(14 Jan 2021)Atlas Air has signed an agreement with Boeing topurchase four 747-8 Freighters. With a maximum payload capacity of 137.7 metrictonnes (137,750 kg), the 747-8 Freighter allows customers toaccess 20% more payload capacity while using 16% less fuelcompared to previous-generation 747s. The jet also features 30%quieter engines. The 747-8 airplanes in this agreement will …

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Due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 globally, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has made the decision to reschedule its inaugural voyage. Evrima, the first yacht of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, will now set sail on July 24, 2021 from Venice, Italy to Athens, Greece. Previous delays at the shipyard pushed back the vessel’s original 2020 debut …

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American Express Global Business Travel has acquired Ovation Travel Group. The purchase includes all Ovation Travel Group brands, including Lawyers Travel.  Ovation Travel Group clients and travellers will continue to receive the outstanding, high-touch service for which the business and its people have become so renowned over the last 36 years. They will now also …

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Master developer Nakheel hosted a company-wide Covid-19 vaccination drive for employees and their families. The effort is part of a commitment to prioritise staff wellbeing and safeguard public health. More than 1,200 staff and family members signed up for the scheme, with 150 people receiving the inoculation every hour. Kieran Scott, executive director, Nakheel Human …

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Princess Cruises has announced the sale of to an undisclosed buyer. The sale of the cruise ship is in line with parent company Carnival Corporation’s plan to accelerate the removal of less efficient ships from its fleet. Pacific Princess first joined the cruise line’s fleet in 2002, and originally entered service in 1999 as R3 …

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Airbus has updated production rate plans for its A320 family of aircraft in response to the continued slowdown in the market. The new average production rates for the A320 family will now lead to a gradual increase in production from the current rate of 40 per month to 43 in quarter three and 45 in …

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Skyscanner has appointed Microsoft veteran and former Travix International chief executive John Mangelaars to lead the company. He will take up position as chief executive following an extensive international search. Mangelaars will replace Moshe Rafiah, who has been splitting his time as chief executive between both Skyscanner and Travelfusion, the company he founded over 20 …

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Jamaica tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett, has welcomed the opening of the first satellite centre for the Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC). Situated in Kenya, it will be located at the Kenyatta University. “The establishment of this satellite centre at the Kenyatta University will expand the global reach of the Global Resilience Centre,” …

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Sector will need to further ingrain high health & hygiene standards in its DNA through managerial engagement to create a safety culture as it has done with security. Document serves as follow up to innovative health and safety protocols released throughout 2020. Source link gotravelblogger

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Expanded commercial cooperation will enable Qatar Airways passengers to book travel to and from 40 destinations on Iberia’s network across the Iberian Peninsula & Latin America including new routes in Brazil, Chile, El Salvador and Guatemala. Iberia passengers will benefit from access to 36 routes on Qatar Airways’ global network, including 7 additional destinations in …

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