Waikiki Boutique Chain
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honoluluadvertiser.com
A new president and CEO at Hawaii-based Aqua Hotels & Resorts, who expects the boutique chain to double the number of hotels within two years, started work today.
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Online Travel Search Engine Receives Additional Series A Funding
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eTN Staff Writer
REDWOOD CITY, CA - Online travel search engine, cFares announced today the appointment of Tom Kalinske as CEO, as well as the close of additional equity financing for a total of $7.6 million, led by O
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Terry Lanni Will Remain On Board Of Directors
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eTN Staff Writer
LAS VEGAS, NV - MGM Mirage chairman and CEO Terry Lanni notified the company today that he is retiring from his executive positions, effective November 30, but will remain as a member of the board of
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Kim Schaefer Named
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eTN Staff Writer
MADISON, WI - Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.
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Exclusive Interview With Departing PATA CEO
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Stéphane Hanot, Bangkok
As PATA CEO Peter de Jong is leaving Asia Pacific’s prestigious travel trade association in less than ten days, eTurboNews got an exclusive interview on the reasons for the move and on De Jong’s r
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Replacing Rex Johnson Who Resigned Yesterday
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eTN
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) Board of Directors has named
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Northwest
Northwest Airlines Corp, which is set to be acquired by Delta Airlines, can be profitable with oil at $100 per barrel, Doug Steenland, the company's chief executive, said on Wednesday.
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Sheldon G. Adelson And Family Invests $475 Million
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eTN
LAS VEGAS, NV - Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced today that Sheldon G.
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Pacific Asia Travel Association
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eTN
HYDERABAD, India (September 21, 2008) - Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) chair Janice Antonson today informed the PATA board of directors in Hyderabad, India that the organization had received a
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Korea
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AP
SEOUL, South Korea — The head of a South Korean company running sightseeing programs to North Korea resigned Thursday over the shooting death of a tourist at a mountain resort in the communist natio
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Qantas
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abc.net.au
The outgoing chief executive of Qantas, Geoff Dixon, says a merger with another carrier is inevitable in the next decade.
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Moves Up From Role As President
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eTN
ZURICH, Switzerland (August 1, 2008) - Guy Dubois, 49, has been appointed to the position of CEO of gategroup, effective September 1, 2008.
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Delhi, India
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eTN
Mr. George Abraham has been appointed CEO of Tristar Hotels Pvt Ltd., a hotel company based in Delhi. He is a chartered accountant and holds an MBA in Finance from the US. Mr.
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Northwest CEO
Northwest Airlines Corp. CEO Doug Steenland says high crude oil prices may further encourage consolidation in the airline industry, according to media reports.
MarketWatch reports that Steenland said the looming recession and the fast rise in oil prices make airline consolidation "inevitable," according to a transcript released ... read more
US Air CEO
TEMPE, Ariz. — Few, if any, CEOs have been bigger boosters of airline consolidation than US Airways chief Doug Parker.
But Parker wonders if Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines apparent combination plans will work, especially if the carriers wait for pilots to first agree who gets seniority.
"It's going to be extremely hard to ... read more
"Our Industry Is In A Mess"
PHOENIX - The chief executive of US Airways Group Inc warned on Thursday the U.S. airline industry is heading into a downturn as it grapples with record high oil prices and a weakening economy.
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Kenya Airways
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Tom Mogusu
NAIROBI, Kenya (eTN) - A drop in passenger numbers has eaten into Kenya Airways‚ revenue stream, the CEO of the airline, Titus Naikuni, has said.
Speaking to CNN on Friday, Naikuni said the airline has been forced to suspend flights to some destinations after the eruption of violence triggered by the disputed presidential election ... read more
Delta Air Lines
Many newly minted CEOs enjoy a brief honeymoon with their companies — a laid-back chance to kick the tires and look things over before really taking the wheel.
Not Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Richard H. Anderson.
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