In a ceremony held at the company’s headquarters, in São José dos Campos, Embraer has delivered the first E175 to Mauritania Airlines.The airline signed a firm order with Embraer for two E175 jets in 2018.The contract has a value of…
Air New Zealand has been named the best airline in the South Pacific by travel site TripAdvisor – but its ranking has dropped among global carriers.The website announced the winners of its Travellers’ Choice awards for airlines today, which identifies…
Sabre on Tuesday released its first set of New Distribution Capability application programming interfaces (APIs) with United Airlines, enabling travel agencies partnering with Sabre on its Beyond NDC initiative to make NDC bookings.Sabre said United is the first major airline…
Google now allows to book or rent apartments and other types of properties around the world.Will Google become the final platform where travelers can book all the services of a trip? Without a doubt, that is the tech giant’s goal,…
Last week, Chinese president Xi Jinping visited Italy. With him, there were many companies including the travel sector. Several agreements were signed in the past couple of days. This should lead to increased cooperation between the two countries and, as…
Social media can be blamed for spreading fake news, compromising one’s privacy and some people are blaming it for ruining some of the world’s top tourism destinations. Once, visitors would travel to stunning sites to observe them with admiration. Now,…
The Riverside Hotel in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, has decided to operate independently after 20 years, breaking away from operating as part of the Three Cities Group and, more recently, aha.The four-star, full-service hotel has 169 rooms and suites, conference facilities,…
Acapulco is set to host Tianguis Turistico, the most important travel industry event celebrating the destination of Mexico.Tianguis Turistico is now in its 44th edition, and will run from April 7th-10th, with thousands of travel industry professionals from across the…
Elisabeth Easther flies aboard Air Chathams flight 3C591 from Auckland to Rēkohu, Chatham Island.The Plane: A Convair 580, the fastest multi-engine turbo-prop aircraft operating in Aotearoa.Duration: Two hours, 15 minutes,Crew: Captain Kevin, First Officer Charlotte and Purser RaeClass: Egalitarian, just…
The world’s largest carrier, American Airlines, has launched new service between London Heathrow Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbour International Airport.The new flight, operated on Boeing 777-200 aircraft, is American’s ninth US destination served from Heathrow and brings the airline to…
