Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has announced the introduction of Sandals Holiday Assurance. The new initiative offers the guarantee of a free replacement stay should a holiday be impacted by Covid-19 while on resort. It also provides guests with complimentary on resort Covid-19 testing. Clients who have holidays booked before December, including those made through third parties, can rest … [Read more...]

Sandals Resorts International (SRI) has announced the introduction of Sandals Holiday Assurance. The new initiative offers the guarantee of a free replacement stay should a holiday be impacted by Covid-19 while on resort. It also provides guests with complimentary on resort Covid-19 testing. Clients who have holidays booked before December, including those made through third parties, can rest … [Read more...]

Sandals Resorts International has announced the introduction of Sandals Holiday Assurance. The new initiative offers the guarantee of a free replacement stay should a holiday be impacted by Covid-19 while on resort. It also provides guests with complimentary on resort Covid-19 testing. Clients who have holidays booked before December via Unique Caribbean Holidays (the UK tour operator for Sandals … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport is calling for the government to introduce a simplified two-tier system for international travel, as fresh data revealed the UK aviation sector is slipping even further behind in its recovery. It comes as MAG reported that its passenger numbers for August were 68 per cent down on the same month in 2019. The company is the largest airport group in the UK and owns and operates … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport is calling for the government to introduce a simplified two-tier system for international travel, as fresh data revealed the UK aviation sector is slipping even further behind in its recovery. It comes as MAG reported that its passenger numbers for August were 68 per cent down on the same month in 2019. The company is the largest airport group in the UK and owns and operates … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport is calling for the government to introduce a simplified two-tier system for international travel, as fresh data revealed the UK aviation sector is slipping even further behind in its recovery. It comes as MAG reported that its passenger numbers for August were 68 per cent down on the same month in 2019. The company is the largest airport group in the UK and owns and operates … [Read more...]

RwandAir is continuing its recovery from the pandemic by adding additional routes to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from September. As of September 29th, the flag-carrier is to launch new twice-weekly services to both Lubumbashi, the mining capital of the country. This will be followed by Goma, capital of North Kivu province on the shore of Lake Kivu, on October 15th.ADVERTISEMENTThe … [Read more...]

gategroup has announced that Xavier Rossinyol will step down as chief executive in November. He will be succeeded by Christoph Schmitz, chief financial officer of the company since 2015. Rossinyol joined gategroup in 2015 and led the company through a strong growth phase with record year-on-year financial results; and navigated the complex Covid-19 pandemic. Between 2015 and 2019, gategroup grew … [Read more...]

Breeze Airways has revealed its new A220-300 livery, while confirming that it has reached a purchase agreement with Airbus for 20 more of the aircraft. This previously undisclosed order for 20 brings the total order book to 80 A220-300s, the first of which will be delivered in quarter four of this year. The fresh paint job was completed at Airbus’ facility in Mobile, Alabama, which will deliver … [Read more...]

Carnival Cruise Line gas become the first cruise line to set sail from the Port of Baltimore since the industry-wide pause in operations last year. Carnival Pride has set off on a seven-day cruise to the Bahamas, visiting the popular destinations of Nassau, Freeport and the private island of Half Moon Cay. “We are thrilled to be back in Baltimore, providing our guests with the relaxing vacation … [Read more...]

New figures from Heathrow have revealed passenger numbers remained 71 per cent down in August versus the same month pre-pandemic. The airport said ever-changing restrictions, expensive and unnecessary testing requirements and lack of a common approach across borders were behind the slump. From being the busiest airport in Europe in 2019, Heathrow is now tenth as rivals including Schiphol, Paris … [Read more...]

New figures from Heathrow have revealed passenger numbers remained 71 per cent down in August versus the same month pre-pandemic. The airport said ever-changing restrictions, expensive and unnecessary testing requirements and lack of a common approach across borders were behind the slump. From being the busiest airport in Europe in 2019, Heathrow is now tenth as rivals including Schiphol, Paris … [Read more...]

New figures from Heathrow have revealed passenger numbers remained 71 per cent down in August versus the same month pre-pandemic. The airport said ever-changing restrictions, expensive and unnecessary testing requirements and lack of a common approach across borders were behind the slump. From being the busiest airport in Europe in 2019, Heathrow is now tenth as rivals including Schiphol, Paris … [Read more...]

Emirates has announced that it will be restarting services to Saudi Arabia, with St Petersburg to follow on October 8th. Flights between Dubai and St Petersburg will operate four times a week, and the airline will increase its services to daily flights from October 21st. All flights will operate on the Boeing 777-300ER in a three-class configuration. Emirates flight EK 173 and 174 will operate on … [Read more...]

easyJet holidays has become the first major UK tour operator to sign up to the Future of Tourism Coalition. The body has a global mission to place destinations at the centre of recovery strategies.  The holiday operator recently became the first major UK tour operator to offset the carbon emissions from its package holidays – comprising the fuel used for flights and in-destination transfers, … [Read more...]

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has found there are features of the PCR testing market which mean “competition alone will not deliver the right outcomes for consumers”. The body said there is a risk of a ‘race to the bottom,’ in which providers compete on grounds other than high clinical quality and travellers end up losing out. Consumers’ complaints include that they are paying over … [Read more...]

United and Honeywell have announced a joint investment in Alder Fuels, a company that is pioneering first-of-its-kind technologies for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at scale. Its technology seeks to covert abundant biomass, such as forest and crop waste, into a sustainable low-carbon, drop-in replacement crude oil that can be used to produce aviation fuel. When used together across … [Read more...]

Manuel Butler Halter will take over in London Turespaña has welcomed a new director in the UK, Manuel Butler Halter. The Spanish tourism board also confirmed a new deputy director, Pedro Asensio. They will take over from Javier Piñanes and Carlos Ruiz, respectively. Halter, who will be taking the reigns as director of Turespaña’s London offices, has participated in the highest levels of Spanish … [Read more...]

Turespaña has welcomed a new director in the UK, Manuel Butler Halter. The Spanish tourism board also confirmed a new deputy director, Pedro Asensio. They will take over from Javier Piñanes and Carlos Ruiz, respectively. Halter, who will be taking the reigns as director of Turespaña’s London offices, has participated in the highest levels of Spanish tourism promotion for over 25 years. He … [Read more...]

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced an agreement to brand and manage 54 luxurious residences located on the prestigious Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills. The location is scheduled to open in 2022. Mandarin Oriental Residences, Beverly Hills, at 9200 Wilshire Boulevard is the first residential-only project on the United States West Coast from the company. The sleek mid-rise property will … [Read more...]