Newsletter - 06th August 2022

Daily News Updates / 06th August 2022

Aviation
Vistara announces month-long, inflight food festival – ‘DAWAT-E-AWADH’ Celebrating the second anniversary of its long-haul operations, Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier, has announced ‘Dawat-e-Awadh’ – a special meal fest... READ MORE

Aviation
Vistara inaugurates a non-stop flight between Mumbai and Jeddah Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, successfully inaugurated non-stop flights between Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) an... READ MORE

India
Palace on Wheels to start again by September Palace on Wheels, one of India’s most luxurious trains, is likely to roll the tracks this September. The train has been running in India for years now, taking tourists on vari... READ MORE

Aviation
Lufthansa Group is back-to-black with an operating profit of 393 million euros and an Adjusted free cash flow of 2.1 billion euros in the second quarter A strong increase in average yields and successful cargo segment drive positive quarterly result A boom in demand for airline tickets continues Load factors in premium clas... READ MORE

Aviation
Finnair launches flights to Mumbai On August 6, Finnair is launching new direct flights from Helsinki to Mumbai in India. Flights to the Indian city will initially operate three times a week, increasing t... READ MORE

Trends
The 2022 International Travel Show unveils scheduled programming With a sharp-eyed focus on the revitalization of global travel, the International Travel Show, featuring presenting sponsor Travel + Leisure, will celebrate “The Future of Tr... READ MORE

Aviation
Hans Airways’ first Airbus A330 arrives in UK Hans Airways, the UK’s new long-haul airline readying to fly to India, celebrated the arrival of its first Airbus A330-200 on UK soil this week. The aircraft touched down from&n... READ MORE

Business Travel
ICCA announces top performing destinations for international association meetings Overall, Europe was a strong performer as an association meeting destination during the pandemic. Seventy percent of the top 20 countries and 80% of the top 20 cities are European... READ MORE

Associations
International air traffic in June rose 229.5% versus June 2021, says IATA The lifting of travel restrictions in most parts of Asia-Pacific is contributing to the recovery. June 2022 international RPKs reached 65.0% of June 2019 levels The Intern... READ MORE

Trends
Growing demand for duty-free products to boost the growth of the global duty-free retailing market In the retail industry, the concept of duty-free retailing has expanded from small luxury shops to one of the highest-earning sectors. Airports have become prominent places that a... READ MORE

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