HK Express supports the “COVID-19 Vaccination Free Air Tickets Lucky Draw”* campaign initiated by the Airport Authority Hong Kong. Launching on 16 September 2021, the lucky draw will give away 25,000 round-trip tickets from Hong Kong to 14 sought-after destinations across Asia, including Japan, South Korea and Thailand. “We are delighted to do our part to…
PONANT’s Le Commandant Charcot reaches geographic North Pole for the first time
Le Commandant Charcot, PONANT’s first LNG-powered hybrid electric luxury polar exploration vessel, has reached the geographic North Pole this week. Captain Etienne Garcia was at the helm, with Captain Marchesseau at his side. This is the very first French ship to reach the North Pole (90,00,000°). “I am hugely proud to have been at the helm…
Here’s how face-to-face speed networking is returning at WTM 2021
The World Travel Market (WTM) event is returning to London this year, after it was held virtually in 2020. A revamped version of the WTM Buyers’ Club ‘Speed Networking’ event is one of the main features of this year’s schedule, with speed networking taking place from 8:30am to 10am on all three days of the in-person…
Europe leads way as international travel bounces back
The UK’s first BNPL travel agent, Butter, reveals that after a difficult pandemic year, tourism is once again on the rise with Europe and the Americas benefitting from the sharpest rise in international visitors in the last six months. The COVID-19 pandemic forced international tourism to grind to a halt. Borders were closed, airlines shut down…
New leadership for Colorado Tourism Office
The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade has confirmed Cathy Ritter will serve as director of the Colorado Tourism Office. Ritter will take up the role at the start of December. “Cathy’s appointment comes at a time of record growth for our tourism industry, and she’s just the person to take us to…
Double-jabbed travellers from US & EU can enter England without quarantine
The UK authorities has confirmed that from 4 am on Monday 2nd August, totally vaccinated travellers from the US and EU who’ve been totally vaccinated and can show it, will be capable of journey to England without having to quarantine. âWhether youâre a family or a business, this is progress we can all enjoy.â Secretary…
Jet2 apps can store Covid-19 test results
Jet2 launch new app function to store important documents designed to make travelling ‘as smooth as possible’. Holidaymakers travelling with airline and tour operator Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will now be capable to make the most of a âuseful documentsâ folder characteristic on cell apps. This means clients can add and store necessary journey paperwork, corresponding…
Car Evaluation: Mazda CX-30 SUV
The Mazda CX-30 is nimble and sure-footed in traffic, quiet and refined at motorway cruising speeds and packed with technology. On a recent glamping trip from London to Luna Domes at Hoath House in the verdant countryside of Kent, I was able to review the Mazda CX-30 GT Sport Tech. We were reconnecting with nature…
if I get track & traced or “pinged” before my holiday do I need to cancel the journey?
Q&A: if I get track & traced or âpingedâ before my holiday do I need to cancel the journey? Though journey is slowly opening up, the info round it’s nonetheless as complicated as ever. The so-called âFreedom Dayâ on July 19 is ready to permit double jabbed Britons to keep away from quarantine on their…
Billionaire Branson blasts into suborbital space
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson is now officially a space tourist. Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson is now formally a space vacationer. The flight was the twenty second check flight of VSS Unity and the primary check flight with a full crew within the cabin, together with Sir Richard Branson. The crew had been checking…