Good day - bad day
Published Date:
20 August 2008
GOOD DAY
Beijing hotels
On the opening night of the Olympic Games, revenue per available room in Beijing's hotels increased by 546 per cent to $390 (£210) according to Deloitte. Occupancy reached 86.3 per cent while average room rates increased 421 per cent to $451.
BAD DAY
Continental pilots
CONTINENTAL Airlines will next month lay off 140 to 180 pilots as it begins reducing flights to cope with high fuel costs and a sluggish economy. The redundancies are part of 3,000 expected job cuts but lower than the 500 pilots the airline had originally planned to axe.
The full article contains 103 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
19 August 2008 8:52 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
