GDTN - Air Canada will launch seasonal non-stop flights between Montréal and Seville on 8 September 2027, adding its fifth Spanish destination. Services will initially operate three times weekly, increasing to four weekly flights from 1 October. Flights are scheduled to operate until early January

GDTN - Air Tahiti has taken delivery of an ATR 72-600 fitted with a HighLine All-Business Class cabin. The cabin features 26 individual seats in a 1–1 layout, giving every passenger direct aisle access, alongside additional personal space. The aircraft is scheduled to enter commercial service in De

GDTN - IHG Hotels & Resorts has opened InterContinental Taipei in partnership with Farglory Group. The property is the second InterContinental project involving the two partners, following InterContinental Kaohsiung. The hotel is located within the Taipei Dome complex in Xinyi District. It i

GDTN - Preferred Hotels & Resorts has added 11 hotels to its Legend Collection, two of which are in Asia: Dusit Thani Bangkok, which reopened on 27 September 2024 after being rebuilt, and The Leela Coorg Forest Sanctuary, a 71-villa estate in India’s Karnataka coffee country that opened in July

gdtn - KLM will cancel selected flights in advance between 26 October 2026 and early March 2027 as maintenance and repair delays leave more aircraft unavailable than planned. The airline aims to retain additional long-haul aircraft as reserves and reduce last-minute disruption.

gdtn - Virgin has signed an agreement with Alstom for 12 Avelia Stream high-speed trains as it prepares to launch cross-Channel passenger services from 2030. The company plans 20 daily return services linking London with Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. The trains will operate at speeds of up to 300

gdtn - Icelandair will launch flights to St Louis and restore Madrid to its network in summer 2027, while expanding its partnership with Southwest Airlines to offer more US connections. Madrid services will operate two to three times weekly from 9 April to 25 October, with departures on Mondays,

gdtn - Spanish airline Iberia is to celebrate its centinerary in 2027. As part of the celebrations, the airline will introduce a special ‘100’ livery which will appear on selected aircraft, an airshow at Madrid’s Cuatro Vientos airfield and a retrofit of Iberia’s long-haul cabins, with the new desi

gdtn - Australia, Victorian government are to introduce a tourist tax to visitors of the famous Twelve Apostles rock formation on the Great Ocean Road. A new AUS$128m visitor centre has been unveiled and the charge of AU$30 entry fee for tourists and a mandatory booking system starts from next week

gdtn - Air France will add Nashville and San Diego to its US network in summer 2027, operating three weekly flights to each destination from Paris-Charles de Gaulle with Airbus A350-900 aircraft. San Diego services will begin on 3 May 2027, followed by Nashville on 14 May. Both routes will operate

gdtn - Hilton Grand Vacations has opened Ka Haku, a Hilton Club, in Waikiki with 205 suites. The property is the company’s 14th resort in Hawaii and its first Hilton Club-branded property in the state.

gdtn - Riyadh Air has announced the introduction of two additional rotations between Riyadh and London Heathrow starting 2 November. Customers will have the choice of an additional flight on Mondays and Wednesdays to compliment the daily service with nine services a week.

gdtn - Delta Airlines will add two European seasonal routes for summer 2027. Starting 7 May, a four-weekly service from Boston to Venice, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays returning the next day. Plus a three-weekly service from Detroit to Athens from 8 June with flights on Tuesdays, T

gdtn - Jet 2 will operate flights to Reykjavik from six UK airports, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Leeds Bradford, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle during winter 2027-28. More information on times will come nearer the time.

gdtn - Air Greenland plans to launch a nonstop service from Ilulissat in Greenland to Copehagen, Denmark from 29 October. The airline will use their A330 Neo for its once-a-week Wednesday launch service followed by a service from Jet Time, operated for Air Greenland using a Boeing 737-800.

gdtn - 360 Hotel has opened in South Iceland, one hour from Reykjavík and 15 minutes from Selfoss. The property has 31 individually designed rooms and suites. Accommodations include Terrace Rooms, connecting-room options and the 1,076-square-foot 360 Suite. The suite has two bedrooms, two bathrooms

gdtn - Hyatt Regency Jiaxing Nanhu has opened on South Lake in Jiaxing’s historic water town district, marking the brand’s debut in the city alongside Hyatt Place Jiaxing Nanhu. The 201-room hotel features lakeside dining venues, 4,500 square meters of event space and cultural design elements inspi

gdtn - Vietjet passengers will soon get free wifi onboard, after the Vietnamese airline signed a strategic partnership agreement with Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service. The first phase will cover 120 aircraft: 100 Airbus A321 and Boeing 737 narrowbodies, plus 20 Airbus A330 widebodies.

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gdtn WEATHER NEWS - Today, hailstones, the size of tennis balls fell on Paraguay's capital city Asuncion causing widespread damage, denting cars and breaking their windows. The severe weather also included heavy rain and strong winds across the country.