Sabre Corporation announced a new Premium Solution Partnership with Trava to help automate post-booking processes for travel sellers. Trava is the latest company to partner with Sabre on the Premium Solution Partnership, joining its network, and enabling Sabre-connected travel agencies to find and utilize partner solutions to support their specific business needs and requirements. With this partnership,…
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…
Hays Travel announces first post pandemic profit
The UK’s largest travel firm Hays Travel has announced a return to profit for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Three years since rescuing Thomas Cook shops and jobs, the company has announced a profitable year for the group in 2021 and 2022. The 42-year-old Sunderland-based company weathered multiple challenges to the…
Overseas travel insurance purchase grows 75% post pandemic: ICICI Lombard
Research by ICICI Lombard has shown an increase of 76 % in India’s travel insurance on international travels post-pandemic compared to 50% before pandemic, as 94 per cent of those planning to travel overseas will subsequently purchase travel insurance for their trip. Additionally, digital adoption is high for travel insurance purchases, as almost 1/3rd of customers…
Post monsoon Kaziranga National Park reopens
Elephant safari and jeep safari in the park were closed in May due to the monsoon. The park, which hosts two-thirds of the world’s great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudeva of Isha Foundation formally opened the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) for tourists for…
Large Crowds Return To Las Vegas As Casinos Post Near Record Numbers
Large crowds of tourists have returned to Las Vegas – with the city’s casinos reporting near record numbers. With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic having had a major impact on the tourism industry worldwide, Las Vegas was no exception to this – with the 26th-most populous city in the U.S. having seen its world-renowned ‘Las Vegas’…