Airguide Online back issues from April 2009:
Airport News - Africa / Middle East.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 El Al Israel Airlines El Al Israel Airlines will increase London-to-Tel Aviv flights by an additional six flights a week begining on May 3, pending goverment approval. Flights will no longer fly from London Stansted, but instead depart from London Luton ...
Airport News - Asia / Pacific.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Jet Airways Jet Airways today launched its daily, direct service to Kuwait from Mumbai. This is the airline[sup.1]s second daily service to Kuwait from India, complementing the airline[sup.1]s existing Kochi-Kuwait service. The new flight took place ...
Airport News - Europe.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Major European flagship airlines have closed 132 routes in the last year, according to new research. Jet Republic, a private jet company, said only four of the 15 major airlines in its survey opened more routes than they closed. Apr 4, 2009 Aviation ...
Airport News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 American Eagle Martinique has become more accessible to US travelers thanks to newly-expanded service from American Eagle Airlines. Beginning May 1, 2009, American Eagle will offer daily service between its hub in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Fort-de-France, ...
Airport News - North America.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 The federal government is finally beginning to take over the job of comparing U.S. airline passengers against its terrorist watchlist, more than six years after it announced its post-9/11 plans to relieve airlines of that duty. Now four unnamed small airlines are ...
Travel Safety Update - Africa / Middle East.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Namibia More than $2,700 000 dollars is urgently needed to support the government of Namibia in responding to the plight of up to 350,000 people hit by widespread floods, a United Nations spokesperson said Monday. Around 17 percent of the southwest ...
Travel Safety Update - Asia / Pacific.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Emirates Airlines, Airbus The pilots flying the Emirates Airbus A340-500 that suffered a severe tailstrike at Melbourne on 20 March have left the airline. A spokesman for the carrier says: "I can confirm that they have resigned." He declined to give any ...
Travel Safety Update - Europe.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 A European Aviation Safety Agency-commissioned scientific report on crew fatigue has been heavily criticised as irrelevant by airline representatives at a 31 March stakeholder forum arranged by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) at the European Parliament, ...
Travel Safety Update - Latin America / Caribbean.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Embraer Embraer has started steep-approach trials of its E-190 twin-jet at London City but is confident of the type's performance, having already conducted sea-level testing in northern Brazil. It expects to conduct around 30 approaches at City - during ...
Travel Safety Update - North America.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Wildlife strikes are costly to airlines as well as posing a safety hazard to aircraft and flight operations. Nationally, bird strikes have resulted in more than 550,000 hours of aircraft down time and costs civil and military aviation more than $625 million every ...
Travel Security Update.(antiterrorism measures for airline passengers safety)(Mexico tourism increases)(national identification cards for travelling)
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 The federal government is finally beginning to take over the job of comparing U.S. airline passengers against its terrorist watchlist, more than six years after it announced its post-9/11 plans to relieve airlines of that duty. Now four unnamed small airlines are ...
Destination News - Car Rental.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Europcar Europcar reported a drop in its operating income for 2008 to [euro]253m compared with [euro]298m for the previous year. But its operating margin fell from 14.1% to 11.9%. The French car rental company said its revenue had stayed stable in what ...
Destination News - Africa / Middle East.(Caravan-Serai)(Marriott International opens new hotels)(MTN Group recieves approval for its reorganization plans)
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI will make his first papal visit to Israel from May 8 to 15 this year. The pope[sup.1]s visit will include stops at several Christian and Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem, Nazareth and Bethlehem, including the Yad Vashem Museum and Memorial of the ...
Destination News - Asia / Pacific.(Hard Rock International opens hotels)(juvenile drinking banned in Thailand)(PacRim Marketing Group, Inc. and PRTech, LLC awarded)
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Australian Pacific Touring Australian Pacific Touring announced a 10 percent discount on land costs for its best-selling tours of 10 days or more, including the most popular 22-day Royal Escorted Vacation of Australia and New Zealand. The discount is ...
Destination News - Europe.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 According to Newsweek, Antwerp[sup.1]s Central Station is ranked among the most beautiful stations worldwide. It is only preceded by St. Pancras (London), Grand Central (New York) and Chhatrapati Shivaji (Mumbai). The renovation of Antwerp[sup.1]s railway cathedral ...
Destination News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Abercrombie & Kent Abercrombie & Kent is offering savings on an A&K Philanthropic Journey to Antarctica. Bookings made by June 30 save 20 to 25 percent per person on select cabin categories, including deluxe cabins with separate sitting areas, full baths ...
Destination News - North America.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 There's no denying that times are tough for the travel industry right now. Everywhere you turn, a hotel or resort is offering a reduced price, a free night or some other incentive. Airlines are locked in price wars and issuing rock- bottom rates even as they charge ...
Frequent Flyer & Loyalty Program News.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 All Nippon Airways All Nippon Airways Mileage Club members, from April 1, 2009, can now earn up to 500 miles when staying with Accor Hotels and Resorts around the world. Mileage Club Members will earn 500 miles per stay with Sofitel, Pullman and MGallery ...
Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa Africa / Middle East.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Marriott Hotels Marriott International will open a 370-room JW Marriott Hotel in Tripoli, Libya in addition to new properties in Peru and Puerto Rico. When opened in 2011, JW Marriott Hotel Tripoli will be Marriott International[sup.1]s first hotel in the ...
Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa Asia / Pacific.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Hard Rock Hard Rock International announced the Hard Rock Hotel Singapore, set to open in spring 2010. The 360-room Hard Rock Hotel Singapore is part of Resorts World at Sentosa, a $4.3 billion integrated family resort destination set on the tropical isle ...
Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa Europe.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Crowne Plaza The Crowne Plaza Paris Republique and Crowne Plaza London Kensington hotels open this month. The 328-room Crowne Plaza Paris Republique is owned by Westbridge and is the fifth Crowne Plaza in France and the second in Paris, alongside the ...
Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa Latin America / Caribbean.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Banyan Tree Hotels Singapore-based Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts officially made its entrance into the American market with the opening of Banyan Tree Mayakoba, off Mexico[sup.1]s Riviera Maya. The resort features an all-pool villa designs and Banyan ...
Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa North America.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 There's no denying that times are tough for the travel industry right now. Everywhere you turn, a hotel or resort is offering a reduced price, a free night or some other incentive. Airlines are locked in price wars and issuing rock- bottom rates even as they charge ...
Travel Environment Watch.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 The fourth Aviation and Environment Summit held recently in Geneva, Switzerland has yielded to a joint action plan by various organizations to reduce the CO2 emitted by aircraft in Europe by over half a million tons a year. Among those organizations include ACI ...
Travel Health Watch.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Could water shortages be the cause of the next major international conflict? With around 1.8 billion people estimated to be living in water scarcity by 2025, water charity Just A Drop is posing just this question. Some of the world's most established and emerging ...
Travel Technology News.
Apr 06, 2009 ... Apr 5, 2009 Cable Operators Get WiMax Boost from BelAir. BelAir has introduced the BelAir100SX Strand Mounted Dual Mode Wireless Node, a long way of saying that this device can be attached directly to existing cable wiring, powered by cable plant voltage, and drive two kinds of ...
Airline News - Africa / Middle East.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Emirates Airline Emirates Airline is set to increase connections to Africa with flights to Angola, its 17th African destination. The Dubai-Luanda service, which begins Aug. 2, will operate three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Operating ...
Airline News - Asia / Pacific.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Air Pacific Passengers who book a new flight on Air Pacific originating in North America to Fiji through June 30 and travel by Dec. 31 can get a full refund if they lose their job before their trip. [sup.3]We understand that travelers might be hesitant ...
Airline News - Europe.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 European Commission yesterday released its updated "blacklist" of airlines banned from operating into the EU. Added to the list last released in November were Motor Sich Airlines of Ukraine, Thailand's One-Two-Go Airlines, six carriers from Kazakhstan and all ...
Airline News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Air Jamaica Effective June 29, Air Jamaica will offer seven weekly flights between Orlando and Jamaica. The addition of two new flights will give passengers direct service to Kingston after a stop in Montego Bay. Air Jamaica[sup.1]s new summer schedule ...
Airline News - North America.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 US law regulating commercial human spaceflight dates to 2004 and the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act (CSLAA), created to balance the needs of public safety with the technological immaturity of a tourism industry that did not yet exist. In December last year a ...
Low Cost Airline News - Africa / Middle East.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 FlyDubai The Gulf emirate of Dubai announced on Monday the launch of its first budget airline called flydubai, which will be taking to the skies in two months despite the global financial crisis. Flydubai will start with flights to the Lebanese capital ...
Low Cost Airline News - Asia / Pacific.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 AirAsia AirAsia X today announced a promotional campaign for flights from London to Kuala Lumpur by offering a special fare of [pounds sterling]399 for its XL' premium seats- inclusive of airport tax and charges. AirAsia X's [pounds sterling]399 premium ...
Low Cost Airline News - Europe.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 EasyJet EasyJet launched London Gatwick-Vienna service on April 2. The LCC transported 3.5 million passengers in March, down 6.3% year-over-year. Load factor fell 2.8 points to 84.7%. Apr 7, 2009 Flybe Flybe announced that it will ...
Low Cost Airline News - North America.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 AirTran Airways AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., announced today plans to begin service in Allentown/Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, effective June 25, 2009. The low-cost carrier will offer roundtrip nonstop flights between Lehigh Valley ...
Airport News - Africa / Middle East.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Emirates Airline Emirates Airline is set to increase connections to Africa with flights to Angola, its 17th African destination. The Dubai-Luanda service, which begins Aug. 2, will operate three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Operating ...
Airport News - Asia / Pacific.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Air Pacific Passengers who book a new flight on Air Pacific originating in North America to Fiji through June 30 and travel by Dec. 31 can get a full refund if they lose their job before their trip. [sup.3]We understand that travelers might be hesitant ...
Airport News - Europe.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Air France KLM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. The Keukenhof, the gardens and tulip fields that are one of the Netherlands[sup.1] top attractions are now 60 years old, has decided to name a special tulip after KLM ....
Airport News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Air France KLM, Gol Air France KLM and Gol signed an agreement Friday linking their respective loyalty programs and establishing a codeshare arrangement under which AF will add its code to Gol flights between Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and 13 Brazilian ...
Airport News - North America.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 US law regulating commercial human spaceflight dates to 2004 and the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act (CSLAA), created to balance the needs of public safety with the technological immaturity of a tourism industry that did not yet exist. In December last year a ...
Travel Safety Update - Africa / Middle East.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Turkish Airlines Regarding the Turkish Airlines aircraft that mistakenly landed at a military air base in Georgia, pilot error is thought to have caused the aircraft, traveling from Istanbul to Tbilisi, to land at the base located some 17 kilometers from ...
Travel Safety Update - Asia / Pacific.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Garuda Indonesia, Boeing Indonesian court jailed Garuda Indonesia Capt. Marwoto Komar, 45, the pilot who was in command of a 737-400 that crashed in Yogyakarta two years ago, killing 21. He will serve two years after being found guilty by the Sleman ...
Travel Safety Update - Europe.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 European Commission yesterday released its updated "blacklist" of airlines banned from operating into the EU. Added to the list last released in November were Motor Sich Airlines of Ukraine, Thailand's One-Two-Go Airlines, six carriers from Kazakhstan and all ...
Travel Safety Update - North America.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Event: Proven Tactics on Bird Strike Risk Mitigation Wildlife strikes are costly to airlines as well as posing a safety hazard to aircraft and flight operations. Nationally, bird strikes have resulted in more than 550,000 hours of aircraft down time and costs civil ...
Travel Security Update.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 ECPAT the Netherlands, together with ECPAT Germany, organized an expert meeting on March 8-10, 2009 about the multi-stakeholder approach to combat the sexual exploitation of children in tourism. The role of tourism professionals, as well as NGOs in tourism ...
Destination News - Car Rental.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Auto Europe Auto Europe has teamed up with local businesses including fresh seafood wholesalers based right outside their Portland, Maine, office, by extending their Maine rewards program for 2009. This program is valid for reservations now through May ...
Destination News - Africa / Middle East.(cruise tourists growth in Dubai)(South African Tourism USA)
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Cairo Travellers to Egypt will soon be able to explore the inner chambers of the 4,500-year-old "bent" pyramid, known for its oddly shaped profile, and other nearby ancient tombs. The increased access to the pyramids south of Cairo is part of a new ...
Destination News - Asia / Pacific.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Australia Four in 10 travellers say nudist beaches would boost tourism numbers to Australia. A survey of 1250 people by travel website totaltravel.com asked whether more nude sunbathing beaches should be allowed around the country to boost tourism. More ...
Destination News - Europe.(Belgium offers tourism attractions)(Celtic Tours World Vacations offers discounted tours)(C.I.E. Tours International Inc. offers discounted tours)
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Belgium Marooned in a sea of slagheaps, derelict factories and litter-strewn wasteland, the Belgian city of Charleroi is one of Europe's most unlikely tourist destinations. The grim former coal-mining community is best known in Belgium for having the ...
Destination News - Latin America / Caribbean.(Cuba tourism industry)(United Vacations offers family packages)
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Cuba Behind the mangroves that skirt the blue waters of Cuba's Bay of Cardenas, a 1,500-slip marina is taking shape as the island's tourism industry braces for what could be its biggest challenge yet. The Americans are coming - or they may be, soon. Rock ...
Destination News - North America.(Azamara Cruises services)(Canadian Mountain Holidays offers new packages)(Collette Vacations)
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 George Washington[sup.1]s estate is opening its doors for an unprecedented evening event May 22 to 24 and 29 to 31, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. In the Donald W. Reynolds Education Center, people come out of displays just like in the movie. Meet characters from ...
Frequent Flyer & Loyalty Program News.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Air France KLM, Gol Air France KLM and Gol signed an agreement Friday linking their respective loyalty programs and establishing a codeshare arrangement under which AF will add its code to Gol flights between Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and 13 Brazilian ...
Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa Africa / Middle East.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Hillah Iraqi tourism officials say they are offering newlyweds the chance to spend their honeymoon in the bed of the late dictator Saddam Hussein. Officials in Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad, said Saddam's room in the presidential palace can be ...
Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa Asia / Pacific.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Hong Kong Luxury hotels in Hong Kong are seeing occupancy rates fall steeply as travellers seek cheaper accommodation because of the global economic slump, according to government figures released Monday. Top-tier hotels in the city of 7 million, which ...
Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa Europe.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Celtic Tours World Vacations Celtic Tours World Vacations is offering guaranteed departures and reductions on its escorted tour series. Summer land prices start $1,278 per person double occupancy with an additional $300 per couple discount. Celtic Tours ...
Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa Latin America / Caribbean.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Beaches Resorts Throughout the remainder of 2009, Beaches Resorts is rewarding travel agents who book a six-night vacation or longer in Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa[sup.1]s new Italian Village with nine chances to win their own Luxury ...
Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa North America.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Acqualina Resort Acqualina Resort and Spa, in Sunny Isles, Fla., has developed AcquaBlue, a Bluetooth messaging system that provides guests with daily hotel news and offerings instead of cluttering guestrooms with brochures and advertisements. Whether in ...
Travel Environment Watch.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 UN Climate Talks Draw to Close in Bonn Over Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Cuts. Ten days of United Nations climate talks drew to a close today with developing countries saying progress is inching along and that wealthier nations need to make more ambitious pledges to cut ...
Travel Health Watch.
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 Germany Germany to Triple Subsidies on Low-Emission Cars to Help Spur Auto Sales. German Chancellor Angela Merkel[sup.1]s coalition government agreed to more than triple payments to buyers of new low-emission vehicles who scrap their old cars in an ...
Travel Technology News.(Acer Inc.'s laptops shipments data)(Nevada Commission on Tourism launches mobile website)(Orbitz Worldwide Inc.'s services)
Apr 13, 2009 ... Apr 12, 2009 European Commission revealed last week that 27 European aircraft have been equipped to allow the use of standard mobile telephones onboard since the EC created the regulatory framework for such a service last year and that it expects the number of aircraft to double ...
Airline News - Africa / Middle East.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Apr 19, 2009 Emirates Airlines Emirates will launch thrice-weekly Dubai-Luanda service aboard A330-200s on Aug. 2. The Angolan capital will be EK's 17th African destination. Apr 13, 2009 Emirates Airlines, Airbus Australian Transport Safety ...
Airline News - Asia / Pacific.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Apr 19, 2009 Air Astana Air Astana launched twice-weekly Almaty-Baku flights aboard an A320. Apr 14, 2009 Air Nippon Airways Pilots at ANA subsidiaries Air Nippon, Air Nippon Network, Air Next and Air Central conducted another 24-hr. strike ...
Airline News - Europe.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Apr 19, 2009 Aviation industry inquiries into neurotoxins in aircraft cabin air "will underestimate the real toxic potency" of the contaminant. This, says one of the world's primary experts in workplace contamination Prof Dietrich Henschler of Wuertzburg University, Germany, is ...
Airline News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Apr 19, 2009 AeroMexico AeroMexico is returning international flight service to New Orleans for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. Beginning July 6, the airline will offer one direct, nonstop flight, Monday through Saturday, to Mexico City that will continue on ...
Airline News - North America.
Apr 20, 2009 ... Apr 19, 2009 Sight-seeing, beach-combing and eating ethnic foods top many travelers' to-do lists. What's not on them? Being bumped from the flight. But that's what happens to a fraction of fliers each year. Though the number is relatively small--last year, 63,612 passengers ...