Indigo Partners has signed a preliminary agreement to purchase Wow Air.The deal comes less than a day after Icelandair Group pulled its own offer to buy the low-cost carrier.The Icelandic flag-carrier…
Thomas Cook confirms sharp fall in profits
Thomas Cook Group has reported net, pre-tax losses of £53 million for the financial year to September 30th.The figure is a sharp turnaround from profits of £43 million last year, driven la…
China Eastern welcomes first Airbus A350-900 to fleet
China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first A350-900 in Toulouse, becoming the latest operator of the twin-engine widebody aircraft.The Shanghai-based carrier now operates an Airbus fleet o…
African Parks to translocate elephants to Kafue National Park
African Parks has said it will be translocating between 500 and 1 000 elephants from Botswana to Zambia in a move that is expected to boost tourism in Kafue National Park by 2030.According to a govern…
Egypt sees growth in tourist numbers
Egypt saw a 40% growth in the number of tourists in the first nine months of 2018 compared to a year earlier.“We expect that by the end of 2018 we will not be at the levels that we’ve seen…
Visit California and Air New Zealand sign MoU to promote tourism
In a bid to promote travel in California, Air New Zealand and tourism board of California, Visit California have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).Under the MoU, Air New Zealand and Visit Cal…
AA deepening ties with China Southern
American Airlines will broaden its partnership with China Southern early next year, when the Guangzhou-based carrier will no longer be part of the SkyTeam alliance.American, which owns 2.9% of China S…
Tour operators had big year in 2018
PHOENIX — The tour operator sector has grown 26% over the past two years to become a nearly $19 billion industry, according to a new PwC survey released at the U.S. Tour Operators Association&rs…
Executive shake up at Carnival UK
P&O Cruises has confirmed vice president of marketing, Christopher Edgington, will be leaving the Carnival-owned company.At the same time, Cunard vice president of UK sales and international devel…
AccorHotels appoints new commercial leadership in Middle East
AccorHotels has announced the appointment of Yigit Sezgin as its new chief commercial officer in the Middle East & Africa.Based in Dubai, Sezgin will oversee all commercial disciplines for the reg…