The beginning of this week marked the start of the 100-day countdown to the full opening of skyhub, the new terminal extension at Glasgow Airport . Skyhub's ground-floor domestic arrivals hall is scheduled to open on October 21st, while the first-floor security search area will be unveiled a few days later. This new security zone will feature ten new X-ray machines that are hoped to provide quick and efficient passenger screening processes, giving travellers more time to relax before their flight. Once through security, people flying from Glasgow Airport will be able to visit a number of new shops and eateries, including a Hugo Boss store, a Starbucks cafe and a Frankie and Benny's restaurant.  read more »

People travelling from Newcastle Airport now have a new way to pass the time ahead of their flight following the opening of a new store at the hub.

The Alpha retail group opened the 1,000-metre-square tax- and duty-free Biza store on July 15th.

Arranged in a department store layout, the shop sells a range of items of various brands, including a selection of products that are exclusive to Biza in the travel retail market.

Customers can also make use of a home delivery service which means they do not have to travel with the items they have bought in the store.

Reg Curtis, UK managing director of the Alpha retail group, said: "We wanted people to feel that their holiday had already begun, as they browsed the store, discovering the expected, as well as the unexpected.









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A new strategy has been launched in Dubai to make the emirate a more environmentally-friendly destination.

The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) announced its ambition to reduce carbon emissions related to the Dubai hospitality sector by 20 per cent by 2011.

A database will be set up to record CO2 emissions and monitor the achievements of companies and operators in the industry.

The initiative, which is the first of its kind in the region, will focus on the conservation and sensible use of resources such as water, gas and other energy sources.

These plans are in line with a drive by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, to make the emirate a more eco-friendly community for residents and visitors.









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Andrews McMeel Universal’s mobile media division reached an exclusive agreement to offer content from MTV Networks shows to mobile consumers this summer. (VIA)

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Travel & Leisure magazine has announced the winners of its 2008 World's Best Awards, with Bangkok taking the top city accolade.

Readers of the magazine ranked the Thai capital ahead of Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Sydney and Florence.

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Starbucks will close five stores in Hawaii -- three on Oahu and one each on Maui and the Big Island -- as part of its recently announced initiative to shut down 600 underperforming stores across the country.

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Home builders, Oakland city leaders and environmental groups plan to develop and propose a residential green building ordinance for Oakland, based on the Build It Green organization's rating system.

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California on Thursday adopted the nation's first "green" building codes, hoping the new statewide standards will push builders to reduce energy use in their structures by 15 percent.

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The Public Utility Commission approved a new $4.93 billion renewable energy plan on Thursday that will allow the state to build power lines that can transport “clean” electricity from West Texas throughout the state.

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University of Missouri Provost Brian Foster said Thursday that Rose Porter, dean of the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, has been named interim dean of the MU College of Education, effective Aug. 1.

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