Airbus has named Anand Stanley as president of the company in Asia-Pacific.Based in Singapore, Stanley will lead the strategy and future positioning of Airbus and its divisions across the region.In th…
Kenya reconnects using new virtual safaris
Kenya cabinet secretary for tourism and wildlife, Najib Balala, has launched a virtual live stream campaign to showcase game safaris in parks and reserves across the country.The campaign will broadcas…
Watch for Teetering Travel Companies in Trouble
Imagine you have flown halfway around the world, after laying out thousands of dollars for your vacation, then being kicked out of your hotel with your flight home canceled.That was the fate last year…
Tourism Fiji announces new messaging, ‘Our Bula Spirit Awaits You’
As on 29 May 2020, Fiji’s Government confirmed that domestic travel within Fiji can resume.As a result, Tourism Fiji has progressed into Stage Two of their Market Re-entry Plan. Tourism Fiji dev…
SeaDream says demand is high for restart
SeaDream Yacht Club said that its first sailings following its operations pause have sold out.The small-ship line will begin sailing seven- and 12-day cruises out of Norway on June 20.SeaDream opened …
easyJet to fly one third capacity over summer
easyJet has announced it will resume flying to almost three quarters of its route network by August.The airline is also launching a summer sale with over one million flights to holiday destinations ac…
Strong domestic demand may offer salve to UK tourism sector
The UK hotel sector’s traditionally strong domestic leisure demand bodes well for its recovery once lockdown measures from Covid-19 are fully lifted, according to a new report from global hotel …
Korean Air introduces baggage loading notification system
Korean Air has launched a new service that notifies passengers when their checked baggage has been safely loaded on their flights.The system is available for all international flights departing Incheo…
City Lodge Hotels open for business
City Lodge Hotel Group is opening up its hotels in a phased response to business travellers as South Africa enters level 3 lockdown.Specific hotels would open in locations where business travel demand…
Falklands preparing for tourism ‘new normal’ in 2020
The Falkland Islands are concerned about tourism and what can be expected of the coming season. Tourism is one of the main industries of the Islands and has been growing sustainedly despite attempts b…