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The FINANCIAL -- The two week holiday is dying out, according to a new survey revealed on March 3 by Holiday Inn.

The FINANCIAL -- According to caterersearch, hotel group Marriott has committed to offering a number of job opportunities to the long-term unemployed by signing a Local Employment Partnership (LEP) with JobCentre Plus.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Gulfnews, the Middle East Region continued to show double digit growth in air passenger traffic, according to a senior official of Oman Air.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Gulfnews, Dnata's operations at Dubai International Airport's Terminal 2 are set to increase dramatically with the opening of a 37,000 square feet extension, scheduled for the end of March. This extension will increase the airport's surface area

The FINANCIAL -- According to Today's Zaman, hundreds of New Yorkers and tourists alike flocked to The Plaza Hotel for the landmark's reopening after a three-year, $400 million (264 million euros) renovation.

The FINANCIAL -- According to European Commission, in 2007, 1 578 million nights were spent in hotels and similar establishments1 in the EU27, which is an increase of 3.1% compared with 2006.

The FINANCIAL -- Weather delays at Heathrow could be cut by up to two thirds by more flexible use of the two existing runways, according to British Airways.

The FINANCIAL -- London, Sir Richard Branson was one happy man  when Virgin Atlantic became the first airline in the world to fly a commercial aircraft on biofuel.

The FINANCIAL -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) representing 94% of international scheduled air traffic last Saturday began an important countdown - 100 days to 100% e-ticketing.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Nino Giorgobiani, PR Manager of Georgian Airways, Georgia’s national carrier, the company served in total 161 000 passengers in 2007. Georgian Airways carried 130 952 passengers on direct and 20 321 on transit flights. The leader in