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More than 52 percent of suppliers expected to see travel volume increases and for the 59 percent of buyers with positive projections, 66 percent identified travel for sales or for new business development opportunities as the top area of growth. - More

Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has opened an intelligence collaboration and data analysis center in Northern Virginia to enable the creation and testing of new concepts to counter increasingly sophisticated, global threats to U.S. security. - More

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic statistics for July which showed continued strengthening of demand for both passenger and cargo traffic. Compared to July 2009, international passenger demand was up 9.2% while international scheduled freight traffic showed a 22.7% improvement. - More

In the current economic climate, business leaders are facing greater challenges than ever. Many are tempted to take the easy way out, changing strategies quickly or reinventing their companies in hopes of finding a new model to weather the downturn. - More

(Derived from Spanish Rapido=Rapid, Zumbido=Buzz) generates rapid buzz for hotels, airlines and online travel agents (OTAs) on social networks - More

As the sun set over Farnborough 2010, it became clear that Boeing emerged a clear winner. Not just by beating all expectations in getting new orders, but also by shaking off the dust in terms of excellent social media work to engage the community. Farnborough was the epitome of work that Todd Blecher and his team has put in over the last year. - More

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today published a joint Exposure Draft (ED) on lease accounting.The ED, if finalized, would represent a fundamental change in how lessees and lessors account for their leasing transactions. - More

There should be no such thing as 'limited service' in hotels or hospitality - More

Launched earlier this year in beta as a powerful, easy to use flights search first in the UK and then in Germany, zugu is now also available in the U.S. All three sites will help users find great hotel deals in one single site, while zugu.co.uk users can enjoy both hotels and car hire search. - More

Starting October 31st for Los Angeles and November 1st for Houston, Emirates will fly non-stop to both cities twice a day on Boeing 777 aircraft. - More