London Gatwick is gearing up for its busiest summer on record, with 8,846,000 people set to use the airport during the school holidays.It follows a successful June at Gatwick, which saw 4.5 million passengers travelling through, with the airport’s long-haul…
Airbus has rebranded Bombardier’s CS100 and CS300 planes as the A220-100 and A220-300 following the acquisition of a controlling stake in the Canadian company.The new names were at a ceremony held at its Henri-Ziegler Delivery Centre, near Toulouse.Witnessed by Airbus…
British Airways has launched a brand-new app for members of its Executive Club.Members can use the app to discover new ways to collect and spend Avios, find new offers and see personalised ways to spend Avios based on the member’s…
Russia’s second largest carrier, S7 Airlines, has signed for the full suite of Amadeus Altéa passenger service system solutions which include reservations, inventory, ticketing and departure control capabilities.Amadeus Altéa PSS will provide an opportunity for further improvement and optimization of…
The growth of tourism in Italy is expected to continue during the summer of 2018. According to data, 74.4% of international tour operators recorded an increase in bookings for this summer. This trend was also confirmed by ForwardKeys in terms…
Manchester Airports Group has reported its seventh consecutive year of growth in adjusted EBITDA, up 5.8 per cent to £359 million.The figure was driven by a 6.7 per cent increase in passenger numbers to 59 million.At the same time, Manchester…
Como Hotels & Resorts has appointed Javier Beneyto as the new general manager of Como Metropolitan London, the 144-bedroom contemporary hotel in Mayfair.Beneyto joins the team after successfully launching Como’s newest addition to the collection, Como Uma Canggu in Bali.Born…
The British cruise market saw another year of growth in 2017 with a record high of 1,971,000 cruise passengers setting sail on an ocean cruise.The figure represents an increase of 4.3 per cent against 2016, according to new figures released…
The inaugural French flight on International Airlines Group’s long-haul, low-cost airline brand will arrive into Montreal at 21:30 with more than 300 passengers on board a new Airbus A330-200 aircraft.Flights to Montreal will operate three times a week and tomorrow…
Portuguese government approved an “aggressive” marketing campaign for Algarve and Madeira, the destinations with a greater incidence of British tourists, to circumvent the recovery of Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt.The government approved this week a special plan to tackle seasonality, with…
