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On the occasion of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting, held in Rio de Janeiro, Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced its forthcoming entry into the oneworld global airline alliance. The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding marks a major milestone for the Philippines' flag carrier, which will become the 16th...

Faced with fuel supply problems and rising costs, Air India has announced a temporary reduction in its international flights, particularly affecting Europe. Until the end of August, the carrier is reducing the number of frequencies on all its European routes, with the exception of the UK, which will continue to be served by 56 round-trip flights per week. The...

The Radisson Hotel Group is strengthening its presence in Kazakhstan with the opening of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Almaty Airport, making it the international chain hotel closest to the airport of the former Kazakh capital – and the country's most populous city. This comes after the 2025 launch of the Sadu Hotel, a member of the Collection…

At what level can a price increase be considered moderate? For the low-cost airline AirAsia, the answer is simple: beyond 40%. Almost two weeks ago, Tony Fernandes, the head of Capital A, AirAsia's holding company, indicated that the crisis in the Gulf and its corollary – the surge in prices…

Etihad Airways has just revealed – subject to last-minute changes – its flight schedule from 20 to 31 March. French-speaking Europe will once again be served with several daily frequencies. Brussels will benefit from three weekly flights operated by Boeing 787-10; Geneva will be connected by four weekly flights in Boeing…

The Reuters news agency reports that Vietnamese authorities have asked the national aviation sector to prepare for potential flight reductions from April. This unprecedented situation stems from restrictions on aviation fuel exports now being imposed by China and Thailand due to the conflict in Iran. The two countries are giving…

For years, the Gulf airlines have used their global hubs strategy to take some of their Asian traffic from European carriers. And vice versa. But now the war in the Gulf, with Iran regularly attacking its neighbours, has shaken - temporarily, it seems - the balance of power.

Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X has confirmed the resumption of flights between Kuala Lumpur and London. This route, which operated until 2012, was non-stop at the time. This time it will include a stopover in Bahrain, which has been promoted as a new hub in the AirAsia constellation. Flights will operate from 26 June...

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has just announced that it will be increasing capacity mainly on Asian routes for the IATA summer season, from 29 March 2026 to 24 October 2026. The new services will begin on 29 March 2026 with the launch of an additional daily service between Singapore and Bangkok. The Thai capital is in fact one of the best connected...

Australia The leader in the Australian hotel market, the Accor group will continue to strengthen its network, notably with the lifestyle Hyde brand, which is expected to open in the heart of Perth, on the west coast. Mercure, which already has a strong presence in Melbourne, will be adding a new address in the country's second-largest city in March...

The milestone of 200 hotels is in sight for Ennismore. With around twenty lifestyle hotels expected this year, the group created by entrepreneur Sharan Pasricha and the Accor group - its majority shareholder - will continue to grow at a steady pace, having doubled in size in just a few years. "Reaching the 200...

Of course, the Minor group, in particular with its Anantara luxury brand, always focuses on beautiful resorts in enchanting locations. Next year, new Anantara resorts will appear in the ski area of snow-capped Xiling Mountain in China's Sichuan province, as well as in the Kafue National Park in Zambia,...

The merger of the Kuala Lumpur-based airline into a single entity, AirAsia Group, will make AirAsia the world's leading low-cost carrier, with operations on several continents. At the same time, the group will be the first in the world to operate only single-aisle aircraft on short and medium-haul routes. The...

Thai Airways International was due to lease 8 to 10 long-haul aircraft in response to a shortage in its fleet... and pending the arrival of new aircraft. The company had not anticipated its future needs. Its financial restructuring, from which it has just emerged, has probably not helped it to plan for the future... The carrier has certainly spent...

Malaysia Airlines is stepping up its international growth strategy, opening new destinations, increasing frequencies and modernising its fleet to meet strong demand in Asia, Australia and Europe. This was the message the airline wanted to get across at the Global Travel Meet 2025 in Kuala Lumpur. During the...

Malaysia Airlines and Qantas, both members of the oneworld alliance, are taking their collaboration a step further with the signing of a codeshare partnership. The aim is to simplify travel between Australia, Malaysia and beyond. It offers passengers greater choice, fluidity and comfort. Thanks to this...

September sees the return of route openings as business travel resumes in Europe. Several routes between Europe and Asia were inaugurated. KLM got the ball rolling on 2 September. The Dutch airline now flies three times a week from Amsterdam Schiphol to Hyderabad, in central-eastern India. This...

Cathay Pacific is continuing to rebuild its European network. The Hong Kong airline is now approaching the symbolic milestone of 100 weekly return flights between its hub and the old continent. And - another symbol - Cathay Pacific is once again serving Europe's political capital: flights between Hong Kong and Brussels have resumed...

On 4 August, the Minor Group celebrated the launch of its new project: destination Singapore for the Avani lifestyle chain launched in 2011. However, we will have to wait until 2027 to see this establishment open its doors in the historic district of Tanjong Pagar, at 24 Peck Seah Street to be exact. Just 200 metres from...

Coincidence? Perhaps not. While Wizz Air has just announced the closure of its Abu Dhabi base, Etihad Airways, the official carrier of the United Arab Emirates, revealed yesterday 15 July that it would be launching flights to seven new destinations. For a long time it looked as if Etihad would remain in the shadow of the Gulf's two mega-carriers,...