The tallest building in the world (Burj Khalifa)

As everyone knows that Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest building and it is located in Dubai. I consider myself lucky because I got to see that. It looks damn beautiful. If I am not wrong there are around 150 floors in Burj Khalifa. It has been named after Khalifa Sheikh. In the evening it looks more beautiful because of lighting. Many people like to visit Burj Khalifa during evening time because of the lighting, Arabian music with light fountain etc. People gather over there and spend some good time with their closed ones. Burj Khalifa is the major attraction of Dubai. If a person visits Dubai but couldn't get the opportunity to visit Burj Khalifa then that means that person hasn't seen Dubai. You shouldnt miss the opportunity to visit Burj Khalifa once you visit Dubai. You can find lots and lots of foreigners freaking at Burj Khalifa. There are many street restaurants over there where people can enjoy their food. I guess you need to pay around 100AED to enter Burj Khalifa, I didnt have that much money so I couldnt get the chance to enter Burj Khalifa. As Dubai is a small place so Burj Khalifa can be seen from everywhere. As I missed the chance to enter Burj Khalifa so I wish I get the chance to visit it in the near future. Specially on thursday which is the last working day of a week in UAE people gather over there in huge numbers. The great Dubai Mall is just next to Burj Khalifa. You can find all the luxurious cars over there. I recommend everyone to visit Burj Khalifa for once during your visit to Dubai. I am damn sure you guys are going to like it.

AA Files Antitrust Suit Against Travelport

American Airlines in U.S. District Court of Northern Texas filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Travelport and Orbitz to prevent the distributors from engaging in "exclusionary and anticompetitive business practices. AA claimed that Travelport, "which effectively controls the distribution of fares and other content to a large number of travel agencies and their corporate customers," has unlawfully stymied "new competition by alternative technologies that are both less expensive and more capable." Those retaliations, according to AA's suit, thus far have included a doubling of AA's booking fees for non-U.S. reservations, misrepresenting AA's fares "in a manner that made them appear more expensive than they actually were to consumers outside the United States" and other actions affecting GDS displays.

Orbitz launches Mobile Solution for Business Purpose

Orbitz has launched mobile solution for business purpose allowing air, car and hotel bookings from web-enabled smartphones. It is more like a mobile website rather than downloading apps, offering "policy, control and compliance requirements of corporate travel managers and their programs," according to a statement. Trip tracking, itinerary management and flight status functions are also included in this website. It will be quite useful for the busy customers.

US Airways is coming up with First-Class Cabins On Regional Jets.

By January 2012 US Airways will install first class cabins on 110 US Airways express aircraft. The upgrades will be done in limited aircraft like Embraer 170, Embraer 175, Bombardier CRJ700 and Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft, impacting 640 daily flights to 85 cities, according to senior vice president of marketing and planning Andrew Nocella. Even Delta Airlines, American Airlines and United Airlines also have reconfigured some regional jets to provide first- or business-class service.

American Airlines signs deal with Expedia

American Airlines has signed a deal with Expedia to work together more effectively. Now customers can get all fares and schedule information of American Airlines and its subsidiary American Eagle on Expedia and Hotwire sites. This deal falls out in January 2011 when American Airlines were withdrawn from Expedia site. Expedia said it plans to access American’s fares, schedules, and customised travel products and services via American’s direct connect link by using aggregation technology provided by a GDS. Expedia wants to work with airlines as its a big traveling site. In January Expedia was forced to stop selling American Airlines tickets due to some disagreement over terms.

Thomson Airways makes safe landing following bomb threat

A Thomson Airways flight has made a safety landing in Athens (Greece) after a bomb threat. Greek fighter jets were there to escort the Thomson Airways flight (Boeing 757- 200) which was on its way to Bristol to resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. There were 213 passengers in that flight without any injuries as reported. Two F-16 jets were sent to escort the flight in Athens. Passengers were evacuated once the aircraft was on the ground. Thomson is owned by UK-based TUI Travel.