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	<title><![CDATA[BA cost-control at heart of recovery]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/ba-cost-control-heart-recovery/19408/</link>
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	As British Airways chief Willie Walsh rose to discuss the airline’s eye-watering half-year losses with analysts, it was tempting to recall another BA presentation made in early in 2005 by his predecessor, Sir Rod Eddington, at the company’s Waterside headquarters near Heathrow. It was the...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/ba-delays-a380-deliveries">Business Traveller</a> - BA delays A380 deliveries</li>
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	<dc:creator>Financial Times</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:22:37 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Hopes of stability boost confidence at BA]]></title>
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	Shares in British Airways saw their biggest one-day rise in more than two months on Friday even as the airline reported the worst results in its history. The flag carrier slid to a pre-tax loss of £292m ($485m) in the six months to September, the first time it has ever gone into the red in a...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e560a3b2-caa9-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fairlines">Financial Times</a> - BA suffers record first-half loss of £292m</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8345912.stm">BBC</a> - British Airways hit by £292m loss</li>
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	<dc:creator>Financial Times</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:27:19 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Airplane part falls onto front lawn near NYC]]></title>
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	A large cone-shaped piece of metal that investigators think is a piece of an airplane fell on the front lawn of a Long Island home last night, according to Newsday of Long Island. The Associated Press picks up on the story, saying "residents called police Thursday evening to report a suspicious...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://rickseaney.com/2009/11/06/airplane-part-falls-on-suburban-lawn/">FareCompare</a> - Airplane Part Falls on Suburban Lawn</li>
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	<dc:creator>USA Today</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:53:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Bedek Tests 767-300ER Conversion Prototype]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/bedek-tests-767-300er-conversion/19339/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Bedek Aviation Group is flight testing the prototype Boeing 767-300ER passenger to freighter conversion. It expects to deliver the aircraft to EuroAtlantic Airways of Portugal by the end of this year. This will be EuroAtlantic's first cargo aircraft. Bedek developed the 767-300 conversion program...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334470/iai-on-track-to-deliver-first-767-300-freighter-by-year-end.html">Flightglobal</a> - IAI: On track to deliver first 767-300 freighter by year-end</li>
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	<dc:creator>Aviation Week</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:13:10 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[United adds new international routes, including 'first-ever' Africa service]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/united-adds-international-routes-including/19336/</link>
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	United Airlines plans to begin flying to Africa for this first time ever this spring. Beginning May 2, United says it will add daily round-trip service between Washington Dulles to Accra, Ghana. The flight will continue on with same-place service to Lagos, Nigeria, before returning back to Accra...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/united-to-launch-brussels-chicago-route">Business Traveller</a> - United to launch Brussels-Chicago route</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.atwonline.com/~r/AtwDailyNews/~3/vKMpLzc8XBo/story.html">ATW Daily News</a> - United to serve Africa next spring</li>
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	<dc:creator>USA Today</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:01:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[BA Sees Improved Outlook]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/ba-sees-improved-outlook/19312/</link>
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	By Rhys Jones LONDON (Reuters UK) - British Airways Plc (BAY) fell to a worse than expected first-half loss and forecast annual revenue would be 1 billion pounds lower than last year, but said traffic volumes and yields had stabilised. The airline, whose alliance with American Airlines (AMR) and...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/g9PaAkhc3qM/idUSTRE5A51LC20091106">Reuters</a> - BA sees improved outlook, swings to H1 loss</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.bnet.com/2407-14067_23-361995.html">Reuters UK</a> - British Airways Posts Loss of Ã?Â?Ã?Â£292 Mln</li>
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	<dc:creator>Reuters UK</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:15:21 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Tourism lagging as Aussies leave]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/tourism-lagging-aussies-leave/19284/</link>
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	MORE Australians are leaving the country compared to overseas visitors coming in, new statistics show. A record number of Australians are travelling overseas despite the economic downturn, with the number topping six million over a one year period for the first time. Latest overseas arrivals and...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.travelweekly.com.au/articles/5C/0C06545C.asp">Travel Weekly</a> - Departures soar, arrivals stable: ABS</li>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:31:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Late December first flight target for 787]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/december-flight-target-787/19251/</link>
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	Boeing is pointing more and more to a late December first flight target for the 787, and definitely more than a month away as I suggested in my previous (admittedly late night)  blog post . As the company points out, although the side-of-body modification is complete on ZA001, preparations for...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2009/11/report-787-first-flight-remain.html">Flightglobal</a> - Report: 787 first flight 'remains at least a month away'</li>
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	<dc:creator>Aviation Week</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:24:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Hawaiian Gets First 767 With Winglets]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/hawaiian-767-winglets/19180/</link>
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	Hawaiian Airlines has installed winglets on the first of eight Boeing 767-300s,  the company reports . The company expects to gain up to 15,000 additional pounds of payload on certain weight-restricted flights, and to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 2,250 tons per plane per year. Aviation...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334475/winglet-installation-underway-for-hawaiian-767s.html">Flightglobal</a> - Winglet installation underway for Hawaiian 767s</li>
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	<dc:creator>Aviation Week</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:23:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Red Lion Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/red-lion-reports-quarter-2009/19302/</link>
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	Red Lion Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results Red Lion Hotels Corporation (NYSE:RLH) today announced its results for the third quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2009. Summary results for the three and nine-month periods follow: ($ in thousands, except per share) Three months Nine...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HotelNewsResource/~3/qySSJNHQtSc/article42097.html">Hotel News Resource</a> - Hersha Hospitality Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HotelNewsResource/~3/7dexTvJMMUo/article42102.html">Hotel News Resource</a> - Lodgian Reports 2009 Third Quarter Results</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/red-lion-reports-quarter-2009/19302/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Hotel News Resource</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:22:30 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Stefan's Phenom-enal journey - Orlando to Oxford]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/stefans-phenom-enal-journey-orlando/19108/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Hi Stefan here.     FlairJet  recently took delivery of its  Phenom 100  which took off from Orlando. I was lucky enough to be invited to travel on the first UK 'G' registered Embraer Phenom 100 (G-SRBN).   We touched down at its new home at London Oxford Airport,  at 15.28 (GMT) on 29 October....
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/03/334321/flairjet-set-to-start-commercial-operations-within-weeks.html">Flightglobal</a> - Flairjet set to start commercial operations within weeks</li>
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	<dc:creator>Flightglobal</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:19:47 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Man denied first-class seat on United for wearing track suit]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/denied-class-seat-united-wearing/19114/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	An executive with Best Buy claims a United Airlines gate agent refused to allow him to take a first-class seat because he was wearing a track suit, reports FOX 5 News of Washington. Armando Alvarez, a corporate executive with electronics retailer Best Buy, says he used miles to upgrade to first...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2009/11/04/denied-first-class-because-of-a-track-suit/">Boarding Area</a> - Denied first class because of a track suit?</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/denied-class-seat-united-wearing/19114/</guid>
	<dc:creator>USA Today</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:35:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[A330-200F touches down after successful maiden flight]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/a330-200f-touches-maiden-flight/19145/</link>
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	The Airbus A330-200F has touched down in Toulouse after completing its maiden flight, marking the start of a 180h, four-month flight-test programme. On the flightdeck of the Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered freighter (MSN 1004) for the 3h 50min flight were Airbus test pilots Philippe Perrin and...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2009/11/a330-200f-completes-maiden-fli.html">Flightglobal</a> - Photos of note: A330-200F completes maiden flight</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/a330-200f-touches-maiden-flight/19145/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Flightglobal</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Transurban rejects A$6.8bn takeover offer]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/transurban-rejects-a68bn-takeover-offer/19121/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Transurban, owner of toll roads in Australia and the US, said it had rejected a A$6.8bn (US$6.1bn) takeover proposal on Thursday from two Canadian pension schemes on the grounds it undervalued the group. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, which already own...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/6f53dce6-c9ed-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftransport">Financial Times</a> - Transurban</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/transurban-rejects-a68bn-takeover-offer/19121/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Financial Times</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:43:26 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Babbitt calls Northwest overfly incident example of pilot professionalism 'problem']]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/babbitt-calls-northwest-overfly-incident/19068/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	US FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt yesterday said there is an "extreme need to refocus on professionalism" among airline pilots, citing the "recent very sad example" of two Northwest Airlines A320 pilots who "lost total situational awareness" and overflew their intended destination of...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/04/334405/babbitt-defends-revoking-licenses-of-northwest-pilots.html">Flightglobal</a> - Babbitt defends revoking licenses of Northwest pilots</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/babbitt-calls-northwest-overfly-incident/19068/</guid>
	<dc:creator>ATW Daily News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:45:10 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[FAA denies Burbank curfew]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/faa-denies-burbank-curfew/19070/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	US FAA denied an application from the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority to institute a nighttime curfew on air traffic at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. The authority had sought permanently to ban operations from 10 p.m. to 6:59 a.m. local time except for law enforcement, medical flights,...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/TP-TodayInTheSky/~3/Ag4aNyYb7S8/faa-rejects-nighttime-flight-ban-at-burbank.html">USA Today</a> - FAA rejects nighttime flight ban at Burbank</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/faa-denies-burbank-curfew/19070/</guid>
	<dc:creator>ATW Daily News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:49:03 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[AirTran to market SkyWest branded flying out of Milwaukee]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/airtran-market-skywest-branded-flying/19184/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	AirTran Airways stepped up the competition at Milwaukee yesterday, announcing a new marketing partnership with SkyWest Airlines under which the regional will operate five 50-seat CRJ200s under its own brand and livery to six destinations out of General Mitchell International starting Dec. 4. It...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/TP-TodayInTheSky/~3/WL0YZNnEivU/airtran-pilots-unhappy-with-unusual-skywest-partnership.html">USA Today</a> - AirTran pilots unhappy with 'unusual' SkyWest partnership</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/airtran-market-skywest-branded-flying/19184/</guid>
	<dc:creator>ATW Daily News</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:39:59 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Safe signals from Buffett's train deal]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/safe-signals-buffetts-train/19056/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	In the annals of double-edged compliments, Warren Buffett's description of his planned $27bn acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe as an "all-in wager on the economic future of the US" ranks highly. If the best expression of the future of the US economy is a railway operator dating back to...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://blogs.ft.com/gapperblog/2009/11/safe-signals-from-buffetts-train-deal/">Financial Times</a> - Safe signals from Buffett’s train deal</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3d045192-c8dc-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftransport">Financial Times</a> - Buffett's dealmaking instinct still on track</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d307c032-c8e3-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Ftransport">Financial Times</a> - Buffett bets $27bn on US</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/safe-signals-buffetts-train/19056/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Financial Times</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Oversupply of natural gas forecast by International Energy Agency]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/oversupply-gas-forecast-international-energy/19054/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	The world faces a glut of natural gas that will force the US to scrap plans for new import terminals and mothball much of its existing capacity, the International Energy Agency says. In a draft version of its latest World Energy Outlook, due to be published next week, the IEA predicts...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/edcd157a-c9ab-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fenergy">Financial Times</a> - Supply glut and lower prices forecast</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b93be716-c981-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fenergy">Financial Times</a> - Forecast of gas glut challenges Russian grip</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/114e6ac2-c97e-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fenergy">Financial Times</a> - Green policies expected to hit gas demand</li>
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	<guid>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/oversupply-gas-forecast-international-energy/19054/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Financial Times</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Orient-Express Hotels Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results]]></title>
	<link>http://industry.bnet.com/travel/news-analysis/orient-express-hotels-reports-quarter/18993/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[
	Orient-Express Hotels Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results Click here for financial tablesThird Quarter 2009 Earnings Summary Third quarter total revenues, excluding Real Estate, of $142.5 million Same store RevPAR down 20% in local currency, 26% in US dollars Adjusted EBITDA before Real...
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					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HotelNewsResource/~3/0kKDDiVqzQU/article42061.html">Hotel News Resource</a> - Interstate Hotels & Resorts Reports Third-Quarter 2009 Results</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HotelNewsResource/~3/p7YhEsmd4zc/article42043.html">Hotel News Resource</a> - FelCor Reports Third Quarter Results - Continues to Accomplish 2009 Goals</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HotelNewsResource/~3/wUPNmbaFIx4/article42038.html">Hotel News Resource</a> - Great Wolf Resorts Reports 2009 Third Quarter Results</li>
					<li><a class="source" href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/zX9jCgEwlh8/idUSTRE5A22HF20091103">Reuters</a> - MasterCard Q3 profit beats estimates as costs fall</li>
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	<dc:creator>Hotel News Resource</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:15:57 PST</pubDate>
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