DELTA AIR
LINES will inaugurate two-class, nonstop service to Malaga
in the Andalusian region of southern Spain on June 4. Three flights
a week will depart New York's Kennedy Airport Mondays, Thursdays
and Saturdays to the Pablo Picasso Airport. Return flights will
depart Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Delta will increase the
service to five flights a week July 8. The airline also offers
daily flights to Madrid and Barcelona, Spain, from New York and
Atlanta.
MARRIOTT
INTERNATIONAL will open a 187-room Courtyard by Marriott
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport hotel in France in 2009. The property will
be located just over a half-mile from the airport and about a
10-minute drive from Toulouse's city center. Features will include
an all-day, casual restaurant with outdoor seating; a buffet bar
and lobby lounge; a business center; meetings space; and fitness
facilities. Courtyard hotels are under construction at London
Gatwick Airport, at Kristiansund Airport in Norway and in
Stockholm-Kungsholmen in Sweden.
AER
LINGUS launched nonstop flights between Dublin and San
Francisco Airport Oct. 29 with four roundtrip flights per week.
Introductory fares start at $288 each way. On transatlantic
flights, seating in Classic Economy Class features a two-four-two
configuration, while all Premier Business Class passengers have
either a window or aisle seat. Premier seats also feature universal
laptop power ports and personal video on demand, with lie-flat
versions being introduced via new aircraft and retrofits. To book,
visit www.aerlingus.com.
SWISSOTEL
HOTELS & RESORTS will expand its presence in Russia
with the 2009 debut of the Swissotel Novosibirsk in the city's
financial district. The property will feature 200 guest rooms and
suites equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Other amenities
will include a conference center, a business center, several
restaurants, a spa, a fitness center and a swimming pool. The
hotel, which is owned by Sibacademinvest, will be Swissotel's
second in Russia. The Swissotel Krasnye Holmy in Moscow opened in
2005.
TRAVEL
AGENTS trying to stay on top of the growing number of
Christmas Markets in Europe can take advantage of the relaunch of
ChristmasMarkets.org. The Web site offers event
details and local contacts for the tourist boards in more than 100
locations, from Aarhus in Denmark to Zurich in Switzerland. New
this year are the kickoffs of Christmas Markets in Hyde Park in
central London; Kent; Lapland; and Berlin in front of Sanssouci
Palace.
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