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Cheap Latin Flair. Lan Airlines, a Oneworld partner, is offering low fares to South America. If you've always wanted to climb to Machu Picchu, you can now fly to Peru from Miami for as little as $298 round-trip. For a more urbane getaway, fly from Los Angeles to Chile ($749 round-trip) to sample some Malbec vintages, or head to Argentina from New York City ($599 round-trip) to perfect your tango. Purchase tickets before Feb. 28 for travel before June...
Info on the Fly. If you're stuck at the airport in Amsterdam (Shipol), Brussels or Milan, there's a new way to pass the hours: Travel Station kiosks, courtesy of Lonely Planet and the Oneworld airline consortium, which allow users to download phrasebooks, audio city guides and restaurant and hotel recommendations to their smartphones or laptops. Each station has advice on 28 destinations in Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East, plus an assortment of international power converters for free laptop and phone re-charging...
...airline's new lounge, "The Arrival," to shower and refuel with a buffet meal before heading into the city. Located in the center passage connecting Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, the lounge is open to Cathay Pacific frequent fliers at the gold level or above and to Oneworld emerald status passengers. (See 10 things to do in Hong Kong...
...world had done. The biggest carriers--American, Lufthansa, British Airways and Singapore Airlines--have all poured resources into expanding direct flights to Asia, but they are held back by their origins as so-called flag carriers, dedicated to travel to and from their home countries. Airline alliances like SkyTeam, Oneworld and Star Alliance link them, but without fully integrated marketing and sales it's difficult to build a cohesive global network, says Henry Joyner, senior vice president of planning for American...
...pioneering as the lab work is the business triangle Keasling has forged linking the university; Amyris Biotechnologies, a company he co-founded; and OneWorld Health, a nonprofit drug company. "This is one of those 'only in Berkeley' stories," says Keasling, laughing. "No one is going to make any profit out of this." Berkeley, which owns the rights to Keasling's technology, has agreed to give it away for nonprofit use. The Amyris staff is working to commercialize the technology. OneWorld Health hopes to be manufacturing the drug within five years...