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 […]
The global low cost airlines market was valued at $117,726 million in 2016, and is projected to reach $207,816 million in 2023, registering a CAGR of 8.6% from 2017 to 2023
Low Cost Airlines Market by Purpose (Leisure Travel, VFR, Business Travel, and Others), Destination (Domestic and International), and Distribution Channel (Online, Travel Agency, and Others) – Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2017-2023. The global low cost airlines market was valued at $117,726 million in 2016, and is projected to reach $207,816 million in 2023, […]
International travel up 5% through Miami International Airport
The number of international passengers traveling through Miami International Airport this year is nearly 5% ahead of the same period in 2017, most recent data from the Miami-Dade Aviation Department show. Those international passengers are coveted in most areas of business, from real estate to retail sales, and in restaurants and hotels. Those who stay […]
¿Qué pasa con los aviones cuando se retiran?
Todos hemos visto las fotos: fila tras fila de aviones abandonados, oxidándose lentamente en el desierto. Aunque los cementerios de aviones son espectaculares, son solo una pieza de la maquinaria fascinante que se encarga de los aviones comerciales que quedan fuera de servicio. En cuanto un avión comercial se acerca al final de su vida […]
