Domestic airfares around the world fell dramatically in May — on average. But, as with hotels, there are currently pockets of strength — and will be for months. Still, contrarian trends don’t make for a nice, tidy trend line when…
Remember that time we all had to stay at home because of a global pandemic?After weeks of hunkering down at home and overseas winter escapes now off the cards, many Kiwis are looking to head off the beaten track and…
Delta retired the last of its McDonnell Douglas aircraft Tuesday after carrying more than 750 million passengers on MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft.The last MD-88 flight, appropriately named Delta Flight 88, landed at 10:04 a.m. in Atlanta from Washington Dulles. Delta…
Ruby Hotels has announced expansion plans for its Vienna property, Ruby Lissi, as it reopens.The expansion project, which will be completed by late 2021, includes the addition of 64 new guest rooms, a lounge and an additional two-story bar with…
After a record year, Swiss tourism is now experiencing a crash. According to a KOF study, the corona pandemic is causing an unprecedented slump. A wave of redundancies and bankruptcies is likely to follow.However, the start of the past winter…
The Chinese online travel and tourism giant, Trip.com Group, continues to shop around after having bought Trip.com from the United States and Skyscanner from the United Kingdom. Now they are going after the Netherlands. Why China’s largest travel company acquired…
Despite the easing of restrictions on air travel under lockdown level three, Comair is unlikely to start operating again before November this year.The company’s business rescue practitioners (BRPs), Shaun Collyer and Richard Ferguson, said the resumption of operations now would…
While the Covid-19 travel recovery is largely expected to start locally and grow regionally, few advisors are reporting a rise in domestic bookings since the pandemic shut down global travel, according to the latest Travel Weekly survey.Although one respondent noted…
The Japanese government is considering easing its entry ban on several countries with low Covid-19 infection rates — and New Zealand has reportedly made the cut.According to a government source, Japan is planning to allow business visitors from Thailand, Vietnam,…
While it is impossible to predict the full impact of the coronavirus crisis on travel agencies, most observers are expecting consolidation, similar to what occurred following 9/11 and the airline commission cuts that began in the mid-1990s.Bob Joselyn, president and…
