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Air China Air China Offers French Version of the Online Check-in at www.airchina.fr. The French version of the online check-in feature of the carrier's sub-website for France www.airchina.fr was offered on June 27, making it easier for passengers departing from Charles de Gaule airport, Paris, to check in online from 28 hours to 3 hours before flight departure. It represents Air China's latest move to make life easier for passengers from far and wide. French aside, languages used on Air China's website include simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, English, German, Italian and Japanese. Jun 30, 2011

Jetabroad Jetabroad: Online Travel Takes Off in Australia. According to Jetabroad more Australians than ever are using the internet to make travel plans; the company is not surprised by this trend as the web is the easiest and most affordable way to find cheap flights. Jetabroad, a global online flight specialist and travel agency, is seeing a significant increase in the number of Australians who use their service to book flights to exotic destinations around the world. Over the past year and a half the company has seen many people arrange their first holidays through the web: Jetabroad says this shows that Aussie travellers are becoming increasingly web savvy. Independent research from PhoCusWright, a market research company, has demonstrated a similar trend across the entire industry in Australia. Their study shows that traffic to travel websites was 30 per cent higher in 2010 than the year before. The report also predicted that growth would continue over the coming years as travel takes on a larger role in the nation's web based economy. Darin Walters, MD of Jetabroad, comments: "2010 was a fantastic year for us at Jetabroad and for the industry as a whole, as many more people chose to book flights to Thailand, Europe and other great spots through the web. This growth spanned all demographics and included many who ventured into the world of online travel for the first time." Walters continues: "The increase of traffic online is not altogether surprising as Australia has a very high internet population and Aussies are always keen to explore the world. Beyond that, the internet provides convenience alongside great deals making it a natural place for travel planning. Indeed, if you want to arrange a flight to New York or London it only makes sense to do so online." Jun 29, 2011

LG Electronics Do people prefer passive 3D glasses? LG, Samsung debate. Eighty percent of participants preferred passive 3DTV glasses to active-shutter glasses in a study commissioned by LG Electronics, which has focused its business on passive glasses. Participants rated the passive glasses higher in categories such as picture quality and 3D effect, but Samsung cites its high market share and its own study in arguing that consumers prefer the active models. Jun 30, 2011

Marriott Hotels Marriott International recently opened its first dedicated Global Reservation Sales and Customer Care Centre in China, located in the Pearl River New City district in the city of Guangzhou. This facility will service Marriott Worldwide Reservations, Customer Care and Marriott Rewards for the companyOs hotels throughout greater China. Marriott InternationalOs L. Kaye Dengel, senior vice president of global sales and customer care, said, OWith more than 50 hotels in China, and at least another 100 in some form of planning, China is a crucially important market to us -- and is now by far our second-biggest market anywhere in the world. We are committed to giving our guests what they want at every touch point along their journey with Marriott, and this dedicated Reservations and Customer Care Centre is a key component of serving our Chinese guests.O The new Global Reservations and Customer Care Centre is a key part of Marriott InternationalOs Asia Pacific reservations strategy and opened with the latest technology, infrastructure and 45 dedicated associates specially trained and focused on sales and the customer experience. This new China Centre joins Marriott InternationalOs Global Reservation Sales and Customer Care operations currently open in India, Malaysia and Japan, all servicing the needs of the companyOs millions of customers across the Asia Pacific region. To contact Marriott InternationalOs Global Reservation Sales and Customer Care Centre in China, call 400-888-5551 www.marriott.com. Jun 29, 2011

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