(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co on Tuesday launched a limited fare sale for select one-way routes, days after the carrier’s massive flight disruptions in December. The airline said it wi[...]
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Entertainment and Lifestyle
Asian tourism-focused businesses ready for China rebound as border reopens
By Minwoo Park, Chris Gallagher and Jiraporn Kuhakan SEOUL/TOKYO/BANGKOK (Reuters) – South Korean and Japanese shop owners, Thai tour bus operators and K-pop groups are among those celebrating C[...]
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Southwest Airlines reshuffles senior management roles
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co said on Monday it made leadership changes across several departments in a bid to strengthen operations amid a recent technology meltdown that forced the carrier[...]
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Rolls-Royce rides ongoing luxury demand to sales record in 2022
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Rolls-Royce on Monday reported record sales last year despite an average price tag of around $534,000 for its luxury cars and a drop in Chinese demand, with orde[...]
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Factbox-The 10 biggest U.S. retail bankruptcies in 5 years
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Storied home goods chain Bed Bath & Beyond is preparing for bankruptcy in coming weeks following a run of poor sales, sources told Reuters last week. A bankruptcy would[...]
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China hotels, travel bookings perk up in boon for COVID-hit services sector
(This Jan. 6 story has been corrected to fix the final paragraph to say 2 billion trips to be made, not 2 billion people to travel) By Joe Cash and Ellen Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) – After three ye[...]
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Japan Dec service-sector activity rebounded on tourist boom
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s service sector activity rebounded in December thanks to a boom in international and domestic tourism as COVID curbs were relaxed, a business survey showed on Frid[...]
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Ryanair December traffic up 3% on pre-pandemic levels
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair flew 11.5 million passengers in December, up 3% on its previous pre-COVID high for the Christmas travel period, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers sai[...]
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Macau casinos deal themselves a tough hand with big non-gaming investment pledges
(This Jan. 2 story has been refiled to correct Melco’s name and stock symbol in the second paragraph) By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – As casinos in Macau begin new licenses to operat[...]
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