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Emirates August - October 2020 Auckland adjustment
Emirates since yesterday (09AUG20) revised operational routing to Auckland, New Zealand, currently served with 777-300ER 3 times weekly. From 09AUG20 to 18AUG20, the airline will operate Dubai – Kuala Lumpur – Auckland – Brisbane – Dubai routing, replacing Dubai – Bangkok – Auckland – Brisbane – Dubai. The 777 will then o… read more
Kenya Airways back into Guangzhou
Kenya Airways starting this week intends to resume service to Mainland China, with schedule filing of 1 weekly Nairobi – Guangzhou route. Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to depart Nairobi on Fridays, from 14AUG20.
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Qatar Airways back to to Houston and Philadelphia
Qatar Airways – the only Gulf carrier that never stopped flying to the U.S. during the crisis in an effort to take over 160,000 stranded people home - has continued to work closely with the U.S. government and airports as the airline rebuilds its U.S. network. The national carrier of the State of Qatar is thrilled to build on its c… read more
Travel Technology Europe: New date and additional virtual content
After much deliberation and consultation with customers, attendees and industry partners, organiser the BTN Group has confirmed that Travel Technology Europe will now take place from 22-23 June next year. Europe’s leading travel technology event will also transition to a hybrid format for 2021, offering virtual content designed to … read more
OIL SPILL: Thousands join to save Mauritius beaches
Thousands of students, environmental activists, and residents of Mauritius were working around the clock yesterday, trying to reduce the damage to the oil spill that was caused by a Japanese freighter off its coast. It was just announced that tourism will reopen in October when a Japanese freighter registered in Panama spilled over… read more
SABRE segments down by 92 per cent
Sabre sales plummeted more than 90 percent as the difficulties of COVID-19 grounded its airline customers, even as some signals turned slightly better of late. “The COVID-19 pandemic represents the greatest challenge ever faced by the global travel industry and our financial results continue to reflect this reality,” CEO Sean Menke said i… read more
Sabre and United extend agreement
Sabre Corporation announced the extension of its global distribution agreement with United Airlines, reinforcing both companies’ commitment to providing travel agents access to United Airlines content globally through the Sabre travel marketplace.
With travel restrictions beginning to lift, Sabre’s technology will enable the … read more
Crystal introduces Crystal Confidence 2.0 for all new bookings
As travelers continue to navigate the uncertainty of planning travel during this time, Crystal is expanding its peace of mind focused booking policies. For a limited time, the new Crystal Confidence 2.0 allows travelers 90 days from the time of booking to place their deposit on all new 2020-2023 reservations across all brand experi… read more
AXA Mansard Health Evolving Initiatives Amidst Pandemic
AXA Mansard Health Limited, a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) arm of the AXA Mansard Group, has continued to prove its leading dynamics by introducing initiatives to better serve and engage its customers.
As an evolving HMO, the firm came up with the initiatives that cut across drug pickups, health talk and webinar s… read more
Kenya's MICE sector: Health and Safety Protocol
Kenya has adopted the World Travel & Tourism Council health and hygiene global standardised protocols for its Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibition (MICE) sector.
This is a crucial step in the recovery process which ensures that safety and hygiene of travellers are the top priority. Events, Conference/Exhibitio… read more
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