Winston Aldworth flies from Queenstown to Auckland aboard Jetstar’s JQ298.The plane: A Jetstar A320. The bustling little beauty that has knocked down the price of travel between New Zeal…
American Express and Carlson Wagonlit join Amadeus’ NDC effort
American Express Global Business Travel and Carlson Wagonlit Travel have joined Amadeus’ NDC-X program, which aims to drive practical use cases for IATA’s New Distribution Capability (N…
Accor to connect guests to hotels with new WhatsApp service
AccorHotels UK & Ireland has introduced the facility for guests to communicate with hotel staff using WhatsApp.Instead of being obliged to use the phone in their room to contact reception or ot…
Government dissolves Air Zimbabwe board
The Zimbabwean government has dissolved the Air Zimbabwe management board, and appointed Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants as caretaker of the airline.This was done to safeguard the airline&rsqu…
Peru’s Nazca Lines: The big picture from the side of the Pan American Highway
A hair-raising flight over a Peruvian desert puts work of the ancients into perspective, writes Eleanor HughesOn the side of the Pan American Highway in the middle of nowhere stands a red metal vie…
Staying at the Novotel Queenstown Lakeside
Winston Aldworth checks in to the Novotel Queenstown Lakeside.Getting there: As the name suggests, this hotel sits near the Queenstown waterfront. It’s less than a 10-minute ride from th…
TSA: We’re not eliminating screening at small airports
TSA won’t end security screening at any U.S. airports that are currently federalized.The statement, posted to the agency’s website Wednesday, comes in response to reports last week that…
‘No risk’ to tourists from forest fires says Algarve Tourist Board
No tourists remain at risk in the Monchique mountain range, according to the Algarve Tourist Board.Forest fires have been burning in the area since the afternoon of August 3rd, with the Macdonald M…
Real-time route updates enhance travel between SA and Moz
Trans African Concessions (TRAC) recently launched its new bilingual website, featuring a variety of novel and modern elements, making it practical and easy for road users to obtain real-time route…
Norwegian breaks passenger record in July
Norwegian has reported a new passenger record in July as it carried almost 3.8 million passengers in a single month.The total number of passengers increased by 13 per cent compared to the same mont…