Hotels and routes roundup

Published: 10/05/2008 - Filed under: News »

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New routes

BA has launched three new routes from London City airport to Amsterdam, Barcelona and Warsaw, under its subsidiary BA Cityflyer.
Finnair will begin flying from Helsinki to Yekaterinburg in September. The three-times weekly service will be served by A319 aircraft.
Zoom Airlines is to double its service between Cardiff and Toronto in July. The twice-weekly flights will depart on Monday and Wednesday.
Clickair will begin three-times weekly flights between Gatwick and the Spanish city of Vigo on June 21.
Easyjet has launched four new routes from Gatwick, to Mykonos, Montpellier, and Ajaccio and Bastia in Corsica.

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New hotels

Holiday Inn Express has opened its first property in South Africa, a 175-room hotel located in Cape Town’s city centre.
Raffles Hotels and Resorts is to open a luxury hotel and residences in Jakarta in 2011, complete with a 2,500 sqm ballroom and 1,100 sqm spa.
Intercontinental Hotels Group has announced a US$70 million resort on the shores of the Dead Sea, due to open in 2012.
Radisson SAS will open its fourth hotel in Turkey later this year, a 305-room property in the western city of Cesme.
Starwood has opened its first Westin branded hotel in Dubai, the 294-room Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi.

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