Thursday, 11 March 2010
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The Singapore Tourism Board launched last week YourSingapore, an evolution of Singapore's original Uniquely Singapore destination brand.
Etihad Holidays and the Tourism Authority of Thailand has announced a new partnership which will encourage more Middle-eastern travellers to Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya and Koh Samui.
Ten countries part of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations will officially launch their new consumer destination marketing campaign at ITB Berlin this week.
US Airports have unveiled new X-ray scanning machines, which will be used to screen more passengers with full-body imaging.
A 66-year-old passenger who allegedly made bomb threats on an Etihad Airways flight earlier this year has had criminal charges against him dropped.
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Airline News
After significant cuts in capacity, 5% when compared to a year earlier, load factors on Air France-KLM is looking significantly healthier despite traffic still edging downwards.
Hospitality News
Outrigger Hotels and Resorts in Asia has launched a dedicated website for its two resorts in Phuket.
Demonstrating its commitment to protecting the environment and mitigating climate change, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, announced today that it will participate for a second consecutive year in Earth Hour, a global Worldwide Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) climate change initiative.
Holiday Inn Melaka today visited SRJK Pay Fong 3 Primary School to speak to students about the importance of conservations as part of the company's CSR project.
Technology News
LOT becomes 13th Star Alliance member carrier to select Common IT Platform as its customer management system
Trust International, one of the world's leading Central Reservation Services (CRS) providers and an internationally recognized hospitality partner, has today further enriched its market coverage by partnering with Mezze Associates in Dubai for coverage of the UAE region.
eTB On Location
At this year's ITB Berlin Creative Advances Technology is showing off its new Standard Online Tourism Architecture (SOTA) platform which allows travel agents to amalgamate all their online booking sites.
Small Luxury Hotels of the World announced their new iPhone application last night at a small cocktail reception at this year's ITB Berlin.
ITB Berlin has launched with flying colours today (10 March) with 11,127 exhibitors presenting their products and services across the Exhibition Grounds, which comprises of 26 halls and covers 160,000 square metres.
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Doha amazes with its glitzy new hotels, towering sand dunes, ancient rock carvings and distinctive architecture.
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It's not often that you can tell your friends that the hotel you stayed at was situated on its own exclusive island resort.
Tourist Office
Like an ancient treasure chest just waiting to be opened, The Sultanate of Oman offers the discerning traveler a host of historical and archaeological options which capture both the culture and spirit of this 12,000 year old Arabian heartland.
MICE News
As an Official Hotel of World Expo 2010, the new Pullman Shanghai Skyway is offering a "Pullman Expo Experience" package
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally, The Vision Destination Management is set to become a preferred partner in the Region with the announcement that it has been selected as Ground Handler for the up-coming Gulf Incentive
The eighth IMEX will open on May 25th at Messe Frankfurt with its largest ever hosted buyer programme in place and buyer, exhibitor and trade visitor targets all on course for year-on-year growth.
Awards
The first overseas property to be opened by Thailand's Centara Hotels & Resorts, the Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives, located at the South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives, is attracting favourable reports from guests, according to TripAdvisor.com.
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, presents National Tourism Awards to various segments of the travel and tourism industry every year.
People On The Move
Six Senses Resorts & Spas is delighted to announce that Peter Nilsson has been promoted to MD Gulf of Thailand.
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