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Air New Zealand cuts flights, jobs

Air New Zealand cuts flights, jobs

70 jobs axed as Air New Zealand cuts services (via AFP) Air New Zealand has announced it will axe its Hong Kong-London service with the loss of 70 jobs and introduce a code-share with Cathay Pacific on the Auckland-Hong Kong route. The moves come as the airline attempts to stem losses on its long-haul flights, [...]

November 6, 2012No CommentRead More

Slideshow: Climbing the Wall … in winter

Slideshow: Climbing the Wall … in winter

BEIJING — Granted, China in wintry months not the dream vacation most travelers get lost in a reverie over. In fact, if offered such a journey, many might just respond with a “get lost.” But a November trip to warmer climes in southern China included a stop in Beijing, which unlike rainy Shanghai and steamy [...]

August 26, 2012No CommentRead More

JetBlue, Cathay Pacific ink interline agreement

JetBlue, Cathay Pacific ink interline agreement

July 26, 2012No CommentRead More

China rail may go intercontinental

China rail may go intercontinental

China Plans to Expand High Speed Rail Across Asia, Into Europe (via Gas 2.0) Right now, there is no official “master plan” regarding the when, where, and how of this huge high speed rail network. The first step though is to link neighboring land-locked Laos (which has just 2 miles of train track total) with [...]

July 5, 2012No CommentRead More

Starwood to double China presence

Starwood to double China presence

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Doubling Footprint in China (via PR Newswire) SHANGHAI, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ – Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced that it has reached a historic milestone with 103 hotels open and in operation and now another 100 signed hotel deals in the pipeline for Greater China, Starwood’s second largest [...]

July 4, 2012No CommentRead More

Slideshow: Three Gorges … gorgeous

Slideshow: Three Gorges … gorgeous

CHONGQING, China — The Yangtze River cruise kingpins at Victoria Cruises long ago perfected the art of bringing clients the very best, and only the very best, to be found along Asia’s longest — and arguably one of its most scenic — rivers. A four-day sailing aboard 378-passenger premium ship the Victoria Jenna from tiny [...]

June 12, 2012No CommentRead More

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Gettin’ some gemutlichkeit: Day 2

Recently, treKKen’ headed overseas to southwestern Germany for a 10-day, culinary- and culture-themed trek from Mainz to Lake Constance, with stops in Freiburg, Stuttgart, Hohenzollern Castle and other towns, cities, vineyards and sightseeing spots well-known, and less so, across the Black Forest, the Schwabische Alb (Swabian Alps) and the states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wurttemberg. [...]

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