Europe

The world’s passenger aircraft fleet above 100 seats is set to more than double in the next 20 years to over 40,000 planes as traffic is set to grow at 4.4 percent per year.That is according to …

Pegasus Airlines is expanding its flight network from Ankara.The move is part of a wider strategy designed to develop new hubs, alongside Istanbul, in an effort to open up new markets.From June, Pegas…

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) will add a midscale brand, complementing the midscale extended-stay Candlewood Suites as well as the upper-midscale Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express.IHG will ann…

American Express Global Business Travel has appointed Martine Gerow as its new chief financial officer.She will be based in London and brings a wealth of industry experience to the organisation.Gerow …

As of this week, Lufthansa is providing its 20,000 flight attendants with iPad Minis.The new cabin mobile device will be provided to the entire cabin crew over the next few weeks.This is a major and &…

The entire equity stake of Vienna International Hotel Management has been acquired by Vienna House Capital.In the months since the contract signing in mid-February, the agreement was prepared for clos…

Ultra-low-cost carrier Norwegian Air will begin flying to Rome from the U.S. in November.Service from Newark to Rome will launch on Nov. 9 and operate four times per week. Norwegian will begin twice-w…

Norwegian has announced it will launch flights from Rome to three cities in the United States – Los Angeles, New York City/Newark and Oakland/San Francisco from November.Rome will be the airline…

International Airlines Group carriers British Airways and Iberia will introduce a fee for travel agents using third-party global distribution systems from November.A fee of £8 per booking will b…

Chinese investment group HNA has opened its first European property, the high-end Oriental-designed Tangla Hotel Brussels.Like the rivers flowing from the Tanggula Mountains, Tangla Hotel Brussels bri…