Qatar Airways took home three honours at the annual Skytrax 2013 World Airline Awards held during the Paris Air Show at LeBourget. The airline was awarded World's Best Business Class, World's Best Business Class Lounge and, for the second consecutive year, Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East. A proud Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker is presented with the Skytrax 2013 Best Business Class In The World award by CNN International anchor Richard Quest, flanked by cabin crew, at the Paris Air Show today. Qatar Airways won a total of three Skytrax World Airline awards this year.Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker is pictured with cabin crew after winning Skytrax's Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East award during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget. The World Airline Awards are a global benchmark of airline excellence. Skytrax is the only global independent passenger survey monitoring airline standards and is considered the ultimate testament for excellence in the airline industry. Travelers from over 160 countries take part each year in the world's largest airline passenger satisfaction survey to decide the award winners.The Doha-based airline, one of the fastest growing in the world, has seen rapid growth in just 16 years of operations, currently flying a modern fleet of 125 aircraft to 128 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and The Americas.Qatar Airways has so far launched six destinations this year - Gassim (Saudi Arabia), Najaf (Iraq), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Chicago (USA), Salalah (Oman) and Basra (Iraq) - the latter started on June 3. Over the next few months, the network will expand with the addition of further destinations - Sulaymaniyah, Iraq (August 20), Chengdu, China (September 3), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (September 18), Clark International Airport, Philippines (October 27) and Philadelphia, USA (2 April 2014).

There are more weekly departures than ever from Vancouver and Toronto to Beijing and from Calgary to Tokyo, as well as new nonstop service between Toronto and Seoul. And with touch-screen TVs at every seat and fully flat beds in Executive First, the flight is more enjoyable than ever.CHANGE TO SECOND BAG FEE FOR ASIA AND PACIFIC DESTINATIONAir Canada will increase the second bag fee to Asia and the Pacific effective for tickets issued on/after 15 June 2013. The second bag fee will be increase to CAD/USD100 from CAD/USD70 as follows:* Between Canada/USA and Australia/China/Hong Kong/Korea.* Between Canada/USA and the rest of Asia/Pacific (except Indian subcontinent).Effective for tickets issued on/after 15 July 2013, the second bag fee for travel between Canada/USA and Japan will increase to CAD/USD100.For more information about baggage guide, please log on to http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/airport/baggage/index.html{videoattach}video:KxRTf_vgvow,border:yes,height:315,width:570{/videoattach}{videoattach}video:JS3pA8RGyC8,border:yes,height:315,width:570{/videoattach}                          CONNECTING THROUGH TORONTO PEARSON TO USPassenger with travel to the U.S. or an international airport on Air Canada via Toronto Pearson will have its bags automatically transferred to their connecting flight making connections faster, easier and more convenient than ever before.The same convenient transfer process is also available to Air Canada customers connecting at Montreal (YUL) and Vancouver (YVR).For more information about connecting guide, please log onto http://www.torontopearson.com/Connecting_from_usa.aspx##.

Apply International Driving Permit in Malaysia.Steps: Applications can be submitted at any RTD State offices. Holders of Malaysian driving license who wish to drive in foreign countries are advised to obtain an international driving permit.Applications for international driving permit can also be made at the office of the Automobile Association of Malaysia (AAM).Documents required:RTD L1 FormOriginal domestic driving license that is still valid for one year.* Original Identity Card.* Original passport and copies (for non-citizens).Two passport size colour photos.Fee:RM 150.00 per year* In the event that the application is made by an authorised representative of the applicant, a copy of the applicant's identity card and driving license must be produced.Source: http://www.jpj.gov.my/web/eng/international-driving-permitList of countries accepting International Driving License  Afghanistan *GreeceOman *AlgeriaGreenlandPakistan *AndorraGrenadaPanama *Angola *GuadeloupePapua New GuineaAnguilla *, **GuamParaguayAntigua and Barbuda *, **GuatemalaPeruArgentinaGuernseyPhilippinesArmenia *Guinea *PolandArubaGuinea-Bissau *PortugalAustraliaGuyanaPuerto RicoAustriaHaitiQatar *Azerbaijan *Vatican CityRéunionBahamasHonduras *RomaniaBahrain *Hong KongRussiaBangladeshHungaryRwandaBarbados **IcelandSaint Kitts and Nevis *Belarus *IndiaSaint LuciaBelgiumIndonesia *Saint MartinBelizeIran *Saint Pierre and MiquelonBeninIrelandSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesBhutan *Isle of ManSamoaBolivia *IsraelSan MarinoBotswanaItaly *São Tomé and PríncipeBrazilJamaicaSaudi Arabia *Brunei *JapanSenegalBulgariaJerseySerbiaBurkina Faso *JordanSeychellesBurma *Kazakhstan *Sierra LeoneCambodia ***Kenya *SingaporeCameroon *South KoreaSlovakiaCanadaKuwait *Slovenia *Cape Verde *KyrgyzstanSouth AfricaCayman Islands *LaosSpainCentral African RepublicLatviaSri LankaChileLebanonSudan *Colombia *LesothoSurinameComoros *Liberia *Svalbard and Jan MayenRepublic of the CongoLibya *SwazilandDemocratic Republic of the CongoLiechtenstein *SwedenCosta Rica *Lithuania *Switzerland *Ivory CoastLuxembourgSyriaCroatia *Macau *TaiwanCubaMadagascarTajikistan *CyprusMalawiTanzaniaCzech RepublicMalaysiaThailandDenmarkMaliTogoDjibouti *MaltaTrinidad and TobagoDominica *, **Mauritania *TunisiaDominican RepublicMauritiusTurkeyEcuadorMexico *Turkmenistan *EgyptMoldova *UgandaEl Salvador *MonacoUkraine *Equatorial Guinea *MongoliaUnited Arab Emirates *Estonia *MontenegroUnited KingdomFijiMontserrat *, **United StatesFinlandMoroccoUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsFranceMozambique *Uzbekistan *French GuianaNamibiaVenezuelaFrench PolynesiaNepal *Vietnam *French Southern and Antarctic LandsNetherlandsBritish Virgin IslandsGabon *Netherlands AntillesUnited States Virgin IslandsGambiaNew CaledoniaWestern SaharaGeorgiaNew ZealandYemen *Germany *Nicaragua *ZambiaGhanaNiger ZimbabweGibraltarNorway                                                            * Not party to 1949 convention; International Driving Permit honored** Requires presentation to local police and payment of special registration upon arrival*** IDP must be exchanged for a local driving licence.Countries highlighted in RED, do not request International Driving Permit.  Source courtesy from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Driving_Permit