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Ethiopian Airlines code shares with Singapore Airlines

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:55:00 +0200

Ethiopian Airlines, claiming to be the fastest growing African Airline, has announced that it will start code sharing with Singapore Airlines, one of the largest carriers in Asia effective 1 November 2011, providing its customers the option of flying to Singapore.
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America an ever-growing market for tourism to South Africa

Wed, 04 May 2011 09:15:00 +0200

A substantial amount of tourism marketing in North America for South Africa has followed in the wake of the FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa, generating unprecedented interest in this holiday destination.
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Entries invited: Travel and Tourism Film & Video Awards

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:49:00 +0200

Southern Africa's Travel and Tourism Film & Video Awards is in full preparation mode. The organisers are calling for entries from southern African film and video makers as well as from travel and tourism product owners.
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Low-cost airlines take off online in Asia Pacific

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:18:00 +0200

SINGAPORE: comScore, Inc has released results from a study on the online travel industry with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. The report found that in the past year, low-cost airline websites have experienced strong growth in visitation as consumers continue to search for the best travel deals online.
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Qatar Airways announces exclusive special offers

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:34:00 +0200

QATAR / JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Qatar Airways has announced an array of special offers and promotions for travellers around the world to celebrate its 100th destination launch.
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Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum: Dubai Lynx 2011 Advertising Person of the Year

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:55:00 +0200

DUBAI, UAE: The Dubai International Advertising Festival has announced that Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and CEO of Emirates Airline & Group, who has been instrumental in establishing the company as a global brand, will be presented with the 2011 Dubai Lynx Advertising Person of the Year Award.
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Ethiopian Airlines to start new flights to China

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:30:00 +0200

Ethiopian to start new flights to Hangzhou, its fourth destination in China.
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Travel & tourism report focuses on moving beyond the downturn

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 07:12:00 +0200

ANDORRA: Switzerland, Germany and France have the most attractive environments for developing the travel and tourism industry, according to the fourth Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, just released by the World Economic Forum at the Global Tourism Forum 2011 (GTF) held in Andorra. Austria, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Spain and Singapore complete the top 10.
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Emerging auto insurance and aggregator sites attracting meaningful market share

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:58:00 +0200

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, has announced the availability of an expanded competitive set of insurers and aggregator sites for its online auto insurance benchmarker. In Q4 2010, these additional sites accounted for 724 000 submitted quotes, making up 8% of quotes submitted online.
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Comair on track with expansion plans into Africa

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:21:00 +0200

Comair Limited, operator of British Airways in southern Africa and kulula.com is again expanding its African route network, and effective Tuesday, 3 May 2011 will commence flights from Lanseria airport to Maputo in Mozambique and Gaborone in Botswana.
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