Carlson Wagonlit Travel has launched CWT Travel Consolidator, an analytics tool that captures every part of an organisation’s travel and expense spend.“Gathering, matching and reconciling travel and expense data is challenging and it’s often hard to get the full picture…
Cruise line Seabourn has announced its first world cruise in six years. The 146-day World Cruise: Extraordinary Destinations will take place in 2020 on Seabourn Sojourn and will stop in 13 ports across southern and East Africa.Departing Miami on January…
Centara Hotels & Resorts and Nakheel, a UAE-based developer, have cemented their joint venture to build a 601-room beachfront resort at Dubai’s Deira Islands.The new property, Centara Deira Islands Beach Resort Dubai, is Centara’s first in the UAE and will…
American Airlines has made it easier for travel agencies to upgrade tickets from basic economy to standard economy.American’s highly restricted basic economy fares are typically non-changeable and nonrefundable for domestic flights. However, the carrier does allow travel agencies to buy…
Ryanair plans to cut its Dublin-based fleet from 30 to (at most) 24 aircraft for the winter 2018 season.The reductions have been driven by the rapid growth of Ryanair’s Polish charter airline, which is growing profitably in 2018, allied to…
Travelodge has announced the appointment of James Hellewell as its new chief technology officer.Hellewell will be responsible for ensuring innovative technology continues to enhance the customer experience and drive the business forward.He will report to Peter Gowers, Travelodge group chief…
Ryanair has seen profits fall 20 per cent in the first quarter as higher fuel costs, overcapacity in Europe and the earlier timing of Easter hit results.The low-cost carrier also blamed a four per cent fall in its average fare…
Secret Escapes has welcomed £52 million in investment from funds across Old Mutual Global Investors’ small- and mid-cap UK equities desk.Having raised £104 million in capital since its 2011 launch and achieving significant full year group profitability in 2018, this…
Muji will open its second hotel location this August, in Beijing.With just 42 rooms, the Muji Hotel has been designed to reflect an ‘anti-gorgeous, anti-cheap’ concept.The goal is to offer great sleep at the right price, provide a space supporting…
The New York City Council on Wednesday is expected to pass a bill that would require Airbnb to hand over the names and addresses of everyone in the city who is renting rooms or apartments through the home-sharing platform.Chris Lehane,…
