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Nippon Airways reports minor incident on modified Dreamliner

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:28:04 -0400

TOKYO - Japan's All Nippon Airways said Friday a modified Dreamliner had suffered a "minor" setback while conducting a test flight of an aircraft this month, but assured it was not due to overheating of lithium batteries. All Nippon Airways, the Japanese airline that is the largest operator of Boeing's beleaguered Dreamliner, said an electric distribution panel overheated and blackened during ...

Luxury Dubai hotel set to close for revamp

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:02:24 -0400

As of July 8, the Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers will start a revamp which includes all guest rooms, the Vivaldi restaurant and other facilities in the ...

Hotel chain’s just blowing smoke

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:07:42 -0400

I spoke with a manager, who told me he was sorry he couldn’t offer me a nonsmoking room. The only rooms the hotel had left to sell were smoking ...

American Airlines flight diverted to Aruba because of mechanical problem

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:29:01 -0400

ORANJESTAD, Aruba - An American Airlines flight that was headed to Miami from Brazil has made an emergency landing in Aruba because of a mechanical problem. Spokeswoman Dori Alvarez said Friday that maintenance crews checked the plane once it landed and fixed the problem. She said the plane would depart Friday night for Miami. Flight 234 was carrying 218 passengers and 14 crew members. Alvarez ...

Sarawak Brunei Tourism Board To Establish Smart Partnership

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:36:17 -0400

Bandar Seri Begawan - The growth of air transport networks and continuing deregulation have allowed small low-populated places such as Brunei to become a hub for major international tourism ...

International Coalition of Tourism Partners lauds Urban Green Energy wind turbine

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:21:13 -0400

HAWAII, USA; BRUSSELS, Belgium; VICTORIA, Seychelles; BALI, Indonesia - After more than a year of dedicated research and development, Urban Green Energy (UGE) is launching VisionAIR, its most advanced wind turbine yet. VisionAIR has been designed to maximize energy output for its users even at moderate wind speeds while maintaining its whisper-quiet operation, high quality, and aesthetic design. ...

Kona airport has twice as many passengers than Hilo airport on Hawaiis Big Island

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:12:23 -0400

The Kona International Airport serves twice the number of passengers that pass through the Big Island of Hawaii's other major airport in Hilo. The Big Islands two major airports in Kona and Hilo are the main gateways for visitors and residents to travel to and from the island, but one is used about twice as heavily as the other. According to the state Department of Transportation Airports ...

UPDATE 1-LATAM Airlines Argentina unit halts ops until Saturday on provider woes

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:36:47 -0400

Fri May 17, 2013 7:36pm EDT SANTIAGO May 17 (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines Group SA said its Argentina unit was halting all of its flights in the country until 1330 GMT on Saturday after a state company unilaterally decided to stop providing services to the airline. Intercargo provides Latin America's biggest carrier with ramps at Argentine airports, loads suitcases and manages passenger buses ...

T Magazine Travel Essentials | The Fairgoer’s Guide to Venice’s Other Attractions

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:16:10 -0400

Venice Biennale , one of the world’s most important contemporary art events, held once every two years. While many attendees come primarily to ponder esoteric installations at various pavilions, anyone in town for the big opening week should make to time to discover what’s new and classic in Venice, no matter when the party ...

6 travel agents rewarded for tour promotions in Haitang Bay Sanya

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:32:56 -0400

The Haitang Bay Management Committee in Sanya hosted a conference to award top-performing travel agents as part of a tour sales incentive scheme at Hainan Bay on May 16. This March, the Committee invited travel agencies to develop and promote tours to Haitang Bay. The drive started on April 1st and will last until September 30th. In April, the hotels and scenic spots in Haitang Bay received ...

Forum for 2013 Sanya Tourism held in Yalong Bay

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:32:55 -0400

Jointly hosted by Sanya Tourism Development Commission and Sanya Tourism Association, the Forum for 2013 Sanya Tourism was held in Yalong Bay on May 16th. More than 120 hotel general managers, sales directors and other relevant people attended the meeting. The forum provides a platform for participants to exchange ideas and discuss the potential for the development of Sanya’s hospitality ...

Papal tourism hits Buenos Aires streets

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:52:46 -0400

You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where the man who would become Pope Francis said Mass. You can even visit the stand where he bought his newspapers every weekend and where he went for a haircut. With an Argentine on the throne of St Peter, the South American country's capital city, Buenos Aires, has ...

Airbus Boeing will battle for PR at Paris Air Show

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:46:36 -0400

Airbus rolled out the first fully painted A350 Monday. With the Paris Air Show just a month away, Airbus may be preparing to try to take the wind away from Boeings resurgent 787 Dreamliner. Airbus rolled out its fully painted and flyable A350 Monday, with engines installed, and this week was starting to run that aircraft through electrical testing. That gives rise to speculation that Airbus will ...

Tourism reveals massive construction of hotel rooms to lodge more tourists

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:11:15 -0400

Santo Domingo.- The Minister of Tourism on Thursday announced a plan to start the massive construction of hotel rooms as soon as possible, to lodge a higher number of tourists expected as the result of the sector's promotion abroad. Francisco Javier Garcia said the country has more than 38,000 approved hotel rooms, but noted that all the projects require financing. He said all the projects ...

Heads Up In Louisville a School for Spirits

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:56:43 -0400

It's been a long time since scofflaw drinkers were forced to resort to bathtub gin. But after whipping up a batch of diluted grain alcohol flavored with juniper berry concentrate for about 40 curious students at a Moonshine University class in Louisville this winter, Colin Blake celebrated the end of Prohibition. "Happy Repeal Day, everybody!" he ...

Check In Hotels Warm Up With Local Accents

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:56:41 -0400

While sleek minimalism set the tone for urban boutique hotels in the 1990s, rustic elements are warming up the newest crop of small hotels. These trendsetters emphasize their sense of place through local themes, building materials, restaurant fare, entertainment or a combination of them ...

Bites A Sense of Place on the Plate

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:56:39 -0400

From the shore, you can see the little skiff skittering over the surf on Lake Superior. The locals in this tiny port -- the last real town between Duluth and the Canadian border -- know that Harley Toftey is returning with the day's haul of lake trout and lake herring. Around 10 a.m., Mr. Toftey, 57, will tug a plastic tub on a handcart to the Dockside Fish Market. Drop by the deli counter a ...

Cultured Traveler Driving the Juke Joint Trail

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:56:35 -0400

I expected my juke joint pilgrimage to feel like a peripatetic wake. Decades ago, blues luminaries like Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and Sonny Boy Williamson traveled across the South, guitar or harmonica in hand, from joint to joint for just enough money and food to get to the next one. In doing so they laid the foundation for nearly every form of popular American music that would ...

Flight attendants protest at Houston airport against knives in the passenger cabin

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:00 -0400

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions and industry stakeholders will hold a press conference Monday, May 20, 2013 at Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to continue engaging the traveling public in efforts to keep the passenger cabin free of knives that have been used as weapons. According to a recent Washington Post article "now the chatter is that the TSA may ...

Kentucky tourism secretary retiring this month

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:02:54 -0400

FRANKFORT, Ky. - A member of Gov. Steve Beshear's cabinet, Tourism, Arts and Heritage Secretary Marcheta Sparrow, is retiring at the end of May.A statement from Beshear's office on Friday said Sparrow plans to spend more time with her family, pursue new interests and become more involved in her hometown of Harrodsburg.Beshear's statement said Sparrow began her career as a tour ...

Airlines losses narrowed to US$552 million

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:57:45 -0400

They still lost money, which is typical for the year's first three months travel slows after the holidays and delays rack up from snow storms. But the deficit was US$552 million -- or US$3.30 per passenger -- compared with US$1.7 billion in same period in 2012. The industry's second-quarter results could show a hit tied to federal budget cuts. Looking further out, summer travel should ...

How much of Rahm Emanuels folly can Chicago stomach

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:56:21 -0400

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to upgrade Navy Pier, the state's top tourist attraction. Just days after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told the city to get ready for a costly new arena for DePaul University basketball in the South Loop, he's now telling residents to prepare for a $115 million revamp of Navy Pier, the state's most popular tourist attraction. Unfortunately, it's a ...

United Airlines debuts first-of-its-kind loyalty program for businesses

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:11 -0400

CHICAGO, Ill. - United Airlines today announced the launch of the MileagePlus Small Business Network, the first US travel loyalty program that enables businesses to earn and redeem miles. Participating businesses earn award miles by purchasing goods and services from more than a dozen of the program's vendor partners, including leading providers of printing, shipping, credit card payment ...

Top CFOs take center stage

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:24:10 -0400

Unlike the glitz and glam of events you might find in Hollywood that honor the latest and greatest in fashion or movies, last nights St. Louis Business Journal event put the best financial stewards the area has to offer in the spotlight. More than 150 people came out to Windows on Washington to honor the Business Journals 2013 CFO Award winners. Henk Derksen of Belden Inc., David Levinson of ...

Frontier Airlines launches Denver service to Cincinnati Eugene Fresno

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:09:36 -0400

The Cincinnati skyline from the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge across the Ohio River. Frontier Airlines has launched service from Denver International Airport to Cincinnati as well as points in California and Oregon. Flights between DIA and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, announced in January, began Thursday. Also on that date, the airline discontinued service from Denver ...

Production nears on Boeings other Dreamliner the 787-9

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:42 -0400

The larger 787-9, first ordered by Air New Zealand, captured 74 percent of orders in the last three years. Boeing in June is expected to start assembling the larger 787-9 Dreamliner a model that has rapidly outsold the current 787-8 model in recent years. Earlier this month the first 787-9 horizontal stabilizer arrived at Boeings Everett factory from the companys composites center in Tukwila. ...

Who wont be around for LOTs Dreamliner launch

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:47:36 -0400

LOT Polish Airlines will now launch Dreamliner service from Chicago on June 5 with little or no fanfare. They're trying not to get too shook up about it over at LOT Polish Airlines. Really, they are. But the latest word is that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won't make it to the long-delayed launch of the Polish carrier's daily nonstop Dreamliner service between Chicago's O'Hare ...

In Transit Blog In the Shadow of a Fortress a Moveable Feast

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:32:35 -0400

Kotor , a historic city on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro. You just climb the 1,350 stone steps to the medieval fortress of St. Ivan looming above the Old Town. Once there, you'll find views of the sparkling blue Bay of Kotor, among the best in the Balkans. On the way down, you'll probably crave a hearty snack. I found myself in such a state on a recent morning after the hike up to ...

NHS Poles paracetamol and the myth of health tourism

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:30:36 -0400

Migrants' cost to the NHS is far smaller proportionally than Britons because they are younger, less likely to be ill or to have started a family. The service is also not quite as good as in Poland, ...

Austrian Airlines resumes service to Chicagos OHare Airport

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:10:03 -0400

Austrian Airlines business class has a chef on board. A lot has happened in the past five years. That includes enough good things to prompt Austrian Airlines to resume nonstop service five days a week between Chicago's O'Hare Airport and Vienna, Austria, where the carrier's main hub and its headquarters are located. The Vienna-Chicago service resumes today. Austrian had initially ...

5 great hotel apps for your smart phone and tablet

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:08:55 -0400

The Conrad Hotel, Miami, Florida We here at Oyster love staying on the cutting edge, be it with hotel trends or technology . We also love taking full advantage of everything there is to experience with hotels, and there is often no better way to do that than with some handy hotel apps . Weve loaded up our iPhones and Androids in search of the best hotel apps around, and found these great, ...

Rockers to celebrate Skips 40th anniversary at Sac Music Festival

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:31:39 -0400

A long list of Northern California musicians will help Skip's Music celebrate 40th years in business with performances in Old Sac during the Sacramento Music Festival. A long list of Northern California musicians will help Skips Music celebrate 40th years in business with performances in Old Sac during the Sacramento Music Festival. After four decades of selling and renting musical equipment ...

US Hotel Occupancy Up 0.1 Week Ending May 11th - 2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:08 -0400

ADR increases 3.7% to US$109.93 The U.S. hotel industry reported positive results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 5-11 May 2013, according to data from STR.In year-over-year comparisons, occupancy was up 0.1 percent to 62.7 percent, average daily rate rose 3.7 percent to US$109.93 and revenue per available room increased 3.8 percent to US$68.94.Among the Top 25 Markets, ...

Civil Aviation Ministry asks airlines to limit number of privileged seats

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:05:17 -0400

The Civil Aviation Ministry today asked all airlines to limit the number of 'privileged' seats for which they could charge a fee, with a few carriers imposing price tags on a very large number of ...

Pinnacle wins Nevada approval for Ameristar buy

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:37:02 -0400

Anthony Sanfilippo, president and CEO, Pinnacle Entertainment The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.s planned $2.8 billion acquisition of Ameristar Casinos, Pinnacle officials announced today. Pinnacle, based in Las Vegas, agreed Dec. 20 to acquire Ameristar in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.50 per Ameristar share, or $2.8 billion including assumed debt. With ...

Prepping for SeaWorld Antarcticas grand opening

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:35:37 -0400

I've been hard at work trying to decipher these strange coordinates to SeaWorld's "base camp" for Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin. Some say I do crazy things for attention. I call it showmanship. That was the case with my plan to allow me to expense a penguin costume rental for next weeks opening of SeaWorld Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin on May 24. Unfortunately, I was met ...

U.S. Hotel Stocks Up 0.4 in April 2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:50:57 -0400

The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index reported a 0.4-percent increase in April to 2,784. Year-to-date 2013, the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index is up 13.7 percent. The index ended 2012 at 2,448. Robert W. Baird and Co. and STR partnered to create the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index-the first widely available U.S. hotel stock index in the hotel industry. The index combines Baird’s financial markets ...

Video American Airlines changing carry-on policy

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:49:51 -0400

An airline trade group predicts 209 million people will travel on U.S.-based airlines this summer and international travelers could hit a new record. Gayle King ...

Uganda Commonwealth Delegates for Tourism Campaign

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:44:17 -0400

Commonwealth delegates head to Jinja tomorrow, Saturday, for the 'Paint the City Bright' campaign. The campaign coordinated by Yudaya Babirye, a managing partner with Metro Green, working in partnership with Jinja Municipal Council (JMC) and the Private Sector will see over seventy buildings painted. Babirye said over 200 delegates from the Commonwealth for Local Governments forum are ...

Disney kicks off Star Wars Weekends

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:34:24 -0400

Star Wars Weekends blasts off this week at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios. This is it, Star Wars fans: Disneys Hollywood Studios Star Wars Weekends is in full effect starting today. My geek sense is going wild knowing Walt Disney World will host several familiar faces from the Star Wars universe signing autographs for fans throughout the next month. The event also will host several ...

More Amtrak in Cincinnati What it would take and what we could hope to get

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:32:47 -0400

Currently, Amtrak's Cardinal line departs Union Terminal for Chicago at 1:23 a.m. and for the East Coast at 3:27 a.m. on Monday, Thursday and Saturday. I just returned to Cincinnati about five weeks ago after living in Springfield, Ill., for just over eight years. I kept an eye on my hometown from afar, though, particularly on state and local politics because Im kind of a junkie. One of the ...

Tysons Corner Marriott throws open Shutters

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:51:13 -0400

The Tysons Corner Marriott has opened its new restaurant Shutters Bar and Kitchen, Eater.com reports. The name highlights one of the main architectural components of the restaurant's design crafted by CORE. Shutters is part of the hotel's Greatroom and has a communal tech table and free ...

Cost controls boost bottom line at Saddlebrook

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:58 -0400

Saddlebrook Resorts Inc. reported net income of $1.6 million for the first three months of 2013, a turnaround from the $115,000 net loss the company reported in the same period in 2012. Revenue was $9.7 million for the first quarter of 2013, a 23 percent jump from $7.9 million in revenue in the year-ago period. Operating costs increased a minimal amount of $116,600, Saddlebrook said in a filing ...

Radio icon TV judge Howard Stern buys in Palm Beach

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:45 -0400

Howard Stern reportedly paid more than $50 million for a Palm Beach mansion. Americas Got Talent judge and Sirius Satellite Radio network radio icon Howard Stern is reportedly the $52 million buyer of a mansion in Palm Beach. The Palm Beach Daily News is reporting based on unidentified sources that he used a trust to buy the 3.25-acre site at 601 N. County Road. Textile and apparel executive ...

South Beachs Shore Club a victim of real estate boom

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:49:49 -0400

The Shore Club hotel in Miami Beach received a $121.8 million mortgage that was too large to support. The Shore Club hotel in South Beach, which lost a $164.1 million foreclosure judgment, is the victim of high expectations during the real estate boom. JPMCC 2005-CIBC13 Collins, a commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) trust serviced by Miami Beach-based LNR Partners, won the judgment ...

Sturgeon Bay bridge on schedule for July reopening

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:31:37 -0400

Despite the cold, wet and snowy spring, the Bayview Bridge in Sturgeon Bay which carries traffic on Wisconsin highways 57 and 42 is on schedule to reopen in time for Fourth of July ...

Worst is yet to come on gasoline prices

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:29:37 -0400

With gasoline prices close to $4 per gallon, analysts predict prices will top $4 in the next few days and continue ...

Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines begins flights at CincyNKy airport

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:27:34 -0400

Denver-based Frontier Airlines begins operating out of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport today. NKY.com reports that Frontier will be the first low-cost carrier to fly out of the airport in 13 years. Meanwhile, according to The Cincinnati Business Courier, the airport has earned a less-flattering distinction, through little fault of its own. The most delayed flight in America ...

CLT among nations most-crowded airports

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:24:42 -0400

A recent analysis by Forbes determined that Charlotte Douglas International Airport is the second most-crowded in the nation. Charlotte Douglas International Airport ranks as the second most-crowded airport in the nation, ahead of Los Angeles International Airport and Chicagos OHare International Airport, a recent analysis by Forbes shows. Thats mostly due to its relatively small size. To ...

Snapshot T-storms today + MN women get prison for supporting terrorists + Creighton U. prof killed Video

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:07:44 -0400

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama appointed Danny Werfel, controller of the White House budget office, as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. (Source: Bloomberg) Mary Jo White, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), prepares to testify during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. White rebuffed calls by ...

Atlantic Aviation files another suit over Google airport

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:36:52 -0400

Atlantic Aviation has filed a second lawsuit against San Jose over the way Signature Flight Support won the contract for the Google-powered private jet facility at the San Jose airport. Atlantic Aviation has filed a second lawsuit against San Jose over the way Signature Flight Support won the contract for the Google-powered private jet facility at the San Jose airport. The company filed its first ...

Cincinnati getting Renaissance hotel downtown

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:19:37 -0400

The Renaissance hotel chain is coming to downtown Cincinnati. Columbia Sussex Corp. plans to convert a vacant 112-year-old building in downtown Cincinnati into a Renaissance hotel, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Economic Development Director Odis Jones confirmed the company's plans to create the 312-room luxury hotel, part of the Marriott International Inc. (NYSE: MAR) chain, at a cost of ...

Tourism Ministry promoting Pudducherry and Munnar as Land of Pie

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:17:40 -0400

International News: Oscar award-winning film Life of Pie, directed by Ang Lee, was shot in Pudducherry and Munnar (Kerala). The Tourism Ministry is promoting these destinations as the "Land of ...

Sri Lanka to open largest mall in tandem with tourism growth

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:15:12 -0400

A Sri Lankan company is planning to build the largest mall in the post-war country, in an effort to cash in on a booming tourist industry, it said in a statement here on Friday.The Abans Group in collaboration with Silver Needle Hospitality has signed an agreement with AEDAS, an internationally reputed award winning architectural firm, to lead the design for their proposed 100 million US dollar ...

NBCs Today show films volcano hula in Hawaii for travelogue segment

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:04:03 -0400

NBC's Today show filmed the sunrise at Haleakala National Park this week as part of a travelogue segment that will air on Monday when Today broadcasts live from Hawaii at The Royal Hawaiian hotel in Waikiki. While The Royal Hawaiian hotel in Waikiki will set the stage for NBC's broadcast of the Today show on Monday morning, the show will open with a travelogue segment that will introduce ...

Shore Club foreclosure Final judgment for LNR subsidiary

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:01:01 -0400

The Shore Club Hotel. A final judgment of foreclosure was entered Monday against owners of the Shore Club on Miami Beach after years of litigation by a subsidiary of Miami Beach-based LNR. The hotel ,1901 Collins Ave., owed $164 million. An online sale of the 309-room hotel has been set for June ...

Hotel rates rise 8 in Hawaii on mixed occupancy

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:48:02 -0400

Room rates and occupancy increased for Maui hotels last week, according to a report by Hospitality Advisors LLC and Smith Travel Research. Seen here is the Sheraton Maui Resort. Hawaii hotel room rates increased across most of the state's major islands, while occupancy was mixed last week when compared to the same week last year, according to the latest report from Hospitality Advisors LLC ...

Airlines fined millions for air pollution

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:33:16 -0400

EIGHT Chinese and two Indian airlines face fines of up to several million euros for not paying for their greenhouse gas emissions during flights within the bloc, the European Commission said on Friday. It said member states could fine the firms, among them Chinese flag carrier Air China, under the terms of the EU's Emissions Trading System which is designed to cut the carbon dioxide pollution ...

SE Asia Stocks-Thai index up on MSCI Singapore Airlines weak after results

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:22:23 -0400

BANGKOK, May 17 (Reuters) - Thai shares gained on Friday, led by gains in Shin Corp and Minor International that will be added to the MSCI index, but Singapore retreated as Singapore Airlines fell after posting weak results. The Thai SET index ended up 0.62 percent at 1,627.96 as shares in telecom group Shin Corp and hotel firm Minor International both rose more than 7 percent. Maybank Kim Eng ...

Universals Thierry Coup talks Wizarding Worlds expansion

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

Universal Orlando Resort will connect Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure via its most-successful expansion in recent history The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, opening in 2014. Thierry Coup has been a busy guy at Universal Orlando Resort. In just the last few years, Universals creative senior vice president has played a huge role with the first Wizarding World of Harry Potter area ...

Orlandos magic equation Harry Potter Fantasyland expansions in 2014 to generate $3.3B in local economic impact

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

It doesnt take a mathematician like Archimedes to know Orlandos tourism industry is in for a banner 2014. In fact, the figures are pretty simple: Central Floridas tourism industry is in line for up to $3.3 billion in new business. Thats because Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort are gearing up to open new attractions next year that will bring droves of new tourists to Central ...

Theme parks new additions equal big business for Central Florida

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

Rendering of entrance to Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in Disneys Magic Kingdom theme park. Its simple math, really. When two of Orlandos largest theme parks open major attractions in the same year, the results will add up to one thing for local businesses magic ... er, money. Central Florida businesses will see a rush of tourists coming to visit Walt Disney Worlds New Fantasylands Seven Dwarfs Mine ...

Yesawich Tourism industry should prep for busy 2014

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

PeterYesawich Expect to see fuller hotels along with higher room rates in 2014, thanks to the planned openings of Universal Studios new Diagon Alley area and Disneys new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ride. So said Peter Yesawich, MMGY Globals vice chairman, who tracks marketing trends, consumer travel sentiment and how companies can refine their business plans to capitalize on those trends. Here, ...

Plea for more tourism cash

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:07:55 -0400

LOCAL tourism has made a last-minute plea to the State Government for much-needed help in next week's Budget to market the state as a must-see destination.Tourism Council of Tasmania chief executive Luke Martin said the state could slip behind in the competitive tourist market without appropriate funding.Mr Martin said Tasmania had to shift from being on people's "bucket ...

Emirates set to launch A380 on Brisbane route

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:54:22 -0400

Emirates Airline has announced that Brisbane will become its third Australian destination to welcome the airline's flagship Airbus A380 later this ...

New Zealand approves Qantas-Emirates alliance on trans-Tasman operations

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:40:52 -0400

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Singapore airlines financial results are impacted by lower yields

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:40:51 -0400

While full-year profits are up by 12.8% due to non-operating items such as the sale of aircraft, the Singapore Airlines Group recorded a lower operating profit as yields continue to remain under ...

A new Minister of Tourism for Malaysia

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:40:50 -0400

Destination of the Month'; is a ';how to sell'; special column which aims to fulfil the travel agents need of information. Tourism Authorities ...

STR Global April 2013 AsiaPacific pipeline

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:40:49 -0400

Among the markets in the region, Manila, Philippines, reported the largest expected supply growth (+43.0 percent) if all 9,968 rooms in the market's total active pipeline ...

Singapore Airlines to reveal next gen seats cabins in July

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:46:39 -0400

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Europe considers emission fines for Chinese and Indian airlines

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:37:13 -0400

Brussels: The European Commission said Thursday that Air China and Air India were among 10 Chinese and Indian airlines facing the prospect of fines and exclusion from airports in the European Union for refusing to comply with rules aimed at regulating greenhouse emissions. The carriers are accused of not providing emissions data, as required by the European rules, and not participating in a ...

Innovative partnerships boost Luxperience 2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:32:30 -0400

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China Eastern Airlines launch reinforces ArrivalGuides leading position in China

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:32:29 -0400

China Eastern Airlines has now launched ArrivalGuides ContentMax solution to offer their website visitors updated and inspirational destination content on their destination ...

Tuniu is No.1 for online package tours

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:32:28 -0400

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United Airlines loyalty guru speaks at ADMA Data Day

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:31:05 -0400

The managing director of the world's largest loyalty program was in Sydney on Thursday to give the keynote speech at the Data-Driven Marketing and Advertising (ADMA) Data Day. Mark Krolick, marketing and product development MD at Chicago-based United Airlines, headlined the event where he discussed how to use data creatively to engage with new and existing customers, and how to make use ...

City pass Guide Vietnam app now available for Android and IOS platforms

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:24:55 -0400

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Govt Changsha to be intl tourism spot by 2020

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:33:23 -0400

"Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province, is beautiful and very comfortable to live in. I have grown very fond of my life here," said Gantsooj, a Mongolian student who has spent two years studying Mandarin at Hunan ...

Nepal Airlines plane with tourists crashes near Kathmandu

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:16:44 -0400

A plane carrying tourists has crashed during landing at a mountain strip in northern Nepal. The plane was trying to land at Jomsom located some 200km northwest of Kathmandu today when it crashed on the banks of Kaligandaki river, Nepal police said. Twenty-one people were on board the state-owned Nepal Airlines plane, Associated Press reports. All on board were injured - four are in a critical ...

American Airlines to seat people traveling light earlier

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:13:27 -0400

American Airlines said Thursday people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat, no rolling suitcases, will be allowed to board first. Airlines have seen a buildup in boarding times since they began charging fees for checked baggage. (Nam Y. Huh / Associated ...

Bunbury to boost tourism strategy

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:37:08 -0400

Bunbury's continuing push to shed its industrial image and strengthen its position as a tourism drawcard this week took another step with the city unveiling its new branding strategy."Bunbury: Where you're free to be" is the slogan at the heart of a tourism campaign developed by Perth marketing agency Braincells in conjunction with the council and local tourism operators.The ...