SINGAPORE: The ongoing Covid-19 crisis has brought Asia’s cruise schedules to a standstill, as major cruise lines are axing their sailings or diverting their vessels away from the region for the remaining season. Celebrity Cruises has cancelled the rest of Celebrity Millennium’s season in Asia. The ship will be repositioned to the US three months earlier than originally planned. Major cruise lines are cancelling their sailings from Singapore amid coronavirus fears “Up until today, we did not intend to cancel the remaining season, however, due to continuous and unpredictable changes in travel restrictions and port closures, we feel this is…
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KARACHI: Crane Agent Portal Plus (Crane.APP) is Hitit’s new platform developed for accelerating the understanding between travel agencies and PIA. The platform has been upgraded with new features, and the new version improves all the reservation and ticketing processes for PIA, making it even easier to use. Hitit, one of the leading airline and travel IT providers in the world, aims to embrace all travel agents in Pakistan via the platform which provides seamless and cost-efficient sales opportunities. The second round of Crane.APP training was successfully completed by all the participants. After completion of the five-day Training Program, the participants…
BEIJING: Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has closed about 1,000 of its hotels in China because of coronavirus. Those that remain are welcoming fewer guests. The outbreak continues to wreak havoc on the travel industry. The coronavirus outbreak continues to dampen the hotel industry’s financial outlook for the year. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has closed about 70 percent of its hotels in China, and those that remain open are seeing fewer guests, Chief Financial Officer Michele Allen told investors on Thursday during a call detailing the company’s earnings for 2019. “We expect this to continue through at least the end of…
JAKARTA: Indonesia has decided to allow Chinese tourists stranded in the country to extend their stay for up to a month, as travel to China remains restricted as the country attempts to curtail the spread of Covid-19. Coordinating economic minister Airlangga Hartanto said that in addition to waiving overstay penalties for Chinese travellers, the government would also set up hotlines for nine ministries, including the Transportation Ministry, Manpower Ministry, Health Ministry and Finance Ministry. With no cases of infections in Indonesia, many stranded Chinese travellers have chosen to extend their stays in Bali where they feel safe, according to Elsye…
SINGAPORE: The ongoing Covid-19 crisis has brought Asia’s cruise schedules to a standstill, as major cruise lines are axing their sailings or diverting their vessels away from the region for the remaining season. Celebrity Cruises has cancelled the rest of Celebrity Millennium’s season in Asia. The ship will be repositioned to the US three months earlier than originally planned. Major cruise lines are cancelling their sailings from Singapore amid coronavirus fears “Up until today, we did not intend to cancel the remaining season, however, due to continuous and unpredictable changes in travel restrictions and port closures, we feel this is…
MUSCAT: As part of its long-standing commitment to environmental responsibility, flag carrier Oman Air continues to make strong progress in its operational efficiency. In 2019, Oman Air saved 7.8 million kg of jet fuel, which is equivalent to 24.6 million kg of emissions. These significant reductions were achieved by making flight operations more efficient through implementing fuel-saving initiatives and using the latest aircraft technology. Opportunities to reduce fuel consumption were identified by the airline’s Air Traffic Management and Fuel Conservation teams, which bring together people from across the airline to review all elements of its operations and ensure they are…
ISTANBUL: Turkish Airlines has continued to generate excitement over its upcoming Airbus A350XWB deliveries. Today, the airline posted a new image of the first of its order on Twitter. The new aircraft will allow Turkish Airlines to further develop its route network which already operates in more countries than any other airline in the world. On 13th February, Turkish Airlines posted a short but sweet Tweet ahead of the arrival of its first A350XWB. The aircraft is captured with its full livery and seems to be close to finalization. Turkish Airlines captioned the post by paying particular attention to the…
LONDON: Ryanair revealed the London Eye as the most popular marriage proposal location in Europe. The iconic observation wheel with 360-degree views over the UK’s capital topped Ryanair’s list of ‘The 10 Most Popular Proposal Spots in Europe’ – voted by over 5,000 of Ryanair’s customers in the lead up to St. Valentine’s Day. [huge_it_slider id=”512″] Juliet’s Balcony in Verona, home of Shakespeare’s tragic love story, took 2nd place while Seville’s Plaza de España, where movies such as Star Wars and Lawrence of Arabia were shot, took 3rd place in the list of most popular spots in Europe to pop…
Middle Eastern countries Kuwait and Qatar have issued travel advisories urging their citizens to avoid traveling to Singapore due to the coronavirus outbreak here, reported Today. Citizens of both countries were advised to follow instructions by local authorities, take necessary precautions, and refrain from visiting crowded areas. Kuwait and Qatar citizens have been advised to avoid travel to Singapore due to coronavirus Kuwait issued its advisory, urging citizens already in Singapore to “leave rapidly and abstain from staying except for compelling reasons”, after Singapore raised its Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (Dorscon) level to Orange, said the report. Both Qatar’s…
ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways has announced a partnership with Norwegian technology developer Braathens IT to develop TravelPass, an innovative travel solution initially aimed at corporate and frequent travelers which will launch later this year. The new TravelPass technology provides a subscription-based travel solution, allowing Etihad to offer its frequent guests complete flexibility and ease with their regular and recurring travel arrangements. Customers can purchase a TravelPass for a set number of trips or a particular travel period instead of purchasing flights one by one. Subscription-based travel is good news for the aviation industry as it provides customers with the choice…