‘Travel’ Archives
Airport Check-in: Strange sight in Canada; Detroit plan pursued
By Roger Yu, USA TODAY Detroit Metro officials are stepping up efforts to build a business center near the airport that they say will fuel regional economic development. In testimony to state lawmakers last week, Wayne County Airport Authority CEO Lester Robinson defended the idea, emphasizing that the area's two airports – Detroit [...]
UAE’s travel sector shakes off effects of global downturn
By Saifur Rahman, Business Editor London: The impact of the global economic slowdown on the UAE tourism sector appears to be minimal, according to latest estimates by global tourism bodies. According to the latest report by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the contribution of travel and tourism to the UAE's GDP is expected to [...]
Dubai-based airline Emirates is to add an extra daily service to Sydney and Bangkok
Fast-growing Dubai-based airline Emirates is to add an extra daily service to Sydney and Bangkok - and more flights to Jakarta and Manila. The expansion program will span two months, and the carrier says the move wil "advance its footprint" in Asia Pacific. Starting December 2009, Emirates will introduce a fourth daily service to [...]
Saif Ali Khan down with stomach infection
They thought it was malaria. It now appears the Chota Nawab only has a stomach infection. Docs advise three-day rest... This time, it was suspected to be malaria. Last year, he was hospitalised for intestine infection (after eating bhelpuri) and this time too, it started with stomach pain. He later developed a feverSaif and girlfriend Kareena [...]
GREAT ARABIAN ESCAPES
Pauline Webber Sea and sand: From grand mosques to camel safaris, discover the mystique of Arabia aboard Costa Cruises' two new liners. Seven-night Jewel of the Emirates tours aboard Costa Luminosa depart from Dubai and cruise to Oman, Fujayrah, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain. From $952 a person. From February next year, the Costa Deliziosa will [...]
MORE THAN 6,000 HAJ PILGRIMS TO GET VACCINES
H1N1 and meningitis jabs compulsory for those going to Makkah By Dina El Shammaa, Staff Reporter, Gulf News Abu Dhabi: UAE Haj pilgrims are required to get three different vaccines before travelling to Makkah; a vaccine for H1N1, another for seasonal influenza and the third for meningitis. During the second national awareness campaign [...]
EMIRATES REPORTS A 165 PERCENT RISE IN HALF-YEAR PROFITS
By siliconindia news bureau Dubai: Emirates airline has announced a net profit of $205 million for the first six months of the current financial year, which ended on September 30, 2009. This represents a 165 percent improvement on the $77 million net profits for the same period in 2008. During this period the airline made an [...]
Aeroplan gets U.S. foothold with purchase of loyalty marketer Carlson Marketing
MONTREAL — Groupe Aeroplan Inc. (TSX:AER) has gained a U.S. foothold with the purchase of customer loyalty company Carlson Marketing as the company pursues more international growth. Aeroplan, a loyalty rewards program spun off from Air Canada (TSX:AC.A) said Tuesday it had paid $188 million for Carlson Marketing, a global [...]
PORT EVERGLADES OPENS WORLD’S LARGEST CRUISE TERMINAL, HOME OF ROYAL CARIBBEAN’S OASIS OF THE SEAS
PORT EVERGLADES, Fla., /PRNewswire/ -- The largest cruise terminal in the world to serve the two largest and most revolutionary cruise ships in the world officially opened at Port Everglades on Friday, November 6, one week prior to the arrival of Royal Caribbean International’s 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas. Local county and city [...]
Dubai Airport’s Passenger Traffic Up on Summer
Abdul Basit 21 July 2009 DUBAI - Dubai International Airport posted a 10.3 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger traffic in June, due mainly to the peak summer travel season, the company said on Monday. The airport, known also as DIA, is the world’s sixth-busiest airport and home to Emirates Airline and [...]
