(03 Mar 2021)Singapore Airlines was the first to commence a trialof the IATA Travel Pass in late 2020. Since then, Air New Zealand,Copa, Emirates, Etihad Airways, IAG, Malaysia Airlines, QatarAirways, Rwanda Air and Qantas have all become part of theinitiative, and IATA is in talks with all the other airlines. So, what is the IATA …
(02 Mar 2021)Aman has signed its very first residence-onlydevelopment. The Aman Residences, Tokyo will be located in the Toranomon-Azabudaidevelopment which will also house Japan’s first Janu hotel –Aman’s sister brand. As an8.1-hectare hub, the 30 year-old Toranomon-Azabudaiproject, where both properties will be based, is due for completion in2023. The hotel andresidences project heralds a collaboration …
(02 Mar 2021)Marriott is reinventing how hotels in its selectservice brand portfolio are designed and constructed using a suiteof proprietary solutions. A first to be piloted in Asia Pacific,Marriott’s end-to-end, one-stop solution is part of the latestdesign package that includes the use of artificial intelligenceleveraging the Building Information Modeling (BIM) platform. With Marriott International offering …
The Seychelles has announced that it will be welcoming visitors from across the globe, irrespective of their vaccination status, from March 25, 2021. Visitors from South Africa will still not be permitted to enter Seychelles for the time being until further review. The announcement was made by the minister for foreign affairs and tourism Sylvestre …
Etihad Airways has reported an operating loss of US$1.7 billion for financial 2020, accelerating the losses of US $0.8 billion seen last year. The Abu Dhabi flag-carrier blamed the Covid-19 for its deteriorating fortunes. The airline saw a 76 per cent fall in passengers carried throughout the year, down to 4.2 million from 17.5 million …
Princess Cruises has become the latest line to scrap plans for international sailing from the UK over the summer. The Carnival-owned line has cancelled sailings from Southampton on Sky Princess, Regal Princess and Island Princess through to September 25th. The news follows a similar decision from sister company P&O Cruises yesterday. Tony Roberts, vice president …
Work is resuming on the new Universal Orlando Resort’s Epic Universe following a slowdown following the Covid-19 pandemic. Work on the park paused in July, as the company adjusted plans in the midst of the pandemic. The restart will begin immediately – but is expected to take several months before reaching full-speed as Universal re-staffs …
Global convention industry consulting firm, GainingEdge, has launched the first annual report on Leveraging Intellectual Capital of convention destinations, based on an analysis of international association leadership. Source link gotravelblogger
Total demand in January 2021 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was down 72.0% compared to January 2019. That was worse than the 69.7% year-over-year decline recorded in December 2020. Source link gotravelblogger
The travel industry is experiencing tremendous growth in technological innovation to make the travel process easier. Source link gotravelblogger
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