The Jamaica Tourist Board pays tribute to Deputy Director of Tourism for his over 40-year tenure on his retirement. With warmest wishes and the deepest gratitude for his many years of dedicated service to the organization, the Jamaica Tourist Board has announced that it will be bidding farewell to its Deputy Director of Tourism, Americas, […]
Tanzania is committed to planting five million trees on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro by 2030, as it seeks to save its famed glaciers on the summit from total melting, courtesy of the climate change. Created in 1973 to protect and restore ecological integrity for current and future generations, the Kilimanjaro National Park, has along […]
The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) announced today that JetBlue is adding additional service to the destination in time for its biggest cultural festival, Spicemas. From August 7 to September 1, 2023, the carrier will operate a second daily nonstop flight, a 162-seat A320, leaving New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport at 9:50 p.m. and […]
Once known as having reliable services, Germany climbed to the top of an unpredictable transportation systems with new strikes just announced. Strikes and disruption in Germany’s transport industry have no limits. On Monday, the Verdi union managed to have the German railroad DB cancel all ICC long-distance trains. Also, many regional trains will work on […]
HalalBooking is delighted to announce the renewal of its partnership with the Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles program. Both parties signed the partnership agreement during ITB Berlin, the world’s leading tourism trade show. This announcement follows HalalBooking’s record profits in 2022, with a new company sales record of $52 million for the year, representing 45% year-on-year sales […]
Travelport, a global technology company that powers travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, today announced the launch of Smartpoint Cloud on Travelport+. As the only modern retailing platform built for agencies, Travelport+ will now deliver a more intuitive and efficient way for travel agents to sell and service travel, all while […]
Icelandair has announced its 2023-2024 winter schedule with a capacity increase of 20-25% between North America and more than 30 destinations in Europe, compared to last winter season. Due to popular demand, Rome, Barcelona, Raleigh Durham, Baltimore, and Vancouver will increase from seasonal to year-round service. In addition, six destinations will further increase flight frequency […]
Emirates Flight Training Academy (EFTA) continues to live up to its promise of offering cutting-edge tech and state-of-the-art aircraft to train pilots of the future and help close the industry’s skills gap. The Academy is now bolstering its current fleet with an order for three twin-engine DA42-VI and its corresponding flight simulator from Diamond Aircraft […]
An experienced and skilled airline manager from within Lufthansa Group, is assuming the leadership position at Brussels Airlines Dorothea von Boxberg is set to become the new CEO of Brussels Airlines. Subject to the pending resolution by the Board of Directors of SN Airholding, Dorothea von Boxberg, who is currently Chairperson of the Executive Board […]
The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday announced measures to try to avoid a repeat of disruptions at airports serving New York City and Washington D.C. this summer as it grapples with a shortage of air traffic controllers at a key facility in the area. Despite this, the FAA said it expects increased delays this summer […]