Saudi Arabian Airlines has for the last two years been consistently adding new aircraft to its fleet, acquiring the latest aircraft types – both narrow and wide-body – to meet its expansion plans.The airline will receive its 29th new aircraft…
Leaders of the ski industry are arriving in Kitzbühel, Austria, as the final preparations are put in place for the fifth annual World Ski Awards.Ski tourism’s event of the year will be staged at the five star A-ROSA Kitzbühel for…
Chef Matthias Knilling has joined Mandarin Oriental, Macau, as its new chef de cuisine.Born in Germany, his interest in a career in culinary arts started at a very young age.Upon graduation, he went on to work in the kitchen of…
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has warned British citizens in Zimbabwe to remain at home as political unrest sweeps the country.Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe is currently believed to be under house arrest in the capital Harare, with the military having…
Between January and August 2017, tourist destinations around the world welcomed 901 million foreign tourists. The demand for international tourism remained high during the peak summer season in the northern hemisphere.According to the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, the total number…
Justine Tyerman is a wee bit fussy when it comes to views . . . as the receptionist discovers.When I told the nice man at reception that I didn’t like the view from my room, he obligingly moved me to…
JetBlue’s TrueBlue loyalty program obtained the highest customer satisfaction among U.S. airline loyalty programs in 2017, according to a J.D. Power study.Alaska Mileage Plan and Southwest Rapid Rewards trailed close behind. Delta SkyMiles fell to the middle of the pack…
Rotana has announced the appointment of industry veteran Declan Hurley as its new corporate vice president of sales.With over 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Hurley has demonstrated both his leadership skills and passion for driving high-performing teams…
Ethiopian Airlines might not be familiar to the average U.S. flyer or travel agent. But the carrier, which flies to 54 African cities from hubs in Addis Ababa and the West African nation of Togo, is working to change that.“We…
During the first ten months of 2017 the Latvian airline airBaltic transported a total of 3,007,034 passengers to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East.In October 2017, the airline carried 319,018 passengers or 26 per cent…
