Pathumwan Princess Hotel is one of Bangkok’s leading 4-star hotels, situated in the heart of the city. Being managed by Dusit Hotel & Resorts and owned by MBK has allowed the hotel an element of flexibility to develop above and beyond the boundaries many other 4-star hotels have to adhere to. The hotel’s location is unique; sitting adjacent to MBK Centre and opposite Siam Square, it is surrounded by some of Bangkok’s best retail and entertainment facilities.

Number of passengers at the previous year’s level

In November 2009, Air Berlin, Germany’s second-largest airline company, improved its revenue per available seat kilometer (ASK) to 5.24 Eurocents, i.e. an increase of 1.7 percent over the corresponding month of the previous year (November 2008: 5.15 Eurocents). With a total of 2,150,645 passengers (including those travelling on the acquired TUIfly routes), the number of passengers transported remained at the previous year’s level (-0.1 percent).

The last edition of MITM Americas in Havana, Cuba, turned out to be the best MITM ever. The exhibitors’ post-MITM evaluation report rating the events as “poor”, “fair”, “good” and “excellent” gave the following results.

Now in its eighth year, IMEX 2010, the award-winning international exhibition for the worldwide meetings, events and incentive travel industry will build on the success of last year’s exhibition with an increase in long-haul hosted buyers, more exhibitors and a more diverse professional education programme.

The “Entertainment Capital of the World” and MGM MIRAGE resorts along the Las Vegas Strip will be the place to ring in the 2010 New Year. Celebrate New Year’s Eve with spectacular nightlife, exciting shows and affordable hotel packages all topped off with one of the world’s premier fireworks shows.

Preliminary travel statistics for 2009: shorter trips that are closer to home and saving money the priorities – more and more last-minute bookings – decline highest in UK and Russia

In the calendar year following the worldwide economic and financial crisis the international travel industry has experienced a serious decline, but nonetheless has survived this period in better shape than was expected in the spring of 2009. With eight per cent less arrivals, in the first eight months of this year the losses experienced by the European travel industry were by comparison the highest.