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The Indispensable Travel Industry Read Feature Highlight Eyes The new tribes of luxury travel Vol. 3 Issue 17 | 12 June 2012 | www.travelweeklyweb.com | Published by Travel & Meetings Group, Ten Alps Communications Asia Pte Ltd News Shanghai (540 cps) Lufthansa honoured for green efforts Hotel Page 3 The Queen lookalike at a tea party to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in Shanghai Ovolo opens at Queens Road Central Page 8 British Airways celebrates Queen's Diamond Jubilee British Airways celebrated the Queen's Dia- mond Jubilee with much fanfare, marking the monumental occasion with key events in the United Kingdom (UK) and across the globe. As far as Shanghai, China, the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II was celebrated with a pop-up tea party, including a reception held with a "special" guest – a Queen looka- like. In Windsor, UK, British Airways invited guests to participate in the prestigious Dia- mond Jubilee Pageant. For more than 93 years, British Airways has delivered a premium service with clas- sic British elegance to millions of customers around the globe. And the Queen's associa- tion with the airline started as early as 1947, when Her Majesty, then Princess Elizabeth, visited London Airport to christen an Avro Tudor aircraft for BOAC, a predecessor of the British Airways. Since then, the Royal Family have regularly chosen British Airways to fl y them in comfort and safety for their international tours. The Diamond Jubilee marks the 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. This is also the second time in the histories of the United Kingdom for the monarch to have celebrat- ed the Diamond Jubilee, with the other be- ing that of Queen Victoria's in 1897. British Airways has a worldwide route network that covers more than 150 des- tinations in 75 countries. The airline has carried more than 1.2 billion customers on its extensive network, and is recognised as one of the world's elite carriers. As one of the largest international airlines carrying ap- proximately 36 million passengers globally, every year, the airline is poised to exude its The Queen arriving in Heathrow, February 7, 1952 on the BOAC British heritage through its service excellence. British Airways has been fl ying to Singapore for over 70 years and currently operates 14 fl ights a week from London Heathrow to Singapore.