Grand Resort Bad Ragaz Invites Guests To Get Fit In The Snow

January 2010…/ Gruelling boot-camp breaks may be popular with those wanting to get fit or lose weight, but they are usually high on the pain factor and low on enjoyment. For guests wanting to hone their physique and improve fitness levels in an alternative way this winter, Swiss health retreat Grand Resort Bad Ragaz is offering some fun ways to get fit in the snow.

For skiers and non-skiers a visit to the local mountain, the Pizol, is a must. 40 kilometres of perfectly groomed slopes await, inviting skiers to enjoy carving, free-riding or simply a leisurely ski. Non-skiers can enjoy the enchanting winter landscape on a guided snow-shoe hike, a toboggan ride or a bracing walk through the countryside of the stunning Bündner Herrschaft region. After enjoying the great outdoors, guests can treat themselves to pure relaxation in the To B. Wellbeing & Spa and refuel at one of the outstanding restaurants at the Grand Resort. The Ski & Wellness Package includes a 4 day ski pass and daily fitness and relaxation lessons to ensure guests truly feel the benefits of their stay.

Ski & Wellness Package

5 nights’ accommodation

Generous daily buffet breakfast

Fresh fruit and Ragaz water each day

Welcome gift

Access to the To B. Wellbeing & Spa

Admission to the Tamina Therme thermal baths

Daily fitness and relaxation lessons

2 luxury spa treatments of your choice

4 day Pizol ski pass

Transfers between the Pizol cablecars and the hotel

Prices from 1,223 Euros per person

For more adventurous skiers there is the chance to explore the excellent skiing in the surrounding areas, whether it’s on the Pizol or further afield in Davos, Klosters, Lenzerheide, Flumserberg, Flims/Laax or Arosa. Former professional ski racer Franco Cavegn will whisk guests away for an exceptional skiing experience, offering professional tips and tricks to hone their style and skills on the snow.

Carving Days with Franco Cavegn – 7-10 January 2010, 18-21 January 2010, 2-5 February 2010 (minimum 4 persons, maximum 8 persons).

3 nights’ accommodation

Generous daily buffet breakfast

Fresh fruit and Ragaz water each day

Welcome aperitif

Dinner in the Restaurant Bel Air

Access to the To B. Wellbeing & Spa

1 Swedish whole body massage

Fitness and relaxation lessons

2 day ski pass

Refreshments on the slopes

Farewell drinks

Prices from 1,527 Euros per person

2010 Accommodation Rates:

Nightly rates in a new Spa Loft at Grand Resort Bad Ragaz (+41(0)81 303 30 30; www.resortragaz.ch) start at 550 Euros, based on two adults sharing on a B&B basis.

Getting There:

Swiss International Airlines (www.swiss.com/uk; 0845 601 0956) offers up to 20 daily flights a day to Zurich from London Heathrow, London City, Birmingham and Manchester. Return fares, including all taxes and charges, start from £107 in economy class and £376 in business class.

It’s also easy to travel from London to Zurich by train, taking Eurostar to Paris, then a direct Paris-Switzerland high-speed TGV. The TGV from Paris to Zurich are run by Lyria, a consortium of the French and Swiss national railways. From Zurich, Bad Ragaz is an easy train ride away – it takes 1 hour and the trains run about every 30 minutes.

We expand service from 10 January – now up to three flights a day Austrian redticket from 1 February 2010: fly to Belgrade and back for 99 euros, including all taxes and charges

With Austrian Airlines, Belgrade is set to become even easier to reach in the new year: we are expanding our service to the Serbian capital from 10 January 2010 onwards, and will be flying from Vienna to Belgrade and back up to three times a day. As a special bonus for our passengers, we are also introducing the popular Austrian redticket on the route from 1 February 2010. The pleasant flights will then be available from as little as 99 euros including all taxes and charges.

With Austrian to Belgrade – gateway to the Balkans

The up-and-coming city of Belgrade has a great deal to offer business travellers. Visitors to the city can choose between old cafes and restaurants, pulsating nightlife and waterborne nightclubs on boats alongside the banks of the River Sava. Whatever your reasons for visiting Belgrade, however, Austrian Airlines has the right flight at the right time for you. On board our aircraft, we offer our passengers a wide range of services in both Business and Economy Class, and take good care of our passengers at all times. Our passengers can also earn air miles worldwide with the frequent flyer programme Miles & More, and exchange these for a wide range of different benefits.

Schedule Vienna – Belgrade from 10 January 2010 (all times local)

Flight number Dep Arr Days of operation

OS 771 6.35 a.m. 7.40 a.m. Daily except Saturday

OS 773 1.25 p.m. 2.35 p.m. Daily

OS 737 10.45 p.m. 11.50 p.m. NEW – Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday

Schedule Belgrade – Vienna from 10 January 2010 (all times local)

Flight number Dep Arr Days of operation

OS 738 4.40 a.m. 6.00 a.m. NEW – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

OS 772 8.20 a.m. 9.45 a.m. Daily except Saturday

OS 774 3.20 p.m. 4.40 p.m. Daily

Austrian redticket

We first introduced the Austrian redticket in 2003, and have steadily increased its range since, so that it now encompasses numerous European routes. From 1 February onwards, the Austrian best price, which includes the outbound and return flights, all taxes and charges and taxes, will also be available on our route to Belgrade. Our passengers will be able to use all the latest check-in possibilities, including the SMS Check-in, Web Check-in and of course Self Check-in at the airport itself. In Vienna, our passengers have the option of checking in at the City Airport Terminal in the third district. Each passenger can take 20 kilos of luggage on board with them free of charge, and receives a selection of daily newspapers on board. A snack will be served in the business class, a sweet or salty

nibble in the economy class.

Additional flights by partner JAT

The Austrian schedule is improved further still by the present codeshare agreement with the Serbian airline JAT Airways: In addition to the flights operated by Austrian Airlines, Austrian also offers seats on board of JAT operated flights.

Schedule Vienna – Belgrade from 10 January 2010 (all times local)

Flight number Dep Arr Days of operation

OS 771 6.35 a.m. 7.40 a.m. Daily except Saturday

OS 773 1.25 p.m. 2.35 p.m. Daily

OS 737 10.45 p.m. 11.50 p.m. NEW – Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday

Schedule Belgrade – Vienna from 10 January 2010 (all times local)

Flight number Dep Arr Days of operation

OS 738 4.40 a.m. 6.00 a.m. NEW – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

OS 772 8.20 a.m. 9.45 a.m. Daily except Saturday

OS 774 3.20 p.m. 4.40 p.m. Daily

Eigentümer, Herausgeber, Vervielfältiger: Austrian Airlines AG, Konzernkommunikation, public.relations@austrian.com. Die Angaben zur Offenlegung gemäß §§ 24 und 25 Mediengesetz sind unter www.austrian.com auffindbar.

In the occasionally hectic days during the run-up to Christmas and naturally over the Christmas break, Lufthansa is getting passengers into the festive mood with traditional Christmas food on the in-flight menu, Christmas goodies and seasonal decorations.

An established tradition on board is roast goose with red cabbage and potato dumplings and herb crumble, which will be served on long-haul flights to First and Business-Class passengers. Around 112,000 portions of this festive delicacy will be served on board in November and December. New this year is a culinary Christmas market: First-Class passengers on selected flights from Germany to the US East Coast will savour typical specialities sold in abundance at Christmas fairs, like potato pancakes or fritters with salmon rolls or apple sauce, Nuremberg bratwurst, cucumber potato salad, veal rissoles or Christmas Stollen, a traditional German fruitcake. The drinks, striking a Christmassy note, include an Advent tea. An outstanding highlight on the Christmas menu are the best Christmas cookies chosen from the “Lufthansa baking“ campaign by World Champion Pâtissier Bernd Siefert. The winning entry is a baked apple tiramisu in spiced Spekulatius cookies. A small packet of the best Lufthansa cookies will be presented on board to Business-Class passengers. Passengers in Economy Class will get to enjoy them as well.

On long European routes, the classic roast goose dish will also be served in Business Class. The entrée is a venison pyramid with chanterelles and Walldorf salad. Rounding off the menu is a Printen gingerbread mousse with a dusting of cinnamon and fig sauce. Up to the second day after Christmas, the cabin crew will be handing out around 61,000 truffle chocolates, 370,000 chocolate Santa Clauses, 270,000 snowmen, one million

mini-gingerbreads and 580,000 Christmas pralines to Lufthansa passengers. 850 Advent wreathes will enhance the festive spirit. From mid-December, a special surprise awaits the youngest passengers: On all routes and in all classes, children will be given a small elk to cuddle as a Xmas toy.

A Christmas atmosphere will naturally also set the tone in Lufthansa lounges. Besides festive decorations, passengers in First-Class lounges and the First-Class terminal will have a choice of savoury seasonal food: Crème brulée from pâte de foie gras with pureed cinnamon apple and gingerbread, for example, or Christmas duck with cranberry sauce, caramelized red cabbage and bread dumplings, venison stew with nut spaetzle and baked apple. As a finale to wind up their stay in the lounge before their flight, they can savour almond-fig tartlets as a dessert or cinnamon mousse with honey and rum. On offer to passengers in Business and Senator Lounges during Advent and the Christmas holiday season are butter Stollen fruitcake, gingerbreads and red Christmas apples.

• We expand service from 10 January – now up to three flights a day

• Austrian redticket from 1 February 2010: fly to Belgrade and back for 99 euros, including all taxes and charges

With Austrian Airlines, Belgrade is set to become even easier to reach in the new year: we are expanding our service to the Serbian capital from 10 January 2010 onwards, and will be flying from Vienna to Belgrade and back up to three times a day. As a special bonus for our passengers, we are also introducing the popular Austrian redticket on the route from 1 February 2010. The pleasant flights will then be available from as little as 99 euros including all taxes and charges.

With Austrian to Belgrade – gateway to the Balkans

The up-and-coming city of Belgrade has a great deal to offer business travellers. Visitors to the city can choose between old cafes and restaurants, pulsating nightlife and waterborne nightclubs on boats alongside the banks of the River Sava. Whatever your reasons for visiting Belgrade, however, Austrian Airlines has the right flight at the right time for you. On board our aircraft, we offer our passengers a wide range of services in both Business and Economy Class, and take good care of our passengers at all times. Our passengers can also earn air miles worldwide with the frequent flyer programme Miles & More, and exchange these for a wide range of different benefits.

Schedule Vienna – Belgrade from 10 January 2010 (all times local)

Flight number Dep Arr Days of operation

OS 771 6.35 a.m. 7.40 a.m. Daily except Saturday

OS 773 1.25 p.m. 2.35 p.m. Daily

OS 737 10.45 p.m. 11.50 p.m. NEW – Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday

Schedule Belgrade – Vienna from 10 January 2010 (all times local)

Flight number Dep Arr Days of operation

OS 738 4.40 a.m. 6.00 a.m. NEW – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday

OS 772 8.20 a.m. 9.45 a.m. Daily except Saturday

OS 774 3.20 p.m. 4.40 p.m. Daily

Austrian redticket

We first introduced the Austrian redticket in 2003, and have steadily increased its range since, so that it now encompasses numerous European routes. From 1 February onwards, the Austrian best price, which includes the outbound and return flights, all taxes and charges and taxes, will also be available on our route to Belgrade. Our passengers will be able to use all the latest check-in possibilities, including the SMS Check-in, Web Check-in and of course Self Check-in at the airport itself. In Vienna, our passengers have the option of checking in at the City Airport Terminal in the third district. Each passenger can take 20 kilos of luggage on board with them free of charge, and receives a selection of daily newspapers on board. A snack will be served in the business class, a sweet or salty

nibble in the economy class.

Additional flights by partner JAT

The Austrian schedule is improved further still by the present codeshare agreement with the Serbian airline JAT Airways: In addition to the flights operated by Austrian Airlines, Austrian also offers seats on board of JAT operated flights.

Flight number Dep Arr Days of operation

OS 7131 10.55 a.m. 12.20 p.m. Daily

OS 7133 7.30 p.m. 8.55 p.m. Daily

From 11 January, JAT will also operate the following daily services from Belgrade to Vienna:

Flight number Dep Arr Days of operation

OS 7132 8.15 a.m. 9.50 a.m. Daily

OS 7134 4.50 p.m. 6.25 p.m. Daily

Air Berlin: 5 years of topbonus frequent flyer scheme

- 400 per cent growth over the past two years

- Benefits for business travellers and holidaymakers

- Online anniversary competition

Germany’s second largest airline is celebrating the 5th anniversary of its topbonus frequent flyer scheme. Over the past two years alone the number of members has increased by 400 per cent to 2 million. topbonus was set up in 2004 and aimed particularly at leisure passengers. In early 2007 more business travellers became members. Since the end of 2007 the frequent flyer scheme has had a global approach. In April 2009 the airline revised topbonus completely so that flying with Air Berlin is now even more comfortable and attractive. Christoph Debus, a member of the executive board at Air Berlin PLC commented: “The topbonus frequent flyer scheme is becoming a real success story. Our guests appreciate the benefits available with the re-launch.”

Air Berlin’s topbonus program is free to join and new members can register at airberlin.com/topbonus. Members can collect both award and status miles. Miles can be earned on flights with Air Berlin and NIKI, and are also available with offers from topbonus partners, which include car hire companies and hotels. The award miles collected can be redeemed for free flights worldwide or for upgrades to Business Class. There are also special topbonus bargains, which mean that topbonus members can book award flights from just 3,000 miles. Status customers can designate a favourite service within Europe as “My Route” to collect double award miles. The benefits available with Silver and Gold status are particularly interesting for business travellers, as they offer a faster and relaxed procedure prior to boarding.

On the 5th anniversary of its frequent flyer scheme, the airline will be opening the doors to the great topbonus partymile online. Until 31st January 2010 Air Berlin passengers will have a choice of anniversary offers from topbonus and program partners. The online competition allows players to test their knowledge of geography. There are 10 million topbonus award miles in total as well as other prizes to be won.

Passengers traveling with Japan Airlines (JAL) departing from Terminal 3 at London’s Heathrow Airport, will from December 14, 2009, be able to use the “Galleries First” and “Galleries Club” lounges of oneworld partner airline, British Airways (BA).

Based on the same concept as the exclusive BA lounges in the newly opened Terminal 5, “Galleries First” and “Galleries Club” in Terminal 3 are also conveniently located near the shopping area and departure gates, and offer many amenities such as shower rooms, a well-equipped business center, and the use of wireless internet connection. JAL Global Club members, eligible passengers and eligible traveling companions departing on Japan Airlines that day, can look forward to a relaxing time in the lounges before boarding.

Japan Airlines code shares with British Airways to link Japan, via London Heathrow, to 5 cities in the United Kingdom such as Manchester and Edinburgh, as well as 5 other cities – Hamburg, Lisbon, Stuttgart, Vienna and Zurich, in Europe.

Passengers can expect smoother transfers now that operations of all oneworld alliance members serving London Heathrow, including JAL, have been consolidated to Terminals 3 and 5 – the airport’s latest passenger terminal that is used exclusively by BA. Terminal 3 is the closest in proximity to 5 and will be connected by the latest baggage system, which allows for speedier and more efficient transfers of baggage, providing enhanced convenience for all valued customers of oneworld.

JAL will cease operations of its First Class Lounge and executive class Sakura Lounge at London Heathrow from December 14, 2009, after which passengers can continue to enjoy quality services at the BA lounges. Changes have also been made to airport lounges used in other European destinations, namely Milan, Moscow and Paris, and in Frankfurt where the JAL lounge was renovated to emulate the revamped lounge in Tokyo’s Narita International Airport.

About Japan Airlines The JAL Group, Asia’s largest airline group by operating revenue, connects Japan to over 30 cities in Europe together with its code share partners.

JAL First Class offers fully reclining Skysleeper or Skysleeper Solo seats while JAL Executive Class – Seasons, introduces the concept of “quality time” spent on board and features the award-winning JAL Shell Flat Seat that reclines to almost the horizontal and provides a high degree of personal privacy. From December 2007 JAL started offering JAL Premium Economy, now available on key Europe routes, and from August 2008 started introducing on US routes a luxurious new JAL First Class Suite and the JAL Shell Flat NEO in executive class.

Top quality in-flight service has always been the hallmark of JAL’s reputation. Cuisine offered in all classes is a combination of Western and Japanese food. JAL carries a fine selection of award-winning wines and sake in First Class and JAL Executive Class – Seasons, JAL’s business class. Quality in-flight entertainment systems are a feature of JAL’s international fleet aircraft.

A member of the oneworld global alliance since April 2007, JAL offers customers many benefits, such as the JAL Mileage Bank frequent flier program.

As of today, Finnair uses Terminal 5 at Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport. Also other oneworld airlines flying to Stockholm – British Airways, Iberia and Malev – have moved to the more modern, more spacious terminal. The new terminal offers shorter distances and better services than the old Terminal 2.

After the change, the oneworld companies have a joint ticket office and a number of self-service check-in kiosks in the terminal. Passengers can also check in at check-in desks 33-44.

All departing passengers will receive automatic SMS reminder about terminal change for a couple of weeks around the date of move. Finnair is actively sending important flight and service information to mobile number listed in passenger’s flight reservation details.

“The Baggage Drop desk is open all day and the security control will have more service points. Also, there is a separate, Priority lane for Business Class passengers and Finnair Plus Platinum, Gold and Silver and oneworld top-tier customers on the right side of the desk. The terminal also has more shops and restaurants as well as a wider range of products than the old terminal,” says Markku Remes, Finnair’s Customer Experience Management Manager.

Departing and arriving flights use Terminal 5’s F wing that is located on the right side of the terminal, gates F26-F39. The oneworld airlines’ new bright Executive lounge facility is also located on the right side of the beginning of the same wing.

Using the Arlanda Express train, the journey to the airport takes 20 minutes and passengers can check in, if they wish, using the check-in kiosks at Stockholm Railway Station while waiting for the train.

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.

Meantime, today the alliance’s biggest airport co-location project to date reached its final phase, with the last moves of the alliance’s member airlines at London Heathrow.

All Qantas’ operations at the airport and British Airways’ Bangkok, Singapore and Sydney services have now switched from Terminal 4 to Terminal 3.

Stockholm Arlanda is served by four of the alliance’s carriers – British Airways, Finnair, Iberia and Malév Hungarian Airlines – with some 20 departures a day.

All four of them move into the new building at the same time.

They are currently housed in Arlanda’s Terminal 2.

Their premium passengers – Business Class customers and all Emerald Sapphire tier cardholders in any oneworld frequent flyer programme – will have access to a bigger and better shared lounge, complete with free wifi access for their laptops.

They will also be able to use a fast track priority lane through security.

The four on-line oneworld carriers will also share a ticket office and self-service check-in kiosks.

British Airways offers six daily flights from the airport to London Heathrow, Finnair nine to Helsinki, Iberia daily to Madrid and Malév twice daily to Budapest – with the smoothest of onwards connections to the other near 700 destinations served by themselves and their oneworld partners worldwide.

The upgraded Stockholm Arlanda Terminal 5 was completed in April this year, offering passengers more modern and spacious facilities, including a larger departures hall, more check-in desks and kiosks, an improved security clearance area and a wider choice of shops and restaurants.

A key benefit is shorter walking distances to and from boarding gates.

It is oneworld’s fourth airport co-location project to be completed this year.

The biggest of them – and oneworld’s largest such project worldwide to date – is at London Heathrow, completed today with the moves of all Qantas’ operations at the airport and British Airways’ Bangkok, Singapore and Sydney services from Terminal 4 to Terminal 3.

The project brings the operations of the alliance’s eight carriers serving the airport from across all five of its passenger terminals to just two, smoothing oneworld transfer at its biggest European hub.

Finnair and Iberia moved to Terminal 3 earlier this year, along with a number of British Airways’ shorthaul routes.

Already based in Terminal 3 were all the other oneworld on-line carriers – American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines and Royal Jordanian.

All BA’s other operations are now housed in the new Terminal 5.

Terminal 3 is the closest of Heathrow’s existing terminals to Terminal 5.

Terminal 3 is nearing the completion of a multi-million dollar up-grade to bring its customer facilities up to a similar standard to those offered at Terminal 5, including a new British Airways lounge facility, whose First Class suite will open when its Sydney flights move there.

Earlier this year, oneworld member airlines brought their operations together at two of the alliance’s other European hubs – Barcelona and Helsinki.

At the Spanish city, all the alliance’s on-line airlines – Iberia, American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair and Royal Jordanian – are now based in the airport’s new Terminal 1.

At the Finnish capital, Finnair and its on-line oneworld partners – British Airways and Malév Hungarian Airlines – are now all housed in Terminal 2, following the opening of its extension for longhaul and non-Schengen services.

This makes connecting between flights operated by the alliance’s partner airlines more convenient.

About oneworld

oneworld brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business – American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malév Hungarian Airlines, Qantas and Royal Jordanian, and around 20 affiliates including American Eagle, Dragonair, LAN Argentina, LAN Ecuador and LAN Peru.

Mexicana and its affiliates MexicanaClick and MexicanaLink will join the alliance on 10 November 2009 and Russia’s S7 Airlines in 2010.

Between them, these airlines:Serve almost 750 airports in nearly 150 countries, with some 8,500 daily departures.Offer nearly 550 airport lounges for premium customers.Carry some 330 million passengers a year.Employ 300,000 people.Operate almost 2,500 aircraft.Generate some US$100 billion annual revenues in total.

It is the only alliance with any airlines based in Australia, South America or Asia’s Middle East.

The alliance enables its members to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own.

These include a broader route network, opportunities to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles and points across the combined oneworld network and more airport lounges.

oneworld also offers more alliance fares than any of its competitors.

oneworld was voted the World’s Leading Airline Alliance for the sixth year running in the latest (2008) World Travel Awards.

It is the only winner of this award since it was introduced in 2003.