Aeroflot and United Aircraft Corporation have signed an agreement for the delivery of 100 Superjet 100 aircraft.The document was signed by Aeroflot chief executive Vitaly Saveliev and president of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation, Yury Slyusar, during the Eastern Economic Forum…
Dusit Thani has expanded into the high-end vacation rental market through the full acquisition of Elite Havens, a provider of holiday lets in Asia.Dusit made the acquisition through its wholly owned Hong Kong-incorporated subsidiary, Dusit Overseas Company, which has bought…
Qatar Airways will launch flights from Doha to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa on December 9. The flight will operate four times a week and is Qatar’s second Kenyan destination, with the airline currently flying to Nairobi.Akbar Al Baker, Qatar…
Gulf Air has appointed Vincent Coste to the role of chief commercial officer.Coming with a wealth of aviation business experience, Coste has spent 25 years in various commercial roles with airlines in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa.He joins…
Following dire warnings of reef die-off after massive coral bleaching in 2016 and 2017, Tourism and Events Queensland has issued a “positive update” on the status of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, reporting that some affected areas are showing “substantial signs…
LAS VEGAS — Want to earn $50,000 in commission for just one sale?All you have do is send a client to space.Orion Span, a startup that will take customers on 12-day journeys to its planned Aurora Space Station beginning in…
Flight Centre Travel Group has overhauled its ground transport booking services for clients of its business travel divisions, FCM Travel Solutions and Corporate Traveller, with the launch of Amadeus’ transfers content.FCTG has also partnered with Mycab International as the first…
Doncaster Sheffield Airport has revealed its new ‘Easy, friendly, relaxed’ brand, to reflect its growing reputation as the UKs favourite airport.The location was recently named as the best airport in the UK recently by Which? Magazine for the second time…
Qatar Tourism Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with the German AIDA Cruises and the Italian Costa Cruises.The deal is designed to develop the cruise tourism sector with Qatar.The deal also includes the possibility of cooperation to build attractive…
Consumer price index data published by Statistics South Africa indicate that hotel prices in the Western Cape have dropped by over 11% from May 2017 to May 2018.The CEO of Fedhasa, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, confirmed that there had been a low…
