Asia

Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia is suspending its lone service to Canada amid an escalating diplomatic dispute between the two countries.The carrier made the announcement that it will hal…

Louis T Collection has named Robert Hauck general manager of the iconic Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka.He will also take up the tole of area vice president for south Asia.In this new role, Hauck…

The Merchant House has announced the appointment of Justin Kim as general manager.Kim joins the Campbell Gray Hotels property as part of the opening team and brings with him a wealth of industry exper…

All Nippon Airways is airing a new communications platform in Europe – ‘We Are Japan’ – in a bid to capitalise on the growing spotlight shining on the country as it continues t…

Emirates Skywards today replaced flydubai’s frequent flyer programme, Open, officially becoming the loyalty programme of both carriers.The alignment of the loyalty programme now allows Emirates …

The latest figures from Abu Dhabi show the number of hotel guests staying in the emirate during June rose by six per cent compared to the same month a year ago.The UK posted a 14.5 per cent increase f…

The owners of Al Habtoor City have confirmed three properties on the site are to be rebranded by Hilton.The news, which was confirmed at a press event in Dubai, follows an earlier announcement that Ma…

The first ultra-long-range Airbus A350 XWB to be delivered to launch customer Singapore Airlines has rolled out of the paintshop in the carrier’s livery.Now at an advanced stage of production, t…

Etihad Airways will increase its flights from Abu Dhabi to Canada’s largest city, Toronto, from three to five weekly services from October 28th.The flights will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER a…

Boeing and Jeju Air have celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first direct-buy Next-Generation 737-800 airplane during a ceremony at the Seattle Delivery Centre.With this delivery Jeju Air w…