Newsletter - 17th January 2022

Daily News Updates / 17th January 2022

Hospitality
Nijhawan Group appointed as the India Representative for Swiss-Belhotel International Nijhawan Group has been appointed the India Sales, Marketing & Public Relations representation office for Swiss-Belhotel International. The hotel chain is ranked amongst the w... READ MORE

International
FIFA Club World Cup goes to Dubai Expo 2020 Football fans at Expo 2020 Dubai will have the opportunity to view the prestigious FIFA Club World Cup trophy when it arrives next month. Guests can have their pictures taken... READ MORE

International
Türkiye’s Sustainability Move Türkiye signed a collaboration agreement with the world’s top environment and sustainability platform Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). With the agreement, Türkiye ... READ MORE

International
Thailand to impose USD12 tourist fee from April Thailand is planning to collect THB300 (USD9) fee from foreign tourists from April to develop attractions and cover accident insurance for foreigners, senior officials said. ... READ MORE

Travel Trade
COVIDSafe Event Plan For Australian Open Updated The COVIDSafe Event Plan for the 2022 Australian Open will be amended to ensure the health and safety of fans attending Melbourne Park from Monday. Ticket sales will ... READ MORE

Travel Trade
TBO Group is now TBO.com TBO has unveiled its new logo, branding and tagline Travel Simplified. TBO is the leading global travel distribution platform, connecting over 100,000 + travel buy... READ MORE

Aviation
Airbus achieves 2021 commercial aircraft delivery target There were 771 gross commercial orders, 507 net, 7,082 aircraft in the backlog. Airbus SE delivered 611 commercial aircraft to 88 customers in 2021, demonstrating resilien... READ MORE

Airports
Riga Airport to invest in the development of its baggage handling infrastructure The Airport will cover these investments from its investment budget. Over the next year, Riga Airport will reconstruct and expand the baggage handling infrastructure, which w... READ MORE

Airports
Prague Airport handles nearly 4.4 million passengers in 2021 In terms of individual airlines, Prague Airport customers used the services of Smartwings, Ryanair, Lufthansa, KLM, and Czech Airlines the most. Air transport is slowly recover... READ MORE

Trends
UN report underscores the importance of tourism for economic recovery in 2022 The latest edition of the UN World Economic Situation and Prospects report uses key UNWTO data on international tourist arrivals and tourism receipts to illustrate how the pandemi... READ MORE

Events
Arabian Travel Market changes 2022 dates to accommodate new UAE working week ATM 2022 will take place at Dubai World Trade Centre from Monday 9 to Thursday 12 May. New timings coincide with Arabian Travel Week. Reed Exhibitions (RX) the organiser o... READ MORE

Aviation
How AirAsia India is extending free rescheduling offer on all flights AirAsia India has announced a free rescheduling offer for all flights on their network for bookings made till 31 January 2022 for travel until 31 March 2022. AirAsia India’... READ MORE

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