British Airways' much lauded #LookUp campaign has won this year's Creative Out of Home Awards Grand Prix while Google has picked up the Chairman's Award for its Google Front Row work.

Joseph "Sepp" Blatter, the Swiss football administrator who serves as the eighth and current President of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), arrives in Sri Lanka on 1 December by private jet, accompanied by a high level entourage which includes FIFA President Sepp Blatter, President of the Asian Football Confederation [ AFC ] Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, President of the Qatar Football Federation, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and several other MA Presidents from Japan, Korea, Thailand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, UAE & Saudi Arabia, along with top FIFA & AFC officials.

Thomas Cook is on track to adopt a real-time content marketing strategy, despite the “significant challenges” that the move will bring according to Jamie Queen, marketing and e-commerce director at the travel brand.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Shane O’Hare to the role of senior vice president of marketing to take the brand position “up another level”.

SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, in a move to meet the increasing demands for air services between China and Sri Lanka will be initiating operations to Kunming on December 1, 2014.

Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, has reiterated its commitment to the Maldives with the announcement of a third daily service to the capital of the South Asian archipelago.

Building on the successful launch of The Emirates App for iPad earlier this year, Emirates airline has now increased its mobile presence with the launch of The Emirates App for iPhone on the App Store.

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, President of the Qatar Football Association, will join the VIP football delegation headed by FIFA President Sepp Blatter to Sri Lanka on 1 December .

New flight will offer connections to key domestic destinations and beyond connections to Far East, Europe, US, Canada, SAARC and to Gulf region with direct and code share flights.

AFC Head to accompany FIFA Head to Sri Lanka

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Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the President of the Asian Football Confederation, will accompany FIFA Head, Sepp Blatter when he visits Sri Lanka from 1 to 2 December, a visit which coincides the Football Federation of Sri Lanka’s [ FFSL ] 75th anniversary celebrations, as well as the inauguration of the long awaited Jaffna Stadium.

Oman Air celebrated in style at this year’s World Travel Market starting from the 3rd until the 6th of November.