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Tuesday, 3 September 2019

Boingo’s Airport partners speed to the top in new airport Wi-Fi ranking

LOS ANGELES - Boingo Wireless, a leading distributed antenna system (DAS), small cells and Wi-Fi provider that serves carriers, consumers, property owners and advertisers

Portugal’s 2027 vision to become one of the most sustainable tourist destinations in the world

The Official Portuguese Tourism Board, Turismo de Portugal, will manage the 2027 strategy approved by the Portuguese Government in 2017 under the patronage of Ana

1,100 runners conquer Budapest Airport’s runway run

Despite temperatures creeping into the high-30s, over 1,100 runners literally raced down Budapest Airport’s Runway 13R-31L on Saturday to take part in the annual Budapest Airport-

Soul Community Planet announces new “One Tree: One Forest” program

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF. - Soul Community Planet (SCP) has announced a new program - “One Tree: One Forest” – with the goal of making a meaningfully positive

airBaltic Pilot Academy’s fifth group of students begin studies

RIGA - The fifth group of students began their study process at the Latvian airline’s airBaltic Pilot Academy today, September 2, 2019. The fifth group of 13 students will

Voting opens for the 2019 miaList team awards

Voting is now open for the Meetings Industry Association’s (mia) miaList team 2019 awards. The votes for the awards, sponsored by Core Process, will help decide which

Monday, 2 September 2019

Brand new Opatija cruise tackles over tourism in Croatia by travelling off-grid



Following the attempts to combat over tourism by the Italian government in both Venice and Rome, and the removal of large cruise ships from the Venetian centre, small cruise specialists Unforgettable Croatia have implemented their own steps to help the over tourism issue

Agenda.Video surveyed travellers to find out their habits and preferences in booking accomodation



Agenda.Video, the first internet video production company for hotels, conducted a survey asking 2,300 travellers about their behaviour and preferences when booking their travel accommodation. The survey covered the following questions:

Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) Supports Expo 2020



DUBAI, UAE - His Excellency Mohammed Abdulla Ahli, Director General of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) and CEO of Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans), has stressed that the aviation sector, which accounts for about 30 per cent of Dubai’s GDP, will play a significant role in the

Hurricane Dorian and the islands of Bahamas



NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation (BMOTA) continues to track the progress of Hurricane Dorian, which has been upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane. Hurricane Dorian is expected to remain extremely dangerous through Monday, September 2 as it

Solar power plant to open in Messukeskus Helsinki



Messukeskus Helsinki and Helen Ltd will open one of the largest solar power plants in Helsinki on the hall roofs of the Messukeskus Helsinki, Expo and Convention Centre. The solar power plant will start operation at the end of August or the beginning of September 2019. Construction of an

Amadeus and Visa’s CyberSource join forces to tackle fraud and friction in travel

SINGAPORE  - The European Central Bank estimates Europe suffers from 1.3 billion euros in online card fraud each year. That’s why the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) and the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) mandate what is known as Strong Customer Authentication

W Hotels debuts W Aspen, the brand’s first mountain escape in North America


W Hotels Worldwide, part of Marriott International Inc., announced the much-anticipated opening of W Aspen & The Sky Residences at W Aspen, located at the base of the world-renowned, eponymous mountain. With ski-in/ski-out access to some of the world’s most coveted slopes,

Radisson Hotel Group begins roll-out of its new global Responsible Business training progra

Radisson Hotel Group announced the introduction of its new global Responsible Business training program, Living and Leading Responsible Business. Set to be rolled out worldwide over the next 16 months, the new program will cement Radisson Hotel Group’s position as a

Advantage Group recognises Lindt & Sprüngli Travel Retail as top confectionery supplier in travel retail in 2019

Lindt & Sprüngli have been named as Best-In-Class confectionery supplier in the 2019 Advantage Report Global Travel Retail. The Advantage Report Global Travel Retail is an annual study based on qualitative and quantitative research, which this year saw more than 385 key stakeholders from 87

Uganda Airlines to soar with Hitit technology

ISTANBUL / ENTEBBE - Hitit, a leading airline software company, announces a new partnership with Uganda Airlines. The nations flagship carrier which was rebirthed earlier this year is fully owned by the government of Uganda and is entering into the market with state-of-the-art Bombardier

First EgyptAir A220-300 makes maiden flight

The first A220-300 for EgyptAir has successfully completed its inaugural test flight from the Mirabel assembly line. The first of 12 aircraft EgyptAir has on order is due to be delivered to the Cairo-based airline in the coming weeks.

Long Island MacArthur Airport improves flight information updates with SITA technology

NEW YORK – As part of its continuous attention to improve customer experience, Long Island MacArthur Airport, owned by the Town of Islip, is investing in world-class passenger information systems from IT provider SITA. The new systems will include sophisticated flight information