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Qatar Airways sets new standards with iPad services

Update: 13:08, Thursday, Aug 23,2012 (GMT+7)

Qatar Airways has set new standards for 5-Star service in the aviation industry by leveraging on the iPad to offer personalised service to its customers at various touch points.

EVA to add new Hokkaido route

Update: 08:22, Thursday, Aug 23,2012 (GMT+7)

Eva Air will soon commence flights to its second destination on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

New tourist information kiosks to be installed in Danang

Update: 08:05, Thursday, Aug 23,2012 (GMT+7)

Danang is on the process of installing 10 tourist information kiosks (TIK) with new interface.

MS Volendam rescues 70

Update: 16:36, Wednesday, Aug 22,2012 (GMT+7)

A Holland America ship, the MS Volendam, has rescued 70 people from an Alaskan sightseeing vessel, after it hit a rock and began taking on water.

Jetstar Pacific expands A320 fleet

Update: 14:21, Wednesday, Aug 22,2012 (GMT+7)

Jetstar Pacific has delivery of another new Airbus A320 aircraft.

Korean Tourism Board to establish a representative office in Vietnam

Update: 13:59, Wednesday, Aug 22,2012 (GMT+7)

On the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposal basis, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed the establishment of a representative office for Korean Tourism Board in Vietnam.

British air steward made bomb threat to impress employer

Update: 13:30, Wednesday, Aug 22,2012 (GMT+7)

A British air steward who wrote a threatening message on the back of a toilet door during a flight from London to the Japanese capital of Tokyo has been jailed for six months, police said on Tuesday. He admitted making the threat in an attempt to impress his employer.

Expedia, Booking.com and hotel chains accused of price fixing

Update: 11:13, Wednesday, Aug 22,2012 (GMT+7)

Expedia, Booking.com, Starwood Hotel & Resorts and Intercontinental Hotels Group are among online travel sites and hotels accused of conspiring to fix prices for hotel rooms and limiting competition.