Celebrity Cruises will spend $500 million harmonizing the design of its existing ships with the new Celebrity Edge.The ships will get a remake that adopts the Edge color scheme, which is largely gray,…
Novella to lead the Lanesborough, London
The Lanesborough, London, has announced the appointment of Marco Novella as managing director.In his new role, Novella will be overseeing operations of the Lanesborough while driving growth and ensuri…
Farnborough 2018: Jet Airways fleshes out Boeing 737 MAX 8 order
Boeing and Jet Airways confirmed that the Indian carrier placed an order for an additional 75 737 MAX 8 airplanes during a signing ceremony at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow.The order, val…
People on the move: ARP Travel Group appoints new Operations Director
Kenya Tourism Federation (KTF) Chairman, Mohammed Hersi, has joined the ARP Travel Group as Operations Director, with immediate effect.The group is made up of a network of companies, consisting of Alp…
Cruising the Islands in Style With Go Galapagos of Ecuador
When you start looking into your big bucket list trip to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, the choices can be overwhelming. When to go? Which islands? How long? What kind of ship?This is a case where …
Booking Holdings to acquire HotelsCombined
Booking Holdings has entered into an agreement to acquire hotel metasearch site, HotelsCombined.Based in Sydney, Australia, with a strong presence in Asia-Pacific and thousands of active affiliates wo…
Farnborough 2018: Starlux Airlines selects A350 XWB for 2020 take-off
Starlux Airlines has selected the all-new A350 XWB for its future long-haul fleet, following the signature of a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of 17 aircraft, comprising 12 A350-1000s an…
Farnborough 2018: Qatar Airways places US$1.7bn 777 Freighter order with Boeing
Boeing and Qatar Airways have finalised an order for five 777 Freighters at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow.The deal, valued at $1.7 billion at current list prices, was announced as a commi…
Philippine Airlines welcomes first Airbus A350 XWB to fleet
Philippine Airlines has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB at a special event in Toulouse, France, becoming the 19th airline to operate the long-range airliner.Altogether, Philippine Airlines has or…
Farnborough 2018: Wataniya Airways secures 25 Airbus A320neo planes
Golden Falcon Aviation, the exclusive aircraft provider of Wataniya Airways, has confirmed an order for 25 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.The firm order was signed during the Farnborough International…