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IMEX Frankfurt cancelled

Megha Paul
The IMEX Group has announced the cancellation of IMEX in Frankfurt, one of the biggest travel industry events of the year, due to the coronavirus. The event had been scheduled to take…
Hotels

Jumeirah opens in Frankfurt

Mark Elliott
Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts has opened in Frankfurt. Located in the centre of the German financial capital, the 218-room property is five minutes from Messe Frankfurt exhibition centre and…
Hotels

3rd Courtyard in Frankfurt

Mark Elliott
Marriott International will open its third Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Frankfurt next year. The 108-room Courtyard by Marriott Frankfurt South Oberforsthaus will be located at the most…
Hotels

Hotel bookings boom

Kanchan Nath
Trip.com has revealed encouraging data showing hotel bookings boom across Europe and parts of Asia, as countries continue to relax pandemic travel restrictions which have dampened demand.

Croatia welcomes tourists back

Kristin Mariano
Due to the excellent epidemiological situation in Croatia, its national borders are slowly but surely opening for many travel enthusiasts who want to spend their holidays in one of Croatia's…

Gastronomical wellbeing in the air

Megha Paul
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Singapore-based wellness brand COMO Shambhala have co-created specially curated wellness dishes on selected flights. The wellness cuisine, to be available…
UK

The latest industry appointments

Mark Elliott
Tim Brookes-Parry from Apex Travel and Christian Gleave from Review Travel have been elected as non-executive directors on the Advantage Travel Centres board. Jimmy Martin has also been…
Face‑to‑Face

Nasir Jamal Khan

Mark Elliott
Could you elaborate on the current scenario of the travel industry? The industry can be looked at in two ways – the growth and potential. There has been enormous growth in the…
UK

The latest industry appointments

Mark Elliott
Luke Goggin has been named as British Airways’ new area general manager for Europe and North Africa. Goggin is currently head of corporate sales for the airline and will take up the new…
Appointments

New Appointments

Mark Elliott
KERSTIN PUNDT has been appointed director of revenue management at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray. Pundt has over 24 years’ industry experience and skilled in tactical and strategic revenue…
Global

Occupancy up at Jumeirah

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Jumeirah Group has announced a 9% increase in occupancy during the first quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2012. During the same three months the hotel group saw a 9%…
Global

Changi has second most A380 flights

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Singapore’s Changi airport handled the second highest number of Airbus A380 flights in the world last year. The Southeast Asian hub operated 6,653 scheduled A380 flights connecting to…
Global

Asian aviation briefs

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THAI Smile launches Mandalay flights Thai Airways' regional carrier, THAI Smile, has launched a new route to Myanmar. The carrier took off from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport on…
Hotels

Qantas reveals new Asian schedules

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Qantas has unveiled a series of changes to its East Asian network, following the removal of its Kangaroo Route flights from the region. From 31 March 2013, Qantas will join forces with…
Hotels

Carlson Rezidor gets GDS boost

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Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has completed the installation of a new advanced interface between its central reservations system (CRS) and Travelport’s global distribution systems (GDS). The…
Airlines and Aviation

THAI receives third A380

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Thai Airways International (THAI) has taken delivery of its third Airbus A380 aircraft. The new double-decker aircraft has handed over to the airline at a delivery ceremony in Toulouse on…
Airlines and Aviation

Asian aviation briefs

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VietJet adds Vinh flights VietJet Air has commenced flight to Vinh, in north-central Vietnam. The new direct route from Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) will be operated daily using VietJet's…