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P&O Cruises' new ship Arvia will debut in December with a Caribbean and Spanish food showcase. More than 30 bars and restaurants on board will feature exclusive destination-inspired menus from Local Food Heroes Shivi Ramoutar and José Pizarro. At The Beach House, queen of contemporary Caribbean cooking Shivi will cook up a range of dishes including vibrant Jerk Chicken Supreme with rice and peas, coleslaw and fried plantain. Passengers at The Glass House and Cellar Door venues will be able to try tapas created by acclaimed Spanish chef José which are paired with wines selected by Food Hero Olly Smith. Arvia will feature new exclusive restaurants including Green & Co feat. Mizuhana, offering fish and plant-based dishes, and 6th Street Diner, an all-American venue for ...

Hamad International Airport Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) has opened the Oryx Garden Hotel, the second airport hotel within its award-winning terminal. This is the newest location where travelers can unwind during a layover, and it is located in the North Plaza. The Oryx Garden Hotel is only one of the numerous novelties that will be introduced as part of the HIA's airport development project in preparation for the eagerly awaited FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The airport expansion project substantially expands HIA's cutting-edge amenities, which will include more than 90 brands in one sizable shopping area, a world-class art collection, a refreshing environment with lush greenery, and a 10,000 sq m indoor tropical garden with a 268 sq m water feature – a focal point for all...

Lufthansa Airlines has canceled 800 flights from Germany on Friday and is warning that disruption could continue over the weekend. Pilots at Germany's airline Lufthansa began a planned 24-hour strike shortly after midnight on Friday. The strike forced the carrier to cancel 800 flights, impacting about 130.000 passengers. The strike will have an impact on all Lufthansa flights leaving Germany on Friday, particularly those with large bases in Frankfurt and Munich. Many German states are currently ending their summer vacations, which is causing inconvenience for many families. In order to avoid the expected travel mayhem, passengers were encouraged to use the train or reschedule their flights for a different day. None of the subsidiaries of Lufthansa, including Swiss, Austr...

Amid escalating export limitations from the United States on cutting-edge technology and limits on international travel, China's top airline has launched a joint venture with British aerospace company Rolls-Royce in Beijing for engine service. According to a press release from the British aerospace business on Thursday at the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing, the joint venture between Air China and Rolls-Royce will build a new maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility in the Chinese capital. Beijing Aero Engine Services, a recently founded company, will maintain the Trent 700, Trent XWB-84, and Trent 1000 engines for widebody passenger planes. All three engine types are included in the fleet of Air China. According to Rolls-Royce, its engines curren...

An online petition to keep polluting cruise ships out of Marseille has received more than 50,000 signatures. The cruise port in the French city, which receives about 2 million visitors annually, is one of the busiest in all of Europe. However, many residents have had enough as the air pollution gets worse. Mayor Benoît Payan started a petition in July to forbid the dirtiest ships from docking. He tweeted last month that the Mediterranean is progressively dying, but the big cruise ship lobbyists want to keep polluting it. We will keep fighting in Marseille, whether they like it or not. https://twitter.com/BenoitPayan/status/1564270074260856837?s=20&t=UG_POe3uOEYl6hd_kF7G5w To date, more than 52,000 people have signed the petition to stop the Mediterranean from 's...

With effect from 03 September 2022, all inbound travellers are exempted from presenting a negative pre-departure COVID-19 test result during entry into South Korea, regardless of vaccination status. This will include travellers who will depart from a 3rd country on 02 September 2022 and arrive in Korea on 03 September 2022, 0000hrs onwards. All travellers are still subjected to an on-arrival PCR test within 1 day of arrival and required to upload the test result on Quarantine COVID-19 Defence (Q-code) website. However, travelers are strongly encouraged to self-test before departure, to avoid getting a positive test after arrival and being stuck in a 7-day quarantine. Highlights of the relaxed entry restrictions: Travelers are encouraged to register their travel and health info...

Boeing, a US-based aircraft manufacturer, anticipates Indian airlines would increase their capacity by at least 25% during the upcoming year. Even if it may progressively slow down, the plane manufacturer nevertheless predicted that the nation's aviation market would grow at the fastest rate, at 7% annually, through 2040. At the moment, customers of Boeing include SpiceJet, Aksa Air, and the Air India group. "We are forecasting airlines to rebound quickly and add 25%-plus percent annual seats back into the market," Dave Schulte, the managing director for regional marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes said. Through 2040, Indian airlines will see the fastest rise in aviation traffic, increasing at a 6.9% annual pace. According to a presentation by Boeing, the market in South Eas...