Booking.com announced the Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma as brand ambassador for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign along with some of the game’s most dynamic international players – Jos Buttler (England) and Glenn Maxwell (Australia). Rohit Sharma will be part of the Booking.com campaign for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup…
Online Travel Training (OTT) announces latest survey
As the travel industry continues its journey towards recovery, travel agents across the UK are gearing up for a brighter future. Building upon the successes of past initiatives, Online Travel Training (OTT) is thrilled to announce its latest survey, “Global Green Shoots of Recovery: Anticipating Positive Trends in Post-Pandemic Travel,” set to run throughout the…
Travel trade reconnects at ITB China 2023 from 12-14 Sept at Shanghai
After a three-year break, ITB China has returned with a bang from 12-14 September 2023 at the Shanghai World Expo and Convention Center, where the global travel industry sees the return of face-to-face encounters and meaningful business connections at ITB China 2023. Highlights of Events Exclusive CEO seminar on China’s Tourism Market One day before the show, ITB…
Noor Riyadh 2023 to be held from 30 Nov to 16 Dec in Saudi Arabia
Noor Riyadh, the Largest Light Art Festival in the World, will return for its third edition in Riyadh, with the festival running from November 30 to December 16, 2023, and the exhibition from November 30, 2023 to March 2, 2024. The citywide festival will illuminate Riyadh with large-scale light art installations, building projections, performances, and more.…
How to create blueprint for change: Say YES! to promoting luxury, hospitality and sustainability
Sustainability is not something you jump on as it becomes a buzzword. There are hotel groups which have attempted to jump on the sustainability bandwagon much before it became a trending topic. These brands have gone on to become pioneers of green spaces – and have embedded sustainability into every facet of their business. Embracing…
Emirates to go all A380 to Sydney by November, plans return to Adelaide
Further building on its commitment to provide customers expanded access to its route network, Emirates has announced that it will be upgrading its services to Sydney to an all-A380 operation. With all three of Emirates’ slots already in use at Sydney airport, the airline is able to commit nearly 2,000 extra weekly seats with the upgrade to…
China Southern Gives Up The A380
About 12 years after receiving its first superjumbo aircraft, China Southern has decommissioned its last A380. The airline’s peak saw them using their five A380s on domestic and international flights to places like Los Angeles, Sydney, and Amsterdam. The carrier has steadily been disposing of its A380 fleet, with the final superjumbo revenue flight believed…
Virgin Voyages’ Major Australia Expansion Confirmed
With US$550 million in the bank for his new all-adults cruise line, Richard Branson has made a major announcement. The cruise line, which will operate in Australia for the first time in December after launching two years ago, said on Friday that it will also return Down Under the following season with ten more ports.…
Vietnam Airlines To Connect Perth With Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam Airlines will begin three weekly nonstop flights on December 7, 2023. The announcement was made in Perth on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Australia. Flights to Perth will be operated thrice weekly by the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Flight VN791 will leave Ho Chi Minh City at 3:50 pm on Monday,…
eDreams ODIGEO’s Prime surpasses 5 million members
eDreams ODIGEO announced that its Prime subscription service has surpassed 5 million subscribers, after adding 1.7 million new members in the last year alone. The significant achievement in subscriber growth further solidifies the programme’s position as the world’s largest travel subscription platform and one of the leading membership programmes across industries. Beyond sheer member volumes, Prime…