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France mulls suspending Schengen commitments

Saturday, 23 April 2011 at 10:23, Reuters, Paris

France is considering suspending its commitments under the Schengen treaty on border-free travel in the European Union due to an influx of migrants from Tunisia and Libya, a source close to the French

Turkish March tourist arrivals rise 14.4pct

Friday, 22 April 2011 at 12:23, Bloomberg

The number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey rose 14.4 per cent in March from a year earlier, the third consecutive month the increase has exceeded 10 per cent.

Jumeirah opens first hotel in China

Wednesday, 30 March 2011 at 17:05, Alrroya.com, Dubai

Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, announced the soft opening of its first five-star luxury hotel in China at the Himalayas Centre in Pudong, Shanghai.

Travelodge opens London hotel, eyes more for Olympics

Wednesday, 30 March 2011 at 14:31, Bloomberg

Travelodge Ltd said it’s opening a 99-room hotel in the Ealing, London.

Thomas Cook says summer bookings up

Tuesday, 29 March 2011 at 11:40, Reuters, London

Thomas Cook, Europe's second biggest travel firm, said summer bookings were ahead of last year, with strong growth in Germany and Northern Europe offsetting a weaker picture in the UK.

Telkom Kenya to price pacakages at $0.24 per day

Wednesday, 02 March 2011 at 11:45, Bloomberg

Telkom Kenya Ltd, a unit of France Telecom SA, said it would offer customers a package of text- message, call and data services at 20 shillings ($0.24) per day.

Fairmont opens hotel in Riyadh

Sunday, 27 February 2011 at 11:10, Alrroya.com, Dubai

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Business Gate have announced the signing of their agreement for Fairmont to manage a new 287-room luxury hotel and 4,000-square-metre convention centre in Riyadh, Saudi A

Egypt mobile phone ownership up 25pct

Tuesday, 22 February 2011 at 17:21, Reuters, Cairo

The number of Egyptians with mobile telephones grew to 66.87 million as of November, 25 per cent up from a year earlier, according to figures published on a government website.

HTC to sell first tablet in Q2 of 2011

Tuesday, 15 February 2011 at 16:16, Bloomberg

HTC Corp, the world’s largest maker of handsets using Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. operating systems, said it will start selling its first tablet, called Flyer, in the second quarter of 2011.

Russia urges citizens to avoid travel to Egypt

Saturday, 29 January 2011 at 11:22, Reuters, Moscow

Russia told its citizens on Friday not to travel to Egypt on holiday and urged those already there to stay indoors to avoid anti-government protests in the Arab country.


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