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News: Turkish Airlines outlines $6.9bn Boeing order

September 4, 2015 • admin
Turkish Airlines has confirmed a deal to purchase 95 planes from Boeing. The airline revealed it might buy 20 planes in 2016, 20 in 2018, 15 in 2019, 30 in 2020 and ten in 2021 from the usa aircraft maker. It said the purchases were made to fulfill a necessity for narrow-body planes. Some 70 of the orders were firm ones, and 25 were options. The orders are for 20 of the B737-800 aircraft, 65 of the B737-8 MAX model and 10 of the B737-9 MAX plane. Boeing said the list price value for the 70 firm orders was US$6.9bn. Last month, Turkish Airlines said it will buy 117 narrow-body planes from Boeing’s European rival Airbus between 2015 and 2020. Of these 82 are firm orders, and the carrier has...
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Laurus Corporation completes $2.7m hotel renovation and rebranding

September 2, 2015 • admin
Laurus Corporation, a U.S.-based private real estate investment and development firm, announced that it has completed the $2.7 million renovation of the Ramada Suites Hotel at New Orleans Airport and branded the power as a vacation Inn Express.  The renovation included an entire overhaul of the guestrooms, public areas, exterior facade and landscaping. Additionally, a brand new management agreement was signed with an area management company to enhance overall guest satisfaction and function. Laurus Corporation acquired the 130-room lodging establishment in March 2012. Situated on the entrance of James Business Park, an upscale, 200-acre business park offering greater than two million square feet of economic space, the hotel is straight away adjacent to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, which serves approximately 9.7 million passengers per year, the vast...
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Focus: Gamification boosts OTT’s eLearning engagement by 65%

September 2, 2015 • admin
New OTT website sees 65% increase in agent engagement* Gamification key to growth OTT re-launched its website in November 2012 focussing on improving the user experience to encourage greater user engagement. One of the most important new elements was the launch of ‘OTT Achievements’ where members are encouraged to ‘earn’ virtual badges by undertaking particular training activity. Examples include the ‘OTT Newbie’ badge (for passing 1 course), ‘OTT Guru’ (for passing 100 courses) & ‘Eur-reka!”” badge for completing 5 European training courses. The sort of feature may be which is called ‘Gamification’. Five months on, OTT has reviewed the effect of the brand new features including OTT Achievements and may report that the hot website has led to a normal increase of 65% in user engagement with some clients benefitting...
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News: Qantas announces greater access to China

August 31, 2015 • admin
Qantas today announced a big expansion of its codeshare agreement with China Eastern Airlines, giving its customers better access to major cities in China and meeting strong demand from the business market. From 1 May 2013, Qantas will codeshare on China Eastern’s daily Melbourne-Shanghai services in addition to its Sydney-Nanjing-Beijing services, which operate 3 times a week.  Qantas will even begin codesharing on China Eastern’s domestic Shanghai-Nanjing flights. The expanded codeshare arrangements mean Qantas customers can choose between 17 direct Qantas or China Eastern services between Australia and mainland China each week – with onward connections via Shanghai to 11 domestic destinations. Qantas also has codeshare services on China Eastern flights between Singapore and Shanghai, with connections to Qantas flights operating from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. There are not...
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News: AC Hotels by Marriott continues European expansion

August 29, 2015 • admin
Marriott International, Inc. has continued the growth of its three way partnership with AC Hotels with the outlet of 2 new properties – the AC Hotel Nice at the French Riviera and the AC Hotel Sant Cugat in Catalonia, Barcelona.  Both new hotels may be welcome additions to the AC Hotels by Marriott brand, which launched in 2011 and now offers over 80 hotels across Europe. After an in depth renovation, the AC Hotel Nice opened on 1 April 2013. The 143-room downtown hotel overlooks the Mediterranean Sea just steps from Promenade des Anglais.  Standout hotel features include a wide ranging terrace with heated swimming pool and a calming hotel Zen garden. In addition to 22 suites, the hotel has three conference and banqueting rooms, accommodating as much as 100...
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