After Lufthansa and the shareholders of SN Airholding had agreed on the terms of the complete takeover, Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s Executive Board has decided to exercise the call option for the…
Adare Manor reveals renovation details ahead of summer debut
Adare Manor, one of Ireland’s most renowned resort hotels with a list of prestigious accolades nearly as long as its history, announces a multi-phase transformation to restore the property to…
Voyageurs du Monde takes stake in Original Travel
Voyageurs du Monde has made a significant strategic investment in acquiring a 60 per cent stake in Original Travel, one of the UK’s fastest growing bespoke travel companies.The acquisition fo…
Norwegian to honour pioneering UK pilot Amy Johnson
Norwegian has announced that pioneering pilot Amy Johnson will become its second British tail fin hero, with the renowned pilot’s portrait set to appear on two Norwegian aircraft later this y…
New global leadership for CLIA
Cruise Lines International Association has announced it has added two new members to its global leadership team.Andy Harmer, former vice president, operations & director, UK & Ireland, has …
IAG to launch long-haul venture in Barcelona
International Airlines Group (IAG) — parent of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus –plans to launch a new long-haul operation out of Barcelona in June.The company said it ha…
Carnival Corp.: Wearable technology to transform cruise experience
Carnival Corp. has created a new Bluetooth-enabled disc that will replace and augment plastic key cards on future ships and be the underpinning for a variety of new ways of doing things on cruises.…
VisitBritain celebrates growth in Chinese tourist arrivals
VisitBritain recently celebrated its milestone partnerships with Hainan Airlines (HNA Group) and Alitrip, Alibaba Group’s tourism arm, in China. Hainan Airlines is the only Chinese airline wi…
Vienna attracts 30% more Indian tourists in 2016
Austria’s capital, Vienna has attracted as many as 47,465 visitors from India in the first 10 months of 2016, registering a growth of 30.4% over the corresponding period last year. According …
Turkish Airlines launches flights to Zanzibar
Turkish Airlines, which is already flying to 49 destinations in Africa, has added Zanzibar to its extensive flight network. This brings to 293 the total number of destinations that the airline serv…