The new code share services operating between Frankfurt and Toronto, Frankfurt and Montreal, Frankfurt and Singapore, San Francisco and Vancouver, and Singapore and Hong Kong will bring the total number of code share flights between SIA and Air Canada to 14. The addition will give passengers a choice of up to 10 more daily flights.

SIA’s passenger route network covers 57 destinations in 33 countries. Taking into account code share services with its alliance partners, the airline’s route network extends to 108 destinations in 39 countries. Air Canada mainline provides scheduled and chartered flights to over 100 destinations worldwide. Under the code share agreement which started in October 2000, both carriers can sell seats on each other’s services.

For the new code share services, Air Canada will use B74E and A319 aircraft while SIA will deploy a mix of B747 and B777 aircraft.

As a result, Terminal 1 facilities have been improved to cater for longhaul passengers. Improvements include an upgraded economy check-in area with 16 check-in desks and a new area with 12 Self Service Check-in desks available. Clearly signposted, as British Airways Premium Check-in (Zone R), the new Premium Check-in Concourse area is dedicated to FIRST, Club World, Club Europe customers and Gold and Silver Executive Members.

The following services, currently arriving and departing from Terminal 4 are due to switch to Heathrow terminal 1; Hong Kong, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Moscow and Athens.

The following shorthaul destinations will arrive and depart from Terminal 4: Brussels, Geneva, Lyon, Copenhagen, Oslo, Vienna and Zurich.

The status provides the best of both programmes by continuing to provide the exclusive guest privileges of membership in the former Six Continents Club along with the point-earning potential, and broader range of reward choices offered by the Priority Club Rewards programme.

Steve Sickel, Senior Vice President of Loyalty Marketing at InterContinental Hotels Group; “We operate two loyalty programs in the InterContinental branded hotels – Six Continents Club and Priority Club Rewards – each with a unique set of features and privileges. Many of our guests are members of both programmes, and they found it difficult to manage two sets of membership numbers, two sets of membership cards, two sets of Programme communications and so on. So, we wanted to simplify the Programmes for our members and bring together the best of what both have to offer,”

InterContinental Ambassador members will continue to receive exclusive privileges at over 140 InterContinental Hotels & Resorts worldwide, including:

• A complimentary weekend night stay certificate upon enrolment or membership renewal (valid at any InterContinental hotel or resort in the world)
• Guaranteed upgrades to a superior room
• Dedicated reservation line and check-in desk
• VIP greeting and welcome gift
• Fresh fruit and mineral water in room upon arrival
• Late checkout
• One free pay-per-view movie per stay

In addition, Ambassador members will also enjoy the full range of benefits available to Priority Club Rewards members, including:

• Immediate Elite status and generous Elite point bonuses
• Points that never expire
• 2,000 Priority Club points or 500 airline miles per stay at InterContinental hotels
• No blackout dates for reward nights
• Ability to redeem points for rewards including free hotel stays, retail shopping vouchers and exclusive wines.

Ambassador members will receive a newly designed membership card with a single membership number per card, quarterly statements, special offers from Priority Club Rewards and their partners, as well as enjoy online access to current point balances and stay information at www.priorityclub.com/ambassador.

“Wherever our guests happen to be, in the hotel lobby, in the bar, in the restaurant or in their rooms, WLAN is available throughout the hotel premises,” explains François Stäubli, Head of Information Technology at Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts. “Wireless access to the Internet is being used more and more by our business clientele and has now become an essential part of any modern communication environment.”

All the European hotels of the international hotel group now provide this service, and the hotels and resorts in the Middle East and North Africa are all to be equipped in turn with WLAN. “So it’s not just in culinary matters that we like to spoil our guests,” says François Stäubli, adding “there’s no reason why they shouldn’t enjoy the highest technical standards, too,”.

All customers, including those departing the U.S. for international destinations, will be given a zone number during check-in that corresponds with their assigned seat. The number is printed on customers’ boarding cards which can be printed at the airport, via one of Delta’s self-service kiosks, or from the comfort of home or the office using delta.com online check-in. Boarding announcements will be made in the gate areas advising customers when their zone is ready to board. First class and Medallion customers will continue to receive priority boarding.

“We’re committed to providing our customers with speed and convenience whenever they travel,” said Rich Cordell, Delta’s senior vice president-Airport Customer Service. “Zone boarding is designed to simplify the customer boarding process in airport jetways and onboard our aircraft.”