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American Airlines to slash 900 flight attendant jobs

American Airlines said on Tuesday it would cut 921 flight attendant jobs, part of a previously announced capacity cut as the industry struggles with flagging demand.The 921 jobs amounts to about 6 per cent of the total number of American’s flight attendants and includes 449 positions that were eliminated through voluntary options. The job cuts […]

Bagan to get night bazaar

( China )

 Myanmar’s ancient temple city of Bagan is set to add another visitor attraction, in the form of a night bazaar. The Myanmar Hoteliers Association is planning the bazaar to attract more world travellers to the tourist site. According to a Xinhua report, the night bazaar will run for two hours each night, between 6 and […]

Flight test: Air New Zealand business class

Click for more photosAir New Zealand business class leg room feels massive.

Aircraft Air New Zealand A320-200.Route Melbourne to Christchurch.Class Business, seat 1B.Seat configuration 2-2 for total of eight business-class seats.Seat pitch and width 42 inches between rows of seats; 21 inches between armrests.Luggage allowance 30 kilograms (Star Alliance gold customers can take […]

Overland tour of “The Road of Asia” begins

( China )

The 16th Asian Games, part of the worldwide Olympic movement and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia launched the overland route of “The Road of Asia” on Thursday.    Yuan Yue, deputy director of the Marketing Department for the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (GACOG), said that the overland route of “The Road of Asia” will […]

P&O Cruises sets new booking record

(September 4, 2009): A record 30,000 Australians and New Zealanders booked a P&O Cruises’ holiday last month, the largest number to book in a single month in the cruise line’s history.Jenny Lourey, Senior Vice President of Carnival Australia which represents P&O Cruises, said the number of bookings was more than double those made in the […]

NW China’s Yushu boasts legends, beauty and Tibetan culture

( China )

Yushu, a remote county in the depths of northwestern China’s Qinghai Province, used to be two days’ drive from the nearest airport in the provincial capital Xining. But last month it was opened up to the outside world with a brand-new airport.    As the source of China’s three major rivers, center of Kham Tibetan culture and […]

Letters: Emirates meets the mark

In response to letters about Emirates ( Traveller , August 29), our family of five has flown with the airline twice this year, in economy from Sydney to Athens via Dubai return and Dubai to London return. We also frequently fly with Emirates to New Zealand.The food has always been fantastic, the aircraft spacious and […]

London lets its hair down at Europe’s largest street party

( Canada )

Click for more photosHundreds of thousands of people have turned out for the Notting Hill Carnival in west London, a celebration of Caribbean culture that has become Europe’s biggest street party. Photo: AP

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