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EVA Air has teamed up with Sanrio to launch a second generation of Hello Kitty Jets. Company officials and approximately 450 invited guests, including tourism, airfreight and aviation industry representatives, EVA Air Diamond Card frequent flyers, Hello Kitty fans and media celebrated the unveiling on Oct. 27, 2011 at a Happy Magic Party in a specially decorated Evergreen Aviation Technologies hangar adjacent to Taipei, Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport. 
FITUR 2012 (January 18 – 22, 2012) will stage FITUR Workshop, where professionals from all over the world who have been invited to the fair through the Foreign Buyers Programme can hold B2B meetings with the exhibitors at the fair itself.
As per reports, state-owned Kuwait Airways has reportedly postponed plans to privatise the carrier. Instead, the ailing airline will now lay stress on restructuring the carrier.
LAN and TAM have started the technical and preliminary processes for their integration into LATAM Airlines Group (LATAM). With the advisory of international consultants, such processes aim at preparing both companies for the merger, becoming the leading airline in the region.
Singapore Airlines will commence a fourth daily service between Singapore and Beijing from 16 December 2011. With the additional service, the Airline will operate a total of 28 weekly services to and from the Chinese capital.
The U.S. Travel Association announced that Blain K. Rethmeier has been named senior vice president for public affairs and government relations for the organization. He will lead lobbying, communications, grassroots and research activities for U.S. Travel, which represents the $1.8 trillion travel industry. Rethmeier joins U.S. Travel from the American Insurance Association (AIA), where he was senior vice president for public affairs. He succeeds Geoff Freeman, who was recently promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer of U.S. Travel.
In an untoward event, four massive blasts shook an airbase in Sanaa on Sunday, thereby lighting up two fighter jet planes. The heinous act forced the temporary closure of Sanaa International airport. The cause of teh explosions is yet to be known.EVA Air has teamed up with Sanrio to launch a second generation of Hello Kitty Jets. Company officials and approximately 450 invited guests, including tourism, airfreight and aviation industry representatives, EVA Air Diamond Card frequent flyers, Hello Kitty fans and media celebrated the unveiling on Oct. 27, 2011 at a Happy Magic Party in a specially decorated Evergreen Aviation Technologies hangar adjacent to Taipei, Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport. 
Air New Zealand resumes its direct services from Japan into Christchurch on Tuesday 1 November, with a Boeing 777-200 flight from Narita, Tokyo.
Air Canada is set to usher in a new era for Manitoban travelers tomorrow by being the first carrier to operate from the newly opened terminal at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport. The first flight out of the terminal following its official opening is scheduled to be AC256, an early morning departure for Toronto.
After the Qantas dispute that has literally taken a toll on Australian tourism industry,Lufthansa airways follows the same route as staff working for Lufthansa's cargo unit decided to go for a strike on Tuesday. According to sources, the cargo staff called off work for 90 minutes in order to protest against the recently imposed ban on night flights at Frankfurt, Germany's largest airport.
The 7th European Bus and Coach Forum, jointly organised by the International Road Transport Union (IRU), the Belgian Federation of Bus and Coach operators (FBAA), the European Travel Agents’ and tour operators’ Associations (ECTAA) and the European Tour Operators’ Association (ETOA), took place in Busworld Kortrijk. This forum gathered nearly 200 travel business leaders and EU officials.
Kenya tourism suffered yet another set-back following a grenade attack at a nightclub in Nairobi. The incident took place at Mwauras club in the wee hours of Monday. The grave attack left the residents in a state of shock and questions the country’s policy concerniong security of tourists.
Train companies are expecting a big increase in the number of families travelling by rail over the weekend and over the rest of the half-term week.
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts announced the launch of a new ecologically–friendly uniform line for hotel staff using recycled polyester fibers spun from plastic beverage bottles.
Waterville Valley Resort has launched new inventiveness to add new versatility to their diverse conference centers and facilities.
To celebrate the Day of the Aviator, signed on October 24, the TAM Museum has prepared a special programme with exposure of about twenty aircraft's flight from the city of Rudder (SP), organised by the Association Lemense aerobatics, presentation of the band are Carlens-Shot War and the official announcement of the merger of three new aircraft to the collection: Tenco Globe Swift, Ryan PT-22 Recruit and a full-size replica of the Bleriot XI, built and donated to the museum by Pierre Champs Arthur and his two grandchildren. The first two are in flight conditions.
Madrid City Tours has expanded its catalog of Madrid tours, providing tourists visiting the city a range of activities to choose from.
Travel Technology provider TravelCarma has been selected to showcase its Innovation at PhoCusWright’s "The Travel Innovation Summit” on 15 Nov 2011, US. TravelCarma, the sole entry from India, is humbled to share space amongst world’s leading 30 innovators who will demonstrate their applications, technologies and solutions which they expect will forever change the face of travel planning, purchasing and memorializing.
Madinat Jumeirah, part of Jumeirah Group was proud to host the 7th Hotelier Middle East awards ceremony in the Al Johara Ballroom which was attended by over 600 guests representing hotel companies from Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Yemen and of course, the UAE.
According to data from STR, the U.S. hotel industry experienced increases in all three key performance metrics during the week of October 9-15, 2011.
Windstar Cruises introduced pre- and post-cruise Hotel Packages in the Caribbean, Costa Rica, and Europe, providing convenience and exceptional value for guests.
For the first time in the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) circuit, Istanbul is hosting the season ending championships from October 25th. Istanbul is going through a bad phase in terms of Tourism, and this Championships aims to improve the condition.
According to sources, Port of Seattle is striving forward to keep cargo moving with people working during closure. As crews from the Washington Department of Transportation demolish a portion of the elevated Alaskan Way Viaduct, the Port of Seattle is working with the shippers, terminal operators, truck drivers and business owners that keep Seattle’s harbor open for business and send Washington goods to markets everywhere. 
British rowing champion, double Olympic Gold Medalist and international adventurer James Cracknell OBE is to speak at this year’s World Travel Market opening ceremony. The report was released by WTM.
Rescue teams are on their toes to search for people who remain trapped under rubble after a devastating earthquake of 7.2 magnitude hit Turkey’s eastern Van region on Sunday. The Turkey tourism is bound to get adversely affected by the impact of the quake. The death toll has climbed up to 200 and thousands were reported injured with several thousands still missing.
Floods of epic proportions have adversely affected several regions of Thailand, but reports reveal that most of the tourist destinations have survived the catastrophe. According to the authorities of Thailand tourism department, although the flood have had an impact in the tourism industry of Thailand, most key attractions and tourist destinations of Thailand, including Bangkok, have apparently recovered from the tumultuous conditions. As per reports, Ayutthaya is the only tourist destination that has been widely affected by the flood.
Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo is offering a special package for Christmas that includes room rates starting from JPY52,999 per night, luxurious accommodation with daily breakfast for two, delicious in-room amenities as well as a surprise gift from Santa Claus.
Four Seasons Resort Hualālai at Historic Ka‘ūpūlehu, the first and only AAA Five-Diamond and Forbes Five-Star resort on Hawai‘i Island, will play host to a weekend of culinary experiences from October 28-30, 2011 in celebrating noted food author Lucy Lean’s new book Made in America: Our Best Chefs Reinvent Comfort Food.
The lawyer Marcelo Oliveira, a partner at law firm CMO, cited some preventive measures that can be taken by the tourism sector in the workshop "Consumer Relations: Attitudes Affecting Tourism Agencies" at the 39th Brazilian Congress of Agencies Travel and Trade Fair of the Americas - Abav 2011.
With just six weeks left for the re-launch of direct flights between Bahrain and Uganda, national carrier Gulf Air hosted a dinner meet for Uganda’s travel trade stakeholders and prominent travel agency representatives followed by a press conference at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel. 
Autograph Collection announced that Hotel ICON will join its unique collection of independent hotels from around the world. Located in the heart of Houston's downtown historic district, the landmark now boasts 135 guestrooms and suites. The addition of Hotel ICON – managed by Sage Hospitality – will round out Autograph Collection’s presence in the southwestern United States, which currently includes hotels in New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada.
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Porter airlines set to celebrate five years of “flying redefined” on Oct. 23. Celebrations this weekend include as many as 140 free flights given away to passengers on Sunday, October 23 – one return trip to one passenger on every flight operated that day.
NTA President Lisa Simon, CTP, addressed members of the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership at the North American Trade Symposium in Toronto. Simon's message: The path to rebuilding U.S. tourism to Canada lies in tapping growth markets.Owing to an unpleasant odour that left three crew members grasping for breath, a Madrid-bound Lufthansa airplane made an unplanned landing in Zurich on Friday morning. 
Travel Channel International announced its partnership with World Travel Market as official Broadcast Partner for 2011.
According to reports, Thomas Hogan, a much acclaimed finance professional with extensive experience in the hospitality industry, has been appointed as the vice president of finance – shipboard operations for Carnival Cruise Lines.
Centre for Aviation declared SITA and Malaysia Airlines the joint winners of the inaugural 'IT Innovation of the Year 2011' award. This top award is granted to the company that has established an effective industry model to deliver innovative IT solutions and recognizes the success of the airline working with SITA's strategic technology research arm.
Ethiopian Airlines announced that it will start code sharing with Singapore Airlines which would be effective from November 01, 2011 providing its customers the option of flying to Singapore.
Virgin Trains has won a prestigious energy saving award from the British Standards Institute following a year on year 2.5% reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions..jpg){kind=logo}
In preparation for its upcoming membership in the oneworld alliance, airberlin is strengthening its role as a European carrier by expanding its competence in Eastern Europe. For the first time, airberlin's and NIKI's 2011/12 winter flight schedule is offering synchronized flights catering to the growth markets of Rumania, Bulgaria and Serbia. 
Debt-laden British Tour Operator, Thomas Cook has reportedly sealed off a new £ 100 million short-term credit line and renegotiated its banking facilities, a move that will supposedly “increase flexibility” during “the cash low point at the end of December this year”.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), announced that it has launched self-service check-in kiosks at Park Rotana Hotel in Abu Dhabi as part of the company’s commitment to provide convenient services for its customers. This new service is the first of its kind to become available to travellers in the Middle East and will be rolled out soon in other prominent hotels and commercial venues in the Emirate.
Crystal Cruises announces 63 more, exciting itineraries for the latter half of 2013 and early 2014. In all, 269 ports in 75 countries, with more than a dozen maiden calls and 146 local overnights, comprise the May to May schedule, which will be open for booking later this fall. From the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival celebrations to a Thanksgiving “Feast without Fuss” and a “deca Den" to hide out from the holiday shopping hoopla, The Ritz kicks off the holiday season in festive style.
easyJet has announced that it will operate a new route to Heraklion in Crete for the first time from Luton Airport. Supporting its pledge to make travel easy and affordable, fares on this new route start from as little as £44.99 (one-way including taxes). The inaugural flight will set off from Luton Airport on 21 April 2012. The flight will operate once a week.
Club CarlsonSM, the global hotel rewards program from Carlson Hotels announced its latest sweepstakes, the Ultimate Getaway Giveaway, celebrating the debut of the first Radisson Blu Hotel in North America with the opening of the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago, on November 1. 
The Cheerleading World Championships are back in Hong Kong next month. The Championships will see teams from around the world competing in exuberant displays of athleticism and choreography.