News
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Oberoi BOM opens
Tuesday | Apr 27 2010A RESTORED and revitalised Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai reopened its doors to guests on 24 Apr for the first time since its closure over a year ago when the luxury hotel was ransacked by terrorists in city-wide attacks (TD 27 Nov 2008).
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AA China stalled
Tuesday | Apr 27 2010AMERICAN Airlines has been forced to postpone the start of new direct services between Chicago and Beijing because it was unable to attain landing and take off slots at Beijing Capital Airport from 26 Apr.
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Eclipse named
Tuesday | Apr 27 2010ELEBRITY Cruises’ latest vessel, Celebrity Eclipse, has been officially named at a ceremony in the UK, attended by the cruise line’s CEO Dan Hanrahan, chairman Richard D. Fain and Godmother, Emma Pontin.
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Frontier adds Gogo
Tuesday | Apr 27 2010FRONTIER Airlines has jumped on the Gogo bandwagon, with plans to offer the inflight internet service on 32 Embraer E170 and E190 jets by the end of the year.
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Intermedia AHA pact
Tuesday | Apr 27 2010THE Intermedia Group and the Australian Hotels Association have formed the Australasian Hotel Industry Conference & Exhibition, with the inaugural event planned for Syd on 03 Sep.
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C&K gets Woodies
Tuesday | Apr 27 2010COX and Kings has added a VIP sporting experience for this years Wimbledon Championship to be hosted by Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge.
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No recline seats
Tuesday | Apr 27 2010SPIRIT Airlines in the USA has introduced ‘Pre-Reclined’ seats on two of its new Airbus A320s.
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Paypal iPhone app
Tuesday | Apr 27 2010INTERNET payments processor PayPal has launched a new application for the Apple iPhone which it says is an ideal way for travellers to access their money anywhere, anytime.
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GA increases fares
Tuesday | Apr 27 2010GARUDA Indonesia has raised Executive Class fares ex Sydney, Melbourne and Perth to Denpasar, Jakarta, Asia, the Middle East, Amsterdam and Dubai, for departures from 01 May.
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BA text move
Tuesday | Apr 27 2010BRITISH Airways has launched a new text messaging service for US customers giving up-to-the-minute flight information as much as five days in advance.