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Australia, China open skies in landmark agreementAustralia and China are allowing more flights with each other, and paving the way for new routes, in an air services pact that follows a historic free trade agreement they struck last year. China is Australia’s top trading partner and its most valuable tourism market, with More… |
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E-cigarettes in checked luggage pose fire riskE-cigarettes in checked luggage could cause a fire in airliners, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned on Friday. "In several incidents both inside and outside the transportation industry, e-cigarettes have overheated or caught fire when the heating element was More… |
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Expedia acquires Travelocity in $280 million dealUS-based Expedia has acquired online travel agency Travelocity from technology company Sabre Corp for $280 million in cash, the companies said in a statement on Friday, as consolidation in the online booking industry continues. The deal follows a 2013 marketing agreement in which More… |
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Movenpick Bahrain appoints new operations managerMovenpick Hotel Bahrain has promoted Nizar El Lakkis to the position of operations manager with effect from January 15. El Lakkis will assume increased responsibilities overlooking food and beverage, Rimal Spa and security departments, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GD More… |
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10 home-grown restaurants to pop up at Beach CanteenThe Dubai Food Festival’s Beach Canteen is returning bigger and better than ever for the festival’s second edition – with 10 of Dubai’s popular home-grown restaurants set to pop up on the beach. Running throughout the festival (February 6 to 28) at Kite Beach in More… |
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Emirates sweeps top accolade in major studyDubai-based Emirates has been ranked as the Best Airline in 2014 in an annual study by eDreams, one of the largest e-commerce travel companies in Europe. Emirates swept most of the categories with an overall rating of 4.24 out of the top score of 5. The airline also ranked highest in o More… |
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Emirates rolls out time limit for operational delayDubai-based Emirates has stated that it will keep passengers inside a grounded aircraft for a maximum of two hours only before the plane either takes-off or passengers are allowed to leave, a report said. The statement follows recent flight delays due to the heavy fog at Dubai and Abu More… |
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Paris hotel occupancy rates down after deadly attacksThe deadly attacks in Paris earlier this month could have a lasting impact on tourism if anti-France protests that have swept the Muslim world lead wealthy Arabs to shun the city. Similar attacks in European cities such as London (UK) and Madrid (Spain) in recent years have tended to b More… |
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Qatar Airways to increase capacity on Italy routesQatar Airways, the national carrier of the country, will increase its capacity on routes to Italy as well as introduce double-daily flights to Madrid, Spain. The increase in both capacity and service will roll out over the next five months to help meet the expanding passenger needs for More… |
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Aden airport reopens as Yemen crisis easesAuthorities in southern Yemen re-opened Aden's air and sea ports on Thursday, officials said, after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accepted some demands from the dominant Houthi group in a move expected to ease days of tension in the capital. Security authorities on Wednesd More… |
