2022 is shaping to be a good year for Hawaiʻi tourism. So far, nearly 5.5 million people have visited the islands this year, spending $11.2 billion. While there were 13% fewer visitors compared to the first seven months of 2019, spending rose nearly 6%.
Nicola Sturgeon announced on Tuesday that the Scottish Government will introduce a Bill that would give councils the power to enact tourist tax schemes. According to the City of Edinburgh Council, it could generate £15 million each year.
In a major development, Qatar has announced to remove the mandatory quarantine requirement for all foreign visitors travelling for the FIFA World Cup 2022. This move comes in the wake of easing travel and the transiting process for international travellers.
Swissport and Air Tanzania have extended their partnership at the airline’s Dar es Salaam home base for two more years until 2024. Swissport has been providing airport ground services and air cargo handling to Air Tanzania since early 2020
Cathay Pacific and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today (September 5, 2022) signed a three-year agreement to collaborate on a new integrated course for Cathay Pacific’s Cadet Pilot training programme that will cultivate local aviation industry talent and develop Hong Kong as a hub for aviation training.
Qatar Tourism has announced that the number of visitors to the state rose to a record breaking 151,000 visitors in July – the largest number of arrivals during a summer month since 2017 and representing a 297 per cent increase year-on-year.
Following a summer where 70% of the airport’s passengers were travelling for leisure, business traffic resumed in earnest Monday including the return of SUN-AIR and services to Billund.
Brown’s, a Rocco Forte Hotel has announced they are partnering with John Martin, Director of John Martin Gallery in Mayfair for their autumn Art Walks.
JetBlue Travel Products, a subsidiary of JetBlue Airways today announced the expansion of its Insider Experience program for JetBlue Vacations packages to Nassau, Bahamas.
“We are very excited to welcome Vicente to American’s board of directors,” said American’s Chairman Doug Parker. “Vicente has extensive experience leading global industrial businesses, and his proven ability to navigate complex operational issues and create shareholder value will be important assets to American and our board.”
