Preferred Hotels & Resorts has announced its 2018 year-end results.In 2018, the company generated $1.66 billion in reservations revenue on behalf of its member properties worldwide, a 22 per cent …
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Gulf Air adds Singapore to Thai Airways codeshare deal
Gulf Air and Thai Airways International, Thailand’s flag carrier, have added Singapore to the list of cities served by the existing codeshare agreement.The deal takes effect today.Back in 2018, …
Innside by Meliá expands to include resort destinations
Meliá Hotels International has announced the evolution of the Innside by Meliá portfolio.Having previously been renowned for its centrally-located, urban lifestyle hotels in Europe, the …
UK hospitality sector looks forward to Chinese New Year boost
The UK is expecting a boost in visits from China as Chinese New Year approaches on Tuesday, February 5th.Forward flight booking data showed that bookings from China to the UK were up 24 per cent from …
Hard Brexit Consequences For The Travelers
UK is expected to leave the European Union on March 29th this year and all indications point towards the so-called ‘hard’ Brexit, with no deal with the EU, rather than a ‘soft’…
Manchester Airport to welcome private PermiAir terminal
Manchester Airport has revealed plans to be the first major UK airport to open a private terminal, which offers passengers a “private jet experience” while flying on commercial airlines.Th…
UNWTO records 1.4bn international arrivals in 2018
International tourist arrivals grew six per cent in 2018, totalling 1.4 billion, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.Long term forecasts issued by the organisation in 2010 indicated …
Accor boosts Orbis stake by a third
AccorHotels has received the preliminary results of a tender offer for the outstanding shares in Orbis Hotel Group.The French hotel giant launched a tender offer in November last year for all the shar…
British Airways to celebrate centenary with retro livery
As part of its 100-year birthday, British Airways has announced it will be painting a Boeing 747 in the much-admired design of its predecessor British Overseas Airways Corporation.The livery from the …
airBaltic welcomes record 4.1 million passengers in 2018
airBaltic carried 4,135,711 passengers on its network last year, up 17 per cent on the previous year.It is the highest number of passengers carried in airline’s history.Martin Gauss, chief execu…