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Italy’s Palazzo Sasso Changes Name to Palazzo Avino in 2013

Since opening the hotel in 1997, the Avino family has worked behind the scenes to transform the once-crumbling 12th-century ‘shell of a building’ into an architectural masterpiece now home to a world-renowned hotel....


London Air Services Orders Five Learjet 75 Aircraft

Bombardier today announced that London Air Services (LAS) has placed firm orders for five Learjet 75 aircraft, valued at approximately $65 million U.S., based on the 2012 list price for typically equipped aircraft. LAS is the f...



South African Airways to Host 69th IATA AGM

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that South African Airways will host the 69th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS). The event will draw the top leadership of the a...


Qantas’ Joyce is the New IATA Chairman

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Qantas Airways CEO and Managing Director Alan Joyce has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors. Joyce succeeds KLM President and CEO Peter...



Meliá Hotels International to Focus on Globalization

  The Chairman of Meli Hotels International, Gabriel Escarrer, made these statements today in his speech at the Annual General Shareholders Meeting 2012, during which he stressed the importance of the globalization of the...


Langham Acquires The Observatory Hotel Sydney

  Langham Hospitality Group has secured its first flag in Sydney with the acquisition of The Observatory Hotel, Sydney which is scheduled to become part of the Langham group on 8 August 2012. Located near Sydney’s hi...