Luxury hotels offer hot deals, cool prices |
24th Oct, 09
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Business Line
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At Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai, a single occupancy room usually goes for Rs 17,000 a night. Now, it is available for Rs 10,000. Bargain further, and the executive at the reservation desk says, “Send in your expected rate, sir, we will talk to our GM and get back to you.”
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Scotland to ease student visa norms |
23rd Oct, 09
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Economic Times
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The Scottish governments is working towards a more liberal immigration system for international students, charting a course that could be independent of the new points based system that has been adopted by the UK.
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Air India plan |
23rd Oct, 09
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The Tribune
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Air India plans to replace its twin-class aircraft with all-economy one belonging to low-cost subsidiary Air India Express on few Gulf routes from this monthend.Airbus A320, which are currently being flown on these routes, would be replaced by planes with all-economy configuration flow by Air India Express.
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Foreign hotels jack up star value in India |
23rd Oct, 09
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Economic Times
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Premier Inn, the UK’s largest hotel chain, is popular among international travellers as a budget hotel. But in India, where it will open
its first hotel in Bangalore early next month, Premier Inn is pitching itself as a value-for-money mid-market brand.
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Singapore Airlines mulls re-instating capacity for India |
23rd Oct, 09
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Business Line
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Singapore Airlines, which had rationalised capacity on its India routes early this year, plans to re-instate some of the capacity in the second quarter of 2010. There are also plans to introduce better cabin and seat products for business class on its India operations.
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GoAir to connect Ahmedabad with Indore |
22nd Oct, 09
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Business Line
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Low-fare passenger airline GoAir on Wednesday announced the addition of Indore as a new route to its network, linking the commercial capitals of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh by air.
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Hospitality sector upbeat over CWG |
22nd Oct, 09
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Political & Business Daily
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Hospitality sector in the national Capital region nonetheless is upbeat at the prospect of good business year ahead because of Commonwealth Games,
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Only 1,900 job visa requests from China |
22nd Oct, 09
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Hindustan Times
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Most Chinese workers who were in India on inappropriate visas may have gone back, a senior home ministry official said on Wednesday ahead of the 31 October deadline for seeking employment visas.
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Global airlines set sights on Indian skies to fly high |
22nd Oct, 09
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Financial Chronicle
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Despite the downturn in the global aviation market, international carriers such as Malaysia-based AirAsia and Dubai-based FlyDubai are looking at India to expand their networks.
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Air travel picks up again, cheers bleedig airlines |
21st Oct, 09
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Hindustan Times
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Indications from latest air travel bookings suggest that airlines saddled with losses totaling Rs 10,000 crore in 2008-09 and desperately short of funds could be looking at a revival.
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