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Unlimited caviar and private space: Airlines are playing catch-up by wooing luxury travelers
Dubai’s Emirates airline in August announced an investment of over $2 billion to improve its inflight customer experience, including cabin interior upgrades and new menus — with unlimited caviar. The world’s biggest long-haul carrier will be retrofitting over 120 aircraft with new interiors, as well as dishing up menus with new vegan options and cinema […]
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Trip rental business Vacasa picks protege of Uber CEO to be upcoming main executive
Anyaberkut | Istock | Getty Images As Vacasa works to mature its share in the vacation rental sector, the house management company is tapping longtime vacation govt Rob Greyber to be its next CEO. Greyber, who led Expedia’s Egencia division from 2009 to 2020, will succeed present Chief Govt Matt Roberts, productive Sept. 6. The […]
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A sunken metropolis and an Instagrammer’s desire: Dubai’s new h2o sights faucet into revenge tourism pattern
The Deep Dive Dubai pool has been confirmed by Guinness Entire world Documents as the world’s deepest swimming pool Deep Dive Dubai DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Apart from the year-spherical sunshine and a mammoth very well-serviced global airport, Dubai keeps drawing in hordes of overseas website visitors because of to an unmatched flair for […]
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Travel shares beneath pressure
ShareShare Post via FbShare Post by using TwitterShare Article by way of LinkedInShare Posting via E-mail The Exchange CNBC’s Seema Mody joins Jon Fortt and ‘The Trade to focus on a bad working day for vacation shares, and the place they could be headed from in this article. 02:03 30 minutes back Source
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This few travels the world total time. Here’s what it charges — and how they fork out for it
Ernestas Tyminas felt “caught” in his job as a promoting manager at a newspaper in Colorado Springs, Colorado. So he asked for two months off to backpack by means of Asia, he reported, landing in Beijing in January 2019. “On the to start with working day … I meet this one particular,” he mentioned, gesturing […]
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Look beyond Barcelona. Here’s where locals travel in Spain
Spain is one of the world’s most-visited countries, drawing more than 83 million travelers in 2019, according to the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization. In terms of international arrivals, that makes it second only to France. But the Spanish are also avid travelers within their own country, with nearly 93% choosing to travel within Spain […]
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Airline unions urge carriers not to resume buybacks when bailout ban ends this fall
A United Airlines flight crew walks through the terminal at San Francisco International Airport on April 12, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The largest U.S. airlines are making money again. Labor unions don’t want them to spend it on stock buybacks. A condition of the $54 billion in federal aid […]
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Looking for an offbeat European holiday? This island has its own rules, language and vodka
It’s an island that is closer to France than to England — yet it is part of the British Isles. It’s home to miles of tunnels built during World War II — but by German rather than British soldiers. And it has lower taxes than the U.K. and its own financial rules. The island of […]
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American Airlines agrees to buy 20 supersonic planes from Boom
American Airlines has agreed to purchase 20 supersonic Overture planes from Boom Supersonic, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal is the second firm order in the last two years for Boom, still years from building its first commercial airplane. United Airlines made a commitment last year to buy 15 Overture jets. “Passengers want flights that […]
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Business travel spending might not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2026
Lighted tunnel in the United Airlines terminal, O’Hare International Airport, Chicago Illinois. Andrew Woodley | Universal Images Group via Getty Images Business travel spending might not recover to pre-pandemic levels until sometime in 2026 — two years later than previously expected — as inflation, labor shortages and geopolitical issues slow the sector’s rebound, according to […]
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