The airlines of the Lufthansa Group welcomed around 11.2 million passengers in April 2017, an increase of 25.1 per cent compared to the same month last year.The available seat kilometres were up 15.8 …
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The Gore London celebrates new Pink Floyd exhibition at V&A Museum
The Gore London – Starhotels Collezione has announced the launch of a new rock ‘n’ roll experience celebrating the opening of The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains at the V…
Emerald Waterways celebrates renewal with Destiny christening
VIENNA — Emerald Waterways on Tuesday christened its sixth river cruise ship, the 186-passenger Emerald Destiny. The ship replaces the Emerald Belle, which was destroyed in a shipyard fire last …
Thomas Cook Airlines launches Corfu flights from London Luton Airport
The first flight operated by Thomas Cook Airlines took off from London Luton Airport earlier, marking the arrival of the 14th airline at the airport and the 14th new route this year.The new route will…
Skyscanner, Routehappy offering new distribution platforms
New distribution platforms being offered by metasearch site Skyscanner and merchandising content provider Routehappy could help shake up the way consumers purchase airline tickets.Last summer, Skyscan…
Titan Airways welcomes all-business A318 to fleet
UK charter and airline sub-charter specialist Titan Airways is bolstering its fleet with the introduction of a first Airbus A318.The seven year young Airbus A318, G-EUNB, will join the carrier’s…
European Waterways spends $450K to update barges
European Waterways has completed a $450,000 upgrade and refurbishment on many of its 18 hotel barges, which have just begun sailing their 2017 season.Highlights of the overhaul included a complete red…
Lufthansa Group reports best first quarter earnings since 2008
Lufthansa Group has reported adjusted EBIT of €25 million, up €78 million from last year, for the first quarter of 2017.The earnings improvement was driven by service companies Lufthansa Tec…
Hotelbeds to acquire GTA
Hotelbeds Group has agreed to acquire b-to-b distributor GTA, as the world’s largest wholesaler of hotel-room inventory, or “bedbank,” looks to extend its industry leadership and fur…
Arabian Travel Market 2017: Traffic boom at Dubai World Central
Passenger traffic at Dubai World Central, the emirate’s second international hub, grew an impressive 29.5 per cent during the first quarter of 2017.Some 333,780 passengers passed through the fac…