A new report from Phocuswright, a leading travel industry research authority, reveals a growing trend of travelers adopting generative AI (GenAI) tools for trip planning. Notably, young Spanish travelers stand out as the most comfortable using AI for this purpose, compared to other global markets.
Turkish Airlines has revamped its sleeping sets for long-haul flights, giving passengers a delightfully dreamy travel experience.
The new, elegantly designed set, which elevates the airline’s hospitality to new heights, offers home-like comfort and warmth – providing customers a superior sleeping environment and an unmatched flight experience on transatlantic flights.
The first-ever direct flight from Shenzhen (China) to Mexico City connects Mexican hoteliers with over 20 million Shenzhen residents, including many high-income tech professionals.
DidaTravel reports 219% year-to-date TTV* growth in Chinese travellers outbound to Mexico, highlighting the significant potential for Mexican hoteliers.
World Culinary Awards – the global initiative to recognize and reward excellence in the culinary industry – has announced the nominees for its 5th annual programme.
Voting is now open and runs until 30 August 2024. During the voting window, industry professionals, consumers and the media are all invited to vote for the culinary brands they consider the very best of the best.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for April 2024 global air cargo markets showing strong annual growth in demand into the second quarter (Q2).
Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) has issued the first maritime tourism agent license for cruise ships to “Cruise Saudi”, a Public Investment Fund owned business based in Jeddah, KSA.
The Maritime Tourism Agent License was handed by the Vice President of Coastal Tourism Operations at SRSA, Eng. Mohammed Bukhari, to the Chief Destination Experiences Officer at Cruise Saudi, Mrs. Barbara Buczek, at the Cruise Saudi headquarters in Jeddah.
Cirium, the leader in aviation analytics, has introduced the industry’s most precise independent standard for measuring aircraft emissions and fuel burn.
This groundbreaking and revolutionary methodology analyses each flight’s specific aircraft type and design specifications, combined with real-time operational data and flight conditions, ensuring unparalleled accuracy and reliability in emission tracking.
Last year the four major European airports — Heathrow (London), Charles de Gaulle (Paris), Schiphol (Amsterdam), and Madrid Barajas (Spain) — handled approximately 268 million passengers and this year is predicted to be yet another record breaker.
In one of the largest international studies of its kind, 4AIR, the aviation sustainability solution leader, has found that small altitude adjustments on business aviation flights could have a substantial impact on reducing their contrail impact on the environment without CO2 trade-offs.
Fewer corporate travel programmes are catering for groups of travellers with additional needs compared to 2022. After what looked like an encouraging spike in the number of European travel and procurement managers claiming their travel programmes cater for minority travellers last year, new data from Business Travel Show Europe appears to show (apart from LGBTQIA+ travellers) they have fallen significantly.