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Corporate travel gallops ahead
During the pandemic, industry-watchers forecast that corporate travel would take a long, long time to come back.
In South Africa, where the vast majority of international air tickets purchased up to early 2020 were for business travel of one sort or another, this was bad news indeed. Some highly experienced agents who had worked in… read more
Carnival Cruise Line sees its highest booking week ever
Carnival Cruise Line said that the one-week period of March 28-April 3 was its busiest booking week in the company’s history, showing a double-digit increase from the previous record seven-day booking total.
With 22 of its 23 ships back in guest operations across all its year-round U.S. homeports, Carnival has led the industry in te… read more
EUROCONTROL expects 9.3 million flights in 2022, 84% of pre-pandemic level
The latest EUROCONTROL Traffic Scenarios for the period April to December 2022 predict steady growth between April and peak-summer, reaching 89% of 2019 traffic by August in the Base Scenario, with this level gently rising to end the year at 92%.
This sustained recovery will translate into around 9.3 million flights operated through… read more
TravelTech Show announces conference agenda and opens registration
Registration is now open for TravelTech Show, the global meeting place for travel technology leaders, which returns in-person on 29-30 June 2022 alongside The Meetings Show and Business Travel Show Europe at new venue, ExCeL London, following a two year hiatus and a fully virtual offering in 2021.
Visitors to this year… read more
Turkish Airlines plans Istanbul-Seattle route launch
Turkish Airlines will add Seattle (SEA… read more
Ukraine International Airlines offers possibility to wet-lease currently grounded fleet
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) was forced to suspend its operations already at least until half of April. Depending on the continuation of the war that Russia started on Ukraine, the airline will face many months of grounding. Therefore, the airline decided to offer its fleet for wet-lease operations.
“UIA now has the o… read more
Consumer intent to travel; hesitancy remains despite restrictions lifting
Following last week's announcement that all COVID-19 travel restrictions are now removed in the UK, LoopMe has new data on consumer intent to travel, which reveals 69% of UK consumers are still hesitant or somewhat hesitant about travelling since the pandemic.
The data, from research conducted in March 2022, also shows that consumer… read more
Report: Business travel helps organizations get competitive edge
An analysis conducted by the San Diego State University School of Hospitality & Tourism Management on behalf of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) found that in-person business travel and meetings have undeniable advantages over virtual options, and that businesses and organizations that resume business travel and meetings m… read more
Top travel destinations without Covid restrictions
As vaccination rates increase by the day and people all around the world start accepting that the Covid-19 virus could be part and parcel of their daily lives, more destinations are lifting travel entry requirements entirely for travelers.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says that Covid-19 has entered the endemic … read more
Aeroflot launches international network from Sochi, Russia
Business as usual for Aeroflot, the airline launched ticket sales for international flights from Sochi, Russia. The airline will operate to Armenia, Egypt, Israel, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan. The flights will be operated by Rossiya Russian Airlines, part of the Aeroflot group, with Sukhoi Superjet 100.
The Sukho… read more
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