China, Taiwan pursuing more direct flights (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China and Taiwan are negotiating new direct flight routes that could add up to six Chinese cities and cut travel times, padding out a landmark deal in June that has fallen short of expectations, an official said on Tuesday.
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China's Airlines Carried 15% More Passengers in Holiday Period (Bloomberg)
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- China Southern Airlines Co. and the nation's other carriers flew 15 percent more passengers during last week's national holidays after the Beijing Olympics and natural disasters curbed travel earlier in the year.
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"Booking air travel today is very much about online comparison shopping" (eyefortravel.com)
In the wake of suppliers increasingly focusing on ancillary revenues, the airlines need to ensure that they are offering things that consumers truly value.
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Resourcing continues to be a challenge for TMCs operating in China (eyefortravel.com)
"There are restrictions in the area of GDS, in particular in the issuing of air-tickets. The advanced technological platforms of business travel management overseas cannot be used in China because of the restrictions here.
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Dirtiest Cars On America's Roads (Forbes)
For those concerned about air pollution, these cars are among the worst offenders. And most are made by one company.
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Sabre TSDS enhances reporting options (eyefortravel.com)
Sabre has released additional reporting features through its Traveler Security and Data Suite (TSDS). The GDS shared that the new initiative answers the growing need for business travel professionals to access timely and relevant business intelligence.
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Implications of the financial crisis could be worse than fuel (eyefortravel.com)
Airports Council International (ACI) has warned that while the effect of high oil prices may begin to fade as we head into Winter, the implication of the international crisis in the financial markets for air traffic demand "could be worse".
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On the road to keep a blimp in the air (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
NEWARK, N.J. - Union County native Tim Lichardus hasn't had a place to call home for 12 years - no apartment, no house, no time-share. His job as a blimp crewman requires him to live out of a suitcase 11 months of the year.
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Ed Perkins: Air passes sometimes offer value (San Jose Mercury News)
A new "China Pass" from the SkyTeam alliance offers three to nine flight coupons for travel within China for significantly less than most individually booked tickets. Although new, it"s similar to a dozen or more airline "passes" that have been around for several years "” and which are sometimes, but not always, good values, compared with buying individual tickets.
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MOTC minister promising help for domestic carriers (Chinapost.com.tw)
ll-out help yesterday to ailing domestic airlines whose passenger numbers have dwindled by two-thirds in the past decade. Reporting on domestic air services before the Legislative Yuan transportation committee, Mao admitted bullet trains have wooed away domestic air travelers.
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