Air Cargo forecast for 2012, revised by IATA

While Boeing is forecasting a longterm surge in air cargo demand, a more sobering view was expressed by The International Air Transport Association (IATA) yesterday. The immediate short-term outlook is so dim, in fact, that IATA announced revisions to its industry forecast. This is in marked contrast...

December 20th, 2011 | Cargo, Default, Hospitality | Read More

Pegasus Solutions launches OpenFlex

Pegasus Solutions has launched OpenFlex as the debut offering from its Open Hospitality® service. A mobile website design solution, OpenFlex allows hotels to deliver promotional offers correctly formatted for any mobile device. OpenFlex ensures that the hotels are capable of seizing business opportunities...

December 20th, 2011 | Default, Hospitality | Read More

Spain more popular among Britons

T h e l a t e s t f i g u r e s f r om HomeAway.co.uk, the UK’s number one holiday rentals website, show Spain was the most popular destination for summer holidays in 2011. In terms of the number of booking enquiries for breaks in Q3 2011, Malaga Province and Majorca claimed first and second place,...

December 20th, 2011 | Default, Hospitality | Read More

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre kitchens certified halal by JAKIM

The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) has announced that all its kitchens – Chinese, Western, Cold, Pastry and Malay – have been certified halal by Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia The halal certification confirms that every item, ingredient, manufacturer, supplier, process and procedure...

December 18th, 2011 | Default, Hospitality | Read More

Starwood’s Aloft Brand Debuts in Southeast Asia

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide opens its first Aloft brand hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Aloft Bangkok – Sukhumvit 11 features 296 guestrooms with loft-like décor with nine-foot ceilings, platform beds, oversized showerheads and Blisso Spa products. Aloft Bangkok – Sukhumvit 11 General Manager...

December 18th, 2011 | Default, Hospitality | Read More

Courtyard by Marriott, launches GoBoard 4.0

Courtyard by Marriott, in partnership with Four Winds Interactive, has launched an updated version of GoBoard, an interactive centre of information, providing real-time content including news, weather, travel details and local area mapping. GoBoard 4.0 version highlights mobile integration, enhancing...

November 25th, 2011 | Default, Hospitality | Read More

UNITED SPIRITS Posted Profit in Q2 of 2011

United Spirits Ltd, the flagship spirits arm of UB Group, has posted a net profit of Rs 147.99 crore for Quarter Two (Q2), which ended September 30, 2011 whereas the same was at Rs 74.60 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. The total income during the period stood at Rs 1,905.79 crore compared...

November 24th, 2011 | Hospitality | Read More

Bihar Govt to set up Mega Food Parks

Government of Bihar has approved a proposal to set up three mega food parks to lessen wastage of fruits and vegetables and also promote food processing industry and create employment avenues in Bihar. A decision to this effect was taken at a special Cabinet meeting in Patna on agriculture, which was...

November 21st, 2011 | Default, Hospitality | Read More

Import duties on high-end alcohol to be reduced

Government of India has decided to shield low-end wine and liquor producers against duty cuts in the proposed pact but is likely to bring about ‘considerable’ reduction in import duties on high-end alcohol. This information was given by a government official. Cheap European wines may not...

November 21st, 2011 | Default, Hospitality | Read More

The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group Chairperson & MD, Dr Jyotsna Suri, bags World Travel Market Global Award

Dr Jyotsna Suri, Chairperson and Managing Director, The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, has bagged the World Travel Market Global Award in recognition of her leadership of the Group and the work she does above and beyond it, driving Indian tourism and protecting the country’s cultural heritage. The...

November 21st, 2011 | Default, Hospitality | Read More