Jet Airways to launch Flights between Hyderabad and Dubai
Posted July 14, 2009 , add a commentIndia’s Jet Airways is to launch services
between Dubai and Hyderabad from 16 August 2009. The airline will
commence services on the route with a state-of-the-art Boeing
737-800 aircraft.
Jet Airways currently operates twice
daily services to Dubai from Mumbai, and daily services from Delhi
and Chennai.
Effective August 16, 2009 to October 24, 2009,
and from March 28, 2010 to October 30, 2010, flight 9W 550 will
depart Hyderabad at 08:40, arriving in Dubai at 11:00.
Flight 9W 549 will then depart Dubai at 12:00, arriving in
Hyderabad at 17:10.
Effective October 25, 2009 to March
27, 2010, flight 9W 550 will depart Hyderabad at 08:40,
arriving in Dubai at 11:20. Flight 9W 549 will then depart
Dubai at 12:20, arriving in Hyderabad at 17:10.
Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO, Jet Airways,
said, “With
the growing popularity of Dubai as a leading business and leisure
destination, there has been an increasing demand for enhanced air
connectivity to the Gulf emirate from Southern India. We are
confident that the new service from Hyderabad will be
well-appreciated by travellers and will complement our existing
services from India.”
With the introduction of Hyderabad –
Dubai service Jet Airways will operate 17 frequencies to seven
destinations in the Gulf, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Doha,
Abu Dhabi, Jeddah and Dubai from several Indian cities.
IHG launches Asia on Sale Promotion
Posted , add a commentInterContinental Hotels Group has launched an
“Asia on Sale” campaign.
For three days only, 153 of
IHG’s hotels in 16 countries across China, South Asia,
South East Asia and South Korea will be offering special
rates.
The promotional rates will be bookable
between 22 and 24 July 2009. New and existing members of
IHG’s Priority Club Rewards programme get a head start
however, with the rates being made available to them a
day early - from 21 July. It is free to join Priority
Club Rewards.
Once booked, the special rates are
available for stays between 22 July and 31 October 2009.
Rates will start from:
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts from
US$89
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts from US$79
Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts from US$59
Holiday Inn
Express from US$35
IHG owns, manages, leases or
franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than
4,200 hotels and over 620,000 guest rooms in nearly 100
countries and territories around the world.
The company has nearly 1,700 hotels in
its development pipeline, which will create around 140,000 jobs
worldwide over the next few years.
Eurostar launches Summer Services to Avignon
Posted , add a commentEurostar has launched a weekly direct service
between London and Avignon, in the heart of the Provence region of
southern France.
It is the eighth successive year that Eurostar
is running the service which takes less than six hours from London
St Pancras International, and less than five and a half hours from
Ashford International.
Tickets are available from ?99 return in
standard class and ?249 in Leisure Select.
The direct service will run every Saturday from
London St Pancras International and Ashford International until 5
September 2009.
Avignon Centre Station is the city station and
is distinct from Avignon TGV station, which is on the TGV Med
high-speed line. A shuttle bus operates between the two stations,
which runs about every 20 minutes and takes approximately 10
minutes. The cost of the journey is approximately 3 euros for a
single journey.
Avignon and over 60 other French destinations
are also available all year round by combining a Eurostar journey
to Paris and Lille and an onward journey on a French TGV service.
AirAsia to launch Flights from Singapore to Miri and Tawau
Posted , add a commentAirAsia is to launch two new flights between
Singapore and East Malasyia. The new Singapore - Miri and Singapore - Tawau sectors,
which begin 9 September, will help draw more inbound international
tourist traffic arriving from Singapore into Sabah and Sarawak.
To celebrate the introduction of the new routes,
AirAsia is offering all-in-fare for Tawau- Singapore from RM79
(Sin$42) and Miri- Singapore from RM59 (Sin$32).
Both promotional fares open for sale from
14 July to 19 July 2009 for travel between 9 September 2009 and 30
April 2010. Promotional seats are limited and available on
first-come, first-served basis.
AirAsia’s first connection between East Malaysia
and Singapore was from Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, which commenced
last November. Other existing routes include Kuala Lumpur -
Singapore, Langkawi- Singapore and Penang- Singapore.
Apart from Malaysia, AirAsia currently flies
between Singapore and the Indonesian provinces which include Bali
(2 daily flights), Jakarta (4 daily flights), Pekanbaru (3 flights
weekly), Yogyakarta (1 daily flight) and Bandung (2 daily
flights). In addition to that, AirAsia also flies to Bangkok (4
daily flights) and Phuket (1 daily flight) in Thailand.
AirAsia currently has a total of 406
weekly flights to and from Singapore.
Kathleen Tan, Regional Head of Commercial
AirAsia, said “We are proud to open-up new market as these sectors
are not served. Students, families and foreign workers can now
take advantage of our low fares and renew their social ties more
frequently or even indulge in leisure holidays to both countries.
There are countless attractions in East Malaysia and Singapore as
it entails a wonderful journey of discovery into its culture,
heritage and adventure. Our recent initiative to remove the
administration fee reiterates AirAsia’s commitment to offer big
value so everyone can fly following our move to abolish fuel
surcharge last year.”
Miri is the second largest city and
the most popular tourist destination in Sarawak. It is famous for
its national parks, heritage sites and adventure destinations for
the most spellbinding experiences in Sarawak. For instance the
Gunung Mulu National Park, is home to the world’s largest cave
system, the world’s largest cave passage and the largest natural
rock chamber in the world. Miri is also a bustling commercial
centre and boasts as the home of Sarawak’s oil industry.
Tawau is located at the northern tip of Sabah Borneo and is the
gateway to the world class diving paradise Sipadan Island and many
neighboring island resorts. Through Tawau tourists will also gain
access to a few oldest virgin forests in the world, for instance
Danum Valley, Tabin Wildlife, Maliau Basin, and Tawau Hill Park.