Tauck recently completed its first tour since the pandemic shuttered travel last March and said it is looking forward to restarting operations in the coming months.The company said its first trip w…
American Airlines seeks to cash in on stock surge
American Airlines reported in a regulatory filing Friday that it will issue $1.1 billion worth of new shares. The move comes as the carrier’s stock has surged this week — buoyed by reta…
Minor eyes China expansion with Funyard partnership
All passengers flying Singapore Airlines outbound from Singapore and Indonesia (bound for Singapore) will be able to book pre-departure polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and serology tests as part…
Big Project Middle East Awards recognises Red Sea Development Company
The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) has won two awards at the 2020 edition of the Big Project Middle East Awards.The event was held on at the Ritz Carlton JBR in Dubai.Following an extensive ju…
Airlink inks interline deal with major European carriers
Lufthansa and SWISS have entered into an interline agreement with Airlink, offering passengers convenient travel connections between Southern Africa and Europe.The partnership allows Airlink passen…
Polls: UK travelers choose safety over price
When it comes to traveling in 2021, British tourists value safety over price. Now entering the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, polls say that UK consumers will choose to spend much more to…
Hotel review: What it’s like to stay at Fable Dunedin
Hotel: Originally opened as the Wains Hotel in the 1860s, the Victorian-era style of Dunedin’s first hotel has been updated as a boutique 50-room accommodation option for the 21st century.Loc…
IATA made progress on NDC in 2020
Despite the pandemic, IATA still saw movement on its New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard in 2020 and hopes for continued momentum going forward.NDC is a set of XML standards that will enable…
U.S. Travel will push Biden team for travel tax credits
Roger Dow said that the U.S. Travel Association will talk to the Biden administration about incentivizing travel through tax credits, among other way to stimulate travel.“It used to be said, …
Austria experiencing tremendous unemployment in the tourism sector
For more than eleven weeks, everything has been at a standstill in the Austrian tourism industry. The current lockdown for hotels and catering businesses will probably continue until the end of Feb…