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Saudi Arabia to launch Riyadh Air
Saudi Arabia will launch Riyadh Air, a new state-owned airline.
The carrier will be wholly owned by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, known as the Public Investment Fund.
In an announcement Sunday, Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman said the carrier aspires to connect its namesake Riyadh with 100 destinations globally by an… read more
Travel brands’ online visibility driven down by Google updates
Search giant Google’s latest two updates have cut down the visibility of the travel and tourism sector’s biggest UK brands.
Digital PR agency Tank analysed the impact that Google’s most recent updates had on the visibility for the la… read more
Lufthansa Group orders 10 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft
Lufthansa Group is purchasing more state-of-the-art long-haul aircraft. The Group Executive Board has agreed to order 10 Airbus A350-1000s, 5 Airbus A350-900s and 7 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Deliveries will start from mid-2020s onwards. Based on list prices, the order is worth about 7.5 billion US dollars.
The new long-haul a… read more
Ukrainian Railways relaunches Ukraine-Romania railway connection
The twice-daily connection between Ukraine and Romania has reopened. Back in August 2022, amid the Russian aggression and invasion in Ukraine, railway workers rebuild twenty kilometers of new track, which was closed for seventeen years. Ukraine waited another four months for Romania to complete their part.
The new network was build between… read more
WTTC reveal Paris as the world’s most powerful city destination
New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals French capital Paris as the world’s most powerful city destination but predicts it will be overtaken by Beijing by 2032. The report, sponsored by Visa and researched in partnership with Oxford Economics, analysed key indicators such as Travel & Tourism’s co… read more
Emirates doubles services to Brisbane
The addition of a Boeing 777-300ER service means Emirates will offer almost 12,000 seats per week to Brisbane combined with its daily A380 The operational boost comes as Emirates proudly celebrates 20 years of serving Brisbane Emirates is back to operating at pre-pandemic levels to Brisbane
Emirates is continuing its restoration of … read more
Etihad adds Copenhagen, plans Dusseldorf return
Etihad Airways is introducing two routes to its European network later this year, with the launch of flights to Denmark’s capital Copenhagen and the resumption of service to Dusseldorf in Germany after a hiatus of more than three years.
Nonstop service from Abu Dhabi (… read more
Online travel agencies: a key player in reviving European tourism post-COVID-19
When COVID-19 hit, and global lockdowns brought the world to a halt in early 2020, the travel and tourism industry found itself among the worst affected. Yet, despite severe restrictions, online travel agencies (OTAs) continued to bring international guests to European hotels, supporting jobs and boosting GDP. So, what’s the state of pla… read more
Authentic travel, work-away holidays, and sensible spending to be key 2023 travel trends
British adults will be safeguarding spending on holidays in 2023, with most (80%) planning to go away, and many (34%) planning more breaks than in 2022. This is, in part, thanks to more confidence that holiday plans won’t be impacted by Covid this year, and the fact that travel remains a priority for UK consumers in 2023. Sustainability also pla… read more
flydubai resumes flights to Ashgabat in Turkmenistan
The Dubai-based carrier resumes direct flights to Ashgabat with a twice-weekly service from 23 January 2023, growing its network to nine points in Central Asia
Ashgabat is the capital and largest city in Turkmenistan and is nestled in between the vast Karakum Desert and Kopetdag mountains. The city is known for its abundance … read more
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