American Express Business Travel's 2006 Investments Drive Growth; 136 Clients Adopt New AXIOM Online Solution; Customer ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----American Express Business Travel, a global industry leader in business travel management, today reported on its 2006 business performance and outlined four critical areas of business transformation focus for 2007....more...Singapore says it is well prepared to face avian flu outbreak (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE : Singapore has completed stockpiling more than 10 million tablets (or more than one million boxes) of the antiviral drug for the treatment of bird flu, Tamiflu....more... SynXis Hires Industry Veteran Patrick Andrès To Lead Expansion In Asia Pacific (Hospitality Net)
SOUTHLAKE, Texas | SynXis, the Sabre Holdings (NYSE:TSG) business that provides hotel reservation management, distribution and technology services globally, announced today that 20-year industry veteran Patrick Andrès has been hired as General Manager of SynXis in Asia Pacific and will be based in their Singapore office. Andrès? appointment and the expansion of operations in the region will ......more... Diplomacy to Protect the Maritime Supply Chain (Scoop.co.nz)
In many ways, 9/11 changed the way the government and the private sector partner to combat terrorism. Many government agencies and departments have taken steps to build partnerships with the private sector....more... A long haul (Business Standard India)
Though tourist arrivals to India rose to 4.43 million in 2006, it was only 0.52 per cent of the global pie....more... ASEAN kicks off 2-year plan to promote the region as cruise destination (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE: Some 1.2 million tourists are expected to cruise Asia by 2020, and ASEAN wants to capture at least half of that market as soon as possible....more... Royal projects a tour magnet (Bangkok Post)
The all-year-round Royal Initiative Discovery Project, organised to celebrate His Majesty the King's 80th birthday this year is expected to draw 3.1 billion baht in revenue to Thailand's tourism industry....more... PR Newswire Summary of Technology Copy, Jan. 29, 2007 (SYS-CON Media)
Following is a summary of high technology news releases transmitted today by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at the PR Newswire for Journalists, http://media.prnewswire.com/....more... How My Book Got Slashed In London's Tate Modern (Scoop.co.nz)
BANGKOK, Thailand -- London's Tate Modern museum recently discovered a woman who, wielding a sharp blade, obsessively cut more than 80 words from 123 books, including our nonfiction tome, "Hello My Big Big Honey!"...more... |