Author Archives: Rana Pratap

SITA provides airlines with quick and easy connections at 300 airports from Beijing to Barcelona

SITA, the air transport industry communications provider, today announced that 300 airports in more than 100 countries across the world, are now equipped with SITA AirportHub™.     This unique shared infrastructure allows airlines to connect all their applications and …

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ITB Asia partners CresentRating to deliver exclusive Halal in Travel insights

ITB Asia, “Asia’s Leading Travel Trade Show”, has established a partnership with CrescentRating, the world’s leading authority on halal travel. As part of the trade show’s first foray into Muslim travel, CrescentRating will host the   “Halal In Travel – …

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Domestic cruising sets new record with Australian cruise passenger growth

A surge in domestic cruises has helped drive Australian ocean cruise passenger numbers to a new high, according to an industry report released.   The report shows that the total number of Australians taking an ocean cruise worldwide swelled by …

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The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival relocates to Central with the biggest bash yet

This year, the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival returns on June 10 to 12 at a new venue – the Central Harbourfront. Organised by the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association , with support from co-organiser the Hong Kong Tourism …

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JAL Renews In-flight Meals In Economy Class On China, Hong Kong And Taiwan Routes

Japan Airlines (JAL) has been serving fun, surprising and delicious in-flight meals in Premium Economy Class and Economy Class from JAL KITCHEN GALLERY under the meal service concept of “JAL’s Exclusive Restaurant in the Sky” and has received positive feedback …

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Travel Startups Incubator Invests in NDC Aggregation Platform Airlines Technology

Travel Startups Incubator is pleased to announce our investment in Airlines Technology Private Ltd., an industry innovator in India focused on the New Distribution Capability initiative spearheaded by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Founded to help airlines and travel …

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Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Signs Radisson Blu in Mexico, Continues Latin American Expansion

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world’s largest and most dynamic hotel groups has announced the signing of an agreement with real estate and investment firm Sun-Star Group, led by real estate developer Omar O’Rourke Martinez and his partner …

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Destination Canada launches new campaign to inspire American travellers

From vibrant urban centres to awe-inspiring natural wonders– discover the unexpected in Canada. Destination Canada, Canada’s national tourism marketing organization, is inspiring Americans to travel to Canada through the new Connecting America campaign,Destination Canada’s first national tourism initiative in the …

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Asia shows exceptional growth in medical tourism

A market study on the global tourism market, recently published by Transparency Market Research (TMR) estimates this market to rise at an exceptional CAGR of 17.90% over the period from 2013 to 2019 and reach a value US$32.5 bn by …

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Uganda Tourism launches UK marketing push on Nat Geo Wild TV Channel

Uganda Tourism will sponsor all programming on Nat Geo Wild throughout June 2016. This promotional campaign will represent Uganda Tourism’s first Marketing & PR Campaign in the UK & Ireland. Uganda tourism’s sponsorship campaign aims to encourage Nat Geo Wild …

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