Alitalia to Receive €199.45m for Damages Suffered Due to Covid-19

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Photo source: Alitalia The European Commission on Friday approved, under EU State aid rules, a 199.45 million euros Italian aid measure to Alitalia to compensate the airline for the damages suffered due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. A major network airline operating in Italy and with a fleet of over 95 planes, Alitalia in 2019 […]

Sabre Announces New Appointment for Andreas Syrigos

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Sabre Corporation, a leading technology provider to the global travel industry, on Wednesday announced that Andreas Syrigos will lead its Travel Solutions business in Italy and Iberia, including Spain and Portugal. According to Sabre, Syrigos’ new role is a natural evolution of the successful, ongoing leadership he has already demonstrated in Greece, Cyprus and the […]

Air France to Connect Paris with the Caribbean in the Winter

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Air France, this winter will increase its services to the Caribbean from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports. Starting from 21 December 2020 and for the remainder of the winter season, the company will operate flights between Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe, Fort-de-France in Martinique and Paris-Charles de Gaulle, in addition to its frequencies on departure […]

Karatzis Group Acquires Majority Stake in BSK & Lakufol Kunststoffe

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The Karatzis Group’s headquarters. Photo Source: Karatzis Group The Karatzis Group of Companies has acquired a majority stake in BSK & Lakufol Kunststoffe GmbH, a German company active in the field of agricultural product and industrial packaging. Karatzis is a Crete-based group manufacturing innovative netting materials, that has made select investments in renewable

Seajets’ New Power Jet Vessel Connects Crete with Cyclades Islands

By admin 28 Αυγούστου 2020 No comment

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Seajets recently launched a new itinerary connecting Crete with the Cyclades islands, that is conducted by its new highspeed Power Jet vessel. Launched on August 11, the new route connects Heraklion on Crete, with Santorini, Naxos, Mykonos and Paros with daily itineraries. “This has been a very difficult year for the whole world, due to […]

MSC Cruises Postpones Restart of ‘Magnifica’ Sailings

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MSC Cruises has announced that it will postpone the restart of cruises with its Magnifica ship until September 26. The company said that it had seen cancellations and a softening in demand following the introduction of additional testing measures for residents of Italy having traveled to Greece. MSC Cruises had originally planned to resume operations […]

UK’s STA Travel Ceases Trading Due to Covid-19 Pandemic

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STA Travel, a UK-based student and youth travel company, last week ceased trading due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global travel industry. Established in 1971, STA Travel operated from 50 locations around the UK. According to media reports, its parent company Diethelm Keller Holding, based in Switzerland, filed for insolvency on August […]

MSC Cruises Celebrates Float Out of ‘Seashore’ Vessel

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Water enters the dry dock to float MSC Seashore for the first time. The float out of MSC Cruises‘ “Seashore” vessel took place on Thursday at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. The event is considered a major milestone in shipbuilding as it is the first time a new vessel touches water and sees the […]

MSC Cruises Restarts in the West Med with ‘Grandiosa’ Ship

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The MSC Grandiosa back in Palermo. The MSC Grandiosa on August 17 became the first ship from the MSC Cruises fleet to welcome guests back and depart for its first 7-night cruise in West Mediterranean. It is also the first ship to implement the company’s health and safety protocol. The first guests began embarking MSC […]

Costa Cruises’ September Itineraries are Exclusively for Italians

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Italian cruise line Costa Cruises recently announced that the September 2020 cruises of Costa Deliziosa from Trieste and Costa Diadema from Genoa will be reserved exclusively for Italian guests, with one-week itineraries calling at Italian ports only. The company said the cruises, which will be its first itineraries in the post-coronavirus (Covid-19) era, will allow […]