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The FINANCIAL -- Air Arabia, a low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, has flown more than 10 million passengers since its launch in October 2003. The carrier passed the mark at the end of June 2008.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Gulfnews, Dubai International Airport has witnessed the busiest period in its history with 18.46 million passengers - more than 3.5 times Dubai's population - travelling through in the first half of 2008 alone, a 13.8 per cent

The FINANCIAL -- TAV Georgia has received ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management and ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management certificates through United Registrar Systems (URS).

The FINANCIAL — According to Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels' recently released Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey, Australian hotel real estate is commanding the attention of global investors, while ‘buy' sentiment for hotels throughout Asia Pacific has also increased to its highest level since

The FINANCIAL -- According to ehotelier, Scandic's intensive growth strategy continues, with the chain now announcing its fifth hotel project in seven months.

  Passenger business   June 2008 traffic rose 2.6% with capacity up 4.1%. The comparison with June 2007, which was boosted by two major events (Paris air show and Vinexpo), was unfavourable. Moreover, activity levels were affected by the air traffic control

The FINANCIAL -- Raffles Hotels will leave its mark in the Russian capital with a new namesake luxury hotel set to open here in 2011.

The FINANCIAL -- The Austrian Airlines Group achieved passenger growth of 6.4% in May in the scheduled segment and a load factor of 75.1%, an increase of 2.3 percentage points on the previous year.

  The FINANCIAL — Amadeus, a global company in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, has been selected by Air Algérie, Afriqiyah Airways, EgyptAir, Etihad Airways, Kuwait Airways, Libyan Airlines, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Sudan Airways, Syrian

The FINANCIAL -- Travel in comfort and style with your family during the June school holiday period with Singapore Airlines, and be pampered, all at affordable prices!