Trip.com Group has announced a childcare subsidy for its global employees. Employees who have been with the company for three years or more will receive an annual cash bonus of RMB 10,000 for each newborn child every year from the child’s first birthday until the child reaches the age of five. The company plans to…
AirAsia India launches Splash Sale
AIX Connect, operating as AirAsia India, announced the launch of its Splash Sale with fares starting at INR1,467 (USD 17.87 ), for routes such as Delhi-Jaipur, in addition to similar discounted sale fares across its network. The offer is applicable on bookings made till 4th July 2023 for travel till September 30th, 2023. AirAsia India is the…
ITA Airways participates in the Business Travel Show Europe in London
ITA Airways returns to the “Business Travel Show Europe” held on 28th and 29th June in the ExCeL exhibition centre in London, United Kingdom. During the show, the Italian flagship carrier will be present in the Airline Pavilion (stand J84) with a branded area: here ITA Airways team will welcome trade and corporate customers, travel…
Staycity targets business travellers with fresh initiatives
European aparthotel operator Staycity has announced its corporate business is now back to pre-pandemic levels, with like-for-like occupancies for Tuesday and Wednesday nights back to 2019 levels in the year to date. In June 2023 Tuesday and Wednesday room nights are showing a 10% increase on June 2019. In addition the group’s managed business segment…
THAI welcomes A320 to its fleet
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) recently welcomed four Airbus A320 aircraft to its fleet in response to growing travel demand of customers. The aircraft, offering only Economy class, will be operated on the international routes which are Bangkok – Delhi v.v. (TG323/324) starting 1 July 2023 and Bangkok – Mumbai v.v. (TG351/352) starting …
Riskline launches new personalised travel intelligence tool
Leading travel risk intelligence company, Riskline, has announced the launch of Travel Search Widget, an easy-to-embed tool that is designed to assist travel providers in giving their customers instantaneous personalised travel information. The Widget forms the latest part of Riskline’s WorldInsights series, which aggregates a variety of information about travellers’ destinations, including an overall trip assessment ,…
Malaysia Aviation Group’s Airlines first to enable gate-to-gate connectivity in Malaysia
Malaysia Aviation Group’s (MAG) airlines, comprising Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, and MASwings, have been given regulatory approval by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) to enable Gate-to-Gate connectivity for passengers on its airlines, making it the first airlines to provide this feature for travellers departing from Malaysia. Beginning 1 July 2023, passengers can enjoy the…
Gold Medal launch Dubai & Arabia brochure with double rewards for agents
The UK’s trade-only worldwide tour operator, Gold Medal, are excited to launch their Dubai & Arabia brochure, which features twelve new properties; eight new experiences; and 116 pages of holiday inspiration for agents. Agents can expect to see new properties including Voco Dubai, located in the currently trending area of Palm West Beach, and inspirational…
Energy inaction is driving ever ‘higher business costs’
As food price inflation in hospitality increases again to almost 22%, UKHospitality is calling for measures that enable businesses to exit energy contracts fixed at the peak of the energy crisis. With a recent member survey1 showing that energy costs are up 80% year-on-year and almost half of businesses who signed a contract at the peak of…
Uber Is Launching In These European Destinations This Summer
Traveling in some of the most popular European summer hotspots has just gotten a bit easier, thanks to the expansion of Uber into new markets. In attempts to meet the increased demand from travelers that this record-breaking summer will likely bring, the king of ride-sharing apps is ramping up their European game. Uber is adding…