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Air Arabia introduces daily service to Kozhikode

Air Arabia has introduced daily service between Kozhikode and the company's main hub in Sharjah, UAE. It became the first Middle Eastern airline to offer flights to Kozhikode when it introduced services in February this year, providing flights three times per week. Travellers can choose either morning or evening flights between Sharjah and Kozhikode. On Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, flights will depart Sharjah at 8:00 am and arrive in Kozhikode at 13:25 pm. On the same days, return flights will depart Kozhikode at 14:10 pm and arrive in Sharjah at 16:25 pm. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, flights will depart Sharjah at 22:45 pm and arrive in Kozhikode at 4:10 am. On the same days, return flights will depart Kozhikode at 4:55 am and arrive in Sharjah at 7:10 am.

Singapore Airlines increases fuel surcharge

Singapore Airlines has increased its fuel surcharge for tickets issued on or after 12 May 2008. The price of jet fuel has increased sharply, and is over US$ 140 per barrel. The new levels will apply to Singapore Airlines and SilkAir flights as follows:

• On regional routes, US$ 35 (up from US$ 30) per sector, for flights between Singapore and ASEAN countries
• US$ 150 (up from US$ 130) per sector, for flights between Singapore and gateways in the US and Canada on a single-sector basis
• US$ 95 (up from US$ 80) per sector, on all other flights.

St Lucia to promote tourism opportunities using TourismROI

In a move designed to present its tourism management information and investment opportunities to the local, regional and global marketplace, St Lucia, in the Caribbean islands, has signed up as a destination subscriber on the new TourismROI website, according to Minister for Tourism, Senator Allen Chastanet, speaking at the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference in Trinidad.

TourismROI is the first centralised resource for tourism management and investment information worldwide. It provides one central location for public and private sector entities looking to attract partners for development and for investors, business operators and entrepreneurs seeking new business opportunities.

St Lucia joins Aysén, Chile; Montenegro; the Kingdom of Tonga; Uzbekistan; Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Missouri, and the State of Colorado, USA as one of the early adopters of the TourismROI service.

The St Lucia Government has identified a number of priority investment areas for tourism, including construction of accommodation; the development and marketing of natural heritage sites, and the creation of new attractions and entertainment centres for visitors. TourismROI has been recognised by a number of international public and private tourism organisations including the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) and the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA).