American Airlines’ stock plunged Thursday morning following the carrier’s Wednesday evening announcement of raises that will amount to $350 million annually for pilots and flight attendant…
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…
WTTC poll: Travel industry could do better job addressing overcrowding
BANGKOK — More than half of the attendees polled Thursday at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit thinks that the travel and tourism sector does not do a good job tackling issues…
Fair Trade Tourism launches new membership programme
Fair Trade Tourism has launched a new membership programme for small tourism businesses that need support with their sustainability measures but do not have the resources to become certified in the sh…
Best time to visit Uruguay
Are you thinking about planning a trip to Uruguay, but totally lost when it comes to the best time to visit? I’m here to help! First, take note that Uruguay is sandwiched between Argentina and B…
Cook Islands: Oh Brother, where art thou?
Reuniting with family, Jesse Leonard finds his sibling bonds remain strong in Rarotonga’s tropical heat.I shielded my eyes from the sun to get a better look at the ocean; rolling and blue, it wa…
Compass service gives Andavo Travel agents an assist with social media
Andavo Travel is offering its agents a fee-based social media service, Compass, in which its marketing team will execute social media on behalf of agents.Kirsten Little, vice president of operations a…
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…
AHIC 2017: Industry pioneers recognised with prestigious awards
On the final day of the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, Sheikh Mubarak Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, founder, Action Hotels, and Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive, flydubai, were announced win…
Arabian Travel Market 2017: Zanzibar launches tourism push with Tanzania
In a move to strengthened destination marketing and boost tourism in the land of Kilimanjaro and spices, Destination Zanzibar returns to Arabian Travel MarketThe destination will exhibit in a strategi…