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Next weekend, all of the flight operations of the Austrian Airlines Group, which has a fleet of some 80 aircraft, will be bundled at its 100% subsidiary Tyrolean Airways. More than 50% of all Austrian flights are already being "operated by Tyrolean", especially those in Austria and to Central and Eastern Europe. As of July 1, Tyrolean will also operate the long-distance fleet. 
United Airlines introduces its first-ever service to Turkey this weekend with the launch of daily nonstop service between Newark Liberty International Airport and Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport, beginning July 1.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced the opening of Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter at the center of New Orleans' world-famous historic district. Previously known as The Inn On Bourbon, the former Ramada property completed a multi-million dollar renovation prior to opening under the Four Points flag. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.announced that it will release the company's second quarter financial results prior to market open on Thursday, July 26, followed by a conference call at 10:30 a.m. ET. The conference call will include a brief discussion of the quarter and a question-and-answer session. It will be moderated by Stephen Pettibone, Vice President of Investor Relations.
Rezidor has opened their very first hotel in Corsica – the outstanding Radisson Blu Resort & Spa, Ajaccio Bay; owned by the group Ollandini and representing the most significant hotel investment in Corsica since 30 years. The 170 rooms-property is located near Porticcio; right at the glorious Agosta Beach.
Rezidor, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announces the Park Inn by Radisson Odintsovo Greater Moscow. The property featuring 122 rooms is scheduled to open in Q3 2012. “Russia and its capital city Moscow are a key development market for our dynamic mid-market brand Park Inn by Radisson. 
airberlin is delighted to have over 100,000 fans on its Facebook Fan Page; the airline has more than doubled the number of friends it has on the social network in less than a year. In 2012 alone, airberlin has seen a 24% increase in its total number of fans. 
Princess Cruises is starting July with a bang with the "Red, White and Blue Sale" from July 2-9, featuring cruise deals on North American departure cruises. Travelers can save up to $1,000 per stateroom plus receive up to $100 stateroom credit on cruises to the Caribbean Panama Canal, Canada & New England, Hawaii, Mexico and West Coast. 
VIA Rail Canada announced, as part of its ongoing modernization, that it is taking action to better meet customer demand. VIA is introducing significant improvements to its operations, including to tracks, stations and trains, better interconnectivity with other carriers, enhanced customer experience and e-services.
London Mayor Boris Johnson officially opened the 10th Wayra Academy – Telefonica’s accelerator programme – established in London to help digital talent go global. The Mayor joined senior figures from O2 parent company Telefonica, in congratulating 16 of the UK’s most talented digital entrepreneurs who have secured a place at the state-of-the-art Academy. 
ACC Liverpool is set to welcome thousands of international delegates to a medical conference after one of the city’s ambassadors campaigned for it to come to the city.
Etihad Airways has welcomed 25 Omani contact centre agents to its Abu Dhabi contact centre as part of a recruitment drive recently launched in Oman.
The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) announced that Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) set new records for both revenue and profit in the financial year ended 31 March 2012. Profit attributable to the equity shareholder went up 32.2% year on year to HK$5,336 million in fiscal 2011/2012, while revenue rose 14.8% to HK$12,154 million.The Boeing Company and Embraer announced an agreement to collaborate on the KC-390 aircraft program. Under this agreement, Boeing and Embraer will share some specific technical knowledge and evaluate markets where they may join their sales efforts for medium-lift military transport opportunities.
Hawaiian Airlines will begin offering nonstop flights between Honolulu and Brisbane, Australia, three times weekly starting Tuesday, November 27, 2012 , becoming the only US carrier to o perate service to Brisbane.
Travelport has announced a new agreement with FCm Travel Solutions Ireland, a leading business travel agency, which will see testing of Universal Desktop begin as early as next month.
AirAsia affirms its readiness to transfer all operations to Don Mueang International Airport by October 1st, 2012. The airline assures Don Mueang Airport will be able to accommodate its growing fleet and provide its customers with the utmost satisfaction.
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of May released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed continued growth in international air passenger traffic, but international air cargo demand remained soft.World Record celebrates London in the run up to 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the record for first underground railway system is just one of 20 Guinness World Record attempts that London is breaking to become a multi record-breaking city.
The first A380 for Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was unveiled bearing its special celebration livery, ahead of entry-into-service next week on the Kuala Lumpur-London route. 
easyJet celebrated flying 55 million passengers to and from London Stansted Airport since its first flight took off in 1998.
Mandarin Oriental, Paris is offering families the chance to embrace the French way of life, with the Mandarin Oriental Family Travel Package priced from EUR 1,490 per night. The package allows families to experience Parisian luxury at its finest with a spacious suite and adjoining child-friendly guestroom complete with a popcorn machine, chocolate lollipops, mini bathrobes and slippers. 
Bombardier Transportation announced that the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) confirmed an order for 150 additional rail cars valued at approximately $266 million US ($274 million CDN, 213 million euro). The order represents the exercise of an option under a contract signed on June 14, 2012.
London & Partners, as part of World Record London celebrates Sutton’s Pearson’s Cycles the World’s Oldest Bike Shop - established in 1860 and still trading today over 150 years later. World Record London sees the most exciting capital in the world attempt over 20 Guinness World Records to make London a multi record-breaking city.The Mayor's Team London Ambassadors participated in a giant treasure hunt across the capital, as part of London & Partners' World Record London, on Saturday 23 June, to secure a Guinness World Records title. The Guinness World Records title for the Largest treasure hunt game stood at 308 people achieved in San Diego, California, US and the Team London Ambassadors broke this record with 466 people in their quest to hunt for clues at some of London's iconic attractions and monuments.
Orbitz announced a re-launch of the popular Orbitz Flights, Hotels, Cars for iPhone App, adding major speed improvements, powerful sort and filtering capabilities and new mapping tools that better highlight exclusive, mobile-only hotel discounts. The completely rebuilt Orbitz app is the only fully native, streamlined in-app search and book experience for flights, hotel rooms and car rentals.
Delta Air Lines has made its first signing of a UK soccer club by striking a multi-year deal to become Chelsea Football Club's official airline sponsor. The deal brings together two major international brands: Delta, a leading global airline; and Chelsea FC, the champions of Europe. The partnership will commence in July 2012. 
Award-winning river cruise line AmaWaterways announces the release of the Wine Cruises Through Europe 2012 & 2013 brochure, officially launching its newest “In Celebration of Wine” themed cruises through Europe’s premier wine regions and world-renowned destinations. 
KiwiRail’s all new Northern Explorer train service was launched today, departing Britomart Station in Auckland with its first passengers. “We’re really excited to introduce a new, international standard train service for the North Island. This is a fundamentally different service to the Overlander with a focus on tourism and experiential travel,” says KiwiRail’s General Manager Passenger Deborah Hume.
ATC Global can reveal that the 2013 Conference agenda is set to be the most relevant and compelling to date, incorporating a brand new format with an ambitious new agenda born from extensive research with the air traffic management industry.
Exhibitors from around the world and across the United States reported that business was brisk with Hosted Buyer appointments, group presentations and drop-in traffic at this week’s AIBTM 2012 in Baltimore.
Lufthansa published the latest issue of its Balance sustainability report in Frankfurt. The report documents positive developments in all aspects of corporate responsibility: “Despite challenging operating conditions and burdensome effects, the Lufthansa Group can once again present a gratifying report on sustainability. And that remains our goal for the future,“ observed Dr. 
Denverites know a “5280 menu” is synonymous with great value. New to the menu at EDGE Restaurant & Bar at Four Seasons Hotel Denver is a three-course set dinner menu, offered for USD 52.80 per couple (the elevation of Denver is 5,280 feet—one mile high above sea level) every Sunday night.
Accor has been providing learning and development solutions through its Académie Accor since 1985. Twenty-seven years later, the world's top hospitality school relies on its 17 entities to roll out its programs in 72 countries, delivering more than 435,000 days of training a year (an average of three days per employee), and invests almost €45 million every year in training its employees. 
Boeing delivered the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army today in a ceremony at the company's modification center in Millville.
Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) transported more domestic cargo than other airlines in the 1st quarter (Q1) of 2012, according to recently released Civil Aeronautics Board data.
Commenting on the report’s publication, Rick Haythornthwaite, Network Rail's chairman, said: “The last year has been one of steady progress across many areas but especially in cutting the cost of running the rail network. The year has also seen the company grappling with the difficult balance and trade-offs between cost, capacity and performance with more work needed to meet tough punctuality targets."
Thanks to its progressive stance on same-sex rights, the UK was recently recognised as the best place in Europe to be gay (according to the IGLA Europe). That's great for the Brits, but it's good news for LGBT visitors, too, who'll find thriving gay communities and a genuinely warm welcome in just about every corner of the country. 
Statistics released confirmed year-on-year growth in international visitor arrivals of 4.0 per cent, with 2.6 million arrivals to New Zealand for the year ending May 2012. Maintaining year-on-year growth across the low season is a positive sign for the industry says Tourism New Zealand Chief Executive Kevin Bowler. "We first saw this number of overseas visitors in December 2011, when arrivals topped 2.6 million for the first time.On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the World Investment Conference in La Baule, the world leading aircraft manufacturer received the Trophy for the Best European Investor in Europe, thus rewarding the efforts made by the group in Europe over the last decade both in terms of job creations and investments. Etihad Airways’ in-flight chef, Francois Van Zyl, and Nadeem Farooq, from Abu Dhabi In-Flight Catering Company, have triumphed in the prestigious 2012 Asia-Pacific Onboard Travel Chef’s Competition.Tourism New Zealand is running a series of webinar sessions with the tourism industry over the coming weeks updating them on the 100% Pure New Zealand campaign, South and South East Asia market and newzealand.com.
WTM World Responsible Tourism Day is witnessing a stupendous response from Europe travel business houses, with prominent travel market leaders coming forward to voice their support for WTMWRTD. However, official supporters of WTM’s World Responsible Tourism Day undergo strict monitoring to ensure that they are upholding the underlying principles of The Cape Town Declaration.
The JAL Foundation - a cultural arm of Japan Airlines, will hold the 43rd JAL Scholarship Program in Japan for 19 university undergraduates from ten countries and regions across Asia from June 27 to July 17, 2011.
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is positive about the coalition agreement approved by SPD and B90/Die Grünen last week in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). ‘The coalition agreement offers various starting points to further intensify cooperation between NRW and Rotterdam in the coming years. Our interests and our visions run largely in parallel, particularly concerning making industry sustainable, strengthening logistics between NRW and its most important sea port, and stimulating inland shipping,’ stated Hans Smits, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
Marriott International announced its collaborative involvement with the International Tourism Partnership (ITP) and the WTTC on a groundbreaking initiative to unite hotel industry efforts to calculate and communicate carbon impact by agreeing on a standardized methodology and metrics. 
By participating in this edition Mozambique´s aim is to promote the country as a tourism destination, enhancing the incentives facilities of the country.
IDG’s Computerworld has selected Marriott International, as one of the “Best Places to Work in IT” for the tenth consecutive year. Ranked 22nd overall and the only lodging company to make the list, Marriott’s culture was highlighted by the publication as one in which associates are committed to succeeding and the contributions of our diverse workforce are depended upon.
Travel trade professionals never deter from their path when it comes to effective marketing. Living in a time when social marketing is the golden word in travel trade business, travel professionals are constantly striving for better marketing opportunities. Although Facebook has been a driving force of sort in the travel business arena, LinkedIn has always been a touché ahead of the former owing to its professional outlook and reach.Boeing announced it will collaborate on air traffic management (ATM) research with LOT Polish Airlines, Polish government agencies and academic institutions to make commercial aviation in Poland more efficient and to support airline profitability.