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| British Airways offers discount to travellers | 29th Aug, 09 , The Hindu |
British Airways has announced 25 per cent discount offer for its first and club world passengers travelling from India to London, Europe and the U.S. The special fares are valid for sale up to August 31 on flights from five cities in India on flights from New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. — Corporate Reporter
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| Travel agencies to gain from DGCA's order on basic fares | 28th Aug, 09 , Business Standard |
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA’s) order asking domestic and international airlines to abolish fuel surcharge and include it in basic fares would increase the earnings of travel agencies.
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| Travel portals gear up as better days return | 27th Aug, 09 , Business Standard |
With business and leisure travel picking up once again, travel portals are going all out to woo consumers with new discounted packages and an increased focus on making the digital medium more userfreindly.A few are also looking at setting up a brick and mortar presence to assist high-budget travelers looking for more credit before booking online.
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| Lufthansa for economy seats | 26th Aug, 09 , Asian Age |
German Airlines Company, Lufthansa, says there is a 15 per cent increase in demand for economy seats in India as a result of the economic slowdown.
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| Tighter visa norms for IT professionals | 26th Aug, 09 , Asian Age |
The British government is under pressure to further tighten the immigration rules for intra-company transfers, the route used mainly by Indian IT firms, in the country .In 2008, 29,240 foreign IT workers from non-EU nations were transferred to the UK, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies, which got the figures from the Freedom of Information Act.
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| Japan Airlines mulls cutting 5,000 jobs to save costs | 26th Aug, 09 , Business Line |
Cash-strapped Japan Airlines is considering slashing about 5,000 employees or 10 per cent of its group workforce by March 2012 to reduce costs by $1.6 billion, the Japanese media reported on Tuesday.
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| Google,Airbus up brand awareness through student contests | 25th Aug, 09 , Business Line |
In a bid to increase brand awareness and visibility, multinationals like Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Airbus are now roping in schoolchildren through various contests with major prizes as incentives.
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| Taj ties up with 3 airlines for frequent flyer progs | 25th Aug, 09 , Financial Express |
India's Taj Group of Hotels has partnered with three global airlines -- All Nippon Airways (ANA), Sri Lankan Airlines and Etihad Airways -- for their frequent flyer programmes.
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| An upside to the downturn: Flying business class on an economy budget | 25th Aug, 09 , Financial Express |
Price cuts aimed at filling empty airline seats mean that flying business class is no longer a luxury that can be afforded only when the company is paying.
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| New players in mid-market hotel segment | 25th Aug, 09 , Asian Age |
While five star hotels in India are at par with global competitors, there is a near absence of internationally acceptable rooms in the mid-market segment.
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