Travel

“The Sound of Music”, the musical, opens in Salzburg Austria for the first time ever

October 14, 2011

The Austrian city of Salzburg was made famous by the hit musical The Sound of Music, but the city that is at the center of the story has never had the musical performed there — until now.

American Airlines customers who “Get Mobile. Get Moving” can win free tickets

August 31, 2011

American Airlines Boeing 757 on final approach...

American Airlines is offering four Nikon DSLR cameras as weekly prizes and two free economy round-trip air tickets as a grand prize to contestants in their Get Mobile, Get Moving sweepstakes competition which runs until September 27th, 2011.

US air ticket sales up by seven percent

July 15, 2011

The consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by US-based travel agencies increased 7.22 percent* year-over-year in the first half of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. And what’s even more impressive, the sales were up by 30 percent over the same period in 2009. The good news comes from ARC, the financial settlement [...]

Air China charters between Beijing and Gimpo, Seoul

June 21, 2011

Air China’s Beijing-Seoul flights CA137/8 will land at Gimpo Airport instead of Incheon Airport starting July 1, which means that the carrier will operate into and out of two airports in Seoul. South Korea’s second-largest airport, Gimpo Airport is 18 kilometers from downtown Seoul and the new arrangement cuts tremendously the time that passengers have to spend traveling between the airport and [...]

Air China will host IATA Annual Conference 2012 in Beijing

June 10, 2011

Air China will play host to and chair the 68th Annual Conference of International Air Transportation Association (IATA) and the World Civil Aviation Summit to be held in Beijing, China in 2012, which will bring together executives and decision makers of the world’s airlines, airports, aircraft manufacturers and service suppliers. Air China is the world’s [...]

Home Inns ready to buy Motel 168

May 31, 2011

Home Inns has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Motel 168. This addition of 281 hotel locations in 81 cities will further strengthen its leadership with a multi-brand portfolio. US$470 million in cash and stock consideration with the deal closing expected for the fourth quarter of 2011.

Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay finishes its $31 million renovation

May 25, 2011

Two years later and after spending $31 million on the project, Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, Miamiâ€™s only marina-front hotel, has unveiled its entirely new look and feel, making the hotel an all-new destination for meetings, business and leisure travel to Miami. The most remarkable of the hotelâ€™s new amenities is the new, reinvented Marriott Hotels [...]

Air and sea passenger travel is improving

May 24, 2011

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, reported that passenger revenue(1) rose 12 percent in April 2011 compared to the same month in 2010, marking the 16th consecutive month of revenue growth. The revenue data is based on a sample group of U.S. carriers.(2) “Growth in [...]

Airlines lose $1.4 billion to online ticketing fraud

May 19, 2011

In 2010, fraudsters managed to trick $1.4 Billion from the world’s airlines through problems with online ticketing systems.

Air China resumes its Beijing to Athens service