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29/1/2021 Asia Pacific Airlines Carried 69 Million Passengers in 2020.
29/1/2021 Singapore Airlines to Operate Boeing 737-800 NG on Phuket Flights.
29/1/2021 Bombardier Expands Smart Link Plus Connected Aircraft Program.
29/1/2021 Vibe Hotel Melbourne Appoints Sai Amani as GM and Vanesa Kaya as EAM.
29/1/2021 Emirates Skywards Extends Tier Status, Miles.
29/1/2021 Malaysian Customs Approves Teleport as Forwarding Agent.
29/1/2021 Austrian Airlines Requires Passengers to Wear FFP2 Masks Without Valves.
29/1/2021 IATA DG: We Can See Light at the End of the Tunnel.
28/1/2021 How's Business in Pattaya, Thailand? Interview with MD of Tiffany's Show.
28/1/2021 UNWTO's Panel of Experts Have Mixed Outlook for 2021.
28/1/2021 EASA Gives Green Light to B737 MAX; Boeing Agrees to Make More Changes.
28/1/2021 Qatar Airways Privilege Club Extends Tier Status of Members.
28/1/2021 Thomas Bouledin Joins Four Seasons Bali at Jimbaran Bay as Pastry Chef.
28/1/2021 SAS and Apollo Extend Partnership for Three More Years.
28/1/2021 Qantas Partners BP to Advance Shared Net Zero Ambitions.
28/1/2021 Army in Asia Pacific Signs US$172 Million Contract for Light Tanks.
27/1/2021 Laguna Golf Lang Co in Vietnam Joins Asian Tour Destinations.
27/1/2021 Four Seasons Tokyo at Marunouchi Appoints Charles Fisher as GM.
27/1/2021 Air New Zealand Requires All Customers to Wear Face Masks.
27/1/2021 Whitbread Signs Deal with ENGIE for 600 Rapid Charging Points in UK.
27/1/2021 Air France Expands Partnership with Michelin.
27/1/2021 Hyatt Hotels in Latin America Offer Free COVID19 Tests to Guests.
27/1/2021 United Airlines Expands COVID19 Testing and Pre-Clearance Program to Hawaii.
27/1/2021 DEFIANT X - The Fastest and Most Maneuverable Assault Helicopter in History.
26/1/2021 Bangkok Airways to Resume BKK - Sukhothai, Trat Flights on 1 February.
26/1/2021 WTTC Says UK Hotel Quarantines Would Cause Irreparable Damage to Industry.
26/1/2021 Airbus Delivered 300 Helicopters in 2020; Logged 289 Orders.
26/1/2021 Swansea University Expands Partnership with Faradair Aerospace.
26/1/2021 Qatar Airways Increases Flights to Africa.
26/1/2021 United Airlines Launches Travel-Ready Center.
26/1/2021 Embraer Completes First ANPI Transaction.
25/1/2021 Korean Air Expands Baggage Notification / Tracking Service.
25/1/2021 Cathay Pacific Carried Just 39,989 Passengers in December.
25/1/2021 Finnair Demands Negative COVID19 Test Results; Resumes UK Flights.
25/1/2021 Thai AirAsia X Offers Unlimited Changes or Credit to Japan, Korea Ticket Holders.
25/1/2021 Etihad Airways to Resume Flights to Doha, Qatar.
25/1/2021 airBaltic Establishes Maintenance Training Organization.
25/1/2021 Boeing Sets 2030 as Sustainable Fuels Target for Commercial Airplanes.
25/1/2021 Airbus Flightlab Testing Tomorrow’s Aviation Technologies.
22/1/2021 Marriott Signs First Ritz-Carlton Ski Resort in Europe.
22/1/2021 BBAM Orders 6 Boeing 737-800 Converted Freighters.
22/1/2021 UK Court Gives Malaysia Airlines Green Light for Creditors Meeting.
22/1/2021 Airbus Revises Aircraft Production Rates.
22/1/2021 IHG Signs First Kimpton Hotel in France.
22/1/2021 Iberia and Qatar Airways Expand Codeshare Agreement.
22/1/2021 Turkmenistan Airlines Orders Two Airbus A330-200P2F.
22/1/2021 Convert Nectar Points into Avios and Vice Versa.
22/1/2021 Westin Grand Hotel Rebrands as the Hilton Vancouver Downtown.
21/1/2021 Minor Hotels Partners Funyard for China Expansion.
21/1/2021 Singapore Airlines Resumes Thrice Weekly Flights to Munich.
21/1/2021 Qatar Airways to Resume Atlanta Flights; Increase Frequencies to USA.
21/1/2021 Accor Opens First Movenpick Hotel in Australia.
21/1/2021 FlyArystan to Launch Five New Routes.
21/1/2021 Avani Opens Third Hotel in Dubai.
21/1/2021 50-Room Mantra Hotel Opens in Traralgon, Australia.
21/1/2021 UK Orders Future Target Acquisition Solution from Elbit Systems.
20/1/2021 ATPCO Buys SITA’s Fare Management System, Airfare Insight.
20/1/2021 SIA Launches One-Stop Online Solution for COVID19 Pre-Departure Testing.
20/1/2021 Ultra-Trail World Tour Launches 2021 Season with New Race Format.
20/1/2021 Volkert Geertsen Appointed GM of sala Bang Pa-in, Thailand.
20/1/2021 United Airlines Appoints Doreen Burse as SVP - Worldwide Sales.
20/1/2021 Emirates Starts Vaccinating Staff; Priority Given to Cabin Crew, Pilots etc..
20/1/2021 Ovolo Southside in HK Upgrades Food and WiFi for Quarantine Guests.
20/1/2021 WTTC Looking Forward to a Strong Summer of Travel.
19/1/2021 Banyan Tree Krabi Opens Spa with Hydrotherapy Facility.
19/1/2021 Marriott to Open 100 Hotels in Asia Pacific in 2021.
19/1/2021 Emirates Expected to Implement IATA Travel Pass Phase 1 in April.
19/1/2021 Air Canada to Resume Boeing 737 MAX Flights on 1 February.
19/1/2021 Air New Zealand Extends International Schedule to End-June.
19/1/2021 Etihad Airways to Trial IATA Travel Pass in Q1.
19/1/2021 Four Seasons Beirut Appoints Georges Ojeil as GM.
19/1/2021 IATA Supports EU COVID19 Vaccination Certificate Proposal.
18/1/2021 Negative COVID19 Test Required for Travel to UK.
18/1/2021 Air New Zealand to Study Effectiveness of Saliva Testing in Detecting COVID19.
18/1/2021 Executive Appointments at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in Asia Pacific.
18/1/2021 Four Seasons Toronto Appoints Mary Ann Gamboa as Director of Marketing.
18/1/2021 First Grand Hyatt Hotel in Saudi Arabia Soft Opens.
18/1/2021 Lynne Doughtie Joins Boeing's Board of Directors.
18/1/2021 Hong Kong Rugby Union to Transition Elite Rugby Programme in June.
18/1/2021 Qatar Airways Receives 5-Star COVID19 Airline Safety Rating by Skytrax.
15/1/2021 Hong Kong Int. Airport Handled Just 8.8 Million Passengers in 2020.
15/1/2021 Rosewood Signs Very Special Property in Rome, Italy.
15/1/2021 Cathay Pacific Cargo Develops Ultra Track Solution for Vaccine Distribution.
15/1/2021 Fiji Link Launches Mobile Boarding Passes at Nadi, Suva and Labasa.
15/1/2021 Latitude 33 Aviation Takes Delivery of New Challenger 350 Business Jet.
15/1/2021 Mesa Opens New Maintenance Hangar at Beja Airport in Portugal.
15/1/2021 Bangkok Airways Revises Operating Hours of Airports in Thailand.
15/1/2021 Four Seasons Philadelphia Appoints Charles Lasvigne as Hotel Manager.
14/1/2021 Singapore Airlines Raises US$500 Million via USD Bond.
14/1/2021 British Airways Partners Globe-Trotter for 150 Handmade Suitcases.
14/1/2021 Four Seasons Appoints Albert Au as Executive Chef of Jiang-Nan Chun.
14/1/2021 All Nippon Helicopters’ Airbus H160 Performs Maiden Flight.
14/1/2021 Travelport Expands Digital Media Solutions with TravelFlan Partnership.
14/1/2021 Atlas Air to Buy Last Four Brand New Boeing 747 Airplanes.
14/1/2021 Air Canada to Layoff 1,700 More Employees; Reduces Q1 Capacity.
14/1/2021 Etihad Airways Launches Children Travel for Free Promotion.
13/1/2021 Accor Signs First 25hours Hotel in Sydney, Australia.
13/1/2021 Gordon Ramsay Partners Sunway for First Restaurant in Malaysia.
13/1/2021 New COVID19 Variants Don't Change the Rules of the Game.
13/1/2021 Green Light for American Airlines, JetBlue Alliance.
13/1/2021 DHL Invests in New 13,000㎡ Facility in South Africa.
13/1/2021 FlyArystan Carried 1.5 Million Passengers in 2020.
13/1/2021 Dassault Aviation Expands MRO Options.
13/1/2021 Navy in Asia Pacific Orders Seagull USVs for MCM Operations.
13/1/2021 Korean Air Receives 5-Star Rating from APEX.
12/1/2021 IHG Signs Second Crowne Plaza Hotel in Danang, Vietnam.
12/1/2021 Ascott Reports Record Year; Adds Over 14,200 Units in 71 Properties.
12/1/2021 Executive Appointments at Delta Cargo.
12/1/2021 Jeju Air Renews Distribution Agreement with Sabre.
12/1/2021 Finnair Launches One-Way Fares on Domestic and Intra-Europe Flights.
12/1/2021 Scandinavian Airlines' President and CEO Resigns.
12/1/2021 Qatar Airways Resumes Flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
12/1/2021 SAS Carried Almost 400,000 Passengers in December.
11/1/2021 Marriott Signs Dual-Branded Property in Saigon, Vietnam.
11/1/2021 Cathay Pacific Adds WhatsApp to Customer Service Options.
11/1/2021 Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong to Complete Renovation on 1 February.
11/1/2021 Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley to Open Early-Spring.
11/1/2021 Israir to Dry Lease Etihad’s Full-Flight Simulators.
11/1/2021 Airbus Delivered 566 Commercial Aircraft to 87 Customers in 2020.
11/1/2021 Tom Kerridge Upgrades Culinary Options on BA’s Short Haul Flights.
11/1/2021 Nicola Russo Joins Capella Ubud as Executive Chef.
7/1/2021 Aviation: Recovery in Passenger Demand Grinds to a Halt in November.
7/1/2021 Singapore Airlines Extends PPS Club and KrisFlyer Elite Statuses.
7/1/2021 Langham Opens Cordis Hotel in Hangzhou, China.
7/1/2021 Air Cargo Demand Continues to Improve; Capacity Remains Constrained.
7/1/2021 Assa Abloy Upgrades Hotel Room Locks at Hilton Surfer's Paradise.
7/1/2021 St. Regis Hotel Opens in Cairo, Egypt.
7/1/2021 Korean Air Upgrades App and Website.
7/1/2021 Marriott Opens 55-Room Boutique Hotel in Lucca, Italy.
7/1/2021 Four Seasons Seychelles Reopens for Private Retreats.
6/1/2021 Hyatt Opens First Regency Hotel in Cambodia.
6/1/2021 Bangkok Airways Closes Lounges, Reduces Flights and Delays Launches.
6/1/2021 Qatar Airways Increases Flights to São Paulo, Brazil.
6/1/2021 Asia Pacific Airlines Carried Just 1.4 Million Int. Passengers in November.
6/1/2021 Korean Air Delays Changes to SkyPass FFP; Extends Mileage Validity.
6/1/2021 STR Appoints Isaac Collazo as Vice President of Analytics.
6/1/2021 IHG Opens Second voco Hotel in France.
6/1/2021 Cathay Pacific to Operate Number of Flights to London Heathrow.
5/1/2021 Hong Kong Extends Airport Relief Package.
5/1/2021 Cathay Pacific Cargo Launches Flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
5/1/2021 Marriott Expands JW Brand to Australia with New Gold Coast Hotel.
5/1/2021 Alaska Airlines Orders More Boeing 737-9 Aircraft.
5/1/2021 Japan Airlines and Qantas to Form Joint Business.
5/1/2021 Bombardier Completes Acquisition of Service Centre in Berlin.
5/1/2021 Aircalin Takes Delivery of First Airbus A320neo.
5/1/2021 Etihad Airways Launches Charter and Special Flight Services.
4/1/2021 Shangri-La Offers Free COVID19 Insurance at Hotels in Singapore.
4/1/2021 Qatar Airways Takes Delivery of 53rd Airbus A350 Aircraft.
4/1/2021 Lenen Mar A. Porras Joins Cambodia's Dara Hotels Group.
4/1/2021 Emirates Launches Premium Economy Class with Free Upgrades.
4/1/2021 Bombardier Receives Firm Order for 10 Challenger 350 Aircraft.
4/1/2021 Linda Hemels Joins Capella Singapore as EAM - Food & Beverage.
4/1/2021 Will British & Irish Lions' Tour of South Africa Go Ahead?.
4/1/2021 Qatar Airways Cargo Takes Delivery of Three More Boeing 777 Freighters.
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