Businesses across Scotland are set to benefit from a new £185 million package of targeted Covid-19 support.The announcement follows discussions with business groups and sees a wide range of sectors benefiting, from taxi drivers and arts venues to travel agents…
Arabian Travel Market is expecting an influx of exhibitors and visitors from Israel as the destination joins a major Middle Eastern show for the first time.Organisers said they had witnessed a massive spike, not only in enquiries from Israel, but…
Travelport has added a new Stay Safe feature for agents connected to its API or Smartpoint agency desktop solution.The searchable amenity enables hotels to highlight to travel agents that they have signed up to industry-wide safety initiatives, within the agent’s…
Stefan Kreuzpaintner will assume responsibility for the worldwide sales activities of Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines in January.In addition, Kreuzpaintner will join the executive board of Lufthansa Airlines as chief commercial officer at the beginning of 2021, assuming…
For those who wondered whether tourism would be impacted by the health crisis, INSEE (The French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies) has just provided some answers. The statistical institute unveiled the figures of French tourism as of September…
MSC Cruises and Costa Cruises both paused operations out of Italy after the Italian government banned unnecessary domestic travel over the Christmas and New Year’s period.Due to a surging number of Covid-19 deaths, Italians can only travel between regions for…
Dusit International has expanded into Singapore with the opening of Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore in the heart of the renowned Laguna National Golf & Country Club.Comprising 198 tastefully-decorated contemporary rooms and suites, plus eight pavilions with private pools, and located…
Holidaymakers are usually better off avoiding booking sites when arranging a holiday and booking directly with a travel provider instead, according to Which?.The consumer organisation surveyed nearly 5,000 members about their experiences with various travel booking sites, broken down into…
Atlas Ocean Voyages will provide private jet service to passengers on its 2021 and 2022 Antarctica itineraries, to bring them from Orlando to Ushuaia, Argentina.The start-up cruise brand, which will launch its first ship, the World Navigator, next year, said…
How will people travel in 2021? Without a doubt, this has turned into one of the great questions in the travel and hospitality industry. How can we reach guests in this new era of travel? What are they going to…
