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Volume 3, Issue 7, February 19, 2010 |
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Following its decision to stick with American Airlines and its oneworld global alliance, last Friday, American Airlines and Japan Airlines filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation for antitrust immunity to forge a closer relationship and implement a Joint Business Agreement governing the operation of their flights between North America and Asia. The airlines also will notify the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Japan of the transaction under the terms of the Open Skies agreement reached by the United States and Japan in December 2009, which eliminated current restraints on competition.
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India's Kingfisher Airlines is adding more destinations in Asia, Europe and the Middle East to its international route network. The Government of India granted Kingfisher traffic rights to operate on seven new international routes out of New Delhi (DEL) and Mumbai (BOM).
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A new exhibition at Singapore's Changi Airport (SIN) provides insights into how it handles over 600 flights a day. The exhibition in Changi's Terminal 2 explains the logistics behind this busy airport and the history of aviation in Singapore.
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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has launched a new interactive mobile website. A condensed version of Mandarin Oriental's main website, the mobile site can be viewed by touch screen devices such as iPhone and Droid, and keypad handhelds such as BlackBerry and Nokia.
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Travellers to St. Petersburg (LED) or Moscow (MOW) will have new choices soon, courtesy of Korean Air and Cathay Pacific. Korean Air is resuming flights from Seoul (INC) to Russia's second city St. Petersburg on March 30.
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British Airways launched its new First Class cabins last week with an inaugural Boeing 777 flight from London (LHR) to Chicago (ORD), carrying frequent flyer and actress Rachel Weisz and CEO Willie Walsh.
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Looking for a venue to host a business lunch or dinner in Hong Kong to mark the start of the Year of the Tiger? The Mira's Cuisine Cuisine restaurant, famous for its contemporary Cantonese fare, has some festive options.
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The 200-room Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo opened on March 2, 2009 on the top 11 floors of the Marunouchi Trust Tower Main building. To celebrate its first anniversary, the hotel is offering two commemorative accommodation packages.
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Online travel website Zuji is celebrating the start of the lunar new year and extending Valentine's Day by offering additional discounts. Participating hotels and resorts in Bali, Phuket, Langkawi, Australia's Gold Coast, Kota Kinabalu and Fiji are tagged on the site as Hot Deals.
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Australia-based TravelSIM, a mobile phone service for international travellers, is offering cheap roaming services in China. TravelSim says receiving calls costs AUD 0.40 per minute and making them costs AUD 1.08 per minute, a claimed reduction of 75 percent over other Australian telecoms providers.
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The Grand Hyatt Hong Kong is offering a selection of pre-flight therapies at its Plateau spa, designed to get you mentally and physically prepared for a journey. The package includes time to relax in a Plateau room with harbour view, rainforest shower and infinity bathtub, access to a 50-metre outdoor heated pool, fitness and exercise studios and sauna facilities.
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