The cost of flying might be going up, but this time it?s not the airlines raising prices. The Obama administration has proposed raising the taxes on air travel by about $14 per flight, a move airlines strongly oppose. Higher taxes are needed to help reduce the deficit, pay for
Tiger Airways is preparing to launch direct flights between Hong Kong and Jakarta. ?From 25 July 2013, Tiger Airways will fly to the capital of Indonesia four times weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with an increase to daily flights from September onwards. Kaneswaran Avili, Commercial Director, Tiger Airways
MIAMI,?May 29, 2013?/PRNewswire/ –?Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.?(NYSE, OSE: RCL) today quantified the financial impact of the?Grandeur of the Seas?fire. On?May 27, 2013,?Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s vessel?Grandeur of the Seas?experienced a fire in an industrial area on the aft of the
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If current travel patterns persist throughout 2013, Bangkok will overtake London as the world’s most-visited international city. That’s according to the?Global Destination Cities Index, a forecast issued this week by MasterCard. The 3-year-old index ranks cities in terms of international visitor arrivals of at
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CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UNITE HERE, the hospitality industry union, has released an analysis examining Hyatt?s poor Q1 2013 performance in connection to group business decline. The report, ?Struggling Quarter, Unsatisfying Explanations,? looks at disappointing earnings by Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) compared to its peers and questions whether the
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The “Resorts World”, located close to Manila’s international airport, will be expanded by two large hotels.37 new first class and luxury hotels with more than 11,000 rooms will open their doors within the next year. This data has been revealed by TOPHOTELPROJECTS (1, the worldwide leading provider
Cebu Pacific has cancelled planned service resumption on?Cebu ? Taipei Taoyuanroute, where it planned twice weekly flights from 05JUL13. The suspension is due to recent tensions between Taiwan and The Philippines.
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Shanghai?? IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world?s largest hotel groups, today celebrates the unveiling of its 200th?hotel in Greater China with the opening of the InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin. This marks another milestone for IHG, which was the first international company to enter the Chinese hospitality industry
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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (May 29, 2013) ? Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina announces the appointment of Scott Ward as director of sales and marketing for the resort. In his new role, Ward?s responsibilities will include shaping and executing all sales and marketing strategies for group and leisure markets; developing
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MIAMI – May 29, 2013?? Leslie A. Pchola has been named area vice president, southeast covering our Hilton Worldwide hotels and resorts in Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Western Florida and South Carolina. Pchola most recently held the position of general manager of Austin?s largest premier convention hotel, Hilton Austin, featuring 800
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ATLANTA, May 29, 2013?– Atlanta Marriott Century Center/Emory Area, an idyllic?hotel near Emory University?and Atlantic Station, is pleased to announce Jim McSwigan as its new general manager, effective April 20, 2013. McSwigan began his 25-year career as a Courtyard Restaurant Manager Trainee after receiving a bachelor’
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Orlando, Florida, May 29, 2013?? The?American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute?(EI) has signed a?Global Academic Partner?(GAP) agreement with Beijing Hospitality Institute (BHI) in China.? The school was established in May 2008 after being approved by the Ministry of Education (MOE), China. Academically, BHI is supported by
