Rajan Datar, the award winning TV broadcaster familiar to BBC UK and BBC World viewers, will MC opening and closing sessions at the inaugural Global Leaders Summit presented by the World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage. The summit in Valencia, 24-25 September, will address issues and opportunities where tourism, culture and heritage meet –…
TAG signs exclusive partnership deal with SANZAAR
The Appointment Group, Pty LTD (known as TAG) and SANZAAR Pty Limited announced that the companies have entered a strategic and corporate partnership that will result in successful travel management across the world of sport. The agreement brings together international rugby and travel operations. TAG is an award-winning travel management company and SANZAAR runs the…
Agoda reveals cheapest domestic, regional, and intercontinental air routes from India
As inflation bites, travellers globally are on the lookout for the best deals out there. To help bargain hunters on their way, digital travel platform Agoda shares the most affordable routes booked on Agoda in early August by travellers from India. With thousands of flight routes from India to choose from on Agoda, Indian travellers had access to fares starting as…
Emirates marks one of its busiest summers ever
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, marks one of its busiest summers ever, carrying over 14 million passengers with average seat load factors exceeding 80% across its global network between June and August. Looking at the coming months, Emirates’ booking trends show unabated demand for international travel across its network. Destination Dubai remained popular amongst…
Dohop empowers Norse Atlantic Airways and Thai Vietjet to offer connected journeys
Dohop, the European market leader for alternative interline solutions, has announced it will now enable Norse Atlantic Airways and Thai Vietjet to offer seamless and connected journeys to their travellers. The move follows the launch of Norse’s twice-weekly service to Bangkok from Oslo, and will enable Norse customers to simply and conveniently connect to a…
Trevolution Group’s airfare sales cross USD 623 million milestone
Trevolution Group, the global market leader operating Asaptickets, Skyluxtravel, Dreamport and other travel services, has announced commercial results for the first half of 2023 showing record performance in airfare sales. During the past six months, the Group’s total gross bookings reached 623.57 million USD exceeding the same period last year by 43% and resulting in…
20% rise seen in last-minute campervan holiday bookings
Max Schmidt, Head of CamperDays, the booking.com of campervans, says: “Just as Brits were ready to give up on having a proper summer and retire their flip flops and sun cream for the year in exchange for raincoats and jumpers, the sun has made an unexpected but very welcome return. “It seems that Brits are certainly ready to make…
SAUDIA is working towards minimizing emissions and promoting sustainable flying
In an effort to improve its environmental performance and promote sustainable flying, Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), has been investing in a variety of sustainability projects and new environmentally friendly initiatives that aims at minimizing emissions and promoting the future of sustainable flying. Green Points Program: SAUDIA was first in the world to implement Green Points, a…
DXB welcomed 41.6 million guests in the first six months of 2023
Dubai International Airport (DXB), the world’s busiest international hub, welcomed 41.6 million guests in the first six months of 2023, over 100% compared to H1 2019. DXB registered a robust performance throughout the second quarter, during which passenger traffic surged by 42.7% year on year to reach 20.3m. May was the busiest month during Q2 with…
Abu Dhabi Sports Council and Al Masaood Automobiles renew partnership agreement
Al Masaood Automobiles, the exclusive distributor of Nissan in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and the Western Region, and the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) have reaffirmed their strategic partnership; a partnership that will continue to see the two organizations work together to support major sporting events and activities hosted in the nation’s capital. The partnership,…