Tourism & Aviation
Tourism and aviation news — covering travel technology, airline updates, Saudi tourism developments, and hospitality innovations in the Kingdom and the region.
Sabre and Google Develop Industry-First AI Technology for Travel
Travel AI capabilities will be infused across Sabre’s technology platform to power the future of personalized travel Advancements achieved as part of Sabre and Google’s Innovation Framework, a strategic partnership to create the future of travel SOUTHLAKE, Texas – Oct. 26, 2020 – Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading software and technology company that powers the […]
Future Hospitality Summit Ready to Set New Benchmark for Virtual Events & Digital Experiences, from 26-27 October
Organised by the Ministry of Tourism Saudi Arabia and G20 Saudi Secretariat, Future Hospitality Summit will utilise the latest virtual event technology to bring the hospitality world together, live from Riyadh and across the world on 26th and 27th of October. Bench Digital will deliver the hybrid virtual conference on a cutting-edge digital event platform – providing a truly immersive […]
Future Hospitality Summit Unveils Comprehensive 3-Pillar Programme for Hybrid Virtual Conference on 26—27 October
Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) has announced a jam-packed programme for the highly anticipated 2-day event, live from Riyadh and across the world on the 26th and 27th of October. The comprehensive 3-pillar programme, featuring live stage sessions, networking and roundtable discussions, has been developed in collaboration with industry creators, innovators and mentors. Anyone operating within the hospitality sector […]
Future Hospitality Summit Ready to Set New Benchmark for Virtual Events; Digital Experiences, from 26-27 October
The hybrid virtual conference developed to explore big ideas and tackle the challenges facing the hospitality industry – is overcoming the obstacles involved in organising a major event in 2020, by utilising the latest digital event technology to lead the way in successfully hosting one of the most impactful gatherings of the world’s hospitality community. […]
Collinson Sets New Airport Lounge Standards in Health and Digital to Spearhead the Safe, Contactless Journey
Committed to getting the world safely travelling again, global leader in travel experience and loyalty Collinson today announces a trio of new initiatives to boost health and safety for airport lounge staff and guests and pioneer the new era of contactless journey for the airport. The initiatives include a new set of global health and […]
Organisers of Arabian Travel Market announce the launch of ATM Virtual
Arabian Travel Market (ATM) has officially announced the launch of ATM Virtual, a three-day event that will take place from 1-3 June 2020. The event, which underscores ATM’s commitment to delivering positive business and networking opportunities to the region’s vast travel and tourism community, will focus on emerging trends, opportunities, and the challenges which […]
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Airbus develops solution for airlines to use their widebody aircraft for pure cargo operations during the COVID-19 pandemic #AirbusServices
Airbus is developing a modification for A330 and A350 family aircraft which will enable airlines to install freight pallets directly onto the cabin floor seat tracks, after removal of the economy-class seats. This solution will help with the airlines’ own business continuity, and also alleviate the global shortage of ‘belly-freight’ air cargo capacity due […]
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Leads with World’s First National Hyperloop Study, in Partnership with Virgin Hyperloop One
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, today announced a contract agreement with Virgin Hyperloop One (VHO), the world’s leading hyperloop company. Under the partnership, VHO will conduct a groundbreaking pre-feasibility study on the use of hyperloop technology for the transport of passengers and cargo, laying the groundwork for a network […]
Sabre forges 10-year partnership with Google to build the future of travel
Google Cloud today announced it has joined forces with Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR)— a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry—to help digitally transform the traveler’s experience, and co-create the future of travel. Sabre, which launched in 1960, revolutionized the travel market with the industry’s first semi-automated flight reservation system. […]
New Collinson Airport Journey Research: Travellers Will Spend More Money at the Airport – If the Experience Is Right
Happy travellers are more likely to spend their hard-earned money at the airport, according to new research from Collinson. That’s good news for airports in the UAE, where 75% of 500 travellers surveyed for this year’s ‘Airport Journey’ report said they enjoy the airport experience. Collinson’s research reveals that airport satisfaction really does matter. […]
MUFG appoints David Goring-Thomas as Global Head of Aviation
MUFG has appointed David Goring-Thomas as the Global Head of its Aviation Finance business, following the completion of the acquisition of DVB Bank’s Aviation Finance lending business. David, who will be based in London, previously held the position of Board Member responsible for Aviation Finance at DVB Bank. He will be tasked with ensuring a […]
Sabre announces acquisition of Radixx
the leading technology provider at the center of the business of travel, today announced its acquisition of Radixx, a leading airline retailing software provider with an established presence in the low cost carrier (LCC) space. LCCs have grown twice as fast as full-service carriers over the past five years and now total nearly 30 percent […]
IndiGo Airlines Relies on Fortinet’s Secure SD-WAN Solution to Provide the Best User Experience for Business Critical Applications
a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced that IndiGo, India’s largest airline, has deployed Fortinet Secure SD-WAN solution across its branch offices to secure its WAN edge. IndiGo is the largest passenger airline in India with a market share of 46.9 percent as of March, 2019. The airline connects to […]
Magnum Travel Services signs new agreement with Sabre to fulfill strategic goals
Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the travel industry, announced the signing of a long-term agreement with Magnum Travel Services, a travel management company fully owned by World Travel Services, one of the leading and most well-established travel companies in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Through the renewed partnership, Magnum will extend its […]
Apiso and Sabre partner to power virtual travel payments in the Middle East
Apiso and Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, announced today a long-term partnership to increase virtual payments adoption in the travel industry across the Middle East region. The partnership, and resulting technical integration between Apiso and Sabre, will promote Apiso’s unique product offering as the preferred payment […]
Turkish Airlines added Mexico City and Cancún, important cities of Americas to its flight network.
Turkish Airlines, flying to more countries that any other airline, continues to enhance its flight network. Flag carrier has launched scheduled flights to Mexico City, the second biggest city of Latin America and capital of Mexico along with Cancún, one of the favorite holiday centers of Central America. The flights to Mexico […]
Seera Group Optimizes Travel Bookings for Millions of Middle East Travellers with Salesforce’s CRM Platform
Riyadh-based Seera Group (formerly Al Tayyar Travel Group), the leading travel group in the Middle East, announced today it is using selected Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, to digitally transform and enhance travel booking experiences for millions of travellers. As the Middle East’s travel market increases – research firm Phocuswright predicts that Middle […]
Hytera Multi-Mode Advanced Radio Supports Operation of Changsha Huanghua International Airport
Changsha Huanghua International Airport in South Central China’s Hunan Province has seen smoother communication between different departments and more accurate dispatching after deploying Hytera’s 400 MHz digital trunking system and multi-mode advanced radios. As of September 2018, the flight on-time rate of the airport has remained above 80% for 14 consecutive months, ranking first in […]
Sharjah Airport Receives Air Peace’s Inaugural Flight
Sharjah Airport recently received Air Peace’s inaugural flight from Lagos. The Nigerian airline’s first international airport outside Africa, Sharjah Airport offers the advantages of Sharjah’s geographic location and the level of service that the Airport provides to airlines and travellers. The fact that Air Peace chose Sharjah Airport underlines the importance of the growing travel […]
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (“du”) Announces 2.5% (5.5% excluding impact of changes in accounting standards) Growth in Q2 2019 Net Profit after Royalty to AED 464 million
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (DFM: “du”) published today its financial results for Q2 2019, reporting AED 3.19 billion revenues, AED 1.47 billion EBITDA and AED 464 million net profit after royalty for the second quarter of the year. For H1 2019, EITC reported revenues of AED 6.33 billion, EBITDA of AED 2.89 billion […]
Al Murshed Travel and Tourism signs an exclusive agreement with Sabre
Al Murshed Travel and Tourism, one of the leading travel agencies in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has signed a long-term agreement with Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, to continue use its technology and platform to provide travel services to its customers. This renewal provides Al Murshed […]
Dubai to organise Global Investment in Aviation Summit in January 2020
(AETOSWire): The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of UAE has announced that the second edition of Global Investment in Aviation Summit (GIAS) 2020, themed ‘Enabling Global Aviation Growth through Fund Raising and Key Partnerships’ will be held in Dubai from January 27-29. Over 200 investors and 1,200 delegates, besides selected government officials, aviation organisations, finance […]