The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Government of Aruba announced a new partnership to launch the world’s first pilot that links aviation and non-air destination services that will transform the traveller journey by using biometric technology. The…
Sabre and the Department of Justice will go to court in January 2020 over Sabre’s planned acquisition of Farelogix, Sabre CEO Sean Menke said Thursday.In a lawsuit, the DOJ said the acquisition is “a dominant firm’s attempt to eliminate a…
TUI has to announced 135 hotels, including 56 which have exclusivity to TUI, have been added to its offering and are now on sale for next year.This follows the recent news the holiday company are adding an additional two million…
The Red Sea Development Company has awarded the design contract for the destination’s international airport, set to serve the one million annual tourists by 2030.After competitive tendering, the contract was awarded to Fosters + Partners.“Awarding the contract for the design…
Jetex has been selected as the official fixed-base operator for the Dubai Airshow for the third time in succession.The decision caps a successful year for the company, with two of its locations also having been rated as five-star by the…
Finnair and Air Serbia have signed a codeshare to boost flight options in Europe for the two airlines’ customers.The deal opens up a range of new routes for Finnair customers to fly on and provides a significant expansion for passengers…
Norwegian Air is entering into a joint venture with a subsidiary of the China Construction Bank Corp. to finance, own and lease aircraft that Norwegian has on order.Initially, the joint venture will comprise 27 Airbus A320Neos that will be delivered…
The Jamaica Tourist Board has announced the launch of its new on-location webinar series.The initiative, which is aimed at Jamaica travel specialists, provides a live visual element to enhance how travel agents can better understand and sell the destination to…
Tourism Trinidad has unveiled plans to grow visitor arrivals by seven per cent over the coming financial year.In total, the island hopes to welcome 380,000 overseas visitors over the coming 12 months, while also attaining an average hotel occupancy rate…
Rivals Carnival and Royal Caribbean have joined forces to sign a memorandum of understanding with the government of Saint Lucia.The deal will see the formation of a joint venture to manage the existing cruise facilities on the island, and to…
