The FINANCIAL -- Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor boasts a whole new look, after completing a more than $2.5 million renovation in May 2009.

The FINANCIAL -- Hotel revenue per available room (revpar) dropped by 4.1% in London and by 7.7% in the provinces in the week ending 10 October 2009, according to figures from hospitality research company STR Global.

The FINANCIAL -- The crisis of the international aviation industry has left its imprint on the earnings figures of the Austrian Airlines Group in 2009. In the first three quarters of the year, Austrian Airlines posted a net result for the period of EUR – 242.3m, compared to EUR -65.1 m in the first nine months of 2008.

The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, Russia's flagship air carrier Aeroflot announced on October 29 that its net profit under International Financial Reporting Standards declined 80%, year-on-year, in January-June to $14.1 million.

The FINANCIAL -- oneworld member airlines serving Stockholm Arlanda are to transfer their operations to the airport's newly improved and expanded Terminal 5 from Tuesday 24 November.