TUI Signs €1.8bn German Bridging Loan to Cushion Effects of Covid-19

By admin 9 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

Photo source: TUI Group TUI AG on Wednesday announced that it signed a state-aid bridging loan for 1.8 billion euros with the KfW, Germany’s state-owned development bank. The company had received approval from the German federal government for the loan on March 27 as part of the coronavirus (Covid-19) state support programme. The loan is […]

Etihad to Test Airport Technology that Identifies Travellers with Medical Conditions

By admin 8 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Emirates’ Elenium health screening kiosk. Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has partnered with Australian company Elenium Automation to trial new technology which allows self-service devices at airports to be used to help identify travelers with medical conditions, potentially including the early stages of COVID-19. Etihad will be the first airline to trial

Metaxa Hospitality Group: Message from the CEO

By admin 8 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Photo Source: Creta Maris Beach Resort We are all experiencing an unprecedented situation, as the world is being tested by an invisible threat which is spreading fast and induces dramatic results. In these hard times, our hearts go out to the ones who lost their lives or are now suffering from COVID-19. “Safeguarding human life […]

Marketing Greece Unveils New Digital Journeys Through #GreeceFromHome Initiative

By admin 7 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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The upgraded Discovergreece.com travel platform, powered by Marketing Greece, has revealed its new experiential journeys to Greek destinations and experiences through the recently announced #GreeceFromHome initiative. Announced recently by the Greek Tourism Ministry, the new online platform Greece from Home was launched in cooperation with the Greek National Tourism

Phāea Resorts: A Message from the co-CEOs

By admin 7 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Dear partners and friends in travel, As we face times of uncertainty, we are writing to you on behalf of everyone at Phāea Resorts and our hotels, Blue Palace, A Luxury Collection Resort and Spa, Cretan Malia Park, Agapi Beach Resort, Village Heights Golf Resort and Koutouloufari Village Holiday Club, to reassure you that our […]

Travelport: Covid-19 Info Hub for Travel Businesses

By admin 6 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Travelport recently launched an informative microsite that features ongoing updates and data to help travel businesses through the difficult period caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. “The travel industry has been particularly hard hit as a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. At Travelport, we want to ensure we’re doing all we can to […]

Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines Make All Fare Types Rebookable

By admin 6 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Photo Source: Lufthansa Group Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines – airlines of the Lufthansa Group – are changing their ticket fare structure, aiming to create even more flexibility for their customers during the Covid-19 pandemic. With immediate effect, all fares and ticket prices can be rebooked – including, for example, the Zero Bag fare without […]

Goldair Donates Intensive Care Beds to Support Covid-19 Relief in Greece

By admin 4 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Goldair, a Greek company active in tourism, rail freight transport and logistics, recently donated eight new high-standard intensive care beds to the Greek Health Ministry to support the country’s coronavirus (Covid-19) relief efforts. Goldair is among the tourism enterprises in Greece that was quick to offer support to Greece’s healthcare system in its efforts to […]

TIF-Helexpo Offers Premises for Covid-19 Cause

By admin 3 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Thessaloniki International Exhibition Center. Photo Source: @TIF-Helexpo Greece’s national exhibition body TIF-Helexpo has offered its Thessaloniki and Athens premises to state authorities, aiming to support the country’s efforts against the further spread of the coronavirus in the country. The company has already offered a space in the Thessaloniki International

Singapore Airlines to Issue S$5.3Billion in New Equity

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Singapore Airlines (SIA) will offer all shareholders S$5.3 billion (Singapore dollars) in new equity and up to a further S$9.7 billion through 10-year Mandatory Convertible Bonds (MCB), an announcement on Wednesday said. Both will be offered on a pro-rata basis via a rights issue, and both issuances will be treated as equity in the company’s […]