THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES:
Premier Travel Inn profits jump

Annual financial figures from Premier Travel Inn show that the budget brand has enjoyed a very healthy year. Revenue at the chain, part of Whitbread, grew by some 16.7 per cent to £458.5m.

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Capita Business Travel to absorb opt-in fees

Capita Business Travel has announced that it will not pass onto corporates any additional fees incurred as a result of the new three-year full content agreement between British Airways and Galileo, Capita Business Travel’s primary GDS.

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HRG UK confirms it will not pass on opt-in fees

As exclusively revealed on businesstravel world.com last week, HRG UK has announced that it will not be passing on global distribution system (GDS) opt-in charges to its clients.

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Mombai, JFK, Dubai top lateness league

More than half of all flights to Mumbai, India are more than 15 minutes late according to punctuality statistics published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

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Virgin plans non-stop Oz flights with new Boeings

Virgin Atlantic has announced it has become the biggest European customer for Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner and will use it become the first airline to fly commercially between the UK and Australia non-stop in 2011.

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