Here’s why you shouldn’t miss ITB Asia 2019
ITB Asia 2019, the biggest gathering of travel trade professionals, is back in Singapore for its twelfth year. The event will take place in Marina Bay Sands on 16-18 October.
Flybe to be renamed Virgin Connect
The European Commission has approved the sale of Flybe to the newly-formed Connect Airways, which includes Virgin, Stobart Group, Cyrus Capital, earlier this year.Mark Anderson, chief executive of Connect Airways, has unveiled the airline’s new name — Virgin Connect. The airline said it marked the beginning of Flybe’s journey into the…
Lufthansa launches carbon offsetting platform
Lufthansa passengers will now be able to track and offset their individual carbon footprint with ‘Compensaid’; a new sustainability platform enabling travellers to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) or contribute to a reforestation project in Nicaragua.Working with myclimate, travellers can use the new platform to replace the fossil…
Exponential growth of tourism industry key to hotel market growth
According to a report by Transparency Market Research, the undisrupted growth of the travel and tourism industry would significantly influence the expansion of the hotel market worldwide.
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Air India uses TaxiBot on A320 aircraft with passengers onboard
Air India will be using TaxiBot on a A320 aircraft with passengers onboard. TaxiBot is a robot-used aircraft tractor for taxiing an aircraft from parking bay to runway and vice versa.…
United eyes January return for 737 Max
United Airlines has become the latest carrier to predict an early 2020 return for the grounded 737 Max aircraft as regulators continue to work on software fixes over an issue that is…
Over 500 hotels in Spain affected due to Thomas Cook fall
As many as 1.3 million holidaymakers will be unable to fly into Spanish destinations this autumn and winter due to the Thomas Cook collapse. This will result in at least 500 hotels being…
World’s most disruptive sports tourism start-ups meet in Macau
The growing sports tourism sector took centre stage at the Global Tourism Economy Forum in Macau, SAR with the first 'SPORTSTECH' edition of the UN World Tourism Organisation’s Tourism…
Latest News
Air India uses TaxiBot on A320 aircraft with passengers onboard
Air India will be using TaxiBot on a A320 aircraft with passengers onboard. TaxiBot is a robot-used aircraft tractor for taxiing an aircraft from parking bay to runway and vice versa.…
United eyes January return for 737 Max
United Airlines has become the latest carrier to predict an early 2020 return for the grounded 737 Max aircraft as regulators continue to work on software fixes over an issue that is…
Over 500 hotels in Spain affected due to Thomas Cook fall
As many as 1.3 million holidaymakers will be unable to fly into Spanish destinations this autumn and winter due to the Thomas Cook collapse. This will result in at least 500 hotels being…
World’s most disruptive sports tourism start-ups meet in Macau
The growing sports tourism sector took centre stage at the Global Tourism Economy Forum in Macau, SAR with the first 'SPORTSTECH' edition of the UN World Tourism Organisation’s Tourism…
