Qatar Airways is transitioning its New York-area services from Newark Liberty International Airport to JFK International Airport with the October launch of daily non-stop flights between New York and Qatari capital Doha. The airline, which also flies daily from Washington Dulles International Airport to Doha, is in the midst of carrying out an aggressive growth strategy. Next year, Qatar plans to launch Los Angeles-Doha service as well as new routes from several international cities.

Several cost-control measures on the upswing for the past several years in China have declined, according to American Express Business Travel's 2008 China Business Travel Survey, released last month.