Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum: Dubai Lynx 2011 Advertising Person of the Year

DUBAI, UAE: The Dubai International Advertising Festival has announced that Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and CEO of Emirates Airline & Group, who has been instrumental in establishing the company as a global brand, will be presented with the 2011 Dubai Lynx Advertising Person of the Year Award. 22 Mar 2011 06:55

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

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

Ethiopian Airlines code shares with Singapore Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines, claiming to be the fastest growing African Airline, has announced that it will start code sharing with Singapore Airlines, one of the largest carriers in Asia effective 1 November 2011, providing its customers the option of flying to Singapore. 27 Oct 2011 07:55

America an ever-growing market for tourism to South Africa

A substantial amount of tourism marketing in North America for South Africa has followed in the wake of the FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa, generating unprecedented interest in this holiday destination. 4 May 2011 09:15

Entries invited: Travel and Tourism Film & Video Awards

Southern Africa's Travel and Tourism Film & Video Awards is in full preparation mode. The organisers are calling for entries from southern African film and video makers as well as from travel and tourism product owners. 12 Apr 2011 11:49

Low-cost airlines take off online in Asia Pacific

SINGAPORE: comScore, Inc has released results from a study on the online travel industry with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. The report found that in the past year, low-cost airline websites have experienced strong growth in visitation as consumers continue to search for the best travel deals online. 12 Apr 2011 06:18

Qatar Airways announces exclusive special offers

QATAR / JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Qatar Airways has announced an array of special offers and promotions for travellers around the world to celebrate its 100th destination launch. 5 Apr 2011 11:34

Ethiopian Airlines to start new flights to China

Ethiopian to start new flights to Hangzhou, its fourth destination in China. 15 Mar 2011 07:30

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

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