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Volume 2, Issue 25, June 17, 2009 |
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Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) has earned the title World's Best Airport for 2009. In this year’s World Airport Awards, Incheon beat seven-time winner Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), into second place, while Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) was third. read more » 
Singapore Airlines will start flying Airbus A380s, on one of its five daily flights between Singapore (SIN) and Hong Kong (HKG) from July 9. read more »
Low-cost airline AirAsia has confirmed plans to launch a new route between Colombo (CMB) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL). read more »
Turkish Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement that will go into effect on July 1. read more »
Preferred Hotel Group continues to build its presence in India. read more »
On Sept. 14, Dragonair will launch a new service from Hong Kong (HKG) to Guangzhou (CAN), the capital of neighbouring Guangdong province. read more »
Phuket’s award-winning Indigo Pearl resort has launched a Retail Therapy promotion that combines luxury accommodation, rejuvenating spa treatments and shopping — all at discounted rates. read more »
Japan Airlines and the Central Japan Railway Company, which operates trains linking Japan’s principal metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, are working together to make it easier for visitors to Japan to buy air and train tickets. read more »
Qantas has cut fares on its Hong Kong (HKG) to London (LHR) routes for flights departing Hong Kong before Sept. 10. read more »
In Japan, the Grand Park Otaru has launched a Premium Golf Package that enables guests to tee off at the nearby Otaru Country Club, which is Hokkaido’s oldest and most prestigious golf course. read more »
To celebrate the opening of the first Mercure properties on Thailand’s Koh Samui, Accor is running two promotions valid until Oct. 31. read more »
