Due to the lack of opportunities for air travel caused by ongoing border closures, Singapore Airlines is automatically extending members’ loyalty tier status for another year. It applies to Priority Passenger Service (PPS) Club and KrisFlyer Elite memberships that are … Continue reading →
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has inked a management agreement to expand its Crowne Plaza brand in Vietnam. The agreement with Minh Dong Travel Service, part of the PGT Group, will see the 300-room Crowne Plaza Danang Waterfront open in 2023. … Continue reading →
International guests booking stays at Shangri-La’s four hotels in Singapore will get free Covid insurance cover. It is offering emergency medical coverage of up to S$250,000 at no additional charge for guests who contract the virus. Guests will be … Continue reading →
Singapore Airlines became the first major airline to test IATA’s new digital health verification app Travel Pass. It allows passengers to store information related to their Covid-19 test results and vaccination status. It started trialling the service before Christmas on … Continue reading →
Airbnb said it will review all reservations made in Washington, DC around next week’s US presidential inauguration to weed out any guests with links to hate groups or violent demonstrations. The company said it is reviewing arrest records from the … Continue reading →
Emirates is bringing back more nonstop services to the US beginning next month. It resumes flights to Seattle from 1 February 2021, and then to Dallas and San Francisco from 2 March. Seattle and SFO services will operate four times … Continue reading →
Toronto based Porter Airlines has once more pushed back its intended restart. It is now targeting 29 March to resume services, which would mark more than a year since it first suspended flights. Since then the airline has repeatedly set … Continue reading →
The Federal Aviation Administration vowed to take strong action against rowdy or dangerous in-flight behavior after several incidents on flights to and from the Washington, D.C. area. FAA Administrator Steve Dickson responded to multiple incidents on flights before and after … Continue reading →
Hawaii has suspended all surf competitions due to safety management concerns of beach crowds. That means two World Surf League events, the Sunset Open and the Big Wave Jaws Championship Peahi on Maui, scheduled for this month are cancelled. “The … Continue reading →
In a blow to Hawaii’s tourism recovery, Japan based travel company JTB extended its cancellations for Hawaii tours to at least March 2021. It cites still surging Covid cases in both the US and Japan. “Our Japan JTB headquarters has … Continue reading →
Afghanistan and Iraq are not the first countries most people think of when booking their ski holiday, but with many European ski resorts in restrictive lockdowns this winter, adventure tour operator Untamed Borders are offering up some alternative ski … Continue reading →
Jet2 has suspended its flight and holidays programme until 25 March due to the ongoing uncertainty and travel restrictions caused by the Covid pandemic. For customers due to travel from 26 March onwards, agents will receive further updates later, it … Continue reading →
Virgin Atlantic is working with the NHS and St John’s Ambulance service to secure voluntary and paid work for its staff at mass vaccination centres set up to support the rollout of the Covid jabs. Many of the airline’s staff … Continue reading →
Mandatory Covid testing will be introduced for everyone arriving in England from 4am on Friday, the Government has confirmed today. All visitors and all residents travelling back to England will need proof of a negative Covid-19 test taken no more … Continue reading →
