Health & Leisure

Brisbane attracting more domestic holidaymakers

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 03 October 2018

New figures for Brisbane reveal a record number of Australian holidaymakers have been attracted to the city.

Lufthansa Group firms up 27 A320neo orders

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 02 October 2018

Germany’s Lufthansa Group has converted 27 A320neo 'family options' into firm orders.

The Group signed for 24 A320neo and three A321neo aircraft.

Ticketshop adds languages

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 02 October 2018

Regiondo has added three new languages to its booking software Ticketshop.

Principals can now make their offers available to users in Turkish, Chinese and Japanese, followed by Russian - which will be added by the end of this year.

Passengers warned to take care of PEDs on flights

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 26 September 2018

Airline passengers are being warned about risks associated with misplaced personal electronic devices (PEDs) such as mobile phones on aircraft.

Vietnam Airlines to fly Danang-Osaka daily

: Health & Leisure; Monday, 24 September 2018

Vietnam Airlines will launch a new daily flight between Danang, Vietnam and Osaka, Japan starting 28 October, 2018.

China rolls out next generation rail stock

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 20 September 2018

China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) has debuted its latest, carbon fibre metro train, 'Cetrovo'.

The new train is 13 per cent lighter than traditional steel or aluminium metro trains, making it the company's lightest and most energy-efficient to date and the first of its kind in China.

Virgin Australia to fly Perth-Gold Coast direct for Xmas

: Health & Leisure; Wednesday, 19 September 2018

Virgin Australia will offer a new direct Perth-Gold Coast service to cater for increasing demand during the peak Christmas travel period.

Akaryn group spells out expansion plans

: Health & Leisure; Thursday, 13 September 2018

Thailand-based boutique resort specialist Akaryn Hotel Group has unveiled plans for the significant expansion of its akyra brand including its first international hotels.

The company currently operates four contemporary hotels and resorts in Thailand. The most recent addition to the collection, the 50-key akyra TAS Sukhumvit Bangkok, opened in May 2018.

Star Wars coming to World Genting

: Health & Leisure; Tuesday, 11 September 2018

Malaysia’s Resorts World Genting and The Void say the first-of-its-kind hyper-reality experience, Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire created in collaboration with ILMxLAB, is coming to Asia later this year.