The FINANCIAL -- A growth of 3% in revenue per available room (revpar) across the UK is forecast for 2010 by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

The FINANCIAL -- Czech Airlines’ subsidiary ČSA Support, s.r.o., has changed its name to Czech Airlines Handling, s.r.o. The new name was inscribed in the Commercial Registry effective 25 February 2010.

The FINANCIAL -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) on March 1 reported a February consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 77.7 percent, 5.2 points above the February 2009 consolidated load factor, and a mainline load factor of 78.1 percent, 5.2 points above the February 2009 mainline load factor.

The FINANCIAL -- In what was a testing year for tourism markets globally after the fallout of the world financial crisis, Jordan showed signs in 2009 of withstanding the challenge. The country observed an occupancy rate of 56.1 percent in the 12-month period ended December 2009, according to statistics from STR Global, which reflects a year-on-year decrease of 18 percent.

The FINANCIAL -- Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has confirmed that hotels in the Middle East achieved the highest occupancy, average room rates and revPAR globally in 2009.