Virgin Australia is taking full advantage of its new partnership with Qatar Air, with its Velocity loyalty program offering US$20 ‘Dine on Us’ vouchers for all members, including children, to use at select eateries at Doha, Qatar’s Hamad International Airport, which has a total 66 food outlets.
China has changed its tax refund policy for foreign tourists, moving to a VAT refund-upon-purchase model.
Former Air New Zealand chief customer and sales officer Leanne Geraghty has been appointed Sydney Airport’s general manager Passenger Experience.
Ted Christie has left Spirit Airlines, with cfo Fred Cromer, coo John Bendoraitis and general counsel Thomas Canfield to run the budget carrier until a successor is found.
Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group (AKTG) has announced its Cox & Kings arm is expanding into the Australian and US markets.
Sunway Hospitality Group of Malaysia has promoted Alex Castaldi to ceo, with responsibility for aligning the hotel business with other key pillars of the Sunway Group including its travel agency and also expanding the firm's global presence.
Castaldi joined Sunway in 2017 as general manager of The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat and most recently was group coo.
Doha-based Qatar Airways says it now has about 80 per cent of its B777 fleet using Starlink for in-flight wifi and it will start offering the same system on its Airbus A350s from this month.
On April 28, Australia's Mulpha Events will welcome Claire Back as its general manager – Events & Partnerships.
The partnership between hotel group Accor and luxury brand LVMH for what was the Orient Express train has seen the launch of the La Dolce Vita Orient Express, with a first itinerary, Tastes of Tuscan Vineyards, to take guests from Rome to Montalcino.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a 'Contactless Travel Directory' to help airlines identify and offer contactless travel at specific airports, including with partner airlines.
Accommodation major Hyatt expects to expand its India region footprint by seven properties this year in Ghaziabad, Kasauli, Kochi, Bhopal, Vithalapur, Jaipur and Butwal in Nepal.
Australia's Qantas and plane maker Airbus are to invest A$15 million in Climate Tech Partners (CTP) to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other aviation decarbonisation technologies.
Finnish flag carrier Finnair - a oneworld alliance member - is to offer customers 25 weekly flights between its home hub Helsinki and four Japanese destinations this northern summer: Tokyo-Haneda, Tokyo-Narita, Osaka and Nagoya.
Virgin Australia is taking full advantage of its new partnership with Qatar Air, with its Velocity loyalty program offering US$20 ‘Dine on Us’ vouchers for all members, including children, to use at select eateries at Doha, Qatar’s Hamad International Airport, which has a total 66 food outlets.
China has changed its tax refund policy for foreign tourists, moving to a VAT refund-upon-purchase model.
Former Air New Zealand chief customer and sales officer Leanne Geraghty has been appointed Sydney Airport’s general manager Passenger Experience.
Ted Christie has left Spirit Airlines, with cfo Fred Cromer, coo John Bendoraitis and general counsel Thomas Canfield to run the budget carrier until a successor is found.
Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group (AKTG) has announced its Cox & Kings arm is expanding into the Australian and US markets.
Sunway Hospitality Group of Malaysia has promoted Alex Castaldi to ceo, with responsibility for aligning the hotel business with other key pillars of the Sunway Group including its travel agency and also expanding the firm's global presence.
Castaldi joined Sunway in 2017 as general manager of The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat and most recently was group coo.
Doha-based Qatar Airways says it now has about 80 per cent of its B777 fleet using Starlink for in-flight wifi and it will start offering the same system on its Airbus A350s from this month.
On April 28, Australia's Mulpha Events will welcome Claire Back as its general manager – Events & Partnerships.
The partnership between hotel group Accor and luxury brand LVMH for what was the Orient Express train has seen the launch of the La Dolce Vita Orient Express, with a first itinerary, Tastes of Tuscan Vineyards, to take guests from Rome to Montalcino.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a 'Contactless Travel Directory' to help airlines identify and offer contactless travel at specific airports, including with partner airlines.
Accommodation major Hyatt expects to expand its India region footprint by seven properties this year in Ghaziabad, Kasauli, Kochi, Bhopal, Vithalapur, Jaipur and Butwal in Nepal.
Australia's Qantas and plane maker Airbus are to invest A$15 million in Climate Tech Partners (CTP) to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other aviation decarbonisation technologies.
Finnish flag carrier Finnair - a oneworld alliance member - is to offer customers 25 weekly flights between its home hub Helsinki and four Japanese destinations this northern summer: Tokyo-Haneda, Tokyo-Narita, Osaka and Nagoya.
