Air quality alerts have been issued by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan – with moderate pollution expected until the weekend across 17 London boroughs. The problem is expected to peak on Thursday in Westminster, City of London, Hammersmith, Kensington and…
Year: 2017
Hotels.com unveils mobile travel concierge
Hotels.com has introduced Hotels.com Concierge, available on iOS on its smartphone application. The service enables users to book transportation, food delivery, reservations and activities from the Hotels.com app. The service is powered by the Button Marketplace, a commerce platform that…
The Address Boulevard Dubai set to open in April
April 2017 will see the highly anticipated opening of The Address Boulevard Dubai, a luxurious city lifestyle resort in the heart of prestigious Downtown Dubai. The exclusive, new-build urban resort will occupy the second-tallest building in Downtown Dubai and comprise…
Lufthansa to roll out Wi-Fi on short-haul flights
Send emails from a height of 32,808 feet, shop online while soaring over the Alps, stream videos above the clouds – and all of that with broadband quality. Soon, passengers of Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines will be able to go…
Ethiopian Airlines to add direct flight to Chengdu , China
Ethiopian Airlines recently announced expansion of its network to Chengdu, the capital city of southwestern Sichuan province, marking the fifth Chinese city in the airline’s expanding map. The new flight is due to start on June 5 and will fly…
World Ski Awards honours Val Thorens with World’s Best Ski Resort title
Legendary French ski destination Val Thorens has taken the title of World’s Best Ski Resort at the 2016 World Ski Awards. The fourth instalment of the red-carpet event took place at the five-star A-ROSA Kitzbühel this evening, welcoming the elite…
Meetings Africa 2017 Defines Business Events and the Achievement of Development Goals
Business Events has grown in international recognition over the past few decades across Africa and remains one of the driving growth drivers in the sector overall. As illustrated by the World Travel Market Global Trends Report 2015, business air arrivals…
ATM 2017: Travel technology driving innovation
Innovations in travel technology will continue to transform the tourism industry, with cloud passports, personalised travel, virtual reality and apps predicted to re-shape consumer habits and marketing strategies over the short to mid-term, according to a report by Colliers International.…
ITB Berlin 2017: Well prepared for turbulent times
At the ITB Berlin Convention one of the key up-to-the-minute topics will be ’Disruptive Travel: The End of the World as We Know It’. Leading international experts will show how tourism professionals are successfully taking on controversial issues and current…
Air France adds new routes to Marrakech and Porto
As from March 26th, Air France customers will be able to fly off to Marrakech, Morocco, and Porto in Portugal on board three new weekly flights. The French flag-carrier will operated the departures from Paris-Charles de Gaulle by Airbus A320.…