What Happens To Your Ears During A Flight?
Pressure and pain in your ears during a flight can be extremely annoying, even painful. And almost as unpleasant is having to wait another 12 hours, or longer, before being able to hear normally again. I"™d like to give you some background information on this phenomenon, as well as some tips and tricks on how […]
SITA App takes Miami international airport to new heights
Miami Airport today launched its new mobile app, which is designed for passengers and all airport users. This is the first airport app in the USA to use the latest technologies, including Bluetooth beacons, to get the right information to the right people, when and where they need it. Developed by IT provider SITA, the […]
British TMCs say distribution fee has hurt Lufthansa, airline disagrees
Lufthansa lost GDS market share on bookings from the U.K. to Germany following the imposition of a controversial 16-euro surcharge in September, according to trade group the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC). Lufthansa counters that the fee has not harmed its bookings companywide. The data, based upon a sample of 12,000 bookings made by […]
Travel insurers: Most policies don’t cover Zika
Travel insurance providers are preparing for an uptick in Zika-related inquiries and claims, and are already beginning to field some calls related to it. What most callers will be told is that in most cases only a "cancel for any reason" policy would cover trip cancellations due to Zika, and travel advisories, such as the […]
China Southern Airlines sees 2015 profit more than doubling
China Southern , the country’s largest airline by fleet size, expects its net profit to have more than doubled in 2015 due to increased overseas travel by the Chinese, weak oil prices and lower forex losses as the yuan depreciated. Chinese airlines, such as Air China , China Southern and Spring Airlines, have given positive […]
El Congreso de IBTA debate los temas que preocupan el sector del business travel
Celebrado por octavo año consecutivo, IBTA consiguió reunir una vez más a 500 profesionales del sector del turismo de negocios en su VIII Congreso Nacional Business Travel 2015 celebrado en el marco de FITUR 2015 el pasado viernes 22 de enero. En dicha jornada, que contó con representación institucional, se dieron cita cinco mesas redondas […]
Air New Zealand firma acuerdo global con STA Travel
Air New Zealand ha firmado una alianza estratégica global de tres años con STA Travel para aumentar los ingresos y promover el turismo de entrada al mercado juvenil y estudiantil. El acuerdo se basa en el trabajo previo entre Air New Zealand y STA Travel a nivel mundial y se centra en la generación de […]
Travel companies grapple with Zika virus alert
In the wake of a travel alert advising pregnant women to postpone travel to several countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America where the mosquito-borne Zika virus has been tentatively linked to birth defects, the travel industry last week was grappling with how best to advise clients as well as manage Zika-related cancellations and […]
Is travel retailing finally about to take off?
It"™s been talked about as the Next Big Thing for quite some time now, but many are now saying that 2016 is the year that travel retailing reaches a critical point in its evolution. The idea is that there is a sequence of "industry shift" in play now that can only push the processes needed […]
Global travel & tourism leaders hopeful for positive outcome at COP21 talks
In support of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP21, taking place in Paris this week, the members of the Global Travel Association Coalition (GTAC) have reiterated the industry"™s commitment to contribute to fight climate change, and express their hopes for successful talks. Speaking as Chairman of GTAC, David Scowsill, President & CEO of the […]
