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February 28, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

Indonesia’s AdamAir offers Tiger Airways a stake

Indonesian first boutique airline AdamAir has reportedly offered Tiger Airways a stake of up to 49 per cent in its business.

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February 28, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

Intro Verwaltungs acquires majority stake in LTU International Airways

Intro Verwaltungs GmbH, headquartered near Nuremberg, Germany has recently acquired a 60 percent share of LTU International Airways.

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February 28, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

Hotelzon goes for another acquisition in the UK in a short span

Strengthening its position in the UK, Hotelzon has acquired Winchester-based hotel reservations and conferencing agency Hoteline Limited.

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February 28, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

Sabre Holdings expands its team in Singapore and China

Sabre has announced four new appointments in the APAC region including the promotion of Andrew Powell to regional vice president - Asia Pacific, Sabre Airline Solutions.

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February 28, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

Interview with Mark Rizzuto, managing director - Asia, Cendant TDS

There will be clear winners and losers in the Asian GDS space, says Mark Rizzuto, managing director - Asia, Cendant TDS, one of the speakers during the recently held Travel Distribution Summit Asia 2006 in Singapore.

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February 28, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

Hotel mergers and acquisitions are likely to accelerate this year

Hotel mergers and acquisitions are likely to accelerate this year on record industry profits and growing private equity fund interest, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers forecast.

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February 27, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

Interview with Craig Hewett, chief executive officer, Bezurk.com

Bezurk.com has purposely avoided China as the aviation industry is still heavily regulated and fare prices are fixed, says its chief executive officer Craig Hewett.

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February 27, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

US Airways plays IT bargaining chip: media

US Airways’ recent announcement of a five-year deal with Sabre has been termed as a “surprise” development by a media report.

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February 27, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

TravelSky signs pact with Lufthansa Systems

Chinese global distribution system TravelSky has recently signed a consultancy agreement with Lufthansa Systems.

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February 27, 2006 | Permalink | m-Travel.com

lowcostbeds.com strengthens its purchasing team

lowcostbeds.com has announced two senior appointments of Lydia Dearden and Andy Tilby into its purchasing team.

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