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Geneva (Switzerland) . March 13, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the announcement by the European Commission (EC) granting the temporary suspension…

Bangkok (Thailand) – March 9, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide the latest update that the Airports of Thailand (AOT) has stepped up its…

Geneva (Switzerland) – March 5, 2020 (travelindex.com) – On 30 January 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, following the advice of the Emergency Committee convened under the…

Geneva (Switzerland) – February 27, 2020 (travelindex.com) – IATA warns it is “premature” to estimate what the potential losses would mean for global profitability. Airlines in Asia-Pacific could…

Ulan Bator (Mongolia) – February 25, 2020 (travelindex.com) – Sabre Corporation announced a new alliance with national carrier MIAT Mongolian Airlines. The long-term agreement to implement Sabre’s…

Ha Noi (Vietnam) – February 11, 2020 (travelindex.com) – Stepping up measures against coronavirus outbreak, Vietjet Thailand has sprayed disinfectant aboard all its aircraft to prevent the spread of…

Madrid (Spain) – January 27, 2020 (travelindex.com) – SUNx, the Strong Universal Network – a legacy program for the late Maurice Strong advocating Climate Friendly Travel, has again called for a…

Herfølge (Denmark) – January 14, 2020 (travelindex.com) –The impact of climate change and potential final year of the Trump administration will be the two most important causes of travel risks in the…

Geneva (Switzerland) – December 16, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) asked the European Union to support aviation’s energy transition to sustainable aviation…

Madrid (Spain) – December 13, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Transport-related emissions from tourism are expected to account for 5.3% of all man-made CO2 emissions by 2030, up from 5% in 2016, a landmark…

Mombasa (Kenya) – December 9, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine who is in Mombasa as a delegate invited for Routes…

Montreal (Canada) – December 9, 2019 (travelindex.com) – In giving the 16th Annual Assad Kotaite memorial address in the ICAO headquarters last night, Professor Geoffrey Lipman, co-creator of SUNx…

Berlin (Germany) – December 4, 2019 (travelindex.com) –The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments in Europe to seize the opportunity to create a sustainable aviation…

London (United Kingdom) – November 21, 2019 (travelindex.com) – OAG the world’s leading provider of travel data and insight, today announced a new partnership with Quicket.io, a travel technology…

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 21, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Supanniga Group and Thai Airways have teamed up to offer special booking privileges through the airline’s global website.Starting from October…

Madrid (Spain) – September 30, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, and the CEO of Iberia, Luis Gallego, have signed a…

Singapore (Singapore) – September 18, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Sabre Corporation the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, today announced a collaboration with Singapore Airlines…

Geneva (Switzerland) – June 20, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on European governments considering a Dutch proposal for an EU-wide tax on air…

Bangkok (Thailand) – June 18, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Swiss Thai Chamber of Commerce (STCC) together with support of the Swiss Society Bangkok, Beluthai and Solvay organised a Luncheon…

Seoul (South Korea) – June 4, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Lufthansa Group Chief Executive Officer, Carsten Spohr, has assumed his duties…

Seoul (South Korea) – June 3, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The overwhelmingly passed AGM resolution called on Governments to implement the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation…

New York (United States) – March 28, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the International Border Management & Technologies Association (IBMATA) announce a…

Seoul (Korea, South) – March 1, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of the IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards’ to recognize and…

Bangkok (Thailand) – February 28, 2019 (travelindex.com) – At midday today at Vietnam’s Presidential Palace in Hanoi, the new age carrier Vietjet and the airplane manufacturer Boeing Company…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) – February 26, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The news that Air Mauritius is facing losses was followed by a number of tourism trade messages between Mauritians and Seychellois…

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) – January 25, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified 4-Star global airline, is pleased to announce that it will…

Madrid (Spain) – January 22,2019 (travelindex.com) – International tourist arrivals grew 6% in 2018, totalling 1.4 billion according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. UNWTO’s long term…

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) – January 2, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The African Union’s (AU) long held ambitions for a fully integrated continent is closer to becoming reality this year thanks the vision of…

Kampala (Uganda) – December 7, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Seychelles former Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Alain St. Ange, was invited to deliver the keynote address at…

Dubai (United Arab Emirates) – November 12, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Reed Travel Exhibitions organiser of the annual Arabian Travel Market showcase in Dubai, has boosted its travel portfolio, having…

Munich (Germany) – October 29, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Metasearch company expands customer services thanks to big data services from Munich. A novel approach forms base for lucrative additional…

Phuket (Thailand) – October 22, 2018 (travelindex.com) – The fastest growing airline in the world has just arrived in Phuket. With five direct flights a week from two cities in India, GoAir are only…

Kihawah (Maldives) – August 27, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas, the original hospitality brand to place indigenous experiences at the heart of luxury travel launches the…

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) – 10 July 2018 – July 10, 2018 (travelindex) – Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce…

Doha (Qatar) – November 12, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Qatar Airways are the first Middle East carrier to announce direct flights into Thailand’s third international airport, U Tapao- Rayong Pattaya…

Montreal (Canada) – October 9, 2017 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced industry performance statistics for 2016 showing that system-wide, airlines carried…

Toulouse–Blagnac (France) – October 5, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Fear of flying? Not me. I am more of a plane-spotter and sometimes I like to drop big words like propeller, airframe, fuselage and…

Victoria, Mahe (Seychelles) – September 21, 2017 (travelindex.com) – British Airways has announced that it will be resuming scheduled flights to Seychelles as from March 2018.The United Kingdom’s flag…

Montreal (Canada) – September 6, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Thailand has become the 127th country to ratify Montreal Convention 1999 (MC99) legislation. MC99 establishes airline liability in the case of…

Geneva (Switzerland) – July 14, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Tourism can make a strong contribution to the economies of Least Developed Countries where the sector is a major exporter concludes the report…

Koh Mak (Thailand) – July 7, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Here is a unique chance to create your own paradise on the unspoilt Thai island of Koh Mak, a short flight and ferry ride from Bangkok. The Siam…

Helsinki (Finland) – May 29, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Finnair, the flag carrier for Finland and a member of the oneworld alliance, has joined the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). The carrier,…

Victoria (Seychelles) – May 17, 2017 (travelindex.com) – Roy Kinnear, Air Seychelles CEO, tells Graham Newton the carrier’s strong performance demonstrates the benefits of aviation How important…

Harare (Zimbabwe) – April 14, 2017 (travelindex.com) – ATQ News from Nigeria writes on the difficulties facing Air Zimbabwe as the country’s Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi looks for greener pastures…

Montreal (Canada) – March 29, 2017 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to urgently find alternatives to recently announced measures by the…