Carlson Wagonlit Travel has revealed the appointment of Catherine Maguire-Vielle as executive vice president and chief human resources officer.She will replace David Moran, who has decided to leave th…
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Gatwick to trial autonomous vehicles on airfield
Gatwick’s 300 airside vehicles are stationary 90 per cent of the time – as staff attend to aircraft and passengers – but a trial of electric-powered autonomous vehicles will soon see…
Last male Northern White rhino dies
The last remaining male Northern White rhino died yesterday, Monday 19, in Kenya, leaving only two females of the species alive on the planet.Sudan, as the rhino was named, was 45 years old and died f…
First steel cut for Seven Seas Splendour in Italy
Construction of Seven Seas Splendour, a new all-inclusive luxury vessel, has begun.Regent Seven Seas Cruises president Jason Montague; Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings executive vice president of vessel…
Fred. Olsen sees Boudicca depart for extensive refit
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 880-guest Boudicca has begun an extensive refit at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany.The ship will then return to the UK for a five-night D1804 ‘Myste…
Juneyao Airlines signs ANA codeshare deal
Juneyao Airlines will launch a new codeshare All Nippon Airways on March 25th.The cooperation mainly involves Sino-Japan trunk routes as well as onward flights.Juneyao Airlines hopes to benefit from t…
French visitors drive increase tourism figures for Reunion
Following record tourist figures reported at the end of 2016, Reunion counted a total of more than 550,000 visitors in 2017.With 11 per cent more tourists than in 2016, this double-digit increase has …
Prince of Wales visits Heathrow to show support for security services
The Prince of Wales paid a visit to Heathrow Terminal 5 this morning to meet some of the people tasked with safeguarding the UK’s busiest airport.The prince met a wide range of security personne…
Slowing production puts jobs at risk at Airbus
Following the previously announced changes to the A380 and A400M delivery plans, Airbus has confirmed the formal adjustment of production rates for the programmes.The new plan, which was presented to …
Virgin Holidays launches new app to tech savvy travellers
Virgin Holidays has given direct access to a holiday rep in their pocket via the My Virgin Holidays app.The app is one of the first from a UK travel company that provides support for customers at the …