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Airline News - North America.
May 24, 2009 The number of passengers travelling on US carriers in April fell 6.3 percent year-over-year despite declining ticket prices, according to US airline lobbying group the Air Transport A . . .

Low Cost Airline News - Africa / Middle East.
May 24, 2009 Flydubai, Boeing Flydubai took delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 Monday. May 20, 2009 ZZ AirGuide 090525 Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel B . . .

Low Cost Airline News - Europe.
May 24, 2009 AirBerlin AirBerlin will launch twice-weekly Berlin Tegel-Tel Aviv flights on July 7. May 21, 2009 AirBerlin AirBerlin is expanding its route network and will be flying from Isr . . .

Low Cost Airline News - Latin America / Caribbean.
May 24, 2009 JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways yesterday launched daily New York JFK-Montego Bay flights aboard an A320 and said it will begin serving Kingston from JFK this fall. May 22, 2009 Z . . .

Low Cost Airline News - North America.
May 24, 2009 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways announced its expansion to additional gates at General Mitchell International Airport, increasing to six gates on Concourse C. These gates will be us . . .

Airport News - Africa / Middle East.
May 24, 2009 EgyptAir EgyptAir plans to launch twice-weekly Cairo-Abuja flights June 1 using 737-800s. May 22, 2009 Lufthansa Lufthansa is to start daily services from Frankfurt to Bahrain a . . .

Airport News - Asia / Pacific.
May 24, 2009 Air New Zealand Air New Zealand gets digital throughout Los Angeles this weekend. The kiwi airline announces the nationOs first human interactive billboard controlled entirely by mo . . .

Airport News - Europe.
May 24, 2009 The number of air passengers travelling business class fell by 19.2 percent in March compared to the same month in 2008, according to new figures from the International Air Transport . . .

Airport News - Latin America / Caribbean.
May 24, 2009 Aerolineas Argentinas Aerolineas Argentinas will begin a daily Buenos Aires-Cordoba-Mendoza flight on July 1. May 22, 2009 AeroMexico AeroMexico, beginning on July 7, the airlin . . .

Airport News - North America.
May 24, 2009 The number of passengers travelling on US carriers in April fell 6.3 percent year-over-year despite declining ticket prices, according to US airline lobbying group the Air Transport A . . .

Travel Safety Update - Africa / Middle East.
May 24, 2009 British Airways, Boeing British Airways Boeing 747-400 carrying 283 people on 11 May almost stalled just after take-off from Johannesburg following a spurious systems warning that a . . .

Travel Safety Update - Asia / Pacific.
May 24, 2009 Australia has promised to correct by the end of the year shortcomings in its aviation safety oversight system. The faults were discovered by the International Civil Aviation Organisat . . .

Travel Safety Update - Europe.
May 24, 2009 Hurtigruten Hurtigruten has launched Hurti-Gear, an apparel shop stocked with essentials for expedition cruises. The collection offers possibilities for almost any outdoor activity, . . .

Travel Safety Update - Latin America / Caribbean.
May 24, 2009 Brazil At a special session of the Global Travel & Tourism Summit, held in Florianpolis, Brazil, from May 14 to 16 panelists agreed that, while the epidemic of the influenza virus A . . .

Travel Safety Update - North America.
May 24, 2009 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a USD 1.3 million civil penalty from Florida-based Gulfstream International Airlines, Inc. for violations of the Federal Aviatio . . .

Travel Security Update.
New York (AirGuide - Travel Security Update) May 24, 2009 Devices to launch and control cyber, electronic and information attacks are being tested and refined by the U.S. military and industry in . . .

Destination News - Car Rental.
New York (AirGuide - Destination News - Car Rental) May 24, 2009 Avis Budget Group Avis Budget Group, for the second consecutive year, has been named one of America's Top Organizations for Multi . . .

Destination News - Africa / Middle East.
May 24, 2009 General Tours World Traveler General Tours World Traveler has added a new feature to its Exotic World Journeys with new trips to Israel and India. Through June 30, the company is of . . .

Destination News - Asia / Pacific.
May 24, 2009 Goway Travel Goway Travel is offering a 22-day fully escorted tour to Australia and New Zealand called The Waltzing Matilda, which it is positioning as the ultimate tour Downunder. . . .

Destination News - Europe.
May 24, 2009 Great Hotels Organisation Great Hotels Organisation (GHO) has boosted its membership with the addition of four luxury hotels. Three Cancun properties join GHO as Great Hotels of the . . .

Destination News - Latin America / Caribbean.
May 24, 2009 Brazil At a special session of the Global Travel & Tourism Summit, held in Florianpolis, Brazil, from May 14 to 16 panelists agreed that, while the epidemic of the influenza virus A . . .

Destination News - North America.
May 24, 2009 Thanks to the continued strengthening of the dollar versus the rand, the Wayfarers is offering USD 850 per person savings on its 12-day exploration of the wild land of South Africa, a . . .

Destination News - Destination, Rail, Road.(Brief article)
New York (AirGuide - Destination, Rail, Road News) May 24, 2009 Spring Airlines Spring Airlines, hit hard by competition from high-speed rail, the most profitable Chinese LCC, is abandoning plan . . .

Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa Asia / Pacific.
May 24, 2009 InterContinental The InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa on Natadola Beach will open on June 1, 2009. Spread across 35 acres of tropical gardens, InterContinental Fiji Golf Reso . . .

Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa Europe.
May 24, 2009 GDSs are "shrinking" as the channel for lowest hotel rates, Trevor Elswood, managing director of hotel booking agency BSI, said. He said discount off "market rate" was becoming the "k . . .

Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa Latin America / Caribbean.
May 24, 2009 Jamaica Many Jamaica hotels are offering family specials. Sunset Resorts is welcoming families for an all-inclusive vacation at savings of up to 35 percent for the entire family. Th . . .

Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa North America.
May 24, 2009 Collette Vacations Collette Vacations will upgrade clients traveling June 1 and beyond at the Fairmont Banff Springs hotel in Banff, Canada, on two of its Canadian Rockies tours. Th . . .

Travel Environment Watch.
New York (AirGuide - Travel Environment Watch) May 24, 2009 The UK government's environmental czar is unconvinced by industry claims that carbon emissions could return to 2000 levels by 2050. Appe . . .

Travel Health Watch.
New York (AirGuide - Travel Health Watch) May 24, 2009 Despite fears of the potential impact of the swine flu virus, statistics from OAG (http://www.oagaviation.com), the world's leading aviation . . .

Travel Technology News.
New York (AirGuide - Travel Technology News) May 24, 2009 GDSs are "shrinking" as the channel for lowest hotel rates, Trevor Elswood, managing director of hotel booking agency BSI, said. He said d . . .

Airline News - Africa / Middle East.
May 17, 2009 El Al Israel Airlines El Al Israel Airlines said Thursday it was raising fuel surcharges by up to USD$25 per flight sector, effective May 21, in response to rising global oil prices . . .

Airline News - Asia / Pacific.
May 17, 2009 Air China Air China launched a mobile check-in service Friday, becoming the second Chinese carrier after China Southern Airlines to offer the option. Air China started trialing the . . .

Airline News - Europe.
May 17, 2009 Greek air traffic was suspended for about 6 hr. yesterday when controllers joined a national public sector strike protesting the government's handling of the recession. Numerous fligh . . .

Airline News - North America.
May 17, 2009 The U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) released its sixth monthly data installment for diverted commercial airline flights -- flights that make unscheduled stops before they reac . . .

Low Cost Airline News - Europe.
May 17, 2009 Ryanair On May 20, Ryanair will begin phasing out its airport check-in desks and from October 1 will require all customers to check in online in an effort to lower its cost base. Th . . .

Low Cost Airline News - Latin America / Caribbean.
May 17, 2009 VivaAerobus Mexico's VivaAerobus is pulling out of Austin at the end of this month, just over a year after launching services to the Texas capital with significant fanfare and promi . . .

Low Cost Airline News - North America.
May 17, 2009 AirTran Airways In a bid to win over Internet-savvy travelers, AirTran Airways this summer will become the first large U.S. airline to offer wireless Internet access on every flight . . .

Airport News - Africa / Middle East.
May 17, 2009 El Al Israel Airlines El Al Israel Airlines said Thursday it was raising fuel surcharges by up to USD$25 per flight sector, effective May 21, in response to rising global oil prices . . .

Airport News - Asia / Pacific.
May 17, 2009 Air China Air China launched a mobile check-in service Friday, becoming the second Chinese carrier after China Southern Airlines to offer the option. Air China started trialing the . . .

Airport News - Europe.
May 17, 2009 Greek air traffic was suspended for about 6 hr. yesterday when controllers joined a national public sector strike protesting the government's handling of the recession. Numerous fligh . . .

Airport News - Latin America / Caribbean.
May 17, 2009 VivaAerobus Mexico's VivaAerobus is pulling out of Austin at the end of this month, just over a year after launching services to the Texas capital with significant fanfare and promi . . .

Airport News - North America.
May 17, 2009 Airlines have shown great skill in recent months at finding ways to increase the cost of a ticket without raising their actual fares. Although the recession has sent fares themselves . . .

Travel Safety Update.
New York (AirGuide - Travel Safety Update) May 17, 2009 Air France KLM A US tourist arriving in Turkey with the Dutch KLM airlines has been identified as having swine flu. His mother has also be . . .

Travel Safety Update - Asia / Pacific.
May 17, 2009 China China quarantined more than 130 of the 150 passengers aboard a flight that carried a Chinese man who was the mainland's first suspected case of H1N1 flu, the Xinhua news agenc . . .

Travel Safety Update - Europe.(Company overview)
May 17, 2009 AeroEx Switzerland-based consultancy AeroEx has partnered the University of St Gallen's Centre for Aviation Competence to jointly develop a series of seminars. Founded in 2006, Aero . . .

Travel Safety Update - North America.
May 17, 2009 The U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) released its sixth monthly data installment for diverted commercial airline flights -- flights that make unscheduled stops before they reac . . .

Travel Security Update.(airport security measures)
New York (AirGuide - Travel Security Update) May 17, 2009 Inflight Insecurity? Netragard Says Airborne Web Service Easily Hacked. According to anti-hacking company Netragard, Gogo, the unencrypted . . .

Destination News - Car Rental.
New York (AirGuide - Destination News - Car Rental) May 17, 2009 Avis Rent A Car Avis Rent A Car has announced that it has joined forces with Penske Automotive Group, Inc. to provide rental car . . .

Destination News - Africa / Middle East.(tourism in Armenia)(Dubai Airshow 2009 attracts business aviation manufacturers)(Key To
May 17, 2009 Armenia Despite the financial crisis and contrary to UNWTO global forecasts, Armenian tourist arrivals have experienced stable growth during the first quarter of 2009. According to . . .

Destination News - Asia / Pacific.
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