- Macao passport holders:More visa-free places[Apr. 20, 2006]
Passport holders of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) have been granted visa-free access to San Marino and British Virgin Islands.
- Australia: Jetstar to boost Darwin flights[Apr. 20, 2006]
Jetstar was to increase direct flights from Adelaide to Darwin from two to five each week, starting in July, the airline announced today.
- Expedia and Hyatt strengthen partnership[Apr. 18, 2006]
Building their 10 years of association, online travel company Expedia, Inc. and Hyatt Hotels & Resorts have signed a new agreement. The two companies have decided not only to continue as distribution partners, but also as marketing partners. (4/18/2006)
- Air Macao opens route to SW China[Apr. 18, 2006]
Air Macao, the flag-ship air carrier in the special administrative region, launched a new route to Guiyang city of southwest China's Guizhou Province on Monday.
- CA: Shanghai-Frankfurt flight in style[Apr. 15, 2006]
From May 1, all Air China flights operated between Shanghai and Frankfurt will be fitted with newly renovated First & Business Class. Both classes offer every passenger the spacious luxuries and comforts desired whilst aboard, including multi-functional self-adjustable seats providing interactive inflight entertainment system, in-seat power sockets and generous legroom, attentive cabin service, enhanced in-flight catering and an unique experience in the sky.
- Passenger takes diamonds to catch plane[Apr. 13, 2006]
A foreign passenger at the Baiyun Airport in Guangzhou asked airport security staff to take all diamonds off his cigar knife so that he could take the diamonds with him and board the plane on time.
- Mexicana Airlines adopts new technology[Apr. 12, 2006]
Mexicana Airlines has chosen Worldspan Rapid Reprice, an advanced solution for repricing airline tickets when traveler itineraries change. (4/12/2006)
- Yahoo improves travel planning[Apr. 12, 2006]
Yahoo Inc. is introducing an upgraded travel service "that blends the breadth of Yahoo search with handy travel-specific features, stepping up its challenge to dedicated travel sites", reports Reuters. (4/12/2006)
- China Eastern to launch Frankfurt service[Apr. 03, 2006]
China Eastern Airlines, a leading civil airline company based in Shanghai, announced last week that it will start flights to Frankfurt, Germany, on June 30.
- Ice. Express is for low-fat alternatives[Mar. 30, 2006]
Low-cost airline Iceland Express has licenced and launched a customised version of the dohop.com flight planner for its website.