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bmi, London Heathrow’s second-largest airline, has become the first British carrier to offer its passengers an inflight communications service including the use of SMS-enabled mobile phones…From December 15, Air China will fly passengers from four cities in Mainland China – Tianjin, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Chongqing – to Taipei directly…Vietnam is set to miss its target of attracting five million international tourists this year as arrivals have dropped off sharply…India’s Taj hotel group is set to unveil a new brand identity for its premium business hotels under Vivanta. The first one to sport Vivanta will be the newly created 200 room hotel in Bangalore’s IT hub Whitefield.
Ian Jarrett
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