On Sunday, Auckland was treated to blue skies and a surprise flypast by historic warplanes.A flying circus of Tiger Moth bi-planes, small display aircraft and a Supermarine Spitfire set off from Ardmo…
Airbus reveals hydrogen-powered aircraft designs
Airbus has revealed three concepts for what it says could be the world’s first zero-emissions aircraft, with entry into service coming by 2035.And each of the concepts would make use of hydrogen…
Lufthansa grows leisure focus for summer 2021
Lufthansa has expanded its summer schedule for next year, with 15 new European destinations, including Greece and Spain available to book.Departing from Frankfurt Airport the new services include the …
Brussels government approved €30 million aid for tourism
Approving the proposal of the Secretary of State for Economic Transition, Barbara Trachte, the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region decided to provide specific and large-scale assistance to the e…
Travel fairs: cancellations followed by virtual events
The WTM in London in November will only be held virtually. Meanwhile, the IFTM in Paris is officially cancelled after a postponement. More and more travel fairs turn to the virtual option.The shock wa…
‘Over 80% of travellers will not travel if a quarantine is in place’ – Iata
A total of 35 countries in Africa and the Middle East (AME) have government-imposed quarantine measures in place – which is a major barrier to the restart of tourism in the region.Iata has there…
Falklands new port: contractors unveil details of the major infrastructure project
The planned new port for the Falkland Islands to be constructed at Stanley Harbor was analyzed during a presentation this week to members of the public in the Town Hall, by a team from BAM Nuttall and…
Carnival to sell 18 ships as demand sinks
Carnival Corporation has confirmed it will continue to shrink the size of its fleet as the cruise sector struggles to return from the Covid-19 shutdown.In July, the company said it would dispose of 13…
Globus prepping for an October restart
Globus is gearing up to restart group tours for the first time since the March outbreak of Covid-19.Globus chief marketing officer Steve Born said the company plans to launch its Canadian Rockies Esca…
Ryanair cuts further capacity for October
Ryanair has confirmed it will reduce October capacity by a further 20 per cent, in addition to cuts already announced in August.The low-cost carrier now hopes to offer around 40 per cent of capacity s…