Warning from Australian government re strikes on May 27-28: This Advice was last issued on Saturday, 23 May 2015. On 27 and 28 May, strikes and demonstrations against the proposed Tia Maria copper mining project are expected in various regions of Peru including Arequipa, Cusco (note that according to travel.gc.ca/destinations/peru the city of Cuzco and […]
Series of Knife Attacks Has Rio De Janeiro on Edge RIO DE JANEIRO — May 22, 2015, 4:22 PM ET Associated Press Rio de Janeiro police are reinforcing patrols in areas popular with tourists and near venues that will host Olympic events next year after a series of knife attacks on locals and foreigners. […]
No immediate reports of damage, tsunami after magnitude 5.5 quak Updated May 25, 2015 6:51 a.m. ET TOKYO—A powerful earthquake shook central Tokyo on Monday afternoon, causing temporary suspension of the area’s train system and the runways at one of the capital’s airports. The magnitude 5.5 quake–centered on the northern part of Saitama prefecture, […]
Air Canada rouge (ACr) is introducing a new Business Class seat in the Premium rouge cabin throughout its entire A319 fleet. The new J seats will be arranged in a 2×2 configuration and will replace the current 3×3 configuration which features a blocked middle seat. The ACr 319s will have a total of 136 seats […]
SAS: Negotiations with the Pilots’ Unions in Final Phase : Airport Airline AirTraffic Strikes & Problems// // <img src=”http://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=7025356&cv=2.0&cj=1″ /> SAS is in the final negotiations with the Swedish pilot union SPF and the Norwegian pilot union NSF. SAS’ firm intention is to reach an agreement in the negotiations, but in case of a possible […]
Having recently returned from the annual Global Business Travel Association’s conference in Toronto, Joel Ostrov, president of Vision Travel Solutions, reflects on some of the industry’s current hot buttons. Ostrov notes that cost containment has ramped up dramatically in the oil and gas sector over the past few months, but conversely corporate accounts are moving […]