Travelport: Over half of business travelers willing to pay for extras
A Travelport study has revealed that 55% of US business travelers are willing to pay for travel upgrades out of their own pocket and 80% prefer to have direct control over their plans. While the majority of those surveyed would use their own money or loyalty points to pay for airline seat, hotel, car hire […]
Hitit reports strong first half for 2018: New airline partnerships, awards, and added values for the airline industry
Hitit reported a very successful business performance in the first half of 2018. From January to June the leading airline and travel IT provider signed up a new airline partner; Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and started operating Kam Air from Afghanistan. Thanks to these partnerships, Hitit continues to build its presence throughout Asia. As a […]
United Airlines Strengthens Commitment to Top Corporate Customers with Launch of United Corporate Preferred
United Airlines today debuted United Corporate Preferred, the industry’s newest corporate travel program designed to offer top travel benefits to the airline’s most loyal business customers. United announced the new program this morning at the Global Business Traveler Association (GBTA) Convention in San Diego. United Corporate Preferred is a new and exclusive benefits program that […]
Cerda calls on Caribbean to address excessive aviation taxes
Excessive taxes across the Caribbean aviation industry are counter-productive, according to Peter Cerda, International Air Transport Association (IATA) Regional Vice President, The Americas. «While there is no denying the budgetary challenges facing many governments in the region, imposing heavy fees and taxes on aviation and air travel negatively affects levels of tourism and business travel—the […]
IATA and ACI take the Nextt step in ambitious technological initiative
Global aviation bodies Airports Council International (ACI) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) held a webinar last week as a "first opportunity" for the aviation industry to contribute to a new, wide-ranging initiative for future travel. It could also be transformative for travel retail. Last autumn, the airport and airline associations announced a joined-up […]
Servicios, el valor diferencial de los hoteles de nueva generación
Savills Aguirre Newman, dentro de su programa Hot Trends, organizó la jornada multidisciplinar Valores diferenciales en los hoteles de nueva generación, con la participación de CEHAT, Google España, Tripadvisor y Banco Sabadell, y la colaboración de Pescanova by Kabuki, en la que se analizaron los distintos valores que están marcando tendencia en los hoteles de […]
IATA urges governments to ease visa, travel restrictions
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called upon governments around the world to ease unnecessary visa and travel restrictions and facilitate passenger movement across borders, which IATA said would spur global economic growth. "The economic and social benefits of aviation can be spread only by removing onerous barriers to the free movement of people […]
IATA Open Borders Strategy
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to intensify efforts to spread the economic and social benefits of aviation by removing onerous barriers to the free movement of people across borders. «Over the next 20 years, the number of passengers will double. That"™s excellent news for the global economy, as air connectivity is […]
Ecuador tiene 38 nominaciones en los "˜Oscars"™ del turismo
Ecuador figura entre los países aspirantes a convertirse en el mejor destino Líder mundial de Aventura, entre las 38 categorías de los premios turísticos internacionales World Travel Awards en los que compite y que se fallarán en una gala en Guayaquil en septiembre del 2018. Para incentivar las votaciones, este fin de semana la Vicepresidencia […]
Los cambios que serán tendencia en los viajes
En un entorno cada día más cambiante, las empresas del sector deberán transformar su modelo de negocio para poder competir, rediseñando sus productos y servicios y convirtiéndose en compañías de experiencias que emocionen y fidelicen a sus clientes. Así lo indica la consultora Accenture, cuya división de viajes, Accenture Interactive for Travel, publica por tercer […]
