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18/8/2000 Rom Sai international restaurant, at the Westin Banyan Tree Bangkok, invites all beer lovers for an Oktoberfest Food & Beer buffet, from 16th September until 24th September 2000. Read More.
18/8/2000 American Airlines today announced it is filing for mediation with the National Mediation Board. Read More.
17/8/2000 British Airways' focus on Europe takes shape this winter as the airline announces a number of network adjustments to improve schedule quality and transfer opportunities for its customers. Read More.
17/8/2000 British Airways will increase the frequency of flights between Johannesburg and London to twice daily from January. Read More.
17/8/2000 Reed Travel Exhibitions, organisers of Mediterranean Travel Fair, have appointed Hibba Bilal as the new Sales Manager for the event. Read More.
16/8/2000 Concorde: Aiming to resume services. Read More.
16/8/2000 Century Hotels International has taken over the Holiday Inn Benoa in Bali. The 197 room hotel (of which 20 villas) will be called the Century Benoa Resort Bali, with immediate effect. 
16/8/2000 Narelle McDougall will be joining The Hotel Inter-Continental Singapore as the Director of Marketing from September 1, 2000.
16/8/2000 Marriott International’s chain code, EM, which represents Every Marriott Brand, will now be available to travel agents around the world who use AMADEUS. Read More.
16/8/2000 Cathay Pacific Airways today announced the launch of three new freighter destinations, namely New Delhi in India, Penang in Malaysia, and San Francisco in the United States. Read More.
16/8/2000 The Boeing Company has announced that it has agreed to acquire Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc., the world's leading provider of flight information services. Read More.
16/8/2000 Toronto Travel Advisory. Read More.
16/8/2000 British Airways is suspending its Concorde operations with immediate effect from yesterday (15/8/2000) morning. Read More.
16/8/2000 Bass Launches new website for meeting planners. Read More.
15/8/2000 THAI Launches Cargo Website www.thaicargo.com. Read More.
14/8/2000 Marriott International, Inc. has reached an exclusive agreement with STSN, Inc. that will enable it to offer its high-speed Internet access service in more than 250 Marriott, Renaissance and Courtyard hotels outside the continental United States. Read More.
14/8/2000 The Furama Resort Danang has been awarded two top accolades by the Vietnam National Administration of  Tourism (VNAT). Read More.
12/8/2000 This year's International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) congress convenes from 16 - 20 November at London's Hilton Metropole with the theme 'The Age of Excellence Dawns'. Read More.
11/8/2000 Drivers of all kinds of vehicles used for tourist transportation in Thailand are to undergo special training to help them improve their service and safety standards for visitors. Read More.
11/8/2000 Bass Hotels and Resorts has announced the opening of Holiday Inn City Centre Shenyang - the company's second hotel to open this year in Mainland China. Read More.
11/8/2000 Guests at the five-star Meliá Turquesa Hotel in Cancun can now enjoy all-inclusive packages, valid through December 24, 2001. Read More.
11/8/2000 Cathay Pacific Airways will become the first Asian airline to trial the new Airshow Network. Read More.
11/8/2000 American Airlines and Qantas have announced a significant expansion of their cooperative marketing relationship, pending government approval. Read More.
11/8/2000 American Airlines announced today that it would start non-stop service between Los Angeles International Airport and Toronto, beginning Nov. 1. Read More.
10/8/2000 Air Canada announced today that it has reorganized its Aeroplan frequent flyer unit as a new Division. Read More.
10/8/2000 Hilton is now proudly represented with a spectacular new hotel in Dalian, China. Read More.
10/8/2000 Cathay Pacific Airways to Install Airshow 420 on 53 Aircraft; Airline Will Also Conduct Trial of Airshow Network(TM) on a Boeing 747-400. Read More.
10/8/2000 British Airways and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced today that they have agreed to extend the exclusivity period for their talks about a possible combination of their businesses. Read More.
10/8/2000 British Airways announced today that Hong Kong is the launch market in Asia for its HK$7.6bn cabin and service innovations. Read More.
10/8/2000 Between 8-11 August 2000, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited will be organizing various activities to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand’s royal birthday. Read More.
10/8/2000 Air Canada - Toronto travel advisory. Read More.
10/8/2000 George Mueller - Vice President, American Airlines - Asia and the Pacific, retires after 31 Years. Read More.
9/8/2000 American Airlines has placed a firm order for six Boeing 777-200ER and three Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes. Read More.
9/8/2000 The Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA) Board today announced that it has accepted the request of Executive Director Mrs Amy Chan for early retirement. Read More.
9/8/2000 Cathay Pacific Airways made a profit attributable to shareholders of HK$2,183 million during the six months ended 30 June 2000. Read More.
9/8/2000 Singapore Airlines (SIA) is pleased to announce that it has completed the purchase of 16.7 per cent of Air New Zealand Limited. Read More.
9/8/2000 United Airlines has announced that it will offer a second daily flight between Chicago and Mexico City beginning August 10, 2000. Read More.
9/8/2000 Continental Airlines launches a co-branded credit card in Asia. Read More.
9/8/2000 The Continental Airlines Web site recently was named by Forrester PowerRankingsTM as the No. 1 airline site for the second time in a row. Read More.
8/8/2000 Cathay Pacific Airways and Malaysia Airlines today signed a codeshare agreement covering their flights between Hong Kong and Malaysia. Read More.
8/8/2000 Century International Hotel’s announces the appointment of Mr. Christopher Ryan as General Manager of Primetown Century Tower Makati and Century Citadel Inn Makati in the Philippines. Read More.
8/8/2000 Environmental inspectors of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration have been better equipped to help create a healthy urban environment after a three-day training workshop UNEP. Read More.
8/8/2000 oneworld™ makes European travel easier than ever with first alliance air pass. Read More.
7/8/2000 Steady growth in tourism for the first half of 2000 has prompted the Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA) to revise its forecast for the full year to 12.5 million visitor arrivals. Read More. Definition of who is a visitor by the World Tourism Organization (WTO) Read More.
7/8/2000 KLM Cargo today announced it will increase cargo rates in most key European and Asia Pacific markets. Read More.
7/8/2000 British Airways today (Monday August 7) announced a pre-tax profit of £8 million, before disposal losses of £58 million. Read More.
7/8/2000 A bit of fun : A swimming pool in Italy has banned 'sexy people' from entering as they say it offends 'the less sexy'. 'Sexy people' are only allowed in one day a week so not to cause anyone offence !!  
7/8/2000 World Travel Market 2000 - 7 Nights accommodation in executive serviced appartments one tube stop from Earls Court for 350 Pounds Sterling in total !! Read More
6/8/2000 Continental Airlines, the world's sixth largest airline, today announced it will launch new daily non-stop Boeing 777 service between New York and Hong Kong. Read More.
5/8/2000 Quantitude unveils plans for growth. Read More.
4/8/2000 Continental Airlines ranked No. 1 in a customer loyalty survey conducted by Brand Keys, a New York-based customer loyalty research firm. Read More.
4/8/2000 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today announced an amendment to its General Conditions of Carriage for Passengers and Baggage, to take effect on Monday, August 7, 2000. Read More.
4/8/2000 Marriott International, Inc. opened the 497-room luxury, full-service JW Marriott Hotel Seoul,  the city’s first Marriott hotel. Read More.
4/8/2000 Marriott International, Inc. continues its growth in Latin America with the opening of the Lima Marriott Hotel & Stellaris Casino in Lima, Peru. Read More.
4/8/2000 Continental Airlines today announced that it has exercised five additional options on the 150-seat Boeing 737-800. Read More.
4/8/2000 Air Canada President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Milton today unveiled a series of initiatives that will improve customer satisfaction. Read More.
3/8/2000 TAT moves to attract more Japanese Student Visitors. Read More.
2/8/2000 The Boeing Company today announced an agreement to purchase Continental Graphics Corporation. Read More.
2/8/2000 Air Algerie, the flag carrier of the North African nation of Algeria, welcomed its first Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 today upon arrival in Algiers. Read More.
2/8/2000 PAL chides business group. Read More.
2/8/2000 Air Canada Expands In-Flight Meal Service to More Short-Haul Flights. Read More.
1/8/2000 KLM confirms that it has received notice from Alitalia that Alitalia will initiate arbitration. Read More.
1/8/2000 Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEGS) today debuted its new Web-enabled customer relationship management (CRM) tools provided through its Pegasus Business Intelligence service. Read More.
1/8/2000 The kings and queens of fancy footwork hit the Hong Kong stage this October with Riverdance - The Show. Read More.
1/8/2000 Raffles International open Takumi, a contemporary Japanese lifestyle restaurant concept at the Merchant Court Hotel Bangkok. Read More.
1/8/2000 Regent International Hotels celebrates the halcyon days of summer with an assortment of hot summer packages at many of its Asian Pacific and United States properties. Read More.
1/8/2000 Thailand and Cambodia have renewed their bilateral Agreement for Implementation of Tourism Co-operation for the year 2001-2002. Read More.
1/8/2000 The first Marriott Executive Apartments in Bangkok will open in 2002. Read More.
31/7/2000 Cathay Pacific Airways will launch its new "Progressive" advertising campaign on 1 August highlighting the many enhancements the airline has made to its products and services over the past two years. Read More.
31/7/2000 British Airways confirmed this evening that its Concorde operations will continue, following today’s meeting in Paris. Read More.
31/7/2000 Last night’s BA003 Concorde service from Heathrow to New York diverted into Gander, Newfoundland, as a precaution, after a slight smell of fuel was noticed at the rear of the passenger cabin. Read More.
31/7/2000 Ronald C. J. Wunderink has been appointed Interim Manager at KLM Corporate Communications, effective August 1, 2000. Read More.
31/7/2000 Philippine Airlines operations functioned normally today, negating rumors of a mass leave of absence by employees. Read More.
31/7/2000 Following a year long redevelopment programme, the Park SA Hilton is scheduled to re-open its doors in September 2000. Read More.
31/7/2000 Hilton International opened the doors of its second hotel in Budapest on 15th July 2000. Read More.
31/7/2000 From now until August 31st, 2000 passengers who travel business class on Hong Kong London return, can travel First Class on either Hong Kong to London sector or London to Hong Kong for only an additional HK$1,000. Read More.
31/7/2000 Exceptional Value from the Regent Sydney. Read More.
30/7/2000 More than 300 runners participated in the run against gravity "Vertical Marathon 2000" at The Westin Banyan Tree Bangkok on 30th July 2000. Read More.
29/7/2000

A conference that promises to furnish firms with proven e-business solutions across six ‘building blocks’ of business, is being staged in Dubai (October 22-23 2000). Read More.

29/7/2000 Bass Hotels & Resorts today announced the opening of Holiday Inn Qingdao, the hotel company's 27th hotel in China. Read More.
28/7/2000 About 300 delegates from tourism-related public and private agencies in Thailand convened for a unique seminar designed to build unity and co-operation within the Thai travel the tourism industry. Read More.
28/7/2000 THAI Announcement After Board of Directors’ Meeting. Read More.
27/6/2000 Tiger Woods, is to return to Bangkok for the 10th Johnnie Walker Classic, one of Asia's biggest golf events, to be held from November 16-19, 2000, at the scenic Alpine Golf and Sports Club. Read More.
27/6/2000 Pegasus Solutions, Inc. today announced it has added more than 2,100 independent and small chain hotels in 91 countries to its travel agent commission processing service. Read More.
27/6/2000

Award winning hotelier, Mr. John Webb has been appointed as the new General Manager of the Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon. He was previously the Resident Manager of the 600 room New World Renaissance Hotel in Makati, Philippines.

27/6/2000 The Boeing Company today named Walt W. Braithwaite as president of Boeing Africa. Read More.
26/7/2000 Northwest Airlines has been honored by the National Association for the Deaf (NAD). Read More.
26/7/2000 British Airways confirmed this morning that it will continue Concorde operations today. Read More.
26/7/2000 Boeing's newest member of the 767 family is making its Farnborough Air Show debut this week. Read More.
26/7/2000 The Boeing Company today confirmed Singapore Airlines' intent to exercise options for two 777-200ERs (Extended Range) and one 777-200. Read More.
26/7/2000 Regent International Hotels Offer Triple Miles to Asia Miles Members. Read More.
25/7/2000 PATA Staff Changes. Read More.
25/7/2000 British Airways' Concorde Operations Suspended This Evening. Read More.
25/7/2000 AXA Stake in KLM. Read More.
25/7/2000 Five major customers have now placed a total of 39 orders and commitments for the 777 Longer-Range airplanes. Read More.
25/7/2000 The Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA) is pleased to announce the recent senior appointments at Head Office and in its Worldwide Offices. Read More.
25/7/2000

Philippine Airlines and Gulf Air have commenced a code-share service between Manila and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with Gulf Air as the operating carrier. Read More.

25/7/2000

Starwood Hotels & Resorts have said that they will not be renewing the contract for the two Westin Hotels in Singapore. Both properties which are next to each other are owned by Raffles International. The contract expires December 2001.

25/7/2000

Mr. Richard Chapman will replace Mr. Brian Harries as the General Manager of the luxurious Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit Hotel in Bangkok. Read More.

25/7/2000 United Airlines today announced that it has appointed Mark Schwab to serve as vice president of its Pacific - North region. Read More.
25/7/2000 SIA will be launching an Auto Ticketing facility for services to Kuala Lumpur starting from today. Read More.
25/7/2000 British Airways is the first airline to offer international on-line check-in. Read More.
24/7/2000 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has started offering interactive services through the network operated by Dutch telecommunications company KPN Mobile. Read More.
24/7/2000 The Boeing Company confirmed today that International Lease Finance Corporation has committed to order 40 jetliners. Read More.
24/7/2000 For the first time at a public venue, a fully completed Boeing Business Jet, finished with executive interior and fitted with "blended winglets" is on display in England at the Farnborough International air show. Read More.
24/7/2000 Galileo International, Inc. today announced that Matthew Miau, chairman of the MiTAC-Synnex Group, has been elected to the Galileo International Board of Directors. Read More.
24/7/2000 Boeing today presented overviews of the commercial airplanes that respond to the demands of the long-range travel market. Read More.
24/7/2000 Boeing has expanded its annual market forecast to include the aviation services airlines need for efficient fleet operations. Read More.
24/7/2000 British Airways is introducing one of Britain’s best loved traditional rituals on board longhaul services - High Tea. Read More.
24/7/2000 Thirteen of the world’s major airlines today announced the creation of the airline industry’s largest business-to-business e-commerce exchange. Read More.
24/7/2000

Queen Sirikit Medical Center Fund Raising Gala in Aid of Rama Thibodi Hospital Patients. Read More.

23/7/2000 The Boeing Company introduced its newest commercial jetliner, the Boeing Next-Generation 737-900. Read More.
23/7/2000 Solutions for e-world organisational effectiveness tabled at Dubai’s first business symposium – October 22-23 2000. Read More.
23/7/2000 Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts has announced that it has exchanged contracts to acquire a new 17 story, 311-bedroom hotel currently under construction in Chicago, USA. Read More.
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