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News: Norwegian launches Fort Lauderdale flights out of Oslo

November 19, 2015 • admin
Norwegian has launched Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as a brand new destination from Oslo.  This is the airline’s third long-haul destination from Oslo Gardermoen (OSL), making Norwegian the most important operator of direct long-haul routes from Norway’s main airport. “Long-haul flying has too long been characterized by high fares and restricted flexibility. “The great reception Norwegian has received after launching low-fare tickets to Manhattan and Bangkok shows that there’s a need for competitive fares from Scandinavia to the u. s. and Asia,” said chief executive Bjørn Kjos. “We’re planning several new direct long-haul routes, enabling not just Scandinavians to experience all of the world, but in addition giving foreign visitors easy and affordable access to the Nordic region,” Kjos said. Norwegian launched Bangkok and Manhattan in November 2012; moreover the corporate...
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News: IATA reorganises regional structures

November 17, 2015 • admin
The International Air Transport Association has announced an organisational restructuring of its main divisions and regional operations to even better address the wishes of its 240 member airlines. Senior management changes were also announced to support the hot structure. All changes will take effect from July 1st 2013. A key tenet of the restructuring is the idea of ‘Global Development, Regional Delivery’. “IATA is changing to deliver even greater value to its members. “Strengthening our regional structures where we’re closest to our members may help us to realize and meet their needs better.  “We have also regrouped activities that experience grown organically through the years with the goal of being more intuitive to these we tackle. “This will optimize our ability to develop, modernize and deliver the worldwide standards that...
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Club Carlson to decide to global carbon offsetting initiative

November 17, 2015 • admin
Club CarlsonSM, the worldwide loyalty programme for Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, announced yesterday, Earth Day, that Club Carlson has become the 1st loyalty programme within the hospitality industry to decide to a world carbon offsetting initiative. Carlson Rezidor will offset meetings for all Club Carlson For Planners meetings and events around the group’s six global hotel brands totalling 1,077 hotels in operation worldwide. The carbon offsetting – a free service for the meeting planners – shall be managed through Carlson Rezidor’s new partner, Carbon Footprint Ltd. Each contribution should be used to speculate in renewable energy in India; and should be combined with the planting of 1 tree for each ton of carbon offset through Club Carlson For Planners events inside the Great Rift Valley in Kenya. “Carlson Rezidor takes...
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News: New appointment for Fairmont Hotels

November 15, 2015 • admin
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has named Carmen Lam as vp, hotel sales and marketing, Asia Pacific. Lam, who would be based in Shanghai, joins Fairmont on this newly created role to offer sales and marketing direction to Fairmont’s impressive hotels in Asia Pacific and support to the luxurious operator’s burgeoning pipeline of regional development. “We’re quickly growing our footprint in Asia and are very fortunate to be adding a pacesetter of Carmen’s caliber to our regional management team,” said, Jeff Doane, Fairmont’s vp, hotel sales and marketing. “With her wealth of hotel related experience and firm understanding of the regional marketplace, she’s ideally positioned to lead our sales, marketing and branding activity throughout Asia.” With six hotels open and operating in Asia, including three in China, Lam will focus on...
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News: Qantas unveils new Singapore lounge

November 13, 2015 • admin
Qantas has unveiled its new Singapore Lounge, offering Qantas customers the top standards of luxury when travelling in the course of the city. Qantas International CEO, Simon Hickey, said the brand new lounge showcased the experiences and cuisine of Singapore. “The Singapore Lounge have been designed to enhance the destination: it’s vibrant and chic, spacious and opulent, and it’s the ideal environment for our customers to chill before their flight,” said Mr Hickey. “We’ve worked with our renowned Consulting Chef Neil Perry to design menus in line with his Rockpool food philosophy and popular restaurant Spice Temple, with dishes inspired by regional cuisine and flavours.” Customers can enjoy quite a number options from the plate of the day on the communal dining area, to food from the live cooking station,...
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