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N° 298 - February 03, 2006
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Bahrain International Airport to undergo US$212 million expansion Bahrain International Airport is set to undergo a US$212 million development that will see it double the size of it's current passenger terminal - as part of a massive, three-phase expansion eventually enabling the airport to handle around 45 million passengers a year. The project, which entails extending the existing terminal to the east, will make Bahrain airport one of the most modern and busiest in the region, according to Transportation Minister Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa. Boeing Fourth-Quarter Net Income More Than Doubles; EPS Outlook Raised CHICAGO, Feb. 1, 2006 *Fourth-quarter net income more than doubled to $460 million, or $0.58 per share; revenue grew 7 percent despite impact of strikes * Full-year EPS grew 39 percent to $3.20 on a 5 percent revenue increase * Operating cash flow grew to a record $7.0 billion for the year, reflecting sales success and productivity improvements across the company * Backlog climbed 33 percent to a record $202 billion * EPS forecast for 2006 increased; 2007 outlook reflects commercial airplane market strength and company-wide growth and productivity initiatives KLM Operational Report - Fourth Quarter 2005 AMSTELVEEN, February 1, 2006 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' punctuality was better than that of its three comparable European airlines during the fourth quarter of 2005. The amount of temporarily misplaced baggage dropped significantly during this same period. Read more. DALLAS, Jan. 31 -- Now is the time to make your spring break travel plans with Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) as it offers amazingly low fares. Southwest Airlines is offering southwest.com-only air fares as low as $49 one-way with a 21-day advance purchase. Fares range from $49 to $159 one-way and vary by destination and day of travel. To book these low air fares available only at southwest.com, go to: http://www.southwest.com/jp/luvhome.shtml?src=PR_SysSale_013106  oneworld Member Airlines at Madrid to Move Into New, US $7.4 Billion World-Class Terminal 4 on Sunday, Feb. 5, Improving Transfers and Service MADRID, Spain, Jan. 31 -- All oneworld(SM) member airlines serving Madrid will move into the airport's new, US $7.4 billion (EUR 6 billion) Terminal 4 on Sunday, Feb. 5, in what will be the alliance's biggest and most significant co-location move yet. Read more. FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 30 -- American Airlines today announced new First Class and Business Class menus on all transcontinental flights, as well as on select flights from Brazil. The menu enhancements continue a series of moves by American to invest in its premium cabin products that give it a competitive advantage over low cost carriers, as well as enable it to compete effectively with international airlines.  Virgin Atlantic Introduces A Sixth Daily New York Service 01 Feb 06 -- Virgin Atlantic Airways today announced that it will be introducing an additional daily JFK service, increasing its flights between Heathrow and New York from five to six a day. The new daily service will be the airline’s second daylight flight from New York and will operate from 1 July 2006. Read more. The SAS Group airline, Widerøe, the largest regional airline in the Nordic countries will commence new direct flights from the UK to Norway from 27 March 2006. The new services will complement Widerøe’s existing double daily services from Aberdeen to Stavanger and Bergen. Widerøe will operate four direct flights a week from Edinburgh to Bergen and twice weekly flights from Newcastle.
Anvers, le 30 janvier 2006 -- VLM Airlines a reçu le prix d'ATW la sacrant Regional Airline of the Year. Ce prix prestigieux suit de près l'annonce d'une année de croissance supplémentaire pour VLM Airlines.
Tokyo, Monday January 30, 2006: Japan Airlines' domestic network will be boosted in February and March with the opening of two new airports in Japan, Kobe Airport in the Kansai region near Osaka, and Kitakyushu Airport, in northeast Kyushu, southernmost of the four main islands of Japan. Tokyo, Friday January 27, 2006: With the “2006 FIFA World Cup™” kicking off in Germany on June 09 this year, Japan Airlines (JAL) is showing its support for the Japanese National Football team by painting aircraft with a special design entitled ‘Samurai Blue 2006’. The design is of a gigantic blue Japan National Football team shirt being passed over the heads of supporters accompanied by the wording ‘Samurai Blue 2006’. The design covering JAL aircraft will help boost support for the Japanese national team.
Russia. A fast Developing & Lucrative Tourism Market Moscow, Jan 2006 -- The developing Russian market is often in the news with stories of groups of wealthy Russian visitors staying in the most expensive suites in luxury hotels & resorts around the world. Read more. Exhibition of "Egypt's Sunken Treasures" premieres - a cultural highlight in 2006 The Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin/ Germany is the setting for a remarkable forthcoming exhibition of ancient civilizations; at this world premiere from 13 May through 4 September 2006, articles once believed lost for ever will be on show. Announcing the exhibition of "Egypt's Sunken Treasures" Franck Goddio, underwater archaeologist from France, and the director of the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Gereon Sievernich, promised a truly unique show of items found and recovered in the course of Goddio's undersea expeditions - sponsored by the Hilti Foundation - off the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Around 500 artefacts will be on view, most of them never before shown in public. They offer a glimpse at more than 1,500 years of Egyptian history. "Egypt's Sunken Treasures" have already generated huge world media interest and academics are eagerly awaiting their chance to inspect these exciting finds. Read more. Parce qu'il est tout à la fois unique et multiple, le Var n'a pas son pareil pour offrir des moments inoubliables. En savoir plus. DALLAS, Jan. 31 -- The Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is reaching out to minority travelers by launching a new website (http://www.glbtdallas.com/ ). The website stands to be one of the most comprehensive CVB sites focused solely on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) travelers. Actief op safari in Kenia! De 'traditionele toeristensafari' gaat meestal per jeep of per minibus. Onder goede begeleiding is het echter ook mogelijk om het contact met de natuur op een nog directere manier te beleven: per mountainbike of zelfs te voet! Lees meer.
The Mekong Tourism Office (MTO) opens its doors today (February 1) in Bangkok. Charged with co-ordinating the tourism marketing and development efforts of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), the MTO is located at Thailand's Ministry of Tourism and Sport. Former PATA executive Mr Stephen Yong has been appointed MTO Executive Director.
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Salon des Vacances de Bruxelles: La Provence à l'honneur! Fidèle à ce rendez-vous annuel, Maison de la France, avec ses nombreux partenaires, est présente à la 48ième édition du Salon des Vacances de Bruxelles du 9 au 13 février 2006. Sur une surface de 5.000 m2, le Village France rassemble 152 stands de régions, de villes et de départements français. La France, 1ère destination de vacances des Belges, expose à Bruxelles les richesses touristiques des régions de la métropole et de ses Départements d'Outre Mer. Préparez d'ores et déjà votre prochain séjour en France avec l'aide des professionnels français du tourisme, présents dans le Palais 4 du Salon. En 2006, la Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur est hôte d'honneur du Salon des Vacances, qui sera animé aux couleurs de la Provence.
Renovation at the Grand Hotel Europe - St. Petersburg Grand Hotel Europe in the year of its 130th anniversary started a large-scale renovation and refurbishing project. "Its main goal is to make St. Petersburg's favorite hotel even more splendid than ever before," says Thomas Noll, the General Manager of the Hotel. "A total of 120 rooms are scheduled for renovation during this winter, and will be available for booking as of May 1, 2006." The entire concept of interior decoration of the guest rooms and hotel corridors has been developed by French designer Michel Jouannet who has been cooperating with the Orient Express Hotels, participating sequentially in secondary restoration of their most prestigious hotels. Rooms would confirm the spirit of a private residence, looking warm and harmoniously intimate, engulfed in the homogeneous color palette (3 color harmonies) and soft lighting. Ice Miracle in the center of St. Petersburg The Grand Hotel Europe has unveiled the city's first open air Ice Bar on the corner of Nevsky Prospekt and Mikhailovskaya Ulitsa. Open daily from 11:00 to 19:00, the Bar offers a luxurious selection of bracing drinks including Louis Roederer Champagne; fine Russian vodkas and mulled wine, as well as tempting delicacies including blinis with three different types of black caviar and fresh oysters. It will function until the end of February. Welcome to Golden Tulip Bahrain This new hotel in Manama, Bahrain opened his doors the first of January 2006. The hotel is located in the Diplomatic Area, which is the prime commercial and business district of Manama. The hotel is easy to access, close to the Bahrain Exhibition Centre and only 8 kilometres from the Bahrain International Airport. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc., the largest luxury hotel company in North America, is being acquired by Kingdom Hotels and Colony Capital in a deal worth $5.5 billion. Maritim cornerstone ceremony at Düsseldorf Airport Bad Salzuflen/Düsseldorf, 31. January 2006 - The cornerstone ceremony for the Maritim Hotel Düsseldorf, the first Maritim hotel in the capital of North-Rhine Westphalia, took place on the 19th of January 2006 on the Airport City grounds at Düsseldorf Airport. Read more. Paris, 31 January 2006...To toast to six decades as the only global business organization exclusively representing the hospitality industry worldwide, IH&RA, the International Hotel & Restaurant Association, will host gala evening events in Berlin, Germany on March 08, 2006 – the final night of the International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF), Europe’s premier investment conference which runs March 06-08, and the first evening of ITB Berlin, March 08-12. Brussel, 27 januari 2006. www.bestwestern.com, de website van de grootste hotelketen ter wereld; Best Western, werd helemaal vernieuwd. Een nieuwe stijl, een snellere toegang tot tarieven, een vlottere boekingsprocedure, nog meer foto's en speciale offertes; dit zijn slechts enkele van de troeven van deze nieuwe website ! Lees meer.
World Travel & Tourism Council to produce customized Tourism Satellite Account and Country Report for Namibia London, UK, 30 January 2006 -- The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today announced that it will produce a customized Tourism Satellite Account and Country Report for Namibia. Read more.
Thalys heeft geen 10 jaar gewacht om de kaap van 50 miljoen vervoerde klanten te overschrijden! Op zondagavond 29 januari heeft Thalys de grens van 50 miljoen vervoerde reizigers overschreden sinds de lancering van Thalys in juni 1996. In totaal heeft Thalys nu 50 001 985 reizigers vervoerd, waarvan de verbinding Brussel-Parijs er nauwelijks de helft (25 749 333 reizigers) voor haar rekening neemt. Dit resultaat benadrukt de rol van Thalys over het hele gebied waarin de Thalys-trein actief is, inclusief de assen Parijs-Amsterdam en Parijs-Keulen. « Het lijkt wel of elkeen van de 50 miljoen Europeanen die in het gebied wonen dat rechtstreeks door de Thalys wordt bediend, ten minste één keer de Thalys-trein heeft genomen », aldus Jean-Michel Dancoisne, CEO van Thalys. Vanaf dinsdag 31 januari biedt Thalys u de kans om voor 39 euro H/T naar Parijs te reizen. Reservatie : vanaf 31 januari tot en met 6 februari, enkel op www.thalys.com (« Flash-verkoop »). Vertrek : vanaf 7 februari tot en met 30 april. Tarief : 39 euro H/T tussen alle Belgische stations met een rechtstreekse Thalys-verbinding naar Parijs-Ile de France*. Afhankelijk van de beschikbaarheid - de tickets kunnen niet worden omgeruild of terugbetaald.
 Opmerkelijke vluchtenactie voor 25-jarigen Joker, 25 jaar pionier én trendsetter in avontuurlijke reizen In 2006 viert Joker haar 25-jarig bestaan. Van pionier tot dé specialist van het avontuurlijk reizen in kleine groep, zo maakte Joker naam in Vlaanderen bij vooral een jong publiek. Vandaag wil Joker grensverleg- gende reiservaringen aanbieden aan avonturiers van álle leeftijden. De brochure Go-26 is er voor jongeren tussen 18 en 26 jaar, de Avontuur heeft een breed aanbod voor alle leeftijden en nieuw is de brochure Kaap 46. Met deze laatste brochure richt Joker zich tot de avontuurlijke 46 plusser die liever met leeftijdsgenoten reist. Lees meer.
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