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 The Scotsman: Premium seats blow as BA passenger numbers tumble
BRITISH Airways carried almost 5 per cent fewer passengers last month than in June 2008, the airline said yesterday.
 Financial Times: BA launches fresh round of cuts
British Airways is launching a fresh round of capacity reductions and job cuts to staunch mounting losses and to slow the outflow of cash from the business
AllAfrica: Namibia: Private Portfolio
Not a single day, if not hour, passes by without a motor vehicle accident occurring in Namibia. The insurance industry is inundated with claims making that side of business rather unprofitable to say the least.
AllAfrica: South Africa: Durban to Get New Bus Operator
A new bus operator will begin ferrying commuters in Durban from next month, says Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele.
AllAfrica: South Africa: Transport Minister Vows to Fight Corruption
Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has vowed to combat fraud and corruption with regards to procurement and tender processes, the Road Accident Fund and issuing drivers' licences.
AllAfrica: South Africa: Govt to Establish Negotiating Forum With Taxi Industry
After consulting with stakeholders in the taxi industry, government is ready to establish a negotiating forum to produce new and lasting solution regarding the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT).
AllAfrica: Namibia: Chinese Locomotives Kaput N$36 Million Down the Rail
THE four Chinese locomotives, which cost about N$36 million and arrived in Namibia five years ago, could be used for only 33 months and suffered 265 failures during that time from October 2004 until June 2007, Parliament was told yesterday.
AllAfrica: Zimbabwe: New Airline for Country
LONDON Stock Exchange-listed investment firm, LonZim has structured a deal that would see Fly540 Africa airline, commence operations in Zimbabwe by September.
AllAfrica: Nigeria: Pilots Take Feud With NPA to Uduaghan
THE Niger-Delta River Pilots Union has petitioned Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, over its disagreement with the management of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Warri, urging him to quickly intervene for the ongoing-multibillion naira Federal Government's Escravos-Gas-to-Liquid (EGTL) project not to be disrupted.
 IOL: Long wait for sardines
KwaZulu-Natal residents and international tourists on Friday were still eagerly waiting for the first big shoal of sardines to hit the shorelines.
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 13:45 - Jetstar's boss calls for a drop in customs immigration and quarantine restrictions between Australia and NZ ... (audio)
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Andhra Pradesh unhappy over railway budget
Rail budget focuses on fares, services
Freight rates may rise later
IT, telecom usher in GenX railway
Rail-related stocks plunge after Budget
Higher focus on freight corridors
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·ISPA Releases 2009 U.S. Spa Industry Statistics
The International SPA Association 2009 U.S. Spa Industry Update reveals a steady increase across the board in overall spa locations, revenues and visits.
·Looking into the Future of Digital Marketing
The Future of Digital Marketing conference, presented by Econsultancy, is an annual fixture on the London marketing calendar. This year's gathering again boasted a number of stimulating presentations, as well as heated discussion.
·Sports-Related Travel Bright Spot
Industry Experts Cite the Positive Impact of Sports-Related Travel
·Online hotel reservations at Kerala Tourism Website
Besides hotels and resorts, properties like ayurvedic centres, homestays and houseboats are also available online.
·Orchid Resorts & Escapes Now Featured on LuxuryLink.com
Luxury Link and Orchid Resorts & Escapes Team Up to Bring More Exceptional Properties to the Sophisticated Traveler
·NBTA Urges U.S. Government to Permit Expansion of Visa Waiver Program
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) - the leading association for the business travel industry - today voiced concern about the lack of a fully implemented biometric air exit procedure in the United States, which will prevent expansion of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). As of June 30,2009, because an official biometric air exit system does not exist, current law prohibits the addition of countries who othe ...
·Road Trips, Family Visits the New Trend in American Vacations
The great American road trip is back. After years of extravagant, keep-up-with-the-Jones' trips, more people are strapping down and simplifying their vacations because of the economy.
·Expiration of Visa Waiver Program Expansion Jeopardizes U.S. Economic Recovery
The U.S. Travel Association expressed concern today about this week's expiration of government authority to further expand the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to qualified countries.
·J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways Rank Highest in Customer Satisfaction With Airlines in...
Tough Economic Conditions Lead to Decline in Satisfaction, Although Airline Timeliness Improves
·Customer Loyalty Pioneer Joins Tourism Consulting Group
Customer loyalty management pioneer Jim Rossi has joined travel marketing and destination branding agency Wanderlust's destination management consulting group.
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·Mozambique: Emergency Repairs to Sena Line Concluded
Emergency work on the Sena rail line in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, following a major derailment on 23 June, have been concluded, much earlier than initially expected, reports Friday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
·Nigeria: Protecting Our Travellers
DELTA Airlines poor treatment of hundreds of its passengers heading to the US appears to be the standard practice for most foreign airlines that operate into Nigeria.
·Nigeria: BPE Resolves Tussle Over Transcorp Hilton Hotel
The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Dr. Christopher Anyanwu, yesterday met with the leadership of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (TRANSCORP) and Capital Leisure and Hospitality Limited to resolve the tussle over the ownership of 51 percent equity in Transcorp Hilton Hotels, Abuja .
·Kenya: Tourism Players Upbeat Despite Flu
Tourism sector players are upbeat the high season will not be affected by the detection of swine flu in the country.
·Africa: Foundation Applauds U.S. HIV Travel Ban Repeal
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation applauded the U.S. government for taking the final steps to repeal the more than 15-year-old policy banning HIV-positive foreign nationals from entering the United States. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)removed HIV from the list of “communicable diseases of public health significance,” effectively removing the last hurdle to overturnin ...
·Botswana: Regulatory Civil Aviation Charges to Go Up
Botswana has the lowest civil aviation charges in the region because it has not reviewed the levies for over a decade, senior aviation officials have said.
·Tanzania: Fire Razes Dar Hotel Property, Injures Man
A man was injured and property worth million of shillings destroyed, following a fire outbreak at Top Land Hotel in Magomeni Mapipa yesterday morning.
·Tanzania: Tazara to Raise Cargo Capacity
Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) has embarked on an ambitious programme to boost its haulage capacity to tap into freight cargo destined for DRC, Rwanda Burundi and Zambia.
·Nigeria: Bauchi to Grow Flowers in Water Satchets
The Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) will soon use packaged water polythene to grow flowers and other plants in nurseries.Dr Dije Bala, the Chairman of the agency, who stated this in Bauchi on Wednesday in an interview, said the agency would design a method of collecting the sachets and sending them to various plant nurseries for incubation of plants.
·South Africa: Durban July Gets Tourism Sector Racing
IN THESE tough economic times, horse racing is coming to the rescue of KwaZulu-Natal's economy, with Saturday's Vodacom Durban July set to inject R500m into the province's coffers.
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·Fairmont to open new Zimbali development
The famous hotel operator, Fairmont, is to open a range of upmarket properties at the Zimbali Coastal Resort on the north coast.
·Gorging on adrenalin
Adventure tourism hits Oribi, writes Jan de Beer.
·Thai this for something different
South Africans are familiar with the stunning azure sea and beaches to the south of the country, but there is an "alternative Thailand" waiting to be discovered, writes Wren Mast-Ingle.
·Tourism growth in SA double that of world
South Africas growth in the number of international visitors was almost double that of the rest of the world in 2005 and the Western Cape experienced the highest-ever number of tourists in its traditionally off-season, according to Cape Town Routes Unlimited.
·Galway comes out of its shell during festival
Buck Maguire goes to Ireland for the 52nd annual Galway Oyster Festival and rates it as the best entertainment in the world.
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·Survey: Czech vacationers aiming to spend less on summer holidays
July 1st in the Czech Republic is considered the official start of the summer holidays, a time to kick back with family and friends and the perfect time to go on vacation. But this year there’s a difference: Czechs, like most of their neighbours, are feeling the bite of the economiccrisis. According to a new survey released on Wednesday, those planning on going on vacation certainly won’t give up their holiday, b ...
·Pipes, pubs and propositions: first impressions of Prague
Reading the recent reflections of my colleagues has cast my mind back tothe first time I came to Prague.I think it was the start of March 1992. Iam vague on the date but remember that there was some special airlinepromotion to fly anywhere in the European Community for about half thenormal price. I hit on Dresden and looked for a railway link to Prague.
·1970s plan to build underground rail link to Adriatic Coast and Czechoslovak island revealed
One of the stranger projects dreamt up in modern Czechoslovakia has justcome to light. According to a newspaper report on Tuesday, engineers inPrague created a plan to build an underground rail tunnel all the way tothe Adriatic Coast – and to create an artificial island that would havebelonged to Czechoslovakia.
·Magazine
Panoramatic views of Prague streets will soon be available on Google, aCzech captain is crowned Miss Azalea and a copy of Entropa is up for sale.Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
·The Jewish Quarter in TĹ™ebĂÄŤ
The historic Moravian town of TĹ™ebĂÄŤ, some 140 km south east of Prague,is known for having perhaps the best preserved Jewish quarter in thecountry. In 2003, the town’s Jewish heritage sites, together with theCatholic basilica of St Procopius, were added to the UNESCO List of WorldHeritage.
·Prague House in Brussels
A Tuesday night in Brussels and a crowd of well-dressed concertgoers awaita recital of Dvořák and Martinů. The concert, staged in the city’ssplendid Theatre du Vaudeville, is a joint English and Czech venture. Oneof the people behind the event is Lucie Čadilová, from the BrusselsPrague House:
·Two Prague restaurants awarded Michelin stars
Wednesday sees the release of Michelin’s Main Cities in Europe, aguidebook which rates Europe’s best restaurants. Last year Prague’sAllegro, located in the Four Seasons Hotel, became the first in a postcommunist country to clinch a coveted star. This year it retained itsposition, while numerous other restaurants were in the running. Anotherthat clinched the prestigious star was Maze, in the Hotel Hilton, untilr ...
·The Fort above the Black Forests - Kostelec nad ÄŚernĂ˝mi lesy
This week’s spotlight focuses on one of the main centres of forestry inthe Czech Republic and an oft overlooked pearl of Bohemian culturalheritage. Christian Falvey gives us his impressions of the town ofKostelecnad Černými lesy.
·Organisation promoting convention tourism in Czech capital
Tourism is one of the biggest industries in Prague, with millions of peoplevisiting the Czech capital every year. One important element of thebusiness is “convention tourism”, when visitors come to attendconferences, seminars and trade fairs. The Prague Convention Bureaupromotes congress tourism in the city – I discussed its activities withmarketing manager Andrea Libová.
·Regional dishes to attract more tourists to Czech Republic
Sour rye soup from the Giant Mountains, the south Bohemian štrachanda orrump steak goulash from Prague, these are just some of the Czechspecialties, that will appear on the menus of Czech restaurants as ofApril. Czech Tourism, in cooperation with the Czech Association of Hotelsand Restaurants and the Association of Cooks and Confectioners, haveprepared a special project with the aim of promoting the Czech Republicth ...
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