17 April 2008 stories
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Qatar to go horizontal in business
Qatar Airways is to fit fully-flat beds into business class cabins, scrap first class lounges on its aircraft, and expand its Premium Terminal in Doha - before knocking it down in 2011
Hyatt announces second Istanbul property and launches community website
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts is the latest group to announce a hotel opening in Istanbul, with a 90-room Park Hyatt property slated for this summer
New tax to push up cost of Dutch flights
Flights from the Netherlands will become more expensive from July 1 when an "environmental" tax comes into effect
Gulf Air to get revamp
Bahrain-based airline Gulf Air is to undergo a major revamp, with aircraft interiors, livery, uniforms and lounges all due to be redesigned
Five Seasons in four months
Four Seasons is to open five new hotels in the next four months, with properties in Mumbai, Istanbul, Mauritius, Bora Bora and Florence
Varig retreats from Europe
Brazilian airline Varig will drop its last two remaining European destinations in the coming months
PAL launches low-cost carrier
Philippine Airlines has launched PAL Express, a low-cost subsidiary using turbo-propeller aircraft
Second Park Inn for Manchester
Rezidor's Park Inn brand has announced a second hotel in Manchester, due to open in 2010
Maxjet relaunches
But fans of the airline shouldnt get too excited - the defunct airline has been given a new lease of life as a US charter carrier
Aegean UK expansion
On May 15 Stansted will gain its first direct flights to Athens, when Aegean Airlines debuts in the UK with a twice-daily service to the Greek capital
Swissotel opens in Shanghai
Swissotel Hotels and Resorts has opened its third property in China, the Swissotel Grand Shanghai
BA to delay long-haul move to T5
British Airways has confirmed it is delaying the move of its long-haul services to T5 until June