The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 16, 2005

SriLankan cuts fares to woo Indian passengers
THE national airline of Sri Lanka, SriLankan has joined the growing list of international airlines wooing Indian travellers with never-before low air fares. Targeting high-earning young executives, SriLankan Airlines has announced a 50 per cent ... More

World Luxury Council comes to India
THE international arm of the British Luxury Group, the World Luxury Council (WLC) officially launched its entry into India today. His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent visited the Capital and added his stamp of approval to the project. The ... More

Multiplex biz headed for starry times
MULTIPLEXES are offering special rates for morning shows, some are dishing out freebies in the form of popcorn and cola and a few others in Mumbai are running `buy-one-get-one free' schemes. Are these the signs of changing times? The multiplex ... More

Business unusual
With competition hotting up in the business directory industry, a man walks through a thoroughfare in Kochi plugging and selling a business directory.

EVENTS

Meet on photography to begin tomorrow
THE Photographers' Guild of India will host a five-day seminar on photography, `NewSchool 2005,' at the Hyatt Regency, Mumbai, from February 17 to 21. A press release issued by the organisation said the seminar would feature legends such as ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

IA launches new one-year scheme
INDIAN Airlines (IA) has introduced a new scheme — Bumper super saver scheme - under which a passenger can take 16 domestic flights over a one-year period for Rs 65,000. In a statement the airline said that sales of this limited time ... More

RETAILING

Swarovski upbeat on gift segment
AUSTRIAN crystal major Swarovski says its gifting segment is growing rapidly in India, thanks to a new set of young customers who have high disposable incomes and numerous opportunities to gift. Years ago, the age of a typical Swarovski ... More

ONLINE MARKETING

Textile deals at Tirupur-Korea video interface
AN interface between Tirupur-based textile/garment industries and the Korean companies specialising in textile fibre/textile machinery through video conference here has led to a business contract proposals for $11.550 million on the opening day ... More

TRENDS

Car sales rise 8% in Jan
PASSENGER car sales saw a modest single digit growth in the domestic market in January 2005 at 8.17 per cent even as motorcycles continued their strong run, witnessing a 22.8 per cent jump helped by higher demand for Hero Honda and Bajaj Auto ... More

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