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Amazing Thailand was the slogan for the Kingdom’s visitors industry for many years bringing in $56.2 billion in tourism revenue last year alone. The Thai smile, thai food became the trade for Thailand worldwide.
According to a Thai government Minister’s speech, it becomes clear that tourism will never be allowed to recover to previous leve… read more
Rising firmly in the global aviation scene with its unique architecture, strong infrastructure, superior technology and high-level travel experience it offers, Istanbul Airport was deemed worthy of the “5-Star Airport” Award according to the evaluation of Skytrax. Thanks to the measures taken against COVID-19, Istanbul Airport beca… read more
Women in Travel (CIC), the social enterprise dedicated to empowering women through employability and entrepreneurship in the travel and hospitality industry, is partnering with Google, the latest corporate to join BAME Women in Travel’s Corporate Membership scheme, since launching this summer.
Google’s Corporate Member… read more
Israel is working on a green passport. This passport will indicate, the holder was vaccinated against COVID-19, and of course, it may have any color.
The passport will avoid quarantine for the holder and give access to cultural events, restaurants. The green passport would also enable travelers to fly aboard without ha… read more
Down the road from our Asia Pacific headquarters, one of the world’s
most connected travel hubs—Singapore Changi Airport—is unusually quiet.
It’s been this way for months, with global air passenger numbers falling
by almost 90 per cent in 2020.
This has been a devastating year for the tourism industry and the $9
trillion global t… read more
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and major international industry bodies have joined forces to call for the immediate restoration of international travel using proven processes and without waiting for or requiring vaccinations.
WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, along wi… read more
The first KLM aircraft equipped with Premium Economy will take to the air in mid-2022 said CEO Pieter Elbers in an interview with Luchtvaartnieuws Magazine. From 2022, KLM will also offer a revamped World Business Class cabin.
“We continue to invest in our onboard product, also during the coronavirus crisis”, said Elbers. “We… read more
Lufthansa Group will have shed 29,000 employees by year-end, bringing the total staff down to 109,000. Next year, the German airline will cut another 10,000 jobs in its home country as the company keeps on struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bild am Sonntag – citing unnamed company sources – said that Lufthansa would also axe 20,… read more
Lufthansa is recording a sharp rise in intercontinental and intra-European bookings for the upcoming Christmas and New Year travel season. Last week, up to 400 percent more people booked destinations overseas as well as Southern and Northern Europe than in the previous week. Particularly in demand were flight destinations in South … read more
Analysis reveals a potential overall loss of airline business trips ranging from a low of 19% to a high of 36%.
Travel for “sales activity and securing clients” is the largest category of business air travel (25% of the total); it’s projected to show a modest loss ranging from zero up to 20%. Intra-company meetings comprise 20% of a… read more
Relying on Tourism is now unacceptable for Thailand
New Istanbul Airport awarded 5-Star rating
Google becomes a corporate ally of BAME Women in Travel (CIC)
WTTC: International travel can safely restart, without waiting for vaccines
From 2022, KLM will offer Premium Economy and a revamped World Business Class
Lufthansa Group will have shed 29,000 employees by year-end, Bild am Sonntag writes
