Sunway Hospitality Group of Malaysia has promoted Alex Castaldi to ceo, with responsibility for aligning the hotel business with other key pillars of the Sunway Group including its travel agency and also expanding the firm's global presence.
Castaldi joined Sunway in 2017 as general manager of The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat and most recently was group coo.
Doha-based Qatar Airways says it now has about 80 per cent of its B777 fleet using Starlink for in-flight wifi and it will start offering the same system on its Airbus A350s from this month.
On April 28, Australia's Mulpha Events will welcome Claire Back as its general manager – Events & Partnerships.
The partnership between hotel group Accor and luxury brand LVMH for what was the Orient Express train has seen the launch of the La Dolce Vita Orient Express, with a first itinerary, Tastes of Tuscan Vineyards, to take guests from Rome to Montalcino.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a 'Contactless Travel Directory' to help airlines identify and offer contactless travel at specific airports, including with partner airlines.
Accommodation major Hyatt expects to expand its India region footprint by seven properties this year in Ghaziabad, Kasauli, Kochi, Bhopal, Vithalapur, Jaipur and Butwal in Nepal.
Australia's Qantas and plane maker Airbus are to invest A$15 million in Climate Tech Partners (CTP) to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other aviation decarbonisation technologies.
Finnish flag carrier Finnair - a oneworld alliance member - is to offer customers 25 weekly flights between its home hub Helsinki and four Japanese destinations this northern summer: Tokyo-Haneda, Tokyo-Narita, Osaka and Nagoya.
Australia's Sydney Airport expects a busy Easter and school holiday period, with 2.5 million passengers expected in its international and domestic terminals between Wednesday 9 April and Tuesday 29 April.
Irish budget carrier Ryanair transported a record-breaking 200.2 million passengers in its fiscal year ending March 2024, a first for any airline in Europe, it says.
US president Donald Trump has confirmed the duty–free 'de minimis' treatment of low-value imports from China and Hong Kong (valued at US$800 or less) will end as of May 2, 2025.
Europe's International Airlines Group (IAG) and IT firm Microsoft have extended their 2023 co-funded sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) agreement by five years and Microsoft agreeing to co-fund an additional 39,000 tonnes of SAF to help reduce lifecycle carbon emissions by around 113,000 tonnes.
The US's Delta Air Lines is bringing forward its cutoff time for passengers to check bags on domestic flights.
Sunway Hospitality Group of Malaysia has promoted Alex Castaldi to ceo, with responsibility for aligning the hotel business with other key pillars of the Sunway Group including its travel agency and also expanding the firm's global presence.
Castaldi joined Sunway in 2017 as general manager of The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat and most recently was group coo.
Doha-based Qatar Airways says it now has about 80 per cent of its B777 fleet using Starlink for in-flight wifi and it will start offering the same system on its Airbus A350s from this month.
On April 28, Australia's Mulpha Events will welcome Claire Back as its general manager – Events & Partnerships.
The partnership between hotel group Accor and luxury brand LVMH for what was the Orient Express train has seen the launch of the La Dolce Vita Orient Express, with a first itinerary, Tastes of Tuscan Vineyards, to take guests from Rome to Montalcino.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released a 'Contactless Travel Directory' to help airlines identify and offer contactless travel at specific airports, including with partner airlines.
Accommodation major Hyatt expects to expand its India region footprint by seven properties this year in Ghaziabad, Kasauli, Kochi, Bhopal, Vithalapur, Jaipur and Butwal in Nepal.
Australia's Qantas and plane maker Airbus are to invest A$15 million in Climate Tech Partners (CTP) to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other aviation decarbonisation technologies.
Finnish flag carrier Finnair - a oneworld alliance member - is to offer customers 25 weekly flights between its home hub Helsinki and four Japanese destinations this northern summer: Tokyo-Haneda, Tokyo-Narita, Osaka and Nagoya.
Australia's Sydney Airport expects a busy Easter and school holiday period, with 2.5 million passengers expected in its international and domestic terminals between Wednesday 9 April and Tuesday 29 April.
Irish budget carrier Ryanair transported a record-breaking 200.2 million passengers in its fiscal year ending March 2024, a first for any airline in Europe, it says.
US president Donald Trump has confirmed the duty–free 'de minimis' treatment of low-value imports from China and Hong Kong (valued at US$800 or less) will end as of May 2, 2025.
Europe's International Airlines Group (IAG) and IT firm Microsoft have extended their 2023 co-funded sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) agreement by five years and Microsoft agreeing to co-fund an additional 39,000 tonnes of SAF to help reduce lifecycle carbon emissions by around 113,000 tonnes.
The US's Delta Air Lines is bringing forward its cutoff time for passengers to check bags on domestic flights.
