Travel & tourism report focuses on moving beyond the downturn

ANDORRA: Switzerland, Germany and France have the most attractive environments for developing the travel and tourism industry, according to the fourth Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, just released by the World Economic Forum at the Global Tourism Forum 2011 (GTF) held in Andorra. Austria, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Spain and Singapore complete the top 10. 9 Mar 2011 07:12

Emerging auto insurance and aggregator sites attracting meaningful market share

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, has announced the availability of an expanded competitive set of insurers and aggregator sites for its online auto insurance benchmarker. In Q4 2010, these additional sites accounted for 724 000 submitted quotes, making up 8% of quotes submitted online. 8 Mar 2011 09:58

Comair on track with expansion plans into Africa

Comair Limited, operator of British Airways in southern Africa and kulula.com is again expanding its African route network, and effective Tuesday, 3 May 2011 will commence flights from Lanseria airport to Maputo in Mozambique and Gaborone in Botswana. 3 Mar 2011 12:21

Emirates partners with Vitality to offer discounted flights

DUBAI, UAE: Emirates, the award-winning Dubai-based airline, has partnered with Vitality to extend the travel benefits enjoyed by Vitality members to include 14 new international destinations on board Emirates' internationally acclaimed airline fleet. 18 Feb 2011 09:04

Qatar Airways marks six years of operations in South Africa

QATAR: Qatar Airways, the national airline of the State of Qatar, has marked six years of flying to South Africa. 17 Feb 2011 10:35

Hilton Worldwide expands UAE portfolio with Hilton Sharjah

DUBAI, UAE/MCLEAN, US: Hilton Worldwide has announced the signing of a management agreement with the Bin Otaiba Investment Group for a Hilton Hotels & Resorts property in Sharjah, marking the company's entry into the emirate. 17 Feb 2011 10:27

Etihad opens new premium lounge in Dublin

DUBLIN, IRELAND: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has officially opened its new premium lounge at Dublin Airport's Terminal 2 (T2). Etihad became the first airline to operate its scheduled arrival and departure services from T2 in late November 2010. 16 Feb 2011 06:00