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Marriott earnings take a leap

Charles Kao - Oct 07, 2026

Marriott International Inc., reported yesterday an 11 percent rise in third-quarter earnings resulting form increases in room rates, due to…

Shangri-La Hotels to open second US property

Charles Kao - Oct 07, 2026

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, an Asia Pacific leading luxury hotel group, will operate the 147-room Shangri-La Hotel, Miami, to be…

35 million consumers used web search for travel planning in April

Charles Kao - Oct 07, 2026

comScore Networks, Yahoo!, and Media Contacts today jointly released new research quantifying the impact of Web search engines on domestic…

Kiwis go “self service” for trusted passports

Graham Muldoon - Oct 07, 2026

New Zealand Customs and Auckland International Airport have announced the potential end of face-to-face checks by Customs staff on all…

BA targets Melbourne

Graham Muldoon - Oct 07, 2026

British Airways is rumoured to be spending more than $500,000 on a marketing campaign to persuade Melbournians to travel to…

Virgin Blue targets Corporate travellers

Graham Muldoon - Oct 07, 2026

Virgin Blue has announced new strategies to attract corporate and government travellers,, whish include online check-in service, and a 40…

Higher fuel prices for Qantas?

Graham Muldoon - Oct 07, 2026

Airline profits shrinking with passengers maybe not getting a fair deal Credit Suisse analysts have reported that Qantas passengers have been…

Surefire prescription for more on-time flights: less planes

David - Oct 06, 2026

The reduced flight volume in September led to more on-time airplane performance, according to Conducive Technology’s latest FlightStats. FlightStats says…

Business travel self-booking to hit record levels

Phil Davies - Oct 06, 2026

Online self-booking of business travel in the UK is exceeding expectations, corporate web-based reservation system GetThere claims. The Sabre Holdings-owned…