Norwegian Air is once again its expanding its U.S. route map.On Monday, the low-cost carrier said it would begin a weekly flight between Orlando and Paris on July 31. Fares for the new route, to be op…
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SWISS offering new codeshare services to Australia and New Zealand
Customers of SWISS can now travel to Canberra on a new codeshare service operated by Singapore Airlines, which is also offering onward connections from the Australian capital to Wellington in New Zeal…
Ryanair severs ties with Momondo over breach of contract
Ryanair has revoked a licencing agreement with Momondo following what the airline terms a “breach of contract”.Ryanair had granted a non-exclusive licence to Momondo to display its fares f…
Arriva UK Trains signs Capita Travel & Events partnership
Lufthansa notes that, for incomprehensible reasons, the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit has announced an additional strike for Thursday before Wednesday’s strike has even begun. Once mor…
The UK’s Brexit Strategy Should Terrify the Travel Industry (But It Doesn’t)
Five months have passed since the UK’s historic Brexit vote and still we know almost nothing about what life will be like when the country leaves the European Union.Aviation, the sale of holiday…
KLM makes artificial intelligence a reality for assisting customers on social media
Dutch carrier KLM has begun using artificial intelligence (AI) to better serve the many customers who communicate with the airline via social media.“Applying AI, KLM can handle a greater volume …
A-ROSA Kitzbühel prepares to welcome the 2016 World Ski Awards
Final preparations are being put in place as A-ROSA Kitzbühel prepares to welcome the 2016 World Ski Awards.The fourth instalment of the red-carpet event will take place in Kitzbühel from No…
Video: Visit Iceland Director on the Blessing and Curse of Tourism
The island nation of Iceland has been a major beneficiary of the travel boom that has resulted following the global economic meltdown in 2008. It has also had to grapple with the remaking of its natio…
MSC Cruises to bring Magnifica to UK in 2018
MSC Cruises has announced the expansion of its offering for the UK & Irish market with a new ship calling at Southampton.Starting in 2018, for the first time, MSC Magnifica will board UK and Irish…
One year after attacks, tourism struggles to recover in France
On the one-year anniversary of terror attacks that killed 130 in Paris, France’s tourism industry is struggling to recover from the cumulative effects of those attacks, followed by attacks in Br…