Qantas warns on airfare hike January 20, 2011 Australia’s largest airline Qantas Airways flagged an industry-wide rise in airfares to help offset soaring oil prices that threaten to stall the global aviation sector’s recovery. Qantas may raise prices and fuel surcharges if global competitors did the same thing, Joyce said. Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce also reiterated he was still seeking an out-of-court [...]
Intel to win approval for McAfee January 20, 2011 Intel is set to win EU approval next week for its $7.68bn (£4.8bn) buy of security specialist McAfee after offering more concessions to ease competition concerns, two sources said yesterday. The world’s largest chipmaker Intel has already secured clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission to acquire McAfee, the world’s second largest maker of security [...]
Moving in on Britain’s top private schools January 20, 2011 SETTING your child up as a day boy or girl can be the perfect compromise for parents who want to give their child a private education, but can’t bear the idea of letting them live away from home. While independent schools tend not to require you to live within a certain distance, parents determined not [...]
Focus On Romford January 20, 2011 THE GATEHOUSE Price: £189,000 Ever fancied living in a brewery? This light and airy two bedroom apartment is worlds away from its former incarnation as part of the Romford Brewery Company. A central location (the railway station is just a short walk away) makes this property a good bet for commuters too. Contact: Haart of [...]
LETTING January 20, 2011 HEAD DESIGNER AT APD INTERIORS, AN INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANCY Q.We are planning to redecorate. What do I need to consider when planning a colour scheme? A.WHETHER you are looking to create a soothing calming interior or looking for your home to be colourful and edgy, the colours picked will dictate what you actually achieve. If [...]
PROPERTY NEWS January 20, 2011 HYDE PARK PROPERTY FLOURISHING Over 55 per cent of the mega-luxe, much-hyped Hyde Park development the Lancasters (competing with the even-more hyped One Hyde Park), has been sold in advance of its opening in June, making developers Northacre the second best performing retail stock in Europe. Klas Nilsson, Northacre’s chairman, puts this down to “a [...]
Limassol Marina is a slice of nautical heaven January 20, 2011 EVER wanted to take your superyacht through Cyprus en route to Africa or the Middle East but been discouraged because there was nowhere to berth it? Soon that will no longer be a problem, thanks to the completion of the new £350m Limassol Marina, a luxury collection of waterside villas, residences and moorings that can [...]
The disastrous date that made Mr & Mrs Smith January 20, 2011 PICTURE this: you’ve just started dating a gorgeous girl and she agrees to go away for the weekend with you. You’re excited, you want to spoil her, so you book a spa. Things are going well. You managed to clean out all the junk food boxes on the back seat of your car and you [...]
NEW PARENTAL LEAVE RULES HARM SMES January 20, 2011 ENTREPRENEUR I AM not anti-parental leave, but as the owner of a successful international business and the mother of three, I feel more entitled than most to say that Nick Clegg’s proposals for shared parental leave are unworkable for small and medium-sized businesses (SME). My view may seem drastic but my business started off small [...]
ENTREPRENEURS NEWS | IN BRIEF January 20, 2011 START UP DISCOUNT WEBSITE LAUNCHED The National Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year winner Nick Ogden launched a non-for-profit website (www.business.co.uk) that is designed to encourage entrepreneurs to start their own businesses. The website hopes to provide access to the discounts, offers and incentives that are available through partnership. The companies participating so far included [...]
