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Qantas" A380 set for October debut

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Qantas has decided to operate its first Airbus A380 across the Pacific to LA. It had been thought that the airline would have chosen its busy and famous kangaroo route to London to launch its superjumbo, but in the end the carrier opted for the US

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Changi opens entertainment zone

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Singapore"s Changi Airport has launched a new multi-media entertainment zone for the tech-savvy traveller – dubbed the Entertainment Deck

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Just landed

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Businesstraveller.com compiles stories from the lighter side of business travel. This week: De Vere Venues, Bartie Bristle Hotel and Spa, Langham Hotels, Ebbsfleet Station and Park Plaza

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Epoque adds fifth Hong Kong property to portfolio

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Epoque Hotels, the international marketing group of boutique and design properties, has announced the opening of the Hotel Panorama by Rhombus in Hong Kong

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Hotels and routes roundup

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

This week: BA Cityflyer, Finnair, Zoom, Clickair, Easyjet, Holiday Inn Express, Raffles, Incontinental, Radisson SAS and Westin

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Mercure adds Gatwick hotel

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Accor"s Mercure brand will add a Gatwick property to its portofolio, when it takes over the franchise of the Renaissance London Gatwick Hotel later this month

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Tarom “on track” to join Skyteam

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Romanian airline Tarom has signed a Skyteam Associate Adherence Agreement, paving the way for the carrier to join the alliance as an Associate member

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Swissotel adds Izmir property

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Swissotel has opened the doors of its latest Turkish property, the Swissotel Grand Efes, Izmir

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Easyhotel to open in Dubai; where next for the Palm?

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The first Easyhotel in the Middle East will open in Dubai in 2009, under development by Nakheel, the real-estate developer responsible for reclamation projects including the Palm Jumeirah and the World

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GHA adds airline partners

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) has added four airline partners to its loyalty scheme – Emirates, Etihad, Jet and Singapore Airlines

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United to serve Dubai and Moscow

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

United Airlines has announced plans to fly non-stop from Washington to Dubai and Moscow from this October

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Doubletree to debut in Scotland

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The Doubletree by Hilton brand is set to continue its UK expansion, with the announcement of its first Scottish hotel in Dunblane

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BA OpenSkies from June 19?

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

BA"s subsidiary OpenSkies is set to launch in mid-June and will do so from Paris Orly with a codeshare agreement operating with all-business class carrier L"Avion

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Sofitel opens in Luxembourg

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Sofitel has opened its second hotel in the city of Luxembourg, The Sofitel Luxembourg Le Grand Ducal

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Guest Hotels to expand and launch “Concierge Club”

MCaswell@BusinessTraveller.com (Business Traveller Magazine) — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The founders of Guest Invest, the first UK company to allow investors to buy their own hotel rooms in central London, are opening three new Guest Hotels properties

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