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Singapore Airlines Announces Fuel Surcharge Increase Effective Immediately

Singapore Airlines Announces Fuel Surcharge Increase Effective Immediately

Singapore Airlines will increase its fuel surcharge for tickets issued on or after 2 December 2010 as a result of a sustained escalation in the price of jet fuel in recent months. The price of jet fuel is now above USD95 per barrel. The increase in the fuel surcharge is the first since June 2008. [...]

December 3 2010 | Posted in Travel | Read More »

Israel Flights - EL AL Launches Cheapest Fares For Winter Season

Israel Flights – EL AL Launches Cheapest Fares For Winter Season

EL AL, the national airline of Israel, is now offering another promotion with excellent savings for its most dedicated customers who are members of the award winning frequent flyer club called Matmid.  Throughout the year, a variety of promotions and benefits providing savings and convenience are offered. The current offer allows Matmid members traveling to [...]

December 3 2010 | Posted in Travel | Read More »

Maldives Resorts - Universal Resorts Launches New Offerings

Maldives Resorts – Universal Resorts Launches New Offerings

Universal Resorts recently announced a re-branding of ‘The Spa’ experience at their three resorts in the Maldives. The major feature of the re-branding exercise is that local ingredients will be employed in their new treatment offerings. New menu options at The Spa will include local remedies, special treatments and cleansing practices using products manufactured by [...]

December 3 2010 | Posted in Travel | Read More »

Australia Flights - JAL Adds Gold Coast Route In Codeshare With Jetstar

Australia Flights – JAL Adds Gold Coast Route In Codeshare With Jetstar

Japan Airlines and Jetstar Airways recently announced they each agree to an arrangement that will enlarge their codeshare alliance to encompass flights maintained by Jetstar on circuits joining Japan’s 2 biggest cities of Tokyo and Osaka with the Gold coast region in Queensland, Australia beginning on November 25, 2010. JAL has been in partnership with [...]

November 29 2010 | Posted in Travel | Read More »

Renaissance Orlando At SeaWorld Announces Exclusive Resort Hotel Holiday Packages

Renaissance Orlando At SeaWorld Announces Exclusive Resort Hotel Holiday Packages

Head south for the winter to Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld with rates starting at $109 per night. Available from Nov. 19 to Dec. 31, 2010, guests can tackle shopping lists and enjoy Orlando’s famed attractions while staying at the Orlando resort hotel. Conveniently located directly across from SeaWorld, those in town can experience the park’s [...]

November 22 2010 | Posted in Travel | Read More »

Black Friday Travel Promotion - IHG Offers Discounted Flights

Black Friday Travel Promotion – IHG Offers Discounted Flights

Between Nov. 1 and Nov. 29, Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) customers can find out the online link to register for IHG’s Black Friday deal by watching @IHG_Deals on their Twitter accounts. IHG says the deal will enable U.S. travelers to receive $50 off on any flight to anywhere until April 30, 2011 when they stay [...]

November 15 2010 | Posted in Shopping, Travel | Read More »

Directravel Uses New Tool To Help Customers Reduce Corporate Travel Costs

Directravel Uses New Tool To Help Customers Reduce Corporate Travel Costs

A recently announced agreement between Travel GPAT and Directravel will benefit Directravel customers greatly by maximizing their cost savings. Travel GPA is a program offered by Prime Numbers Technology, led by Rick Blanco. The organization dedicated to providing cost savings and benchmarking analysis to corporate travel customers also offers fully customized online reports through its [...]

November 15 2010 | Posted in Travel | Read More »

Kiva.org And EarthCheck Partners Up To Reach More People

Kiva.org And EarthCheck Partners Up To Reach More People

Kiva.org, the world’s first personal micro-lending website, has announced an alliance with EarthCheck, the travel and tourism industry’s leading environmental management solution. This unlikely alliance is not as strange as it may appear, as Kiva.org offers the ultimate in financial recycling, while EarthCheck is all about minimising waste. Both organisations encourage corporate social responsibility, transparency [...]

October 21 2010 | Posted in Travel | Read More »

Halloween Vacations - Hotels.ca Reveals Canada’s Spookiest Hotels

Halloween Vacations – Hotels.ca Reveals Canada’s Spookiest Hotels

With Halloween just around the corner, travellers are always looking for ways to make their experiences at various destinations more unique than the last.  Hotels.ca® has unveiled their picks of some of Canada’s spookiest hotel accommodations available across the country.  Each of the featured hotels has eerie tales that are supported by guest accounts and [...]

October 19 2010 | Posted in Travel | Read More »

South African Airways Announces New Airfare Promotion

South African Airways Announces New Airfare Promotion

South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline, announced a 72-hour fare sale, with flights from New York JFK or Washington, D.C. to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Dakar, Senegal, available for only $879* round trip including fuel surcharges, for travel from Nov. 1-30, 2010.  Passengers should book their trips to South Africa at this low [...]

October 19 2010 | Posted in Travel | Read More »