Travel News: Airlines, Tourism and Airfares

Heathrow Express has extended its service to a 24 hour operation on April 21st 2010 to ensure that passengers affected by the flight restrictions can make it to and from the airport.

Taco Fuego, an all new Mexican restaurant located in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, will be opening its doors Monday, April 26, 2010 at 1648 W. Belmont Ave. Chicago. Customers can enjoy the selection of popular traditional Mexican dishes complimented by avocado slices and eight choices of succulent salsas from mild, medium, fruity, nutty, hot to insanely hot!

Investment to Support Growth, Excellence in Customer Experience and Profitability

Asian Coast Development (Canada) Ltd. (ACDL) today named veteran gaming industry executive Lloyd Nathan as Chief Executive Officer, and appointed him to its Board. Mr. Nathan, formerly President of MGM MIRAGE Global Gaming Development, will oversee the entire financing and phased build-out of ACDL’s $4.2 billion multi-property Ho Tram Strip, commencing with the MGM Grand Ho Tram - Vietnam's first Las Vegas style integrated resort and casino.

Network Diversification and Improving Economy Drive Record Revenues and Traffic -Total Revenues Rise to $605.1 Million and Load Factor Increases to 77.2 Percent

Panera Bread Company (NASDAQ: PNRA) today reported that in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 Company-owned comparable bakery-cafe sales increased 10%. Franchise-operated comparable bakery-cafe sales increased 9% for the same period.

This evening, Crown’s new 658 room hotel, Crown Metropol, was officially opened by Crown Limited’s Executive Chairman, James Packer and the Premier of Victoria, the Honourable John Brumby.

In a September 2001 article we discussed the question: 'What is a Boutique Hotel?' In that article we mentioned the number of rooms as one factor that has an impact on the correct usage of 'boutique'; we even speculated that 100 rooms might be the upper limit. Things certainly have changed in five years. There seems to be no upper limit at this time.

Chicken wing chain celebrates at national convention

Benefactor, L. Robert Payne, is long-time supporter of San Diego State University