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11/21/08, 12:55:39 UTC

Directravel CEO Provides Strategy to Ease Travel Delays

In answer to the open call from President George W. Bush, Chairman and CEO of Directravel, Vincent E. Vitti, today announced the following strategy for easing travel delays:

Budget airline to bank

Norwegian Air Shuttle has stepped up its duel with Scandinavian airline SAS by introducing a bonus program linked its own bank.

Don’t Patronise Unlicensed Tourist Facilities - GTB

The Ashanti Regional Chief Architect and acting Manager of the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB), Mr. Ekow Sampson has cautioned the public against patronizing tourist facilities that have not been licensed.

US demands air passengers ask its permission to fly

ACLU's Barry Steinhardt quoted press reports of 500,000 to 750,000 people on the watch list (of which the no-fly list is a subset). "If there are that many terrorists in the US, we'd all be dead."

South Africa: 2010 Opens 80 000 Jobs in Tourism

The three years ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa have opened up about 80 000 job opportunities in the local tourism and hospitality sector.

EGYPTAIR TO JOIN STAR ALLIANCE

Strategic Network Expansion specifically in Africa and the Middle East.
Star Alliance Member Carriers to collocate in the new Terminal 3 in Cairo.

Airline pushes 'open skies' sans Manila

Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAIR) is pushing for a variant of the open skies policy that will include all Philippine gateways except Manila and does away with airline designation.

Cruise Industry Spent $825,000 Lobbying

Cruise Lines International Association spent more than $825,000 in the first six months of 2007 to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form.

From Luxury to Bare-Bones: Discount Airlines Specialize

Together, high-brow Virgin America Inc. and low-brow Skybus Airlines Inc. show how the low-cost airline industry is maturing in the U.S.

Cellphone could speed demise of paper airline tickets

Airlines agree to standard for bar code text message

US Airways and PayPal Offer Customers a New Way to Pay for Travel

US Airways welcomes PayPal as a new payment method for customers wishing to purchase tickets through usairways.com. PayPal allows travelers one of the safest ways to pay for purchases online.

Finnair eyes expanding India-North America traffic

Finnair wants to position itself as a major player in the growing air traffic between India and North America in the new vision the Finnish carrier has drawn up for itself.

Star Cruises stops its India operations

In a major setback to the growing Indian cruise industry, Star Cruises pulled back its India operations for the season.

COSTA MAYA AGAINST MEXICO’S PROPOSED PER-PASSENGER CRUISE TARIFF

Costa Maya’s president Teofilo Hamui announced today that Costa Maya’s port does not support the approval of the per-passenger cruise tax proposed by Mexico’s Federal Government.

The Ritz-Carlton Chicago (A Four Seasons Hotel) is Named 'Best Hotel in the United States in 2007'

The Ritz-Carlton Chicago (A Four Seasons Hotel) is Named 'Best Hotel in the United States in 2007' at Conde Nast Traveler's 20th Annual Readers' Choice Awards

Toronto's Pearson airport cuts airline fees

Toronto's Pearson International Airport, Canada's biggest, said on Tuesday it would cut its airline fees, which an industry body said are among the highest in the world and not competitive.

Investment groups in bidding war for Mexican airline Aeromexico

The government agency that owns a stake in Aeromexico, one of Mexico's largest airlines, said Tuesday it would accept an investment group's takeover bid of up to US$206 million (€146 million) if it does not receive a better offer by Wednesday afternoon.

Delta CEO Renews Talk Of Airline Consolidation

Delta Air Lines Inc. executives said Tuesday that the carrier could take a role in future airline mergers, preferably as a buyer rather than a target.

MGTO Organizes New MICE Programs For Travel Professionals

The Macau Government Tourist Office is organizing a new series of seminar for professionals interested in convention and exhibitions organization.

New Airline Appoints Australian General Manager

Burgeoning low-cost airline AirAsiaX has appointed Darren Wright as General Manager Australia.

Ireland's Aer Lingus, pilots announce deal to avoid airline shutdown

Aer Lingus Group PLC and its pilots announced a deal Monday that will prevent the airline from being grounded this week in a bitter dispute over the carrier's new Northern Ireland hub.

Gov’t “Committed To Heritage Tourism”

The government is expected to turn its focus towards heritage tourism after the 3rd African Diaspora Heritage Trail conference, according to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham.

Tanzania to spend $1m in US tourism promotion campaign

Tanzania plans to spend $1 million (Tsh1.2 trillion) on its first ever tourism-marketing campaign in the US, which will concentrate television and outdoor advertising.

Tourism NSW sponsors travel award

Tourism NSW has for the first time sponsored the ‘Best Tourism or Travel’ award in the 14th Annual Australian Interactive Media Industry Association Awards (AIMIA).

South Africa: Australian Airline to Extend Co-op With SAA

Australian airline Qantas Airways Ltd has applied to extend its code-sharing agreement with South Africa Airways on flights from Australia to the African nation.

'New era in travel' as Airbus delivers first Superjumbos

Passengers were promised a new era in luxurious but environmentally-sensitive air travel today as Airbus delivered the first of its mammoth A380 "superjumbos" to an airline.

Zimbabwe: Travel Expo Ends on a High Note

The Zimbabwe International Travel Expo ended on a high note yesterday with organisers of the travel extravaganza expressing confidence that contacts made by the local tourism industry would help in the recovery of the sector.

Sabre Airline Solutions launches new product for e-ticketing

According to IATA, a 100 percent transfer to e-ticketing will help airlines collectively save at least US$3 billion annually, based on a per-ticket cost of US$1 for an e-ticket and US$10 for a paper one.

Europe's biggest cargo airline to launch Vietnam service

Cargolux, Europe's largest all-cargo airline, will open its service to Vietnam's southern Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 29

Tourism promotion winner to get Toyota

The Division of Tourism's "Answer the Call" contest is seeking vacation videos that capture the state's theme of wildlife, outdoor adventures and scenic getaways.




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