Swiss-Belhotel International has restructured its management team in response to the impact of Covid-19.Laurent Voivenel, who is the senior vice president, operations and development, Europe, Middle E…
Hoseasons-owner seeks to allay rebooking concerns
Awaze UK has denied it has intentionally profited from duplicate bookings and last-minute cancellations in recent weeks.The company – which owns Hoseasons, cottages.com, English Country Cottages…
Emirates rebuilds connections to Pakistan
Emirates has announced it will increase its passenger services to Pakistan, offering customers enhanced connectivity to over 70 destinations within its current network, via Dubai.The airline is set to…
Air Namibia suspends flights following stricter lockdown
Air Namibia has suspended all domestic flights at midnight on Wednesday after the country reverted to Alert Level Three lockdown, following a rise in COVID-19 cases. Domestic flights will resume on Au…
Falklands’ Covid support paid out over a £1m; tourism expected to continue tied to the scheme
The Falkland Islands government, FIG, up to July 6, had paid out £1,016,570 for Covid support measures from the total approved funding of £8.99m. The figure, from a paper presented to the …
Hotel review: What it’s like to stay at the Hilton Lake Taupō
Location: The resort-style heritage hotel built in 1889 is situated on a hilltop with beautiful sprawling views in the distance of the lake – and on a clear day, of Mt Tongariro, Ruapehu an…
Martini steps down at Hurtigruten following Covid-19 outbreak
Bent Martini has stepped down from roles as chairman of the board and managing director with Hurtigruten following an outbreak of Covid-19 onboard MS Roald Amundsen.Dozens of people have no tested pos…
Aida Cruises to return to European waters in September
Aida Cruises has become the latest line to name a date for the restart of operations in Europe.Following news from MSC Cruises earlier that it would launch sailings next week, Carnival Corporation-own…
Heathrow pleads for testing regime to boost traffic
Heathrow Airport saw an 88 per cent decline in passenger numbers in July when compared to last year, with just 860,000 people passing through.However, even this low figure reflects a slight uptick on …
Qatar Airways continues to grow US presence
Qatar Airways has confirmed plans to expand its service to the United States in the coming weeks.The carrier will add three weekly flights to Houston from September 2nd, while four weekly flights to P…