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Etihad shares vital travel tips for busy holiday seasonWith multiple holiday periods approaching from March through August, UAE national airline Etihad Airways is preparing for a significant increase in travellers at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi. More… |
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Middle East airlines can draw on the holiday season: analystThe UAE is witnessing a significant increase in airfare prices during the Christmas holidays with costs rising by 50-60% compared to the start of the school holidays, due to high demand, reduced capacity compared to pre-pandemic times, airline d More… |
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Booking data points to strong peak season travel: IATAForward bookings data in the first quarter of 2023 for May – September is tracking at 35% above 2022 levels, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reporting high levels of confidence among travelers for the peak Northern More… |
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Global online sales top $1.14trn during 2022 holiday seasonConsumers spent a total of $1.14 trillion online globally and $270 billion in the US across the 2022 holiday season, said Salesforce, a global leader in CRM, in its 2022 holiday shopping report. While November’s online sales More… |
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Consumers to face higher prices this holiday seasonGlobal digital sales are likely to once again top $1 trillion, but consumers, retailers, and suppliers are predicted to face rising costs and decreased inventory due to pressure on the global supply chain, a report said. While onl More… |
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MasterCard Q4 profit jumps 12pc to $858bnMasterCard , the world's No. 2 debit and credit card company, said worldwide purchase volume increased 12.1 per cent to $858 billion in local currency terms during the fourth quarter of 2014, marking a better-than-expected profit for the hol More… |
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Pressure builds as retailers near holiday finish lineAfter buying and remodeling a home, Karin Gilles and her husband, Dave Muilenburg, are not splurging on holiday gifts this year - no matter how drastically retailers slash prices to lift sales in a shopping season that peaks this weekend. More… |
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FedEx sees 12pc rise in shipments for Nov-DecFedEx Express forecasts more than 260 million shipments to move through its worldwide shipping networks between the last week of November and Christmas, marking a 12 per cent increase for the holiday season over last year. FedEx Corp, whic More… |
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Grand Hyatt Amman readies for new yearGrand Hyatt Amman has unveiled its preparations for New Year celebrations, which includes decorating its restaurants to capture the essence of a different decade of the century. Under the theme of "Travel in Time", Grand Hyatt Amman's Viet More… |