IndiGo announced the recommencement of Hyderabad- Dhaka flights from December 08, 2022, to cater to the rising demand for travel to Dhaka. Commenting on this, Vinay Malhotra, global sales head, IndiGo said, “In line with our aim to reconnect India with international markets post covid, we are pleased to resume direct flights between Hyderabad & Dhaka.…
JetBlue Announces New Direct Flight Route To Europe
U.S. air carrier JetBlue has announced that they will start direct service from New York (JFK) and Boston (BOS) to Paris (CDG) beginning in the summer of 2023. Tickets will go on sale sometime this winter. The official announcement comes three months after JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes hinted that the company will take on another…
Harbour Air Seaplanes joins forces with Maxamation’s Aviator Revenue Management Solution
Harbour Air operates one of the largest seaplane fleets in the world over an extensive network throughout British Columbia and into the USA. With a forty year history, Harbour Air has become an essential part of life in British Columbia, linking major cities with island and remote communities. Harbour Air is also a leader in…
Airbus Begins Assembling A321s In China
Airbus began producing the first A321 aircraft in Tianjin, China after the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in the country’s north improved its manufacturing capabilities. Ever since the largest narrow-body of Toulouse, France-based Airbus began assembly at the plant on 9 November 2022, the facility, which opened in 2008, has been able to produce two types…
Travel with Thai Vietjet’s ‘November Surprise’
Thai Vietjet has launched ‘November Surprise’ promotion, offering special fares starting from THB 666 (approx. USD 18.52) (inclusive of taxes and fees) for travel on the airline’s entire domestic network, as well as special fares starting from THB 1,666 (approx. USD 46.33) (inclusive of taxes and fees) for travel on its international network. The promotional fares are available for booking from now until 21…
ETC and Eurail host ‘Best European Rail Tourism Awards 2022’
At an award ceremony hosted in Prague by Czech Tourism on 15 November, the European Travel Commission (ETC) and Eurail B.V. honoured recipients at the second ever Best European Rail Tourism Campaign Awards. The awards recognise the marketing campaigns that best promoted rail travel as a sustainable tourism model. ETC and Eurail received entrees from…
IATA Emphasises Asia-Pacific Objectives Post COVID-19
As the Asia-Pacific area moves forwards from COVID-19, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged the region to prepare for the expected spike in traffic. The airline industry has faced numerous challenges over the previous three years. Asian airlines were especially heavily impacted, contributing to roughly one-third of the industry’s losses between 2020 and this…
Kenyan Safari firm-Twiga Tours named the best in the world
Twiga Tours is basking in glory after it was named as the World leading Safari company during the World Travel Awards (WTA), 2022 held in Muscat, Oman on Saturday night. The Kenyan company emerged the best among other world best hospitality industries during the 29th anniversary Grand Tour – an annual search for the finest…
WTTC announces Ban Ki-Moon as first keynote speaker for its Global Summit
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) unveils Ban Ki-Moon as its first major speaker for its upcoming Global Summit in Saudi Arabia, taking place between 28 November and 1 December. Ban Ki-Moon served as the eighth UN Secretary-General from 2007 to 2016. During his tenure he championed sustainable development, climate change and gender equality…
Gulf Air Poised for major announcements at Bahrain International Airshow 2022
With numerous aviation, trade, exhibition and media attendees arriving from across the globe to the highly anticipated Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2022, Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the World’s Most Improved Airline 2022, looks forward to making some major announcements during the three-day event that launched at the Sakhir…