AccorHotels has announced the signing of an agreement with Al Ghurair, one of the Middle East’s leading family businesses, for the rebrand of a landmark property consisting of 428 rooms and 192 …
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Ryanair among non-binding bidders for Alitalia
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair is among around a dozen bidders to have made a non-binding offer for ailing carrier Alitalia.The Italian flag-carrier filed for special administration earlier this year …
Turkey’s Tourism Industry Not Likely To See Many Germans
Just a couple of days ago Turkey was hit by an earthquake. Parallel to that, the country has been going through an “earthquake” of a different matter in the economical and tourism sense.Tu…
Lufthansa expands European schedule this winter
Lufthansa is launching seven new winter destinations starting at the end of October: Pamplona, Genoa, Bari and Catania are the new destinations available from Frankfurt.The offer from Munich will be e…
ABTA: 2.4m Brits prepare for summer getaway this weekend
ABTA estimates that a record 2.4 million British holidaymakers are set to head overseas for summer holidays this weekend, which for the majority of schools in England and Wales marks the start of the …
Pilots approve Air France-KLM lower-cost airline
Air France’s pilots union has voted in favor of Air France-KLM’s plan to launch a new airline to compete with Gulf carriers Emirates, Etihad and Qatar on Asia routes.The vote means that Ai…
Qatar Airways takes off for Skopje, Macedonia
The first Qatar Airways non-stop flight from Doha to Skopje touched down earlier at Alexander the Great Airport.The new route to the capital of the Republic of Macedonia will be served four times per …
European Tourism – Most Countries Show Positive Results
European tourism sector is booming. According to the European Tourism Commission’s latest report “European Tourism 2017 – Trends & Prospects”, 28 out of the 30 destinations…
RwandAir hosts celebration of Rwandan culture in London
Following the successful launch of the first direct connection between Rwandan capital Kigali and the UK, RwandAir has hosted a showcase of Rwandan talent in London.Select members of the travel trade …
Qatar airways to launch new flights to Kiev, Ukraine
Qatar has confirmed it will launch a new direct service to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, with seven weekly flights from August 28th.Kyiv is one of Eastern Europe’s oldest cities and an historic …