Hotel market expected to bounce back in 2010
Based on an annual report released by Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, the hotel market can expect a rebound in the year 2010. This year, the global hotel investments had, predictably, recorded a slump. The figure was valued at 64 percent ...
by Dave Humphries December 16th, 2009
Air Asia launches promotional offers on its 8th anniversary
Air Asia, one of South East Asia’s premier airlines is celebrating its 8th anniversary by launching a whole host of low promotional fares. The fares will be starting from as little as 1.24 pounds for flights within Malaysia and will consist of all-in tickets. International routes will be priced slightly
by Andrew Mayer December 9th, 2009
Chinese media declares plane-jacking as terrorism
Last week, as a 19-year old woman tried to crash a plane leaving a western Chinese province, the media didn’t elaborate, leaving much room for speculation. Today the Chinese state media has officially declared the incident as an act of terrorism. With the Olympic Games coming up, the unrest in
by Andrew Mayer March 18th, 2008
Chinese officials clarify terror threat
After yesterday’s news of a probable terrorist attack on a plane bound for Beijing for China’s remote western front, the lack of coherent media reports within China led to much speculation by western media, and today the chief of Xinjiang forcefully clarified the assumptions that the story of the terrorist
by Dave Bess March 13th, 2008
Thwarted terrorism attempt in China
The of China’s Civil Aviation Authority has made a statement that a man has been detained and is now held in custody after a suspected terrorist attempt in the city of Urmqi, in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang. China Southern Airlines CZ6901 was set to fly to Beijing, when
by Dave Bess March 13th, 2008
Adam Air jet skids of runway
Landing this past Monday during heavy rains, an Adam Air jet sided off the runway at Hang Nadim Airport on Batam Island, Indonesia, causing injury to five passengers on board. The hydraulic system and the right wing of the Boeing 737-400 were damaged as the aircraft skidded over 245 feet
by Dave Bess March 12th, 2008
SriLankan Airways on the up
Srilankan Airlines has had a very good year in 2007. The struggling airline that made some drastic internal adjustments must be elated to report that i2007 saw more passengers per year than any year since the airline was formed in 1979, and the 2007 stats, at 3.2 million passengers, is
by Dave Bess March 12th, 2008
Beijing Hotel prices increase dramatically for Olympics
It should come as no surprise that the price of hotel rooms in Beijing are going to get a bit crazy this summer, but thanks to Ctrip.com, a Shanghai-based travel booking site, the numbers are stunning to say the least, with hotels charging anywhere from four to ten times their
by Dave Bess March 12th, 2008
Qatar’s Thailand flights paying off
Qatar Airways, an airline with one of the best reputations in the business reported yesterday that it’s routes between Doha and Bangkok are dong very well a year on from their launch. Qatar reports an 84 percent load factor with a slightly higher rate for the first two months of
by Dave Bess March 12th, 2008
Shanghai courts Disney for new theme park
While Hong Kong Disneyland reworks its marketing schemes to attract new visitors to the flagging amusement park on HK’s Lantau Island, which has failed to live up to expectations since opening in 2005, another Chinese city is taking steps to open a Disney resort of its own. Shanghai is boomtown, and
by Dave Bess March 10th, 2008
Expedia goes Indian
Expedia.co.in will be the seventeenth regionally designated website from travel booking experts Expedia Inc. The move into the Indian market is further assurance of Expedia’s full-on charge into the Asia-pacific market, as Expedia, Inc chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi explains, "The ...
by Dave Bess March 7th, 2008
Unused terminal may ease Delhi congestion
Anyone who’s flown in or out of Indira Gandhi International Airport in new Delhi, India, will know how frustrating it can be, with its sub-par facilities, archaic luggage system, intense overcrowding and recently, dust-filled rooms. The dust signals hope however, as the particles signal improvements within the facility. And improvements
by Dave Bess March 7th, 2008