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RMK website designed for hikers in nature, is from the beginning of summer available in three languages — besides Estonian and Russian, complete information on the opportunities of hiking in the state forest is now also provided in English..jpg)
Tourism New Zealand's Approved Destination Status (ADS) team has recently updated the Chinese visitor information brochure available at Auckland International Airport.
Tomorrow is the second of two Saturdays of production planned at the G.B. Vico plant in Pomigliano d’Arco pursuant to the May 23rd agreement between Fiat Group Automobiles and employee representatives at the plant. Events outside the plant last Saturday and the threatening behavior demonstrated by some of the protestors toward workers entering the plant suggest – in light of the organization of picket lines again tomorrow – a potential repeat could take place.Stefan Ketter has been appointed to lead the Group’s Pernambuco Project, the creation of a state-of-the-art automotive industrial complex in Pernambuco, Brazil. Ketter retains his role as Chief Manufacturing Officer.Fiat S.p.A. currently holds 11,536,143 ordinary shares in RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. (RCS) – including 226,198 RCS ordinary shares assigned through a stock dividend in 2007 that are not subject to the RCS shareholder agreement – representing 10.497% of the company’s existing ordinary share capital. 
World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, experienced a massive 73% increase in buyers attending the event to strike deals with African exhibitors in 2012.
Padma Spa by Mandara offers guests an even more elevating experience with the introduction of leading luxury British spa and skincare brand, Elemis, in its treatment and therapy range with effect from June 19th 2013. The lavish therapies from Elemis have been uniquely designed, tried and tested for effectiveness. 
World Travel Market 2012, the leading global event for the travel industry, will generate a massive £469 million for its European exhibitors, including UK & Ireland, reveals independent research.Mandara Spa offers guests an even more elevating experience with the introduction of leading luxury British spa and skincare brand, Elemis, in its treatment and therapy range with effect from June 21st 2013. The lavish therapies from Elemis have been uniquely designed, tried and tested for effectiveness. 
The fifth Nashua River Brewers Festival kicked off today from 1-7 pm at Riverfront Park in historic downtown Fitchburg MA. It provided visitors with the opportunity to taste the finest in craft beers from regional breweries and listen to great music along the banks of the Nashua River for a good cause!
Four huge tunnel boring machines will call Sydney’s North West home from next year after the NSW Government awarded a $1.15 billion contract to build the North West Rail Link’s 15km twin tunnels.
Responding to the publication of the Passenger Focus Spring 2013 National Passenger Survey, David Mapp, Commercial Director at the Association of Train Operating Companies, said:
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is saddened to announce the death of Susan Kupferman, Senior Advisor to the Chairman, who passed away on June 26, 2013, following a long illness.
In a move that is expected to generate significant revenue for its capital program, the MTA will vacate its headquarters buildings in Midtown Manhattan by the end of next year and award a long-term lease to a developer expected to demolish the buildings and redevelop the premier location with modern Class A offices, a hotel, residential tower, or a mixture of uses.
Queensland Rail is reminding motorists and pedestrians in the Ipswich area to approach railway crossings with caution, with additional works trains set to travel on the old Swanbank rail line indefinitely.
Edinburgh Airport is set to welcome almost 100,000 passengers through its doors this weekend, which looks set to be the busiest of the year so far.
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) outlined alternate transportation options for passengers in the event of a possible Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) strike, which could cause service disruptions beginning Monday, July 1, 2013.
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the premier business travel organization in Canada, concluded its first full-day of their 9th Annual Conference. The conference being held March 25-27, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre includes more than 400 corporate travel professionals from across Canada and around the world, and over 55 exhibitors. 
Hogg Robinson Group (HRG), the award-winning international corporate services company, has been awarded the global travel contract for Statoil, one of the world’s leading energy companies specialising in oil and gas production. The award covers an initial 17 countries, predominantly in Norway and the US, but also including countries across Africa, Europe, Latin America and Singapore. The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the voice of the global business travel industry – today announced the first step in a global translation project, with the production of French translations of three key GBTA resources to support French speaking members in France, Canada and Africa globally.
Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, today released the following statement commending the U.S. Senate for approving S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, which recognizes the importance of travel – an industry that contributes $2.0 trillion per year to the U.S. economy and constitutes America's No. 1 services export:Travel industry veterans Randy Garfield of The Walt Disney Company and Mike Gallagher of CityPASS have been selected as the 2013 inductees into the U.S. Travel Hall of Leaders. Garfield and Gallagher will be honored during a dinner among more than 100 travel industry leaders during the U.S. Travel fall board meeting on November 21-22 at the Fairmont Washington, D.C.
New Trent (SC), Aparecida (SP), Trinity (GO), Santa Cruz (RN) and Bragança (PA) were classified in the five cities Selection Process Project for Strengthening of Religious Tourism in Brazil, promoted by the Ministry of Tourism..jpg)
A collaboration between VIA Rail and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) has resulted in 1,500 new citizens travelling by train to explore Canada, their new home, in the last year.The Brazil Tourism Ministry announced the preliminary results of a study conducted by the Institute of Economic Research (FIFE) on the quality of infrastructure and tourist services provided during the Confederations Cup.The second largest annual festival in Brazil, Parintins Folklore Festival, held in Parintins (AM), north of the country, which attracts tourists from all over Brazil kicked off yesterday (June 28) and will end on June 30. This weekend, the festival celebrates a local legend about a resurrected ox. It is also a competition where two teams, Garantido and Caprichoso, compete in extended retellings of the story, each team attempting to outdo the other with flamboyant dances, singing, and parade floats.
With 11 Brazilian ports on its fall cruise calendar, luxe Crystal Cruises has set dozens of cool ways to explore the country’s hot culture, culinary arts, and landscape. Sugar Loaf, samba, and snorkeling may be most famous, but guests can take in such varied Crystal Adventures as: 
Saudia’s joining of SkyTeam will help the national carrier achieve the status of a five-star airline by improving its various services to win customer satisfaction, said Mr. Abdulmohsen Jonaid, VP Passenger Sales. He also spoke about the possibility using SkyTeam products to support Haj and Umrah operations.
Boeing has received FAA approval to fly Required Navigation Performance - Authorization Required (RNP AR) procedures on the 787 fleet. Operators that fly RNP AR procedures significantly reduce fuel burn, emissions and airport congestion by flying precisely along a predefined route using advanced on-board navigation systems together with GPS-based global navigation satellite systems. As an FAA-approved RNP application service provider, Boeing can now offer 787 customers full support as they apply for approval to use RNP AR procedures on their fleets.
Etihad Airways, the United Arab Emirates’ national airline and one of the world’s fastest-growing full-service carriers, and global IT and communications provider, SITA, today announced a 10-year strategic partnership. The multi-million dollar agreement will provide the airline with the latest global infrastructure solutions, while reducing the cost and complexity of IT. The partnership will underpin Etihad’s vision to be a truly 21st century, global airline, challenging and changing established conventions.
There are few things that can beat a summer break in Beirut. From great cuisine to lounging by the pool in perfect weather, guests can experience the city like never before with the special Summer Gets Better Pool Package at Four Seasons Hotel Beirut, bringing together the best of Beiruti summer indulgences.
Sri Lanka Convention Bureau and Sri Lankan Airlines have recently confirmed their participation at CIBTM, the leading trade show for meetings and events organisers, venue providers and incentive and business travel services in China and Asia.
Qatar Airways officially announced that its relationship with the city of Montréal has further blossomed as the award-winning airline became the co-presenter of Mosaïcultures Internationales Montréal 2013 (MIM2013) at the Montreal Botanical Gardens.
With the torrential rainfall continuing in the Uttarkhand region and the terrible mishap of the chopper meeting its tragic end the rescue operations are being carried out with extra caution now. There was thick fog and cloud cover in the early hours delaying the rescue work. 
Chicago registered near record hotel occupancy rates for the month of May at 81.2 percent. Overnight leisure visitation to Chicago was a record May occupancy of 48%, an increase of 8.5 percent over the May 2012 level of 44.2% and spurred much of the overall growth. The news comes just a month after Mayor Emanuel and Choose Chicago announced near-record tourism rates for Chicago in 2012, with over 46.2 million visitors to the city.
American Express Travel has taken the opportunity of the annual Cruise3Sixty conference to reveal the results of a recent internal cruise survey of around 250 American Express Travel Counselors, including its Representative Network across the US.
Wizz Air, the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, celebrates the successful attempt to set a new Guinness World record in partnership with Zsolt ‘Popey’ Sinka, who has now set a new record for pulling the heaviest aircraft by teeth. Today at 10:25am Zsolt ‘Popey” Sinka dug his teeth into a 7m long rope and pulled one of Wizz Air’s new Airbus A320 aircraft, 
CIBTM provides the ultimate business solutions for the meetings and events industry, uniting an elite class of buyers with quality suppliers from China and around the world.Exhibitors benefit from the opportunity to meet with a range of international and regional buyers who have the authority to place real business. 
Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, was recently declared the ‘Best Domestic Airline’ at the seventh edition of the CNBC Awaaz Travel Awards 2013. At a glittering ceremony held in Mumbai, the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Shri Prithviraj Chavan, was the chief guest and Jet Airways was proud to receive this prestigious award in front of several luminaries from the travel and trade industry. .jpg)
SIA will be the first airline worldwide to serve the single-origin Monoarabica beans in its premium cabins. The original illy blend of high quality coffee, made of nine kinds of pure Arabica, will also be featured on board.
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) today, in recognition of today’s Day of the Seafarer, underscored its commitment to seafarers worldwide for their instrumental role in delivering memorable vacation experiences to over 20 million cruise passengers annually. 
The Minister also encouraged operators to register to attend one of the free skills workshops during the winter months.
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has announced that two runways will be closed temporarily on alternate days next week for construction activity surrounding the federally mandated Runway Safety Areas (RSA) initiative.“The Helpmanns are the premier awards for the live performance industry in Australia. The NSW Government’s investment as a strategic partner in the 2013 Helpmann Awards and the staging of them in Sydney re-affirms our commitment to the arts and further strengthens Sydney’s position as the live performance capital of Australia,” Mr Souris said.
A American Airlines completa neste mês um ano de operação do voo de Manaus para Miami, nos Estados Unidos. Para marcar a data, a companhia promoveu uma festa no Iate Zenith, em Manaus, com a presença das principais agências de viagens da cidade e outros parceiros importantes.
Air Seychelles soared high in the recent Skytrax rankings released at the Skytrax World Airline Awards at the Paris Air Show.
American Airlines today announces the launch of a new codeshare agreement with St. Croix-based Seaborne Airlines, providing customers access to six destinations in the Caribbean out of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The codeshare agreement allows American to place its code on Seaborne's flights between San Juan (SJU) and Dominica (DOM), Fort-de-France, Martinique (FDF), Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe (PTP), Tortola, British Virgin Islands (EIS), Vieques, Puerto Rico (VQS) and Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands (VIJ). Customers can book travel on the codeshare flights today for travel beginning June 27, 2013.
This July, celebrate National Vacation Rental Month with Wyndham Vacation Rentals® and save up to 35 percent* off on rentals in some of America’s most desirable beach, mountain and theme park destinations. Turning the spotlight on the $23 billion vacation rental industry, which traditionally sees its most bookings in July, National Vacation Rental Month can be the perfect time to experience the unique benefits of vacation rentals – convenience, affordability, accessibility and spacious accommodations.
Swiss International Air Lines has appointed Urs Weiss as its new Head of Alliances & Commercial Relations. Weiss, who is 48, is currently the airline’s Head of Global Key Accounts & Business Sales Switzerland. In his new capacity he succeeds Alain Chisari, who moved to Edelweiss Air last month to become Chief Commercial Officer at SWISS’s sister carrier.
With its youngest guests in mind and summer travel officially underway, Hyatt announced today the launch of its “For Kids, By Kids Family Cook-Off” recipe contest. The contest, along with the release of new and kid-approved menu items, kicks-off the second year of Hyatt’s For Kids, By Kids initiative and furthers this industry-leading commitment to delivering healthier options for kids while they are traveling. The “For Kids, By Kids Family Cook-Off” invites families to create and share a healthy breakfast recipe, along with a photo via Facebook, for a chance to win a vacation and a place on Hyatt’s For Kids, By Kids menu.