Newsletter - 07th May 2025

Daily News Updates / 07th May 2025

People
Singapore Tourism Board appoints Serene Woon as Area Director, India, Middle East and South Asia (Mumbai) The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced the appointment of Serene Woon as Area Director-Designate, India, Middle East, and South Asia (Mumbai), on 1st May, 2025 and will assum... READ MORE

Aviation
Emirates caps record-breaking ATM, welcoming over 27,000 visitors and forging nearly 40 strategic partnerships across the travel ecosystem Airline also hosted its first ever travel industry workshop series, drawing in over 350 trade partnersEmirates has capped off its busiest ever presence at the Arabian Travel Marke... READ MORE

Visas and Passports
VFS Global acquires majority stake in Brazil’s CiX Citizen Experience The acquisition is expected to combine VFS Global’s global operational model, spanning 158 countries and 3,500 application centres, with CiX’s physical and digital citizen ser... READ MORE

Travel Trade
Air New Zealand Unveils Bold New Uniform and Next-Generation Dreamliner A Dual Celebration of Culture, Creativity, and Innovation Air New Zealand has marked a momentous new chapter in its 85-year journey, unveiling both a striking new uniform colle... READ MORE

Visas and Passports
VFS Global Leverages SAP Software to Power Digital Cross-Border Mobility VFS Global, the world’s leading provider of visa, consular, and citizen services, has announced a strategic partnership with SAP SE to harness the power of cloud and AI te... READ MORE

Travel Trade
MEET 2025 Launches at Palazzo Versace Dubai, Ushering in a New Era for Business Travel in the GCC A new chapter in the evolution of corporate travel across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was unveiled with the official launch of MEET 2025—Meetings, Expense, Events, a... READ MORE

Travel Trade
House of Travel (Bahrain) partners with QuadLabs to launch a next generation Corporate Travel Platform “HOTBizz” House of Travel (HOT), a leading travel management company in the Middle East, has partnered with QuadLabs, a global travel technology leader, to launch its dedicated corporate tr... READ MORE

Aviation
Vietnam Airlines Elevates India Operations with Wide-Body Launch on Mumbai–Hanoi Route Vietnam Airlines has officially taken its India operations to new heights, launching wide-body aircraft services on the Mumbai–Hanoi route. Marking a significant milestone in it... READ MORE

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