by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Flight, Travel
South American fish and eastern Pacific shellfish are among the highlights of a revamped in-flight menu carrier LATAM says showcases “the versatility of Latin American cuisine”. Executive chef Felipe Gutiérriez has come with a “gastronomic...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Health, Travel
The US Travel Association has backed a bill to end the requirement for international visitors to give proof of Covid-19 vaccination. “We have long supported the removal of this requirement and see no reason to wait until the May expiration of the public health...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Flight, Travel
JetBlue Travel Products, a subsidiary of JetBlue, had widened access to its travel booking platform Paisly to all travellers. Only available in the past to JetBlue passengers, Paisly can be used to book cars, stays and activities, all while earning TrueBlue points and...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Flight, Technology, Travel
Silicon Valley mobile messaging business Clickatell has “gone live” with its “Chat 2 Pay” feature with South African budget carrier FlySafair. The airline is to the first to deploy the feature, which provides “a pay-by-link capability...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Flight, Travel
Flag carrier Finnair is to end its in-flight and pre-order retail sales of cosmetics, accessories, gifts and other retail products. In-flight sales are to end on all flights on 28 February 2023, but pre-orders will be delivered until 18 April. Passengers will not have...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Adventure Travel, Recruitment, Travel
UK-based travel security and health business International SOS has appointed ex-Boeing vice president and chief security officer Dave Komendat as its senior security advisor. SOS lauded Komendat as “one of the best in the business” and said he “will...