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Scandinavian Airlines Introduces Biometric Check-In
Scandinavian Airlines has become one of the world's first airlines to introduce biometric security check-ins. It is now using biometric security at baggage check-in and boarding gates on domestic services across Sweden, following a successful trial period in northern Sweden. This is part of Scandinavian Airlines vision of simple travel to maintain an efficient self-service flow as security requirements are intensifying at the airports.
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VLM Airlines lance une nouvelle ligne reliant Groningen à Amsterdam et Londres
Anvers, le 21 septembre 2006 – A partir du lundi 30 octobre 2006, VLM Airlines assurera des vols aller-retour quotidiens depuis Groningen vers Amsterdam et Londres. En savoir plus.
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JAL International and JAL Domestic to Unify October 1st, 2006
Tokyo, Wednesday September 20, 2006: From October 1, 2006, Japan Airlines will be a single operating company, following the unification of the present two operating companies, JAL International and JAL Domestic companies. This change will complete the process of integrating the former Japan Airlines and Japan Air System.
The new single operating company will bear the name Japan Airlines International.
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KLM 2006/07 WINTER SCHEDULE
3.6% increase in combined offer with Air France
Strong increase in capacity to Latin America and Asia
Phase-out of KLM's last Boeing 767's
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Estonian Air expands contracts with AVIAREPS
The Estonian carrier extends General Sales Agent cooperation for Denmark
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September 19, 2006 -- With immediate effect, Estonian Air has appointed AVIAREPS as new representation for the market of Denmark. The airline representative is already General Sales Agent of the Estonian flag carrier in Germany, the Ukraine and Sweden. All ticketing and reservation activities for Estonian Air will be managed from the AVIAREPS office in Stockholm. Furthermore, the marketing and sales management will be handled by a local Sales Manager in Denmark.
Being the leading carrier from Copenhagen to Tallinn, the airline offers this service with three daily flights. The only exception is the weekend with two flights operated on Saturdays and one on Sundays.
To contact the office for Estonian Air in Scandinavia:
Riddargatan 17 -SE-114 57 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46 854 52 59 49, Fax: +46 8 24 18 88, E-mail: sales@estonian-air.se
Les liaisons domestiques en correspondance avec les vols internationaux toujours plus divertissantes!
Delta devient la première et l'unique compagnie aérienne américaine à proposer à ses passagers internationaux en correspondance un produit bi-classe offrant des programmes de divertissement en vol à la pointe de la technologie avec notamment la vidéo à la demande sur chaque siège.
En savoir plus.
JAL & Korean Air Expand Code Share Partnership by 40%
Tokyo, Tuesday September 19, 2006: Japan Airlines (JAL) and Korean Air (KAL) have agreed to expand their code share agreement from October 29, 2006 by adding extra flights to existing code share routes and by starting new twice-daily code share flights on the Tokyo-Busan and Osaka (Kansai)-Busan routes.
Overall, from late October the JAL - Korean Air code share program between the two countries will increase by 40% from the present 133 flights per week over 9 routes to 186 flights a week over 11 routes.
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Latest news from the oneworld airline alliance:
aword from oneworld: September 2006
Paperless ticketing links well advanced with three alliance recruits: All three of oneworld's airline recruits - Japan Airlines, Malév and Royal Jordanian - are on track in their preparations to join the alliance early next year, in particular in implementing interline e-ticketing (IET) with their prospective oneworld® partners, enabling passengers to make connections between flights using electronic tickets only. Read more.
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Malév to resume Beirut service
Malév restarts scheduled flights to Beirut from 19 September 2006. The Hungarian national carrier took the decision to restore operations to Beirut when, in the wake of the normalization of the situation in the Middle East, Israel lifted its air blockade against Lebanon, thereby re-establishing the conditions for secure operations.
The majority of airlines with services to Beirut have either restored flights to the Lebanese capital or signalled their intention to do so.
From 19 September, Malév flies between Budapest and Beirut twice a week at the usual scheduled times i.e. flights depart Budapest at 23.20 on Tuesday and Friday, and leave Beirut for the return leg the following day, on Wednesday and Saturday, departing at 04.10 in the morning.
Continental Airlines to Launch Seasonal Nonstop Cleveland-Paris Flights; Through Service to Shanghai Pending DOT Approval
CLEVELAND, Sept. 15 -- Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL) today announced plans to launch the first-ever nonstop service between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport, beginning in 2008. Read more.
Ayez le monde à portée de main grâce aux derniers « Dream Specials » de Lufthansa
Prix attrayants pour les départs jusqu’au 15 décembre
Le moment est venu de réaliser vos rêves avec les tarifs spéciaux de Lufthansa pour des destinations exaltantes. En savoir plus.
Lufthansa ouvre une nouvelle ligne en Inde et une nouvelle liaison vers Sao Paulo
Grâce à une offre élargie sur les vols longs courriers, les passagers de Lufthansa en Belgique bénéficient de meilleurs services.
En savoir plus.
Deux nouveaux membres au Comité de Direction de BIAC
Brussels Airport, 15 septembre 2006 - Le Conseil d'Administration de BIAC a nommé Kurt Staelens, 37 ans, Directeur Commercial de Brussels Airport à partir du 1 octobre 2006. Roger Cnop, 58 ans, Head of Infrastructure & Facilities Management, a quant à lui été nommé membre du Comité de Direction. Roger Cnop a une longue expérience dans la gestion technique et est actif depuis 14 ans dans la société gestionnaire de l'aéroport.
Taiwan renames CKS Airport as 'Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport'
Taiwan's main airport has changed its name from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, following approval of the change at a regular Cabinet meeting Sept. 6. The change will remove the name of the late president and, in the future, reflect the airport's geographic location in Taoyuan County.
Nieuwe internationale luchthaven Bangkok opent 28 september
Op 28 september 2006 opent de nieuwe luchthaven: "Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport" haar deuren voor passagiers. Alle internationale vluchten worden op deze datum overgenomen van de huidige luchthaven "Don Muang".
De nieuwe luchthaven ligt 25 km naar het zuid oosten ten opzichte van centrum van Bangkok. Het centrum zal in 40 min. via 2 nieuwe Highways te bereiken zijn. De drie-letter code BKK blijft hetzelfde en zal vanaf 28 september gebruikt worden om de nieuwe luchthaven aan te duiden.
De naam "Suvarnabhumi" is gegeven door Koning Bhumipol Adulyadej van Thailand en betekent "gouden land". Suvarnabhumi wordt uitgeproken als: "suwanna-poom".
Programme hiver 2006-2007 d'AIR FRANCE KLM
• Fort développement vers l'Amérique latine et l'Asie
• Augmentation de 3,6 % de l'offre combinée d'Air France et de KLM
Le programme de l'hiver 2006-2007 du groupe AIR FRANCE KLM affiche une croissance de +3,6% des sièges kilomètres offerts, par rapport à l'hiver 2005-2006, avec +3,0% en long-courrier et +5,7% en moyen-courrier. En savoir plus.
Air france Celebrates 40 Years of Service To The People's Republic of China
Today, Air France is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Paris-Shanghai service.
The first Air France flight from France - AF 180 - arrived at Hong Qiao Airport («Rainbow Bridge») on 20 September 1966. Air France thus became the first Western airline to serve China. Read more.
ASTA Names Celebrity Cruises President Dan Hanrahan 'Allied Member of the Year'
MIAMI, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Celebrity Cruises President Dan Hanrahan was honored by the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) this week when the organization named him ASTA "Allied Member of the Year" during opening ceremonies of "The Trade Show," the organization's three-day event attracting thousands of travel agents, consumers and travel suppliers.
Introduced in 1986 at the Singapore World Travel Congress, ASTA's annual Allied Member of the Year award is designed to recognize a person who has made significant contributions to travel that have favorably affected the domestic or international travel industry community.
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Taba Heights offre de nouvelles possibilités aux touristes
Bruxelles – La station balnéaire égyptienne Taba Heights a accueilli son cinquième hôtel international baptisé Intercontinental Resort Taba Heights. D’une valeur de €3,3 millions, il est la propriété de la filiale Hôtels et Développement du groupe Orascom. |
Ce nouveau complexe hôtelier est situé le long d’une plage immaculée de cinq kilomètres à l’extrême pointe nord du golf d’Aqaba. Il abrite 503 chambres, deux piscines, un lagon d’eau salée, deux courts de tennis et un terrain de squash. En savoir plus.
Brown County: Culture and Nature Unite
PIERRE, S.D. – Brown County offers a variety of cultural attractions telling the story of South Dakota.
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Voordeelarrangementen voor een korte vakantie in het najaar of in de winter
Dubbel genieten aan de Kust: 1 nacht gratis
Langs de Kust presenteren 50 hotels en 1 vakantiepark voor het najaar en de winter een superaanbod met voordelige verblijfsarrangementen. Je kan alle deelnemende hotels vinden op de portaalsite www.dekust.org/dubbelgenieten. De hotels bieden je verschillende formules aan met één of meerdere overnachtingen/ontbijt waarbij je telkens 1 nacht gratis krijgt. Deze actie zal je ongetwijfeld inspireren voor een korte vakantie in het najaar of in de winter. Lees meer.
All Calm: Thai Tourism Operating Normally
BANGKOK, September 20, 2006/eTN - Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) members in Thailand are keen to reassure the global travel trade that the coup d'etat currently underway in the country has so far been non-violent, and that travel and tourism facilities and services are currently operating normally. Read more.
Duitsland van ongekende facetten
Duitsland verwelkomt shoppingfans
Welkom in het kerstland
Fietsen in het Rijnland
Weimar: park- en tuinstad in 2007
Saksen, bekoorlijk in elk jaargetijde
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Kansas City Welcomes Its First Four Points by Sheraton - the Four Points by Sheraton Kansas City Airport
WHITE PLAINS, NY – Sept. 20, 2006 – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today the opening of the Four Points By Sheraton Kansas City Airport, a newly renovated property minutes from Kansas City International Airport. The hotel, previously a Clarion, is owned by RCG-KC Hotel, LLC, a privately funded real estate investment group, and will fly the Four Points by Sheraton flag under a long-term management agreement.
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Golden Tulip Introduces First Royal Tulip In Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Golden Tulip Hospitality launches its new international luxury brand with the first Royal Tulip Amsterdam Symphony. Construction started with a celebration on September 20th 2006 at the premises. The hotel is due to open its doors in 2009. Read more. |
Intercontinental Hotels Group Appoints Bill Linehan, Vice President, Marketing & New Business Development
ATLANTA (Sept. 15, 2006) - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, has named Bill Linehan, vice president, marketing & new business development.
Le Méridien Continues Strong Expansion in Asia Pacific With Announcement of Le Méridien Suvarnabhumi Golf Resort & Spa
Le Méridien Suvarnabhumi Golf Resort & Spa will be one of the first international upscale properties to be located proximate to the new airport of Bangkok. Read more.
Mice Russia sold out!
Mice Russia is taking place on 2nd October at the World Trade Centre. The event will be held for the third time and will focus exclusively on business and incentive travel. Read more.
A taste of MICE destination Germany
26 representatives of the German meeting and conventions industry present themselves at London's Tate Modern - followed by wine tasting with quiz in the evening
Frankfurt on Main, 15 September 2006. The German Convention Bureau (GCB) will be giving UK conference and incentive planners a taste of meetings and conventions in Germany by way of a special event taking place on the 15 November 2006 the marketing organisation will stage a workshop incorporating a wine tasting on the 7th floor of London's Tate Modern. During the three-hour workshop event planners will be able to meet with 26 German suppliers. Hotels, cities, convention bureaux, convention centres, incentive locations, the German National Tourist Board (DZT) and the GCB will present their offerings and host informative talks. Read more.
Nouvelles de l'Organisation mondiale du tourisme
Poursuite de la puissante progression du tourisme en Afrique
Genève, 13 septembre 2006.- Depuis trois ans, le tourisme international est en plein essor. L'Organisation mondiale du tourisme estime à plus de 800 millions le nombre d'arrivées de touristes internationaux en 2005, ce qui représente une progression de 5,5 % après la poussée de 10 % l'année précédente, et ce, en dépit des guerres, des attentats terroristes, des hausses du prix du pétrole et des catastrophes naturelles. Les marchés mondiaux ont fait preuve d'une grande élasticité et les consommateurs ont appris à étudier les solutions de rechange et à reporter leur voyage ou à changer de destination au lieu de renoncer à partir. En savoir plus.
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Toestand in Thailand
Na intensief contact met onze collega’s van de ATTA (Association of Thai Travel Agents) kunnen wij bevestigen dat de toestand in Thailand volledig onder controle is. Alleen in Bangkok zijn de militairen prominent aanwezig. |
Op alle andere (toeristische) locaties is de “staatsgreep” nauwelijks merkbaar. Bij de bevolking is er een brede steun voor de militairen die trouwens ook de sympathie van de koning genieten. Er is dus geen enkele reden om te annuleren, zelfs niet om uit te stellen. Eventuele annuleringen vallen dus onder de normale “algemene voorwaarden”.
Alitalia signs Amadeus Full Content Option
Travel agents can now access Alitalia’s full content through Amadeus
Vilvoorde, Belgium, 18 September 2006: Amadeus, global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, has signed up Alitalia to its Full Content Option, which secures the airline’s complete public inventory of flights and fares. Travel agents can now access these fares using Amadeus, with no GDS surcharge on these bookings.
With this agreement, Alitalia assures that its schedules, fares, last seat availability and associated inventory, available to travel agents through Amadeus, will be the same as content offered in:
•• any internet website, including Alitalia’s own website
•• the airline’s own reservation system
•• any other GDS
Amadeus appoints Angel Gallego as Director, Western Europe
Vilvoorde Belgium, 15 September 2006: Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, today announced the appointment of Angel Gallego as the new Western Europe Director. Gallego takes over from Paul de Villiers who has moved on to be General Manager, Savia Amadeus, the company’s commercial organisation in Spain.
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From The Guardian To Google, Travolution@WTM Speakers Reveal How To Survive In A Digital World
The highest calibre of speakers have been drawn from major travel and new media brands to talk about running an online business to delegates at the major two-day online travel conference at World Travel Market, “Travolution@WTM – Covering Travel in the Digital World”. Read more.
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Glass Behind Glass
One of the largest glass collections in Europe will present its treasures again from 8 October 2006. The Hentrich Glass Museum, a section of the "museum kunst palest" in Düsseldorf, will be reopened following extensive renovation.
The previous presentation space has been increased by more than 4,800 square feet and the exhibition has a new concept.
INFORMATION:
Stiftung museum kunst palast, Ehrenhof 4-5, 40479 Düsseldorf, Tel. +49(0)211/8992460,
info@museum-kunst-palast.de,
http://www.museum-kunst-palast.de
Barry Sternlicht to Chair the International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin, Germany
BERLIN, Germany: Hosts of the 10th International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) have announced that Barry Sternlicht, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital, will chair the event, scheduled for 5-7 March 2007 at the InterContinental Hotel in Berlin, Germany. IHIF is hosted by Questex Media and Burba Hotel Network (BHN).
International Mime Square Festival in Aarschot
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary edition of the International Mime Square Festival in Aarschot, the Festival organizers in collaboration with the Taipei Representative Office in Belgium and in EU have the great pleasure to present to you the four visiting Taiwanese performing arts groups: Shang Orientheater, Shi Zu Traditional Opera, Hung Sheng Lion Dance Theatre and Puppet & Its Double Theatre.
For your complete information on the Taiwanese participants and their performances, please go online to www.mime.be
Tickets and reservations can be made by calling the Festival's reservation center at tel. 016/491.032 or by e-mail at mimefestival@belgacom.net
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