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How I learned how to avoid all humans with Sabre’s Frank Trampert
Earlier this year Sabre released their predictions for the travel trends which they believed would appear and gain traction through 2019 and beyond. Dubbed ‘Avoid all Humans’ the report outlined how technology can and will be used in the travel industry, and the world as a whole.
AR tech brings the beauty of Ras Al Khaimah to London’s skyline
RAKTDA and Zip Now London unveil the world's first augmented reality zipline in London.
Singha Estates partners with Jalboot for Crossroads Maldives
Singha Estates' announcement of new Marina collaboration with Jalboot at Crossroads Maldives displays company's keen interest in the Middle East market.
Buoyed by IATA recognition TravelgateX knuckles down on FlightsX
TravelgateX receives IATA Level 3 accreditation.
Wizz Air boosts frequency of London – Eilat connection to five times a week
Back in February of 2017 low cost carrier Wizz Air announced it had begun operations of a new direct from London Luton Airport to Eilat, in Israel. Now the Hungarian airline has increased service frequency on the route with a new direct flight – boosting ops from four to five flights a week.
VIDEO: The making of Cathay Pacific’s first A350-1000
Cathay Pacific has welcomed the newest member to its fleet, the first of its twenty Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. Take a look at what it takes to build one of the world’s newest long-range widebody airliner.
We talk to Ocean Group about Super Falcon “underwater private jet”
There are few greater pleasures in life than “simply messing about in boats” as Ratty said to Mole in Kenneth Grahame's children’s classic, The Wind in the Willows. Ocean Group, Singapore based water sports specialists, has taken this concept and run with it by taking guests from Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru under the waves in their James Bond-esque mini-submarines.
YOTEL Singapore GM gets the measure of bleisure
As a veteran of the industry - with over 25 year’s experience working for Starwood, Accor and Onyx across Asia and Australia - Brendan Daly is a hospitality man through and through. Well ensconced as the GM of YOTEL Singapore, the first YOTEL in Asia, Daly has seen travel trends come and go and is canny enough to know which will last and which are just fads, so when he got in contact to discuss ‘bleisure’ – a combo concept matching business and leisure travel— I was more than a little curious to find out more.
The RAKTDA 2018 Euro roadshow meets 4,000 travel agents in 45 cities
Following news that the Ras Al Khaimah Development Authority (RAKTDA), had opened its latest Nordic office in Stockholm, the Middle Eastern tourism association has revealed has made great headway promoting Ras Al Khaimah as attractive holiday destinations for Europeans.
Hilton regional GM for Malaysia: millennials will have careers “we would have envied 20 years ago”
As Hilton’s first regional manager for Malaysia, Jamie Mead has carved out an enviable reputation in the relatively short time he has been in the country. Described by Hilton as a “visionary leader” Mead instigated the extensive renovations of Hilton Kuala Lumpur repositioning it as one of the city’s top five-star hotels in the process.
Air Canada Vacations announce first overseas partner, Funway Holidays
Air Canada subsidiary Air Canada Vacations has teamed up with Funway Holidays to get its product out to the people
DFDS buys Turkey’s biggest shipping operator with an eye on Euro trade growth
Coming in the wake of our story detailing the order of DFDS' record breaking new ship, the Danish ferry company has announced it has acquired the Turkish shipping company U.N. Ro-Ro.
Step into antiquity with Ponant’s winter sun itineraries
Even though we are at the peak of summer – heck the summer solstice is still two weeks away, travel agents need to be a few steps ahead. And even though the sun is still high the sky, the colder months are looming on the horizon. With that being said, luxury cruise line Ponant has opened up shop for Winter 2019-2020.
How LAX and BA got 400 passengers boarded in 22 minutes
In an effort to speed up the boarding process, British Airways has been busy updating its system of boarding e-gates at a selection of American airports - including Orlando International, Miami International, New York JFK and Los Angeles LAX.
Travix to join Amadeus NDC-X platform to “work for all travel players on a global scale”
Amadeus has announced that the Dutch OTA Travix is now part of Amadeus’ NDC-X programme. NDC-X was unleashed upon the industry during
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