The agenda for the Africa Hotel Investment Forum has been released.The event will take place at the Sheraton Addis, Ethiopia, on September 23rd-25th.Among an impressive line-up of speakers will be Olivier Granet, chief executive, Kasada Capital Management, the new billion-dollar,…
The International Air Transport Association has announced a downgrade of its 2019 outlook for the global air transport industry to a $28 billion profit.The figure is down from the $35.5 billion forecast in December.It is also a decline on 2018…
The Star Alliance connection service is now available at London Heathrow Airport.This assists passengers with tight connections between two Star Alliance member airline flights.Dedicated connection service staff use special software to monitor the transfer window for customers with onward flights.Cases,…
The trade war between the United States and China has led to a rapid fall in Chinese tourist trips to the country. This comes after more than a decade of the big growth of inflow from the Asian country.According to…
The International Air Transport Association 75th annual general meeting has unanimously approved a resolution to improve the air travel experience for the estimated one billion people living with disabilities worldwide.The commitment of airlines to ensuring that passengers with disabilities have…
Oman Air has launched a new daily service to Greece, with the first flight departing Muscat for Athens earlier.The inaugural flight, WY193, departed Muscat International Airport at 14:35 arriving to Athens International Airport at 19:50.With a flight time of approximately…
The International Air Transport Association has resolved to accelerate the global implementation of the One ID initiative, which uses a single biometric identifier to move passengers through the airport, without the need for paper travel documents.The World Travel & Tourism…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has released its new-generation banknotes as a part of measures to curb fraud and money laundering.The notes were unveiled by CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge during the Madaraka Day celebrations held at Narok stadium officiated…
The year was 2012 and I needed the mental equivalent of an adrenaline shot. I had been working a lot of hours in my home office in the USA and taking walks in the same neighborhood every day. The places…
Travelport will be ready to implement a new booking code for non-binary gender airline passengers when it goes live at the start of June.The new code offers the option to choose “X”, rather than “M” or “F”, when a passenger…
