- Emirates' New Generation Business Class Seat[Aug. 09, 2006]
Emirates Airline has raised the stakes in the fiercely-contested premium traveller segment with the launch of its new generation lie-flat Business Class seats on 09 August 2006.
- TravelCLICK Chosen by The Hotel Windsor[Aug. 16, 2006]
TravelCLICK Inc., a leading provider of hotel business process management (BPM) solutions, announced today that The Hotel Windsor in Melbourne, Australia, has selected TravelCLICK for its integrated distribution and marketing solution. Featuring the iHotelier central reservation system (CRS) for website reservations and connectivity to the major global distribution systems (GDS), the solution is expressly designed to grow revenue and increase the hotel's online presence. The hotel will also use market intelligence and travel agent advertising from TravelCLICK's suite of integrated solutions.
- Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Respond To Crisis[Aug. 11, 2006]
In response to new airport security rules banning liquid items from carry-on luggage, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has announced it would come to the rescue of arriving guests who were forced to forfeit their toothpaste, contact lens solution, drinking water and other sundries.
- E-ticket Sales Revenue to Touch High[Aug. 15, 2006]
China World Trade Corporation has shared that 75 percent of its air-ticket sales has been achieved through electronic air-ticketing. (8/15/2006)
- Virgin Blue Soon Introduces In-flight TV[Aug. 16, 2006]
Virgin Blue passengers will soon be able to watch live TV during their flight.
- Photo: Safety Check - Heathrow Airport[Aug. 12, 2006]
- QantasLink to Launch New Services[Aug. 11, 2006]
QantasLink will commence services on two new Queensland routes -between Brisbane and Hervey Bay and Brisbane and Biloela - from 29 October 2006, subject to regulatory approvals.
- Flight Announcements by Turbosound[Aug. 07, 2006]
In South Australia, Adelaide Airport's new $260 million state-of-the-art terminal features no fewer than 98 Turbosound loudspeakers. The 75,000sq.m terminal will initially cater for more than five million passengers a year, but has been designed to cope with up to eight million users within 10 years. The terminal is equipped to handle up to 27 aircraft simultaneously, and process 3,000 passengers an hour during peak periods.
- Qantas: New Security Measures for U.S.[Aug. 10, 2006]
Qantas said today that it would comply with new security measures introduced by the United States Department of Homeland Security for flights into and out of the United States.
- Ctrip.com Posts US$8m in Net Income[Aug. 10, 2006]
Ctrip.com International Ltd. garnered net revenues worth US$24 million during the second quarter this year. The figure was 47 percent higher than the correspondent period result in 2005. Net revenues increased by 22 percent from the first quarter in 2006. (8/10/2006)