Business Travel Tips

Singapore Airlines is to add London as the second destination for flights operated with Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft.

The first A380 flight on the Singapore-London route will departe from Singapore’s Changi Airport at 9am on Tuesday March 18, 2008, and arrive at London Heathrow Airport at 3.05pm the same day.
On the same day, the aircraft will return to Singapore, leaving Heathrow at 6.55pm, arriving into Singapore at 3.35pm on Wednesday, 19 March 2008.

London Heathrow is the Singapore Airlines’ second A380 destination after the launch to Sydney in October 2007.
The Singapore Airlines A380 accommodates 471 passengers in three classes - 12 in the luxurious Singapore Airlines Suites, 60 in Business Class, configured in a spacious 1-2-1 layout on the upper deck, and 399 in Economy Class. Bookings for flights on the new A380 can be made already via the airline’s website www.singaporeair.com.

Continental Airlines plans to introduce new in-flight entertainment and connectivity services.

The airline plans to provide passengers with E-mail and instant messaging on its new generation aircraft including 737-700s, -800s, 900s, and 900ERs.
Beginning January 2009, Continental Airlines also would provide DIRECTV® service to passengers on flights within the continental United States.

DIRECTV®, will serve up selections from the likes of CBS, FOXNews, CNN Headline News, ESPN, Animal Planet, and The History Channel.
Discount airline JetBlue already offers this service on its domestic flights.

All passengers in transit at Denver International Airport will be able to connect to internet for free.

Through its partnership with FreeFi Networks, Denver International Airport is to offer its customers with free wireless Internet as the previous Internet access charge of $7.95 a day is being abolished.

It is estimated that the number of passengers using this wireless Internet at Denver Airport has increased to around 5,000 a day.

Cathay Pacific is offering round-trip tickets on the Vancouver (YVR) - Hong Kong (HKG) route at as low as CAD$718 (fuel surcharge and taxes are not included).

Tickets must be bought by February 29. No minimum stay is required.
Travel period: May 24 is the last day for departure. You can stay over as long as six months.

Cathay Pacific also will increase to three the number of daily nonstop flights on this route, starting March 30 2008.

Central Florida, a major destination for leisure travel, is increasingly seen also as a business destination. The city of Orlando, which was the 11th-busiest destination for business travelers last year (source: online travel service ‘Orbitz for Busness‘) is proving the growing popularity of Central Florida as a business destination.

Orlando is getting more and more business travel; Dean Sivley, Orbitz for Business’ senior vice president, said Orlando will be in the top 10 destinations this year.

Among the factors are driving this trend are the Orange County Convention Center’s expansion and the Orlando International Airport’s growth.

However, Sivley said there are other reasons. The nature of leisure destination of Orlando is also driving the growing popularity of this area as a business destination. A growing number of travelers now spend a few extra days at the end of a meeting for a minivacation.
“One-in-three business travelers will extend their vacations with a leisure component,” Sivley said. “That favors Orlando as a business destination.” (source)