Spencer Hanlon, from leader in real-time global payments Nium, warns travel companies not to let the high season spike in overseas staff turn into an expensive headache this year. As the high season is now upon us, travel companies of all kinds are bolstering their teams with employees. With more work-from-anywhere and work-from-home employment policies than…
Vistara inaugurates direct connectivity between Mumbai and London
Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, today inaugurated its non-stop, 5x weekly flights between Mumbai and London (London Heathrow). The inaugural flight, operated by the state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, departed from Mumbai at 14:35 Hours (IST) and is scheduled to arrive at London Heathrow Airport at 19:55…
52nd Skål Asia Congress Opens In Bali
52nd Skål Asia Congress Opens In Bali by Andrew J Wood Skål World President Juan Steta in Bali at the 52nd Skål Asia Congress BALI: The first face-to-face Skål Asia Congress since the pandemic, opened today to a fanfare welcome to Asia Skålleagues from more than a dozen countries that make up this dynamic Skål…
Qatar Airways to resume daily Tokyo Haneda-Doha services starting 1 June
Qatar Airways will be resuming a scheduled non-stop service between Tokyo International Airport (“Haneda”) and Hamad International Airport, commencing on 1 June 2023. Qatar Airways will operate its state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 aircraft, equipped with 36 award-winning Qsuite Business Class seats and 247 Economy Class seats. In addition to the existing Narita-Doha service, the resumption of…
Trip.com Incubates First NFT “Trekki”, Bridging the Web3 Universe with the World of Travel
The Trekki collection consists of 10,000 NFTs themed around a dolphin cartoon, now open for registration on Trekki’s official website, and will be sold via blind boxes in Q3 of 2023. Trekki is categorised according to its scarcity, with each NFT possessing a distinct persona and various travel backgrounds. With the goal of connecting the…
ITC’s Aashirvaad Svasti celebrates unsung heroes on World Milk Day
To commemorate World Milk Day on June 1, ITC’s Aashirvaad Svasti Milk announced #RaiseAGlassofMilk and #SalutingTheUnsungHeroes campaign, to celebrate, appreciate and express gratitude towards the dedicated dairy workers who form the backbone of the milk supply chain. These individuals work relentlessly and make tireless efforts to ensure the seamless delivery of milk to our households…
Every Can Counts celebrates World Environment Day with International Recycling Tour 2023
In a resounding commitment to a more circular world, Every Can Counts, a leading recycling not-for-profit, is launching the third edition of the International Recycling Tour — an inspiring awareness campaign designed to celebrate World Environment Day and champion the cause of sustainable living. Taking place on June 5th, with events extending throughout the preceding…
Cybersecurity experts explain how password managers can help you to stay safe online
One way to foster good password habits both safely and easily is by using a password manager. With that in mind, cybersecurity experts VPNOverview.com have revealed exactly how password managers can help and how to find ones that are trustworthy to use. How Password Storage Helps Your Online Security Emails, Google, web shops, social media –…
Prague Retained International Congresses and Conferences in 2022
Prague welcomed almost four thousand events with 616,000 delegates last year, according to aggregated data from the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) and the Prague Convention Bureau (PCB). Although this was an increase of several hundred percent compared to the years of pandemic, meetings Prague has not yet come close to the record years of 2018 and 2019.…
Travel demand continues strong in April: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced continued strong passenger traffic demand in April. Total traffic in April 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 45.8% compared to April 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 90.5% of pre-Covid levels. At 81.3%, industry load factor was only 1.8 percentage points below pre-pandemic level. Domestic…