The FINANCIAL -- Hotel revenue per available room (revpar) dropped by 10.1% in the regions but rallied marginally by 0.3% in London in the week ending 17 October 2009, according to figures from hospitality research company STR Global.

The FINANCIAL -- Eurostat – the statistical office of the EU – has reported a record-breaking unemployment level in the European Union during the last nine years, by listing the Baltic States in the very top of the list, according to the proportion of their unemployed population.

The FINANCIAL -- It's On, Wisconsin! Southwest Airlines officially kicked off the carrier's service from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport at a news conference this morning, capping-off a weekend of events that underscore Southwest's longterm investment in Southeast Wisconsin.

The FINANCIAL -- On November 2 268 Air Berlin passengers boarded an Airbus A330-200 for the first non-stop flight from Berlin to Phuket.

The FINANCIAL -- Southwest Airlines is pleased to announce that its Pilots represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA), voted to ratify the tentative, five-year contract both parties reached last month.