The new ANIXE’s Travel Industry Report 2023.08. has been released, the published data comes from their ANIXE Resfinity Hotel booking engine. In July 2023, ANIXE data revealed that global bookings were more than 20% higher than in June 2023 and more than 50% higher than the July 2019 result!!! The German market also showed a strong growth rate, 48%…
Emirates Group expands collaboration with PwC’s Academy
The Emirates Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this week with PwC’s Academy at the Group’s headquarters in Dubai, reinforcing its commitment to facilitate industry-leading training and certification for its Emirati workforce. The MoU was signed by Manal Al Soori, Emirates Group’s Vice President Human Resources, Emiratisation and People Experience, and Taimur Ali Mir,…
LOT Polish Airlines carried over one million passengers in July
LOT Polish Airlines carried 1,041,427 passengers. This is the highest number of passengers carried in a single month in the 94-year history of LOT Polish Airlines activity. The seat factor for flights performed in July 2023 was 83.5 percent and increased more than 4 pp. compared to the same period in 2019. “A very successful…
The Prince Akatoki launches “Japanese Tea Ceremony Experience”
Welcome to the serene world of Japanese tea culture. Step into the Malt Lounge at Marylebone hotel The Prince Akatoki, where esteemed Japanese Tea Master, Keiko Uchida, hailing from Tokyo, Japan, will be hosting a unique ceremony designed to engage a global audience. The first event will take place on Wednesday 23rd August at 2:00pm, and monthly thereafter. With over 25 years’ experience…
Seeing is Believing – Hong Kong woos MICE
To further capture the pent-up demand for incentive travel in the region and showcase Hong Kong’s latest and greatly enhanced offerings, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) hosted multiple artfully curated familiarisation trips in the past two months to boost business. More than 160 agents and corporates from the Mainland, South Korea and India to…
“SEA Travel Insights 2023” report shows Southeast Asians keen to travel again
GrabAds, the advertising arm of Southeast Asian (SEA) superapp, Grab, has released its latest SEA Travel Insights 2023 report, showing that intent to travel remains strong. Of those surveyed, 72% of Grab users plan to travel abroad at least once in the next 12 months, jumping from just 39% when borders reopened in 2022 indicating…
Domodedovo Airport has expanded the entrance inspection area
Moscow Domodedovo Airport has increased the number of screening zones. Now passengers and guests of the air harbor have access to two new entrance groups, which are located in the T2 segment of the passenger terminal, designed to serve international flights. A multi-level service system has been implemented in T2, which provides for the separation…
Inaugural AlUla World Archaeology Summit to take place at ancient crossroads of civilisations in north-west Arabia
The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) is gathering international leaders from the fields of archaeology, cultural heritage, media, innovation, entrepreneurship and more for the first-of-its-kind AlUla World Archaeology Summit. From 13 – 15 September at Maraya in AlUla, this invite-only event will feature panels and informal discussions centred on advancing the field of archaeology at…
DidaTravel’s global summer hotel bookings close to doubling pre-pandemic levels
DidaTravel – a tech-driven global travel distribution company – reveals that their global hotel bookings for the summer season (June 1 – August 31) have already surpassed 2019 levels by an impressive 93% increase compared to the same period in 2019. This surge in bookings signals Dida’s expansion and growth globally as well as the strong recovery…
TUI brings ChatGPT to its mobile app in UK
TUI is bringing ChatGPT to its mobile app and testing the potential of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). What originally started as a tech experiment by three TUI tech engineers and the app product teams has culminated now with the launch of a first pilot on the TUI app in the UK. The new feature provides…