Radisson Hotel Group has reiterated its commitment to the Baltic market with the opening of a Park Inn by Radisson hotel at Vilnius Airport.With 120 guest rooms, an Italian style Bocca Buona restauran…
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Ember launches emissions free coach travel in Scotland
Ember is seeking to revolutionise coach services in the UK this week with the launch of the first ever service between two major cities using purely electric power.Starting with services up to eight t…
AHIC 2020: Women in Hotels makes Middle East debut
Women in Hotels – a global not-for-profit organisation – has made its debut in the Middle East during AHIC on the Road.The organisation hosted a panel focusing on online and offline commun…
Lufthansa – first into SA!
Lufthansa was the first international airline to resume scheduled services from Europe to South Africa with the warmly welcomed arrival of LH 572 at OR Tambo at 08h30 on October 1, the day borders ope…
New hope? Rapid antigen tests to secure more confidence in flying
COVID-19 tests are now demanded by all as an alternative to quarantine regulations. However, the current elaborate test procedures are not satisfactory. Now the aviation industry is pinning its hopes …
Corona risk destinations are all around Europe
The German government has declared regions in eleven EU countries to be corona risk areas and now warns against traveling there.Among them are regions directly bordering on Germany in the Czech Republ…
British Virgin Islands to reopen borders in December
The British Virgin Islands has announced the country will reopen its borders on December 1st.The move was confirmed by premier and minister of finance, Andrew Fahie, earlier.Fahie said that the govern…
Lufthansa to make further cuts as travel demand falls
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has confirmed it will cut further jobs in addition to the 22,000 redundancies already announced.No new figures were provided, with final losses to reflect market conditio…
CLIA and members announce core elements of health protocols as ocean-going cruise operations in Americas resume
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), which represents 95% of global ocean-going cruise capacity, announced today the adoption of mandatory core elements of a strong set of health protocols t…
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…