Qatar Airways is expanding use of IATA;’s Travel Pass as the first airline to offer vaccine authentication within the app. So far the IATA Travel Pass has been limited to Covid test results authentication. The trial will be rolled out … Continue reading →
Emirates aims to attract more SMEs with a Business Rewards incentive for new members. Small and medium sized businesses in the UK which sign up for an account to Emirates’ Business Rewards corporate loyalty programme will receive a bonus of … Continue reading →
As the tourist island nation of the Seychelles opens up to the world again, Qatar Airways is increasing seat capacity this summer. The Indian Ocean islands will be welcoming visitors who will only need to present a negative PCR test … Continue reading →
Bahrain national carrier Gulf Air will launch a new weekly route to Singapore starting in April. The airline will operate Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on the route with 282 seats in a two-class configuration, including 26 Falcon Gold Class seats. … Continue reading →
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som will be the first full-immersion wellness destination resort in Qatar, and the largest in the region. The resort is managed and operated by world-renowned Chiva-Som International Health Resort, which since launching 25 years ago, has … Continue reading →
Qatar Airways announced it would soon become the first global airline to offer passengers 100 percent touchless technology for its in-flight entertainment system. As part of the carrier’s latest COVID-19 safety measures, the Zero-Touch technology enables passengers on Qatar’s fleet of … Continue reading →
UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed that the Government is planning to launch a ‘vaccine passport’ for international travel. He said the Government is discussing how this will work with other countries around the world, including Singapore. The International … 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 →
Qatar Airways will progressively increase services from the UK after today resuming flights from Gatwick. The carrier will operate three weekly 787 Dreamliner services from Gatwick to Doha, with four daily flights from Heathrow operating during December along with three … Continue reading →
Qatar Airways is adding a new West Coast destination next year. It will start serving Seattle from March 2021 and has inked a frequent-flyer partnership with Seattle based Alaska Airlines. Seattle will become the airline’s 11th US destination and will … Continue reading →
Qatar Airways will restart flights to Tokyo Haneda next week. It will fly three times a week from 11 December, adding to the seven-weekly flights operating between Tokyo Narita and Doha. “We are thrilled to resume operations to Tokyo Haneda, … Continue reading →
Qatar Airways announced it will restart flights to Phuket next month. From 4 December it resumes flights to the Thai island using Boeing 777 aircraft with 42 flatbed seats in business class and 312 seats in economy. “We are excited … Continue reading →
Emirates is to add more flights between the UK and Dubai before Christmas after the British government announced quarantine-free travel between the two destinations. The airline will add flights from London Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow, starting from 27 November, … Continue reading →
Indian full-service airline Vistara will launch a new route to Doha later this month. It will start flying twice a week from Delhi beginning on 19 November, initially until 31 December. Flights are being operated under the Qatar-India air travel … Continue reading →
Gulf Air will resume its direct flights to the Maldives from 12 December. The twice weekly service – on Mondays and Saturdays – will operate from London via Bahrain. Gulf Air has been flying to Male in the Maldives since … Continue reading →
Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC) announce the launch of two new hotel and leisure destinations, opening late 2020 and early 2021. The country is currently undergoing an extensive tourism development strategy, as it works to diversify and build upon … Continue reading →
Emirates is offering free medical cover and will pay quarantine costs for passengers who contract Covid-19 during their journey. The airline will cover medical bills up to €150,000 euros and the costs of quarantine of up to €100 per day … Continue reading →
Qatar Airways isn’t letting COVID-19 hold them down. While the current pandemic has greatly reduced the demand for air travel, Qatar has remained the only Gulf carrier to continue flying to the U.S., with flights to both Chicago and Dallas-Fort … Continue reading →
Emirates will re-start flights to London Heathrow Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney and Melbourne on May 21. It will also offer connections in Dubai for passengers travelling between the UK and Australia. The airline said passengers will only … Continue reading →
Emirates is claiming to be the first airline in the world to carry out on-site Covid-19 testing for passengers. On Wednesday, Emirates and the Dubai Health Authority tested passengers as they checked in for a flight to Tunisia. It said … Continue reading →
