Health & Leisure

Radisson signs its first hotel in Bangladesh's Khulna

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 13 February 2020

Radisson Hotel Group has signed its first hotel in Khulna, the third largest city in Bangladesh and a hub for trade and tourism.

Royal Air Maroc, BA ink code share

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 13 February 2020

British Airways (BA) and Royal Air Maroc have confirmed a new code-share agreement to open up new routes across Morocco covering Casablanca and Agadir.

SIA add Perth flight

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 06 February 2020

Singapore Airlines will launch a fifth daily A350-900 flight to Perth from Monday 01 June 2020, subject to regulatory approval.

Qatar Air suspends China services

: Health & Leisure; Monday, 03 February 2020

Doha-based Qatar Airways will suspend flights to mainland China from 03 February.

HK airlines start China route cuts

: Health & Leisure; Monday, 03 February 2020

Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Dragon and Hong Kong Express, have begun gradually reducing their scheduled passenger flights between Hong Kong and 24 mainland China destinations from about 480 flights weekly to about 240 flights until further notice.

WA puts regional air route out to tender

: Health & Leisure; Monday, 03 February 2020

A tender process has commenced for an airline to provide a regular public transport (RPT) air service between Kununurra, Halls Creek and Balgo in Western Australia (WA) from July 2020.

ANA, SIA deepen ties

: Health & Leisure; Monday, 03 February 2020

All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have signed a joint venture agreement to deepen the partnership between the Star Alliance carriers.

IATA in rail standards initiative

: Health & Leisure; Monday, 03 February 2020

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Union of Railways (UIC), designed to strengthen co-operation in 'standard setting and interoperability initiatives', with a focus on data exchange standards supporting intermodal travel.

Australia, US, Singapore block China visitors as coronavirus toll hits 259

: Health & Leisure; Monday, 03 February 2020

Australia's prime minister Scott Morrison has announced a temporary ban on visitors who have recently been in China, although “Australian citizens, Australian residents, dependents, legal guardians or spouses” would still be allowed into the country, he said.