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I sit down with Marriott’s APAC Head of Marketing, Loyalty and Partnerships to understand more about how Marriott plans to up their loyalty offering in the Indian market and deliver on their promised benefits. Here are the details.
Recently, a Dubai-based businessman found himself on an empty flight on Emirates, with himself being the only passenger. Watch him take us around the experience on the plane.
Bahrain has stopped accepting travellers from India with effect from May 24, 2021, closing out one more way for Indians to travel out of the country for the time being, in the wake of the pandemic.
Air India has announced that its customer data was compromised as a part of a global attack on SITA systems which ended up affecting other major airlines across the globe as well.
India might not have reason to rejoice in the reopening of the European Union anytime soon. The EC has proposed travel from India be kept to the bare minimum, for the time being, exercising their ‘Emergency Brake Mechanism’
Hilton Honors and Hilton Effect Foundation are asking members to donate their Hilton Honors points and they will match the contributions with equitable cash from their end on a one-to-one basis.
Europe is on track at the moment for reopening for travel in the Summer of 2021. Fully vaccinated travellers and those from countries deemed safe will be allowed to come in for non-essential travel soon. Details inside.
Those Vaccination Trips to Russia everyone on the internet is talking about, may not be a real thing. Here is why.
Lufthansa India has established a crew-swap operation in Bahrain to ensure their crew does not get stuck in India on a layover while India battles the second wave of the pandemic.
Airbus will resume work on installing a new A320/A321 Final Assembly Line in the space earlier occupied by the A380 line. This decision reflects Airbus’ expectation that demand for their narrowbody jets will go up in the days ahead. Airbus already has a backlog of over 5000 jets for this family type.
As travel comes back in some parts of the world, Priority Pass is planning to add over 20% new lounge capacity in 2021. Here is an insight into their grand plans for the year ahead.
