –?Revenue generated at casinos from the play of table games jumped sharply during May of this year, according to figures posted today on the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board web site. With an average of 1,042 tables in daily operation statewide during May,
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Tripoli, Libya 14 June 2013 ? Libya?s Ministry of Tourism has enlisted UNWTO to help implement an action plan to rebuild its tourism sector as an effective way to increase national revenue, create employment, foster national cohesion and enhance the county?s international image. A UNWTO mission led by Secretary-
CHICAGO, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Starting June 15^th, Qatar Airways stepped up frequency on the Chicago ? Doha route to daily flights ahead of the peak summer travel season. Chicago remains a highly popular and key destination in the carrier’s rising North American network and travellers from across the
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MUMBAI, JUNE 16:? Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is planning to add 38 new hotels in India and increase the employee strength by over 9,000 by 2015. ?We are aspiring to have 100 hotels in India by 2015, and currently we have 62 hotels in operation,? K.B. Kachru, Executive
Air India Ltd will soon resume direct services to certain countries in East Africa to grab a share of the steadily growing traffic between India and Africa on account of increasing trade, services and Medical Tourism. No Indian passenger carrier at present flies to Africa, which is fast emerging as
