Dark/Light Mode (09/11/23) Minor has signed its first three hotels in the beautiful city of Paris, France. The Thailand-based Minor Hotels group will open the three NH Hotels, owned by Swiss Life Asset Managers France, in Q1 2024. The hotels are the 207-key NH Paris Gare de l’Est, the 103-key NH Opéra Paris Faubourg and … Read more
Dark/Light Mode (05/10/23) IndiGo today resumed direct flights between Delhi and Hong Kong. The airline will operate the route with a daily service with flight 6E 1707 scheduled to depart from Delhi at 05:20, arriving in Hong Kong at 13:10. The return leg, flight 6E 170, is slated to leave Hong Kong at 15:55 to … Read more
Dark/Light Mode (04/10/23) Air Canada has partnered with Audible to enhance its in-flight entertainment (IFE) system with a new range of original audiobooks and podcasts. The collaboration adds 160 hours of Audible Original Audiobook and Podcast content to the airline’s existing 2,500+ hours of IFE, which includes 420+ movies, 1,000+ TV episodes, 130+ albums, podcasts … Read more
Dark/Light Mode (29/09/23) According to the latest Demand360 business intelligence data from travel technology company Amadeus, global hotel occupancy levels up to the end of August 2023 have been an average of 10% ahead of 2022. For Q4 2023, worldwide on-the-books occupancy data reveals that reservations are trending 11% ahead of those seen in 2022. … Read more
Dark/Light Mode (30/08/23) Aeroflot has confirmed plans to increase the number of flights from Russia to both Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand. In total, the airline will operate up to 27 weekly flights to the two Thai cities during the fall/winter schedule. From 29 September, the frequency of flights to Phuket will increase from 5 … Read more
Dark/Light Mode (28/08/23) EVA Air, a Star Alliance member, has has renewed its distribution agreement with Amadeus. As the Taiwan-based carrier continues to develop its distribution strategy, the extended partnership prepares the way for EVA to roll out NDC-sourced content powered by Altea NDC technology. When fully integrated, travel sellers can expect more diverse and … Read more
Dark/Light Mode (28/08/23) Bonza has confirmed that it will launch flights between the Gold Coast and Launceston in November. Scheduled to take off on 21 November, Bonza will operate the route with thrice weekly flights every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. Launceston will be the low cost carrier’s first port in Tasmania, its 34th route, 18th … Read more
Dark/Light Mode (24/08/23) Sabre has entered into a strategic alliance with Sydney-headquartered Airline Rep Services, part of CVFR Travel Group. Under the agreement, Airline Rep Services will promote Sabre’s solutions to travel agents in Fiji and the wider South Pacific islands. Travel agents will be better able to access Sabre’s advanced technology, including Sabre Red … Read more
Dark/Light Mode (23/08/23) Embraer E195-E2, the largest member of the E-Jet family, has received Type Certification by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Certification follows that of the E190-E2 which was received in November 2022. “We’re excited to now have both the E190-E2 and E195-E2 certified by CAAC, paving the way for sales in … Read more
Dark/Light Mode (18/08/23) Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed that it will launch thrice weekly flights between Addis Ababa and London Gatwick, England. Scheduled to take off on 21 November 2023, Ethiopian will operate the new service every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Flight ET 718 is scheduled to leave Addis Ababa (ADD) at 00:15, arriving at London … Read more