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$5,000,000,000 And CountingBy Unal Basusta, eTNThe Air Transport Association (IATA) has said it is predicting that airlines will lose US$5.2 billion in 2008, due to slowing demand and high oil prices.
read more China Incentive, Business Travel And Meetings ExhibitionBy eTNMeetings professionals requested to take part to help establish current and future trends in the China and Pan Asia meetings and incentives industry.
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US Hardest HitBy eTNWASHINGTON, DC (August 5, 2008) - The world's airlines will offer 59.7 million fewer seats in the 4th quarter of 2008 than they did a year ago, according to OAG (Official Airline Guide, www.oagcorpora
read more Harnessing The Potential Of The WebBy eTNJOHANNESBURG - Some of the world’s leading online experts will be speaking at Southern Africa’s first e-tourism conference.
read more Drop In US Domestic Operations Countered By Growth Within Europe And AsiaBy eTNLondon, UK - The world’s airlines are scheduled to operate just 1% more flights for July 2008 compared with the same month last year.
read more Launches Service In Ireland And The NetherlandsBy eTNDublin (Ireland), Venlo (The Netherlands), Paris, London, Munich, Bellevue (Washington) - Egencia™, a full-service travel management company, announced today its plans to launch service in Ireland a
read more Food CrisisBy Nelson AlcantaraThe United Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, has said the ongoing Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Hokkaido, Japan, is a chance to end the global food crisis.
read more Increasing Global CompetitivenessBy eTNBELLEVUE, Washington - Expedia(R) Corporate Travel today announced that the company has updated its brand to clarify its promise to customers, business travelers, travel bookers, suppliers and partner
read more Global Expansion Of The Tourism Marketing DivisionBy eTNDespite ongoing consolidation in the airline industry, AVIAREPS AG has reported good results for the 2007/08 business year: the leading international service provider for airline and tourism companies
read more Reinvigorates Efforts To Appeal To The Global Travel Market By eTNLAS VEGAS, NV - The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has launched a new international brand marketing strategy that will expand Las Vegas' global reach.
read more UATP Signs Deal With Stored Value SolutionsBy eTNSearching for that fabulous gift? In an agreement that was struck today between Universal Air Travel Plan, Inc. (UATP) and Stored Value Solutions (SVS), a leading provider of custom gift card solutions for prepaid cards, loyalty and B2B applications, the focus will be on supplying gift cards to the global commercial airline community
read more Planning Travel Just Got EasierBy ETNOAG (Official Airline Guide), the global flight information and data solutions company, today announced the launch of OAG Travel Planner Pro, its new intelligent online tool for people who need to search, plan and book business travel quickly and efficiently. Their web site, read more
Sex TourismChildren are innocent, they are also impressionable, they live what they learn. They learn ABCs, phonics, arithmetic, English and other subjects related to their development. They also learn about sex and engage in sex too, if given the opportunity. Sex tourism is a growing phenomenon where children are used for transactional sex across the ... read more
EU-US Airlines TalksBRUSSELS - The United States proposed a deal on Tuesday to sweep away a global "spider's web" of airline ownership rules, taking the EU by surprise as it seeks a transatlantic deal for its airlines to buy their U.S. rivals.
read more Jet AirwaysMumbai - The country’s largest private carrier Jet Airways (India) Ltd is planning to enter into more alliances with international airlines, to expand its global network without actually adding more planes or directly flying to new destinations abroad.
read more Travel Distribution Summit Asia Asia Pacific’s premiere online travel event, the Travel Distribution Summit Asia, begins in Singapore next week. The global appeal of the Asian region as a vital international market is highlighted by the 54% international delegate profile of this year’s event.
read more DubaiTravel & Tourism industry leaders from around the world will converge on Dubai in April for some frank exchanges on realising their potential.
read more And The Winners Are...Hilton is the no 1 hotel brand in the regions of Western Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin-America as measured by the BDRC Hotel Business Guest Surveys in 2007. The sole exception is the Nordic area.
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