BAA Training Vietnam – the leading pilot training center, and Bamboo Airways – the 5 star-oriented full-service carrier, have signed a 3-year cooperation agreement defining BAA Training Vietnam as the prestigious partner of Bamboo Airways for training initial cadets for MPL program, the first of its kind in the Vietnamese aviation market. The future Bamboo…
Emirates to resume daily non-stop Dubai-Hong Kong service
Emirates will ramp up frequencies to Hong Kong with a daily non-stop service from its Dubai hub, starting from 29 March 2023, adding to its existing daily flight from Dubai to Hong Kong via Bangkok and increasing the airline’s operations in the market up to 14 weekly flights. The resumed service will provide more capacity,…
Road travel time between metros in Tier I and Tier II needs to be reduced
Road travel time between metros in Tier I and Tier II needs to be reduced in order to promote more essential travel and offer alternate modes which are comparable with travel time on trains. On expectation from Budget 2023-24 Manish Rathi, co-founder and CEO, Intrcity states: “We are excited and eagerly waiting for the budget 2023. Last couple…
Luxair launches only direct London to Antwerp service
Antwerp, the jewel in the crown of the Flanders region, has once again returned to the LCY departures board with Luxair offering four times a week services direct from the heart of London. The one hour flight, with prices starting at £45 for a one-way ticket, will mean passengers will be able to enjoy more time…
G Adventures forms new holding company GTC
As travel rebuilds into 2023, community tourism pioneer and small-group adventure operator, G Adventures, is announcing the formation of a new holding company to bring its existing and new brand acquisitions under the same overarching parent brand, to be named G Travel Community (GTC). The purpose of GTC is to create a community of travel…
EasyJet has added a service to Amsterdam from Southend Airport
The four-times-a-week service will take off on May 24, and Amsterdam becomes the fourth easyJet destination from Southend, alongside Malaga, Majorca and Faro. EasyJet has also added additional flights to Faro from Southend – up to four a week. The additional operations will see easyJet’s operations at London Southend increase by 30 per cent compared…
Numbers of those giving up UK Citizenship has increased since Brexit
The number of people who have decided to give up their UK citizenship has increased since the country decided to leave the EU, data obtained by the Independent has shown. Figures have shown that the number of those renouncing UK citizenship increased by 30 per cent in 2021 compared to 2020 and six times more than…
PATA inducts travel industry pioneer Alwin Zecha into the Gallery of Legends
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced that Alwin Zecha, founder of the Pacific Leisure Group, has been inducted into the PATA Gallery of Legends. The Gallery of Legends Award is a special honor bestowed once every few years to recipients who were true pioneers in the travel and tourism industry in the Asia…
Booming ‘Sunshine Saturday’ shows holiday travel is top of consumers’ ‘to do’ list for 2023
Booming results from ‘Sunshine Saturday’ earlier this month shows holiday travel is firmly back on the agenda for consumers. The bounce back in travel appears to be an area that many consumers are not willing to cut back on in 2023, according to a recent survey of 1,000 consumers. The survey, on behalf of leading audit,…
Saudi Arabia increases Nintendo stake to 6%
Saudi Arabia’s PIF already had a 5.01% stake in the platform holder, which was announced in May 2022 “for investment purposes,” and now stands at 6.07% precisely. That’s according to Reuters, based on a report from the country’s Public Investment Fund that was filed today with Japanese regulators. Last year, Saudi Arabia bought a $1 billion stake in Embracer…