AccorHotels completes acquisition of a 50% stake in sbe
AccorHotels and sbe Entertainment Group ("sbe") announced today the completion of AccorHotels' acquisition of a 50% stake in sbe.
Emirates’ new First Class product to be unveiled in November
New First Class cabin, offering 6 instead of 8 private suites, will debut on a Boeing 777-300ER. Emirates today confirmed that its new First Class product will be showcased at…
Norwegian takes delivery of its first Airbus 320neo
Norwegian's subsidiary Arctic Aviation Assets Ltd (AAA) has taken delivery of its first ever Airbus aircraft. This is the first of 70 A320neos that the Norwegian Group has on order. It is also the…
Banyan Tree & AccorHotels announce strategic partnership
Banyan Tree Holdings today announces that it has entered into a heads of agreement with AccorHotels. Under a long-term partnership, both parties intend to collaborate to develop and manage Banyan…
Air traffic control strikes have cost €12 billion to the EU economy in seven years
Analysis reveals that since 2010 the overall impact of ATC strikes have cost €12 billion to the EU economy, associated with more than 140,000 jobs. Since 2010, there have been…
Travel Sector Sees Mobile Traffic Increase By 196% Year On Year
New analysis has revealed that the travel sector is seeing the biggest surge in traffic and sales via handheld devices, compared to desktop. Further evidence has been unveiled that desktop…
56% of travellers that roam with their existing SIM card are paying up to £150 extra per trip
Recent research has revealed that 31 per cent of travellers still don’t use their phone when they travel abroad. 40 per cent use their existing provider and 15 per cnet of…
UK business travellers shun the sharing economy
More than two-thirds of UK business travellers shun the sharing economy (even when companies encourage it). Fewer than one in three UK business travellers use a sharing economy service when…
BA faces ‘budget airline’ backlash over deal to sell M&S food on its flights
British Airways is facing a backlash from passengers after teaming up with Marks & Spencer to charge passengers for food on short-haul flights for the first time, reports The Daily…
Business travel lacks luster
From a riverboat to sleeping on a construction site, business people globally report that business travel is not always plain sailing Research has revealed that it is not all five…