Tourism

Air Astana Switches to Spring-Summer Schedule

Air Astana has switched to a spring-summer operating schedule effective from 26th March to 29th October 2023 and during this period will steadily increase the number of international flights. Services from Almaty to Antalya (Turkey) will be increased to ten flights a week, whilst those from Astana will increase to seven services a week. Almaty […]

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New Budapest to Belfast Flight on Ryanair

Budapest Airport ended last year with the confirmation that Belfast, a previously unserved destination, would be added to the gateway’s route map for the summer season. Celebrating the commencement of the twice-weekly service today, Ryanair will connect the Hungarian capital city to Northern Ireland’s capital and largest city for the first time. Balázs Bogáts, Airline […]

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First Intersex-Inclusive Pride Train Launched in UK

On its first run, the newly designed Intersex-Inclusive Pride Train was crewed exclusively by LGBTQIA+ SWR colleagues South Western Railway (SWR) has today launched the UK’s first ever Intersex-Inclusive Pride train to show support for and solidarity with its LGBTQIA+ customers and colleagues and the community at large. The new livery was applied to a […]

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New Ottawa to Boston and New York Flights on Porter Airlines

Porter Airlines launched three new routes between Ottawa International Airport and Boston, New York-Newark and Thunder Bay today, providing convenient travel links for the region. The new routes are part of Porter’s broader expansion plan in Ottawa and its commitment to the region, including new maintenance hangars that are currently under construction at YOW. These […]

Tourism

New Daily New York JFK to Paris Flights on Norse Atlantic Airways

New route connecting two cities will further boost transatlantic travel benefiting local tourism and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic Today, Norse Atlantic Airways marks a new era in affordable transatlantic travel between the US and France with the celebration of its inaugural flight from Paris, Charles de Gaulle to New York JFK and […]

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UK ETA Will Be Launched for Some Countries

The UK authorities have just announced that the country will introduce a travel authorization requirement – the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) – in November 2023, but this will not apply to EU nationals until next year. An ETA is a new requirement that will soon begin to apply to all those who do not need […]

Tourism

Chinese Tourists Awaited in Europe

Many tour operators in Europe have expressed their concern about the low number of bookings from Chinese tourists which has been totally unexpected.  There are a few groups that have looked forward to larger numbers to start arriving in Europe by May but the data is not showing a positive outcome. Urs Kessler who operates […]

Tourism

Foreign Airlines May Be Sanctioned by USA

U.S. airlines, backed by U.S. senators, are lobbying the White House and Capitol Hill to impose restrictions on foreign carriers not sanctioned by Moscow and serving the U.S. via Russian airspace. Banned from Russian air corridors since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, U.S. air operators are experiencing longer flight times and higher costs […]

Tourism

Resilient Cultural City Odesa, Ukraine, joins World Tourism Network

No war is stopping the people Odesa to show its resilience in travel and tourism. In Odesa joining World Tourism Network is testimony. Today, the Odesa Department of Culture, International Relations, and European Integration of Odesa City Council in Ukraine joined the World Tourism Network as its latest destination member. Currently, World Tourism Network has […]

Tourism

SKAL CUZCO Youth Program Sets a Trend for Peru & beyond

SKAL International Cuzco, Peru took an important responsibility in developing youth and talent. SKAL knows the future of the travel and tourism industry is in the hand of young people. The youth will also be the future leaders of SKAL International. Recently the Cuzco club of SKAL signed an agreement wit Vida y Vocación Perú, […]