The start-up United States airline codenamed Moxy has signed a firm order with Airbus to purchase 60 A220-300 aircraft.Moxy is the new airline venture led by David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue Airways…
The New Year’s resolution you’ll want to keep: 6 walking holidays to take in Queensland
You know what a New Year means? A new you. A new you who’s going to graduate from short, national parks hikes to multi-day walking holidays. After all, you’ve grown up another year, so you…
Spirit’s new CEO takes the helm
Spirit Airlines CFO Ted Christie will take over as CEO of the discount airline on Tuesday, completing a succession plan that the carrier announced a year ago.Outgoing CEO Bob Fornaro has led Spirit si…
Checoury takes up chief financial officer role with Kerzner
Kerzner International has announced the appointment of Michel Checoury as its new chief financial officer.The company manages a portfolio of entertainment destination resorts, ultra-luxury hotels and …
Amadeus wins big at World Travel Awards 2018
Amadeus has won four prestigious awards in the recently concluded World Travel Awards 2018, held at the Pátio da Galé, Lisbon, Portugal.Amadeus won awards for World’s Leading Globa…
Radisson Blu brings two new Abu Dhabi properties to market
Radisson Blu has opened two hotels in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.Both hotels hold prominent locations, with the Radisson Blu Hotel & Resort, Abu Dhabi Corniche located on the v…
African countries eases visa rules to increase tourism
Currently, tourism is soaring in Africa and the continent received about 50 million tourists. The World Tourism Organisation expects the number of tourist arrivals to Africa to reach 130 million by 20…
Shutdown to close D.C. museums and galleries by midweek
WASHINGTON (AP) — Museums and galleries popular with visitors and locals in the nation’s capital will close starting midweek if the partial shutdown of the federal government drags on.So w…
Tour de Waikato: Taking an e-bike for a 70km spin
Day 1 – Ngāruawāhia – Hamilton Gardens (27km)When sleepy little Ngāruawāhia was bypassed by the Waikato Expressway, the riverside town became even quieter.However, havi…
Agents can now register with Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages has opened its portal for travel agents for registration and is promoting it with a sweepstakes offer of private tea with founder Richard Branson.In keeping with its disdain for traditi…