Royal Caribbean has made its inaugural visit to Cuba, with the newly revitalised Empress of the Seas calling as part of a five-night sailing from Miami. Adventure-seeking holidaymakers were among the first guests to explore the island country known for its legendary nightlife, iconic music and distinct culture. Guests participated in curated excursions throughout Havana, […]
Asiana Airlines of South Korea has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the twelfth airline to operate the world’s newest and most efficient twin engine widebody airliner. Asiana’s A350-900 is configured with a three class layout with a total of 311 seats, comprising 28 in Business Smartium, convertible to fully flat beds, 36 in […]
The Latvian airline airBaltic and Tez Tour Latvija have jointly launched the world’s first charter flights with Bombardier CS300 aircraft. For the summer season, charter flights will connect Riga with Antalya in Turkey, Heraklion in Greece, Burgas in Bulgaria and Rimini in Italy. Konstantins Palgovs, general manager, Tez Tour Latvija: “This summer season 2017 we […]
Etihad Airways and strategic partner Jet Airways have signed an agreement with the government of Maharashtra to promote tourism to the western Indian state. The partnership will enable both airlines to capitalise on their strong links with Maharashtra and further propel domestic and international arrivals into the state capital Mumbai and beyond. It is the […]
Dubai Gourmet will launch a boutique hotel at the family lifestyle and heritage destination, Qasr Al Sultan, in September this year. Distinctive and traditional in style, the property invites guests to live like Sultans. The hotel will also combine luxury and the natural elements of Dubai’s enchanting landscape, within 12 spacious 100-square metre Royal Villas […]
The Caribbean Tourism Organisation, the region’s tourism development agency, is seeking to strengthen its relationship with Emirates Holidays, the largest airline tour operator in the Middle East, as it seeks to broaden the Caribbean’s appeal in the Arabian Market. Meetings with the tour operator have been scheduled this week during Arabian Travel Market, to build […]
In a move to strengthened destination marketing and boost tourism in the land of Kilimanjaro and spices, Destination Zanzibar returns to Arabian Travel Market The destination will exhibit in a strategic alliance with Zanzibar Commission for Tourism, Zanzibar Association of Tour Operators, Zanzibar Association of Tourism Investors and Tanzania Tourism Board. Determined to develop a […]
United Airlines is investigating the death of a giant rabbit which was being transported on one of its planes. The 90cm-long bunny, called Simon, was found dead in the cargo hold when the flight arrived at Chicago’s O’Hare airport from London Heathrow. Reports in UK media say the 10 month-old giant rabbit was being delivered […]
Bobbi Brown Cosmetics have opened a new counter at the Aelia Duty Free store at Belfast Airport. Amaury Dehen, Managing Director UK and Ireland, Lagardère Travel Retail had this to say: “We are so pleased to bring Bobbi Brown, an all-encompassing beauty and cosmetics brand, to Aelia Duty Free, Belfast International Airport. We are constantly […]
A new terminal has been opened at Zagreb Airport, which offers more food and drink options to travellers visiting the Croatian airport. Sani Şener, TAV Airports president and CEO said: “The new passenger terminal, the biggest infrastructure investment in the last decade in Croatia, will make Zagreb one of the leading airports in the region […]
Etihad Airways has decided to keep it’s inflight shopping service in-house after debating whether or not to outsource it. Last June they had started a process to consider outsourcing the service and had invited companies to submit their proposals. A spokesperson from Etihad Airways had this to say: “Following the review we took on our […]
Fraport Greece and Hellenic Duty Free Shops have signed a 30-year contract covering 14 Greek airports. Executive Director of Commercial & Business Development of Fraport Greece George Vilos said: “The 14 airports are gateways to some of the most important Greek and world famous destinations. Fraport Greece’s investment plan for the development of the 14 […]
An exclusive new Longchamp boutique has just been opened by Heinemann at Sydney International Airport. The store will be showing off the women’s Spring/Summer 2017 range and also the well known ‘Le Pliage’ range. The store will be placed within Terminal 1 in the Luxury Boutique area of the airport. Managing director at Heinemann Australia, Constantin […]
Duty Free and Retail sales in the Asia Pacific region have grown by 10% in the first nine months of 2016 according to the association behind the TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference. President Erik Juul-Mortensen said “While business slowed in all other areas of the world in the first nine months of 2016, Asia […]
M1nd-set have compiled some data on whether travellers research duty free before they fly. In figures compiled from over 4,000 interviews with travellers, it turns out that over 50% of Chinese travellers will research their potential duty free purchases before they fly and that more than half will also use the airport’s WiFi to check […]
Mumbai Airport unveiled it’s newest store today at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2 – a showroom for Harley Davidson gear called “Mach-1”. The store will sell a range of Harley Davidson themed products such as boots, helmets, caps and t-shirts. A spokesperson for Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) said: “The launch of this merchandise-only […]
MAC Cosmetics have opened a 20sqm counter at Belfast International Airport which will be their first ever counter in Northern Ireland. Lagardere Travel Retail managing director Amaury Dehen said: “MAC Cosmetics is an exciting addition to the store’s major perfume, cosmetics and skincare category. We have already seen tremendous category growth thanks to the innovation, […]
Shiseido Travel Retail will make Dolce&Gabbana’s latest fragrance available to buy in travel retail from March 2017. The fragrance will be available in 50ml and 150ml. Velvet Cypress is a fresh fragrance of contrasts, featuring cypress and Sicilian lemon. The aromatic facets of cypress are highlighted by enriched clary sage and clary sage absolute, while […]
China Airlines are now using their newest, state of the art Airbus 350 aircraft on their Taipei-Vienna route. The airline currently runs three weekly flights to the Austrian capital and follows closely the company’s decision to do exactly the same by improving their Taipei-Amsterdam route. The Chinese airline bought their first ever A350 back in […]
Indian airline SpiceJet are planning to increase their fleet with one of the largest ever aircraft orders in aviation history. The chairman of SpiceJet, Ajay Singh, announced last Friday that the company is planning to buy up to 205 Boeing 737 aeroplanes with a total cost of $22bn. SpiceJet said: “The Boeing 737 class of aircraft has […]
A new inflight experience called SKYdeals is being launched by French digital agency Business Lab. This new service will provide a new shopping experience for passengers thanks to onboard WiFi and will be tested as a prototype onboard new French airline French Blue who fly out of Paris Orly airport. Julien Sivan, president of Business […]
Mumbai Airport has opened a Clarks shoe store in it’s Terminal 2. British shoe manufacturer Clarks has 1,500 shops worldwide and 61 stores in India. The store opened last month and is Clarks’ third airport outlet in the Asia Pacific region. As the UK’s largest shoe retailer, Clarks have been providing footwear for all the […]
Due to the current contracts of Motta International and Grupo Wisa expiring at the end of the month, the bidding for three 700sqm retail spaces at Panama Tocumen International airport will take place next month. A spokeswoman for the airport confirmed: “We are looking for an operator with experience in multiple airports around the world. […]
Calvin Klein have released their follow up to their super successful fragrance Eternity (released in 1989) with his and hers versions of Eternity Intense. They will be available as an Eau de Parfum spray for the women’s version, and Eau de Toilette spray for the men. Both versions come in 50ml and 100ml sizes.[vc_single_image image=”3131″ […]
AirAsia has started flying from the Philippines to Taiwan. The route began operating direct from Manila to Taipei (daily with late night flights) on 21st November, and then a few days later on the 25th, AirAsia also started flying from Cebu and Taipei (Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays). Philippines AirAsia’s CEO, Dexter Comendador said: “We are […]
