Travel & Travel Technology News.Oct 23, 2006 E Canada NowLess sleep linked to obesity in kids. Soaring levels of obesity among children may be linked to them sleeping fewer hours at night, a UK doctor has claimed. Furthermore according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dr Shahrad Taheri, televisions, computers and mobile phones add to the problem. Oct 19, 2006 Icelandair, madeus Altea Icelandair migrated to the Amadeus Altea Inventory and Revenue Management System by PROS. The airline already used Altea Reservation, the online booking solution Amadeus e-Travel Airline Suite and e-Ticket Server. Oct 20, 2006 Marriott International Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) is a worldwide operator and franchisor of a range of value and luxury hotels and related lodging facilities. Marriott currently has 2,300 accommodation properties in North America alone. Marriott challenges GDS GDS Global Distribution System GDS Google Desktop Search (Google) GDS Goodie Domain Service (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) GDS Guards economics. News from Travel Technology Update: Distribution has become "a very significant strategic issue for us," Shafiq Khan, senior vice president of e-commerce for Marriott International, said. Oct 17, 2006 Panasonic, Connexion by Boeing Connexion by Boeing (CBB) was an in-flight online connectivity service from Boeing. This service allowed travellers to access a high-speed internet connection while on board a plane in flight through a wired Ethernet or a wireless 802.11 Wi-Fi connection. Panasonic is considering taking over the Connexion by Boeing inflight Internet service when Boeing ends it at year end. Korean Air  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . President and COO Jong Hee Lee revealed. Briefing reporters in Seoul, Lee said Panasonic has told Korean, which equipped 29 aircraft with the service at a cost of $400,000 per plane, that it will take over the program if it can be assured of firm orders to equip 500 aircraft with the service. Fewer than 150 aircraft are believed to be outfitted with Connexion currently. Fewer than 5% of passengers on aircraft with Connexion use the service, commenting that the $20 price for usage may be "too expensive." He said Korean was "very, very disappointed" that Boeing decided to pull the plug. The airline has been reported to be seeking $12 million in compensation. Lee declined to confirm the figure and suggested that it may be higher. Oct 17, 2006 Sabre Airline Solutions Sabre Airline Solutions is a subsidiary of Sabre Holdings. The main product of Sabre Airline Solutions is the SabreSonic system. This provides departure control, reservations, and, inventory management. Sabre Airline Solutions signed a $3.1 million, five-year deal with Air Italy Air Italy is an airline based in Gallarate, Italy. It operates scheduled services for tour operators to destinations in Europe, Brazil and Kenya. Its main base is Turin International Airport, with a hub at Malpensa International Airport, Milan[1]. to implement the SabreSonicPassenger Solutions suite of passenger management products covering reservations, check-in, ticketing and online booking. Air Italy, which is changing its business model from that of a charter airline to a scheduled operation, recently secured [euro]30 million ($37.6 million) of capital expenditure funding. Oct 19, 2006 Z Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Oct 16, 2006 |
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