Asian tourism ministers discuss sustainable tourism

The Second Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Tourism Ministers Meeting and First UNESCO/UNWTO International Conference on Sustainable Tourism and Heritage Cities is currently taking place in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Aditya Resort launches exclusive wellness retreats with renowned Indian instructors

Aditya, one of Sri Lanka’s most acclaimed boutique resorts, has announced the launch of a wellness retreat programme focused on holistic health for the body, mind and soul.

Pegasus Reef Hotel receives international recognition

The Pegasus Reef Hotel website has been internationally recognized with two awards. It comes on the heels of website design excellence at the recently held Horizon Interactive Awards for the year 2016 and in the 23rd Annual Communicator Award. 

SriLankan Airlines further strengthens presence in India

SriLankan Airlines will further strengthen its position as the largest foreign carrier into India with the launch of services to three more cities – Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Coimbatore – in July 2017, increasing to 14 the number of cities in the vast Indian market.

Singapore Airlines, SilkAir offer special one-way, one-year return fares

Singapore Airlines (SIA) together with SilkAir, the regional wing of SIA, offers attractive one-way and one-year fares on Economy Class to some of the most exciting destinations. 

Emirates’ new First Class product to be unveiled in November

Emirates has confirmed that its new First Class product will be showcased at the Dubai Air Show in November. Making its debut onboard a Boeing 777-300ER, Emirates’ new First Class cabin will feature six private suites laid out in a 1-1-1 layout, compared to the existing eight private suites in a 1-2-1 layout on its existing 777 fleet.

Qatar Airways Fy16/17 net profit up 22%; revenue up 10%

Qatar Airways this week released its annual report for the fiscal year 2017 (April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017) revealing a 21.7 per cent year-on-year net profit increase. The results also show an annual revenue increase of 10.4 percent.

Kuwait Airways offers up to 50% off on European/US destinations

Kuwait Airways, the national carrier of the State of Kuwait, has reintroduced the much-hyped Big Sale offer valid for sale until June 15, 2017 and to travel before December 31, 2017. 

SIA to boost Paris services to 10 times weekly

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be increasing the flight frequency to France’s capital city Paris to 10 per week from the current seven during the Northern Winter operating season (October 29, 2017 to March 24, 2018).

Kuwait Airways ties up with Air Canada to offer Toronto services

Kuwait Airways, the national carrier of the State of Kuwait has tied up with Air Canada, the flag carrier of Canada to operate almost daily flight services to Toronto, Lester. B Pearson Airport.

Emirates partners with BMW Group for new fleet of Chauffeur-drive cars

Emirates has partnered with BMW Group to provide a fleet of luxury automobiles for its complimentary Chauffeur-drive service for Business Class passengers in the UAE.

Shangri-La’s Hambantota launches new golf membership, attractive room offer for first anniversary

Shangri-La’s Hambantota Resort & Spa will roll out a plethora of activities and special offers for its first anniversary. 

Etihad Airways doubles A380 service to New York JFK

Etihad Airways recently introduced its flagship Airbus A380 aircraft on its second daily service between the UAE capital and New York JFK. All14 weekly flights between the two cities are now operated by the double-decker aircraft.

Debug Hospitality and Leisure launches Amber Collection in Sri Lanka

The leisure arm of the renowned Sri Lankan brand Debug – Debug Hospitality and Leisure (PVT) Ltd – has officially unveiled ‘The Amber Collection’, the newest high-end offering by the company for leisure and business travelers. 

Etihad breaks off talks with TUI for leisure airline

AFP: United Arab Emirates carrier Etihad has broken off talks with German travel group TUI to jointly create a leisure airline, both companies said yesterday.

SIA adds Stockholm as second Scandinavian city in route network

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has added a second Scandinavian city to its route network. Operating five times a week from Singapore Changi Airport, SQ362 flies to Stockholm, via Moscow.

Qatar Airways and Monacair announce partnership

Qatar Airways and Monacair announced a new partnership between one of the world’s leading airlines and the French Riviera’s premium helicopter operator, commencing July 4.

Emirates named ‘Best Airline in the World’ at Ultras 2017 Awards

Emirates took home ‘Best Airline in the World’ and ‘Best Middle Eastern Airline’ at the prestigious Ultras 2017 Awards, as voted by the well-travelled readers of The Telegraph’s luxury travel magazine in their annual survey. Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates airline, received the awards at the ceremony held in London.

SilkAir to launch non-stop flights between Singapore and Hiroshima

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will be launching non-stop flights between Singapore and Hiroshima, Japan, this year. 

Etihad Guest reaches five million milestone

Etihad Guest, the loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, has celebrated reaching five million members by gifting 500,000 miles and an upgrade to Gold status to the milestone member, Rashid Al Shehhi.

SriLankan introduces Viber sticker to increase brand awareness

SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld airline alliance, continuing to reach out to its followers and fans in Sri Lanka and India, has introduced a range of colorful Viber stickers to increase brand awareness and constantly engage with their fans through Viber with latest news and travel offers. These beautiful stickers can be downloaded for free till July 30, 2017.

Oman Air celebrates 24th anniversary with social media competition

Oman Air, the national carrier for the Sultanate of Oman, celebrated its 24th anniversary with the launch of a social media competition that ran across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

Etihad Airways named official airline partner of 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games

Etihad Airways has been unveiled as the official airline partner of the 2019 Special Olympic World Summer Games, an event that will bring more than 7,000 athletes from 170 nations to Abu Dhabi in March of that year.

Jet Airways to introduce third non-stop daily flight between Mumbai and London Heathrow

Continuing its commitment of providing guests with greater choice, convenience and further strengthening its global footprint, Jet Airways - India’s full-service, premier international airline, announced the introduction of its third, non-stop, daily service between Mumbai and  London Heathrow.

Etihad Airways celebrates delivery of 10th A380

Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its 10th and final Airbus A380. 

Emirates to fly all A380 services to Beijing and Shanghai

In response to popular customer demand, Emirates will provide an all-A380 service on its Beijing (PEK) and Shanghai (PVG) services when it upgrades the second daily flights, EK308/EK309 on its PEK route and EK304/305 on its PVG route, replacing the current Boeing 777-300ER operations.

Sunhill Group opens 7th hotel in Mount Lavinia

Sunhill Group recently opened the 7th addition to the Sunhill chain of hotels in Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia. 

Qatar Airways and IATA showcase cabin safety best practice

The IATA Cabin Operations Safety Conference (COSC), the pivotal global conference for cabin safety across the aviation industry, concluded its three-day programme last week in Doha, Qatar.  Hosted by Qatar Airways, the event brought together more than 200 representatives from industry organizations across the globe, to gain insights and share cabin safety best practice.

Traveller Global launches The Travel Cart online travel agency

The Traveller Global (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka’s largest outbound travel operator, has launched The Travel Cart, a comprehensive online travel agency service which fulfills the company’saim of expansion, via a business-to-business system that converts the day to day activities of a travel agency to an online platform. 

Etihad Airways to launch A380 flights to Paris

Etihad Airways announced the year-round deployment of its award-winning Airbus A380 aircraft on the Abu Dhabi to Paris route.