Emirates has confirmed that its first two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with its new first-class product will operate from Dubai to the airline’s Belgian and Swiss destinations starting from …
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Minor Hotels unveils plans for three new Qatar properties in 2018
Minor Hotels will open three new-build hotels in Qatar in spring 2018 under its Tivoli and Oaks brands.The three properties are owned by Katara Hospitality, a globally recognised hospitality owner, de…
Hurricanes cost Royal Caribbean $55M, but Q3 profit still rises
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reported an 8.6% increase in third-quarter net profit despite costs from the most destructive hurricane season in its history.Net income rose to $752.8 million from $693.3…
Qatar Airways takes $662m stake in Cathay Pacific
Qatar Airways has entered into an agreement to purchase an amount of 378,188,000 shares of Cathay Pacific Airways, being approximately 9.61 per cent of the total issued share capital.Completion of the…
Foreign Cruise Operators Fighting For Chinese Market
The Chinese market is the world’s second largest cruise market after the United States. The number of cruise passengers has been increasing by 76% every year for about four years. In 2016 the ne…
Green light for Oppenheimer’s OR Tambo private terminal
Fireblade Aviation, owned by the Oppenheimer family, has been given the go-ahead to operate a private international terminal at OR Tambo International Airport (Ortia) by the Pretoria High Court.The in…
World Ski Awards signs LEITNER as platinum partner
The premier annual forum for celebrating new standards of ski tourism excellence, sharing principles of best practice, and for unrivalled peer-to-peer networking has re-signed LEITNER ropeways –…
Denver airport proposes expansion
Denver International Airport has put forth a proposal to build 39 new gates by 2021.The expansion would add to the 107 gates and 42 tarmac loading locations that the airport currently has. The project…
Jet Airways goes triple daily on London-Mumbai route
Responding to the increase in demand for air travel between the UK and India, Jet Airways commenced its new third daily service from London Heathrow to Mumbai.Jet Airways is the first Indian carrier t…
Qatar Airways to launch flights to Pattaya, Thailand
Qatar Airways has responded to increased customer demand for services to Thailand by launching direct flights to Pattaya, the airline’s fifth route to the country.The new four-times-a-week servi…