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For three straight months, searches for less expensive airport shuttles have peaked on the website of international travel and transportation provider GOWithUs.com (formerly GO Airport Shuttle). This shows that tourists are looking for alternatives to pricey ride-share services that impose steep surge fees during busy periods of bad weather. While GO operators stopped offering shared rides at the peak of COVID, many are now offering them again and adding economy-priced private services to cater to tourists on a tight budget. "With rising inflation and fears of a recession, it was apparent we needed to offer more affordable options without compromising safety, convenience or the quality of our customers' experiences," says John McCarthy, president of The GO Group LLC, GOwithUs' pa...

Xponential Fitness, Inc., the largest global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, and Princess Cruises, the most recognizable premium cruise brand in the world and a division of Carnival Corporation & plc, today announced an exclusive five-year licensing agreement. With this unique partnership, Princess will leverage Xponential Fitness's extensive content in concert with OneSpaWorld's unparalleled expertise in the health, wellness and fitness at sea sector to become the first major cruise line offering multiple, curated fitness brands to create uniquely customizable guest fitness experiences at sea. A minimum of eight Xponential brands will be made available onboard each of Princess' 15 ships over the course of the agreement, creating a minimum of 120 licensed studio experiences ...

From San Diego to Santiago, Serena Williams' illustrious tennis career has brought her all over the globe. But since Williams is a major Disney fan, Walt Disney World Resort is perhaps the best spot to acknowledge the development of her profession. She left no room for doubt during the US Open tennis tournament in New York, which is anticipated to be her final competitive match. She turned to the TV cameras and said, "I'm going to Disney World!" when asked what she was going to do next. The latest Disney ad, which has tracked significant sports and entertainment milestones for more than 30 years, will include that famous quote, which has been used by various athletes who have won championships. Williams is featured in a national TV ad that is airing today that pays homage to her ex...

Low-cost carrier SpiceJet has appointed Ashish Kumar as its new chief financial officer (CFO). At Interglobe Enterprise, the business that has a roughly 37 percent share in the competitor airline IndiGo, Kumar served as vice president and head of corporate finance. Prior to that, Ashish served as Head of Finance at Suzlon Infrastructure and Tata Value Homes. Last Monday, the business announced the departure of its CFO Sanjeev Taneja. "Restructuring SpiceJet and putting it back on a path of rapid growth is the best job in the aviation industry today. Ashish's experience and proven track record will ensure that he can successfully lead this effort," chairman and promoter Ajay Singh said. With losses of Rs 316 crore, Rs 934 crore, Rs 998 crore, and Rs 1,725 crore in FY19, FY20, F...

Following the debut of the airline's brand-new A350 aircraft, Etihad Airways, the official carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has boosted flights from New York's JFK International Airport and strengthened its relationship with JetBlue. In order to commemorate the airline's most recent accomplishment and its ongoing dedication to the US market and its North American partners, Etihad invited friends and partners to an event last night in New York. A number of significant personalities from the Abu Dhabi tourism industry joined the delegation, including Francois Bourienne, Chief Commercial Officer at Abu Dhabi Airports, Husain Al Hashmi, Regional Manager at the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism, and Mohammed Al Zaabi, Chief Executive Officer of Miral Asset Management. Other...

Akasa Air on Thursday announced its first multimedia campaign dubbed 'It's Your Sky'. The campaign brings alive the airline's tagline and builds on Akasa's brand promise of offering a warm, efficient, dependable, and affordable travel experience to all travellers, airline officials said. 'It's Your Sky' is a multi-touchpoint campaign that will reach audiences through print, out of home (OOH), digital, social media including Akasa Air's social media handles, website and app from 1st September 2022 for a period of four weeks. In line with the brand's approach to focus on travellers across geographies where it currently operates, the print campaign will run in five languages, including Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Gujarati," an official said. The innovative idea of "It's Your...

With a $15 million investment in Eve Air Mobility, a firm supported by the aviation industry's largest shareholder Embraer SA, United Airlines Holdings Inc. is placing yet another wager on flying cabs. According to the airline, it has a conditional agreement to purchase 200 of the four-passenger electric aircraft Eve is creating, with the possibility to purchase an additional 200. United stated that it anticipates Eve's planes to begin arriving as early as 2026. United said it will require hundreds of the aircraft to serve what it believes to be a flourishing market in the upcoming years. Last month, United put down a $10 million deposit for 100 electric flying taxis being built by Archer Aviation Inc. The aircraft being built by Eve, Archer, and other firms will hover like a hel...

At a celebrity-studded gala ceremony in Jamaica, the best travel companies from the Americas and the Caribbean were announced. The World Travel Awards (WTA) Caribbean & The Americas Gala Ceremony 2022 brought together the top of the travel industry to find out who among them had been named best of the best. The WTA Grand Tour 2022, a worldwide search for the best travel and tourism organizations in the world, kicked off with a red carpet evening hosted at Sandals Montego Bay. St. Lucia, a paradise island, triumphed as the "Caribbean's Leading Honeymoon Destination," beating out Turks & Caicos for the title of "Caribbean's Leading Beach Destination." The Bahamas were named the "Leading Luxury Island Destination in the Caribbean." The Caribbean's Leading Destination, Caribbean...

Azamara – the upmarket cruise line and leader in Destination Immersion® experiences – is pleased to unveil 84 Europe itineraries across its four-ship fleet for 2024. Of the 84 new itineraries, 53 are Country Intensive voyages with over 50% of port calls being a late night or overnight, allowing guests ample time to dive deeper into the local culture and hidden gems of an individual country. On September 9, the cruise line will also launch a brand-new video series, 'Lens of a Local,' allowing guests to get an exclusive look into the immersive excursions that can be experienced from a local's perspective on an Azamara voyage. "Our Country Intensive voyages have continually proven to be a guest favorite with increased bookings throughout 2022, so we are pleased to offer even more options ...