In response to the booming demands from the passengers in the route, Gulf Air has added up yet another flight to connect Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.

The additional service was launched on 1st April. Adding up with the three daily flights operated at present, Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain will offer the fourth flight, GF545/546. The said flight will be available four times a week flying between Abu Dhabi and Bahrain on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Gulf Air Regional General Manager Sales, Mahfood Al Harthy remarked, "Our frequency increase between Abu Dhabi and Bahrain was in response to the growing passenger demand and the potential of the vast UAE market. We have slotted this fourth frequency in such a way to provide better connectivity with minimum waiting time for our customers travelling to Trivandrum, Chennai, Kochi, Bangalore, Dhaka and Far East destinations, i.e., Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Bangkok, via Bahrain. It will be welcome choice for those making their summer travel plans."

Qantas received its first flying machine equipped with the new Premium Economy cabin of the carrier.

Mr John Borghetti, Executive General Manager at the airline, said that the introduction of Premium Economy cabin presents passengers a fresh option in long haul international journey.

He said, "Qantas Premium Economy offers extra space and comfort and enhanced levels of service. We have invested significantly in developing this cabin, which is being progressively installed across our B747-400 fleet and will be available on every Qantas A380".

Confirm your bookings by 18th March and enjoy discounted flights to a number of locations in Australia and New Zealand. Air New Zealand is presenting cut-priced tickets on its flights to a range of places in both Australia and New Zealand offering one-of-its-kind opportunity to its passengers.

Return tickets to Australia are offered at a price starting from just £945 per head. Ticket prices also include a tax of £267 (an estimated amount) for non-stop journeys. The journey is required to be completed by 31st January, 2009.

And, the return tickets for flight to New Zealand are offered at a price stating from just £797. A tax of £225 (an estimated amount) is also included in the available fare.

Qantas is presenting cut-priced tickets for its direct return flights from London Heathrow to Singapore, Hong Kong, Bali and Bangkok.

All the available fares include fees, taxes and all the airport related charges and are subject to availability of seat on the desired date of journey. Travel is allowed on the flights of Qantas and British Airways (BA).

For journeys to Singapore, fares begin from just £698. Flights must be between: 8th April and 15th June.

Book by 31st December and grab the opportunity to fly at a cheaper price. Emirates is offering a number of cheaper price flights to destinations around the globe. For travel between 1st January, 2008 and 12th March, 2008, the airline is offering the following discounted flights.

From Birmingham to: Dubai from £376; Bangkok at a price starting from just £525; Beijing at a price starting from just £423 and Johannesburg at a price starting from just £493.

From London Heathrow to: Dubai at a price starting from just £379; Bangkok at a price starting from just £528 and Kuala Lumpur at a price starting from just £494.

Worldwide flights have been discounted by Emirates from a number of airports in the UK. Book before 30th November and travel is valid between 16th April and 30th June, 2008.

From Heathrow, book a flight to: Auckland at a price starting from £736, Brisbane at a price starting from £713, Melbourne at a price starting from £709, Perth at a price starting from £664 and Sydney at a price starting from £717.

From Manchester, book flights to: Auckland at a price starting from £731, Brisbane at a price starting from £708, Melbourne at a price starting from £704, Perth at a price starting from £660 and Sydney at a price starting from £712.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines will start operating its second non-stop route between Asia and Stockholm with the start of flights between Bangkok and Stockholm from October 29. The airline will operate the new service three times a week.

The new addition is a part of the airline's latest clear intercontinental focus to grow with additional non-stop flights between major Asian hubs and the Scandinavian capitals as announced previously this year.

Irmgard Goetjes-Pedersen, Acting General Manager SAS Australia and New Zealand, said, "The additional non-stop services direct to Stockholm provides an excellent alternative gateway to Northern Europe. With connections to a strong network of more than 45 destinations in Scandinavia, Finland the Baltics and Europe".

A road show was held in Bangkok on Monday by Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam provinces and Danang city in central Vietnam, to promote their tourism and cultural attractions.

The Vietnam National Administration for Tourism (VNAT) presided over the show. The show was attended by delegates of more than sixty travel companies and airlines as well as reporters from thirty Thai newspapers.

Administrators from over 30 tourist companies and hotels from the Vietnamese side are in Bangkok, who are looking for tie-ups with Thai associates.

Aloft Bangkok will open in 2010, it will be part of a 31-story development. The hotel's facilities will include meeting space, a spa, a full service restaurant and bar, a fitness center and indoor swimming pool. The hotel will be centrally located on Sukhumvit Road and will provide travelers easy access to the commercial and entertainment districts of Bangkok.

Aloft Beijing will be part of an integrated office and residential complex located in Haidian district, a major information technology hub in Beijing with proximity to the Haidian government district, major universities and research institutes. The hotel's facilities will also include meeting space, a fitness center, an indoor swimming pool and three restaurants.

The first aloft hotel in Australia will be the aloft Sydney Airport located close to Sydney International Airport. Aloft Sydney Airport will include 161 guestrooms, meeting space, a self-service food and beverage pantry, it will also offer sweet, savory and healthy food, snacks and beverages 24-hours a day.

Now shop till you drop.  The Amazing Thailand Grand Sale is back.

Thailand"s annual three-month shopping extravaganza from 1 June until 31 August, 2007, offers world-class shopping, a diverse selection of quality products and services, special discounts of 10 - 70 per cent and promotional offers being extended by participating department stores, shopping complexes and retail outlets along designated "Shopping Streets" in Bangkok and the popular tourist destinations of Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket and Hat Yai.

More and more "Shopping Streets" provide a convenient opportunity to spot great buys in an exotic range of unique crafts and cottage industry products, including exquisitely hand-crafted decorative items for home and living and fashion accessories, available in the traditional as well as contemporary design.

Bangkok"s first Ayurvedic Centre, Ayuvedic Penthouse, was recently opened at The Oriental. Housed in the penthouse that was once the residence of the hotel"s General Manager, the airy quarters offer river views and are tastefully decorated with Indian antiques and wall hangings.

The penthouse has four large suites each of which contains an authentic Ayurvedic set-up. There is the wooden Ayurvedic bed carved from a single plank so that guests don"t have to endure rickety joints.