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WTM Latin America announces new dates for 2021
WTM Latin America has announced its new dates in 2021. The decision was taken in consultation with customers and partners in order to meet and serve their expectations for next year. As a result, the event has been moved from April 2021 to 23- 25 June 2021 at Expo Center Norte’s Green Pavilion in São Paulo.
The i… read more
What had happened to Tunisair’s Airbus A350-800 order?
Way back in 2008, Tunisair celebrated its 60th anniversary by placing a firm order with Airbus for three A350-800, three A330-200, and ten A320s. The airline received its first A330-200 in June 2015 and has 15 A320s in its fleet. But what happened to its order of A350-800s? We’ve found out what happened.
The plane that never left th… read more
LIFT wants you to choose its livery
Weeks after crowd-sourcing its name, South Africa’s LIFT Airline wants the public to help choose its livery too. The carrier will begin operations on December 10th, flying two routes from Johanessburg to Cape Town and George. Let’s find out what the airline is considering for its livery.
Choose the livery
LIFT made the news a few mon… read more
WTM Africa 2021 Goes Live/ Hybrid in April 2021
WTM Africa will go ahead from 07-09 April 2021 in the format of a hybrid event, delivering a significant ROI for exhibitors and providing a much-needed platform for live and virtual connection between tourism industry stakeholders engaged in bringing business to Africa.
Carol Weaving, MD Reed Exhibitions Africa, unpacked the … read more
Beyond the Return events’ calendar unveiled for Nov and Dec in Ghana
The ‘Beyond the Return’ Secretariat has released the official events schedule for November and December 2020. The events have been chosen after a careful review to include cultural events, festivals, performances, entertainment, business, and educational activities that amplify the pillars of ‘Beyond the Return’.
DecemberInGH will be an ex… read more
Boeing 737 MAX back in the skies after 20-Month grounding
Boeing’s 737 MAX jet has got the approval to fly again, 20 months after it was grounded around the world, following two deadly crashes, the U. S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday.
However, the troubled plane will not return to the skies immediately. The aviation regulator requires the planes to fi… read more
ET wins Outstanding Crisis Leadership award
Ethiopian Airlines wins ‘Overall Excellence for Outstanding Crisis Leadership 2020 Award’.
The award recognises companies that went above and beyond in responding to the global pandemic crisis and in assisting their customers, protecting their employees and providing critical support to society at large.
Ethiopian Group… read more
LH Group to be first to implement Star Alliance biometrics and usher in a touchless customer
Star Alliance, the world’s largest airline alliance, has completed development of an interoperable biometric identity and identification platform that will significantly improve the travel experience for frequent flyer program customers of Star Alliance member airlines. The Star Alliance Biometrics platform advances the vision of S… read more
New WTM Africa Travel & Tourism Awards category now open for entry
New dates for BIT 2021 in Milan
Initially scheduled for February, BIT, the International Travel Exhibition will now be held at fieramilanocity from 9 to 11 May 2021. The leading tourism exhibition in Italy, a key event also on the European landscape, has therefore listened to the needs of the tourism market, which is able to look to new modes of travel, tourism seasonal… read more
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