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Making two cities slicker


London and Paris have entered into a


new business and tourism partnership in a bid to boost international visitors, as well as encourage further business ties between the two capitals. T e agreement will combine the resources


of VisitLondon.com and ParisInfo.com in promoting tourist attractions and special off ers across the two cities. T is will include preferential rates on the Eurostar train service and discounts on accommodation. T e new campaign, which is set to


launch next year, will focus on the key driving forces of tourism, such as the rich culture and heritage of the two cities. T e tourism industry in both London and Paris collectively supports 1.2 million jobs. “Paris and London share values as well as a common ambition,” Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, said. “We’re developing new exchanges and projects. T ese initiatives create jobs, economic activity and growth. It’s a very positive dynamic that Brexit won’t change.” Her counterpart, Mayor of London, Sadiq


Khan, agreed: “London and Paris are two of the greatest cities in the world; we’ve got so much to gain from joining forces. Our great friends in Paris and across the European continent are well aware that working together is in our mutual interest.” visitlondon.com parisinfo.com


TOP 5 Busiest air routes The busiest air route in the world is between two


Korean airports, with more than 6.5 million fl ights in 2016, according to the latest report from the IATA. All the routes in the top fi ve are Asian, save for Melbourne to Sydney at number four. iata.com


01 Jeju International (Kor) to


Seoul Gimpo International (Kor) 6,561,314 02


Sapporo New Chitose (Jap) to Tokyo Haneda (Jap) 6,209,366


03


Fukuoka (Jap) to Tokyo Haneda (Jap) 5,961,277


04 Melbourne (Aus) to


Sydney Kingsford Smith (Aus) 5,067,167


05 Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan International


(Taiwan) to Hong Kong International (China) 4,146,547


Hotel openings in 2016


According to Skift.com, New York had the highest number of hotel openings in the world in 2016:


HOUSTON 13 CARTAGENA 4 SAO PAULO 4 ASTAnetwork | Summer 2017 | 25 RIO DE JANEIRO 6


NEW YORK 26 MIAMI 20


LONDON 19 MARRAKECH 5 ALGIERS 5


HAMBURG FRANKFURT


11 10


CAIRO 7 RIYADH 17 15 DOHA DUBAI 25 CHONGQING


12 10


BALI


SHANGHAI 14


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