If you are after some baby name inspiration, you’re in luck as new research has revealed the travel-inspired baby names that are trending in 2023 – from Hudson to Sydney. The travel and luggage experts at Bounce analysed baby name data from the last 21 years to discover which travel destinations around the world are…
United Launches 6 New Routes Including Flights To Caribbean Hotspots
This week, United Airlines announced a swath of expansions at its hub in the Denver International Airport. The expansion includes more flights, new routes, and additional gates, planes, and clubs. Once completed, the new services together will mark the airline’s largest presence in Denver to date. Denver Is On The Rise Spurred by Denver’s rising…
oneworld and Elemental Cognition’s breakthrough AI Travel Agent transforms the online booking experience
oneworld Alliance and artificial intelligence (AI) company Elemental Cognition have completed initial trials of their state-of-the-art booking tool that helps customers navigate the complex process of planning a “Round the World” ticket. With hundreds of possible destinations and millions of possible flight combinations, these “Round the World” tickets are some of the most complicated products in…
Deloitte: Despite some Americans’ financial concerns, leisure travel continues its upward climb
Despite pricing pressures, Americans are finding room in their budgets to travel, according to Deloitte’s 2023 leisure travel report released today, “The Experience Economy Endures: 2023 Deloitte Summer Travel Survey”. However, rising costs will impact how and when we travel, and for how long. Pricing pressures won’t stop some Americans from planning travel, but rising…
‘Transcending Borders – Transforming Lives’ is the theme for the TAAI Convention to be held in Colombo from 6-9 July 2023
Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) on the invitation from the Sri Lankan Tourism Promotion Board (SLTPB) will be holding its 67th Convention and Exhibition in Colombo, Sri Lanka from July 6 – 9, 2023 in Association with Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO). TAAI, which was supposed to host its Convention in…
THAI and Bangchak Sign MOU on SAF Technical and Professional Knowledge Sharing
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) and Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited (Bangchak) signed the Memorandum of Understanding on technical and professional knowledge sharing concerning Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) utilization. Taviroj Songkumpol, THAI Chief, Corporate Strategy, and Thamarat Prayoonsuk, Bangchak Senior Executive Vice President, Refinery Business Group, signed the MOU. Also present to witness the…
Glasgow Airport and Ikigai-led consortium secures Scottish government funding for hydrogen feasibility study
A consortium led by Glasgow Airport and net zero consulting co-developer Ikigai, has successfully secured funding from the Scottish Government to test the feasibility of a hydrogen production, storage and distribution hub that would support zero emission flight at the airport. The funding was confirmed by the First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf and forms…
Despite rising costs, travel spending has taken off: Quantum Metric
Consumers’ desire to travel has caused travel bookings to spike with 80% of UK airlines and hotels saying direct bookings have increased over the last 12 months. That’s according to a new travel benchmark report series from Quantum Metric, the Continuous Product Design platform for customer-driven digital experiences, that combined anonymised platform data and executive survey responses to uncover this…
Smartlynx Airlines to become the dominant A321F operator in Europe
SmartLynx Airlines, an European ACMI and full-charter provider is on its way to becoming the dominant A321-200 P2F operator in Europe. Currently operating six A321F aircraft, the company plans to increase its fleet to 13 by the end of this year to obtain at least four more A321F units by the end of 2024. With…
UK consumers plan to take at least two holidays in 2023
The Advantage Travel Partnership, the UK’s largest independent travel agent partnership, has released research* which reveals that despite the current economic situation consumers are planning to take at least two holidays in 2023. The research also highlighted that consumers are prioritising their holiday spend over takeaways, eating out and socialising with friends, proving travel is…