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The FINANCIAL -- TownePlace Suites showcases its new design with the debut of a break-through  video featuring David Elsewhere the world famous performer known for his illusionary and gravity-defying dance moves.

The FINANCIAL -- Iberia is strengthening its presence in Guatemala and Panama. Today, May 5th, it is launching a fourth weekly flight from Madrid to the capital cities of the two Central American nations.

The FINANCIAL -- Tbilisi International Airport convened one month internship program for 47 students from different faculties of Aviation University of Georgia.

The FINANCIAL -- InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has recently opened Holiday Inn Express Cape Town City Centre, the group's first limited service hotel in South Africa.

The FINANCIAL -- Budget hotel chain Travelodge has bought six properties from Menzies hotels in a deal worth £85m, according to the Sunday Times.

The FINANCIAL -- According to caterersearch, Colliers Robert Barry has become the latest property agent to state the hotel industry is well placed to weather the credit crunch, describing the sector as “robust” in a new report.

The FINANCIAL -- Lufthansa is to offer more than 200 new destinations and up to 37 flights a week. This new flight schedule is to last throughout the summer season. Together with night flights, day flights (Tbilisi - Munich) will also be

The FINANCIAL -- The Novotel hotel group entered into an agreement with Green Globe, the leading Benchmarking and Certification programme for the tourism and hospitality industry, to achieve worldwide certification of the network's 400 hotels across 61 countries, including the 22 Novotel

The FINANCIAL -- Domina Hotel Group continues its expansion in North and Eastern Europe with the opening of 3 new hotels and launching its Domina Prestige brand.

The FINANCIAL -- Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) and Northwest Airlines Corporation (NYSE: NWA) have announced an agreement in which the two carriers will combine in an all-stock transaction with a combined enterprise value of $17.7 billion, creating America’s premier global