travel

China-Europe Travel Connections Strengthened Through Hiseas and Chengdu Tourism’s ECTAA Membership

(IN BRIEF) Hiseas International Gmbh and Chengdu Tourism Studies Association have joined the European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Associations…

4 months ago

IATA: Global Air Cargo Demand Continues to Grow, but Challenges Loom in the Economic Horizon

(IN BRIEF) Global air cargo demand increased by 3.8% in October 2023 compared to the same month in 2022, marking…

5 months ago

Telekom Enables Seamless 5G Roaming for Summer Travelers Across the Globe

(IN BRIEF) Telekom has announced that its customers can enjoy 5G roaming services while traveling abroad during the summer holiday…

11 months ago

Lufthansa Innovation Hub: Climate-tech startup SQUAKE will now operate as an independent company, two other investors join

SQUAKE decarbonizes logistics, travel and mobility companies Commerzbank’s main incubator, BackBone Ventures, and Lufthansa Group invest in the company Philipp…

2 years ago

StatusMatch.com and Emirates partner up to help Italian frequent flyers get back in the air

StatusMatch.com officially launches its new loyalty status matching program to give premium Italian travellers Gold status benefits with Emirates. (PRESS…

2 years ago

Inmarsat commissioned white paper: Australia’s Aviation Market: The Impact of Covid-19 and a Slow Recovery

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 10-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced…

2 years ago

Inmarsat’s Passenger Confidence Tracker: Over 80 percent of airline passengers unlikely to return to their previous travel routines post COVID-19

Inmarsat’s ‘Passenger Confidence Tracker’ is the largest global survey since the pandemic began, revealing attitudes of almost 10,000 airline passengers…

3 years ago

Heathrow 2020 summer getaway season: extended short-haul, low-cost destinations network; anti-viral and contactless technologies to ensure flying remains safe despite COVID-19

25 new sunny and low-cost destinations can be reached from Heathrow Routes offered as UK holidaymakers are finally able to…

4 years ago

Alstom announces new order from German Hessische Landesbahn for 30 additional Coradia Lint regional trains

(PRESS RELEASE) SAINT-OUEN, France, 30-Mar-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom awarded a €120 million worth contract to supply 30 Coradia Lint…

4 years ago

Inmarsat’s pioneering GX Aviation and EAN connectivity solutions for the airline industry recognised at the World Travel Awards

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 29-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat named the ‘World’s Leading Inflight Service Provider’ for the third year in…

4 years ago

VIAJES: LOS 5 DESTINOS MÁS BARATOS PARA ESCAPADAS URBANAS

Málaga encabeza la lista de destinos con mejor relación calidad-precio para escapadas urbanas (PRESS RELEASE) MALAGA, 20-Sep-2019 — /EuropaWire/ —…

5 years ago

TRAVEL NEWS: Malaga tops the list of best value city break destinations in Spain

Where to escape the winter blues for less with the City Breaks Cost Index report by Spain-Holiday.com (PRESS RELEASE) MALAGA,…

5 years ago

Central European Online Travel Agency Group Szallas.hu PLC. further strengthens its international presence

Hungary-based OTA Szallas.hu PLC. has completed the acquisition of intercountry booking site ‘Utazok.hu’ and Maiutazás Group, closing its high-value transactions…

5 years ago

TRAVEL NEWS: Your holiday spending money stretches even further this summer in Spain

Travel Trends Report reveals the best value destinations in Spain for your summer holiday (PRESS RELEASE) MALAGA, 11-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/…

5 years ago

VINCI Airports now owns majority shareholding in London Gatwick airport

(PRESS RELEASE) RUEIL-MALMAISON CEDEX, 14-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — VINCI Airports completes the acquisition of a majority shareholding (50.01%) in London…

5 years ago

Rhônexpress U-X 2019 startup challenge winners: Atlantide, Fly me to the Food, Flyerz

(PRESS RELEASE) LYON, 25-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Rhônexpress has just announced the 3 winners of its U-X 2019 startup challenge.…

5 years ago

Ma Tao joins IATA’s North Asia Regional Office in Beijing as Regional Vice President

(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 27-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The International Air Transport Association named Ma Tao as Regional Vice President (RVP)…

5 years ago

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye: 2018 was the best ever year at Heathrow

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 21-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Heathrow reports 2018 as the best year in the airport's history after eight years…

5 years ago

REVEALED: Experts reveal the best dates to book your summer holiday in Spain

Save you HUNDREDS on your summer holiday in Spain with these travel hacks (PRESS RELEASE) MALAGA / LONDON, 29-Jan-2019 —…

5 years ago

VINCI Airports to acquire a 50.01% shareholding in London Gatwick Airport for GBP2.9 billion

Signature of an agreement to acquire a 50.01% shareholding in London Gatwick Airport ("LGW") Strategic move into the London airport…

5 years ago

Sunweb Group acquired by funds advised by Triton

STOCKHOLM/ ROTTERDAM, 19-Dec-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Funds advised by Triton (“Triton“) have signed an agreement to acquire Sunweb Group (“Sunweb”), a…

5 years ago

Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital fund made seed investment in WeTrip

InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital fund, today announces seed investment in WeTrip, the digital platform making group holiday…

5 years ago

Fincantieri: New cruise park hub in the Baoshan District, Shanghai has been established

The contract which defines the cruise park project in the Baoshan District has been signed TRIESTE, 08-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — At…

5 years ago

Fincantieri: 1.5 billion dollars contracts for the construction of two cruise ships for CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Limited signed

The contracts related to the construction of the cruise ships have been signed TRIESTE, 08-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — At the…

5 years ago

Heathrow announces plans for a full-scale roll out of new biometric services from the summer of 2019

Heathrow to launch airport’s first end-to-end biometrics trial bringing facial recognition to each point of the departing passenger’s journey The…

6 years ago

Plus Ultra Líneas Aereas rejects an article published on August 8th

MADRID, 26-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — From Plus Ultra Líneas Aereas, we want to reject the article (https://news.europawire.eu/plus-ultra-strongly-denies-the-fraud-allegations-bought-against-them-in-the-english-class-action-lawsuit-17300/eu-press-release/2018/08/08) published on August…

6 years ago

Allianz Partners to establish three new innovation centers focusing on travel, health and assistance

PARIS, 03-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Leveraging its knowledge and expertise in assistance, automotive, health and travel protection, Allianz Partners further embraces…

6 years ago

Inmarsat published the fourth annual global Inflight Connectivity Survey

World’s largest survey of airline passengers also finds: 90% of travellers flying with children would use Wi-Fi to keep them…

6 years ago

Inmarsat Inflight Connectivity Survey: Inflight Wi-Fi is is a key driver in forming customer loyalty and satisfaction among airline passengers

Two thirds of passengers would be more likely to rebook with an airline if high-quality inflight Wi-Fi is offered LONDON,…

6 years ago

Revealed: Top Tips for Sunseekers on a Shoestring in Spain

Top tips how to make your holiday spending budget stretch further in the different Spanish holiday resorts. Latest Summer Spending…

6 years ago

Private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe realised its investment in travel company Travel Counsellors through a secondary buyout to Vitruvian Partners

LONDON, 07-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Travel Counsellors, the global independent travel company, today announces that mid-market private equity house Equistone…

6 years ago

UEA research aims to improve how we respond to explosive volcanic eruptions and better forecast volcanic ash dispersal

Researchers from UEA have helped provide fresh insight into how huge volcanic ash plumes, which can critically disrupt aviation and…

6 years ago