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Active Hotels Launches Speech-Activated Hotel Booking Service
Active Hotels, a leading provider of online reservations to the European hotel industry and Broca Networks Limited, a Cambridge-based speech…
First Choice making capacity cuts
First Choice has announced it will be cutting capacity in May and June due to a slump in bookings.In a…
Gladiators told to raise their game
Italy: Visitors to Rome have been ripped off for too long, say authorities“Gladiators” who pose for tourists in Rome have…
Boeing reveals new ‘low-cost’ product
United States: 250-seater aimed at replacing flawed Sonic CruiserThe aircraft manufacturer has stated that it hopes to kick-start the concept…
Osmond waits for decision on hostile 6C bid
Hugh Osmond should learn tomorrow (Wednesday) if his hostile £6.5billion bid for hotels group Six Continents has been successful.Shareholders will…
Hooters Air lifts off
United States: But analysts say skimpy outfits will not stop carrier going bustA restaurant chain feted for its skimpily-dressed waitresses…
Aussies told to hold on to their language
Australia: Fed-up politician says he has had “a gutful” of AmericanismsAustralians have been told that they should fight to retain…
Gaza terror tours on offer
Israel: Tourists can pay to fire weapons and hunt terroristsVisitors to the Middle East are being offered “terror tours” of…
Turkish bargains galore, says ABTA
Turkey: Low prices available, and no Foreign Office warningsAnyone interested in booking a trip to Turkey or Cyprus this year…
Business travel firm Britannic bought for £45m
Business travel sources have described the £45.3million purchase of Britannic Travel by Australia-based air travel specialist Flight Centre as being…
Celebrities abandon Concorde flight
Barbados: Pilot aborts take-off twice after warning light appearsA British Airways Concorde jet carrying a “gaggle” of celebrities was forced…
