Airline will pay one lucky person $4,500 a month to travel around the world

A European airline is hiring one lucky person to travel around the world"¦ for $4,500 a month! WOW Airlines is looking for a "Travel Guide" for the dream job. The lucky hire (and a best friend) will move into a fully-furnished apartment in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland. But it doesn"™t sound like you"™ll be there much, […]

Transparency in Payments Live in Finland, Norway and Sweden

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Transparency in Payments (TIP) has been implemented in the Finland, Norway and Sweden markets. TIP, which is being introduced in conjunction with NewGen ISS, is an industry initiative focused on providing airlines with increased transparency and control in the collection of their sales generated in the travel […]

TripAdvisor Recognizes World’s Best Airlines With 2018 Travelers’ Choice Awards

TripAdvisor®, the travel planning and booking site, today announced the winners of its Travelers’ Choice® awards for airlines, identifying travelers’ favorite carriers around the globe. For 2018, Singapore Airlines was named the number one airline in the world and Southwest Airlines ranked as the best U.S. carrier. Award winners were determined using an algorithm that […]

Air Belgium to launch first service April 16

New Belgian airline, Air Belgium, will begin ticket sales April 3 for flights set to launch April 16. Initial flights will serve Hong Kong from the carrier"™s base at Brussels South Charleroi Airport. Later Air Belgium will fly to mainland China. Air Belgium is 49.995% owned by a company called Aviation Investment Holding NV., which […]

Air New Zealand tipped to announce new long-haul destination

Air New Zealand is set to announce a new long-haul destination to add to its international network. The new destination, according to industry sources is mostly likely to be Chicago O"™Hare (ORD), USA. The New Zealand Herald reports that Air New Zealand is holding a special "where to next" function for the travel industry on […]

Top 10 travel destinations in the WORLD announced at TripAdvisor awards

If you"™re looking for some holiday inspiration, check out TripAdvisor"™s top-rated holiday destinations. The travel review website has today revealed the world"™s best holiday hotspots at their 2018 Traveller"™ Choice Awards. Paris has been named the top location, based of the quality and quantity of traveller reviews and ratings gathered over a 12-month period. With […]

Digital Tech Creating Enhanced Experiences In The Air

Aiming to guide future industry investment, the IATA and ACI NEXTT program"™s focus is on an ever-smoother journey "“ thanks to queue-busting technologies, better use of space and resources through artificial intelligence and robotics, and enhanced data sharing. Mobile reshapes behavior Our industry has already made great strides in recent years, and will continue to […]

Aviation panelists urge broader biometrics adoption to relieve passenger capacity crunch

roader adoption of biometric technologies to reduce passenger processing times is necessary to manage a looming capacity crunch facing airlines in busy markets, a panel of aviation industry leaders told the A4E Aviation Summit, Apex reports. Inefficient passenger security clearance processes could limit the capacity available in certain markets, panelists said during a discussion on […]

Airlines could generate €6 million more ancillary revenue per year with comtrade digital services"™ Adnexa platform

Comtrade Digital Services today announced that it has developed a digital platform that could make airlines €6 million in ancillary revenue per year*. Adnexa is a fully automated system which pairs passenger data with relevant advertising content. The application, unveiled at the Aviation Festival in Singapore on 27th-28th February, enables advertisers to create custom-made campaigns […]