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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Turkish Airlines keeps providing privileged flight experience for its guests with its new travel sets.
Consistently striving to increase the overall travel comfort of its passengers, the national flag carrier of Turkey now offers new travel kits specially designed by Versace, one of the leading representatives of fashion world, and Mandarina Duck specialized in travel products. Increasing its market share and number of passengers in the global aviation sector […]
Soar Over Dubai’s Magnificent Landmarks in a Helicopter with FlyHigh Dubai Helicopter Services by Alpha Destination Management
Nothing captures Dubai’s impressive skyline and landmarks like a helicopter ride. Check in at FlyHigh Dubai’s five-star helipad and heli-lounge at Atlantis The Palm and fly over the city’s magnificent attractions for an unforgettable experience with the ‘Heli & Sightseeing’ package. Combine leisure with luxury and landmarks with Dubai City Tour and Abu Dhabi City […]
Turkish Airlines added Nigeria’s Port Harcourt to its flight network.
Flying to more countries that any other airline, Turkish Airlines added Port Harcourt, an important city in Nigeria, to its flight network as the global carrier’s 56th destination in Africa. Flag carrier will operate four weekly reciprocal flights between Istanbul and Port Harcourt. Already flying to Lagos, Kano and Abuja in Nigeria, Turkish Airlines […]
Intertek awards Quality and Environment Certifications to the world’s largest Mercure property part of Accor Hotels Group in Dubai
Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has awarded two ISO certifications for Quality and Environmental Management Systems to Mercure Hotel Suites and Apartments, Dubai, the largest Mercure property in the world with a capacity of 1015 hotel rooms and part of AccorHotels Group. Presented by André Lacroix, Intertek Group Chief Executive […]
Global Travel and Tourism chooses Sabre as an exclusive technology provider to enter the online travel space
Global Travel and Tourism, one of the leading travel agencies in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has signed an exclusive multi-year agreement with Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, to continue use of its innovative technology and platform to manage travel. Under this agreement, Global Travel will continue to […]
Alpha Destination Management to Attend
Alpha Destination Management has confirmed its participation at The Meetings Show taking place at Olympia London on 26 and 27 June 2019. Considered the best platform in the UK for the meetings and events industry, the show brings together over 4,500 trade professionals annually from around the world and is the only show in the […]
Turkish Airlines was chosen again “Turkey’s Most Valuable Brand” in all sectors.
One of the world’s leading independent organizations in brand valuation and strategy consulting, Brand Finance announced the results of its 2019 evaluation. According to the results, Turkish Airlines was declared as the “Most Valuable Brand” of Turkey in all sectors. The national flag carrier, who repeatedly assumed this title before, reinforces its leading position in […]
Turkish Airlines added Strasbourg to the list of its destinations in FranceNational flag carrier added Strasbourg again to its flight network that covers 124 countries of the world.
Turkish Airlines, flying to more countries than any other airline globally, has relaunched direct flights to Strasbourg, starting from May 31st, 2019, as four weekly flights between Istanbul Airport and Strasbourg Entzheim Airport. Strasbourg is the seventh destination of Turkish Airlines in France; It became the third international destination added to the flag carrier’s flight […]
Sabre accelerates technology evolution with key leadership appointment and new development facility
Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, is executing a comprehensive strategy to evolve its technology foundation and advance product development capabilities. This week Sabre has reached two crucial milestones in this journey – the opening of the technology company’s new development centre location in Krakow, and the […]