News: Singapore Airlines expands NDC relationship with Amadeus

Travel sellers will be able to make bookings through Amadeus’ NDC-enabled solutions – Amadeus Selling Platform Connect and Amadeus Travel API – starting from January.

News: easyJet puts winter 2022 flights on sale

The move provides further options for customers whose travel plans have been disrupted due to the pandemic so they can rebook all the way up until spring 2022.

LoveHolidays agrees £18m of COVID-cancellation refunds – regulator

A regulator says 44,000 customers of LoveHolidays awaiting refunds for trips cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, will get their money back by the end of March.

Drug deaths in Scotland reach worst level on record

The number of drug deaths in Scotland has reached the worst level on record.

News: Qatar Airways returns to Gatwick Airport

The airline has also scheduled four daily flights from London Heathrow, three daily flights from Manchester and three weekly flights from Edinburgh throughout December.

News: Azerai Ke Ga Bay opens in Vietnam

Azerai Ke Ga Bay, an elegant and secluded oceanfront retreat in south-eastern Vietnam, has made its debut. It becomes the third property in the growing portfolio of Azerai Resorts.

News: WTTC: Hospitality cannot wait for Covid-19 vaccine rollout

The World Travel & Tourism Council and major international industry bodies have joined forces to call for the immediate restoration of international travel using proven processes.

News: Virgin Galactic on track despite test failure

During a test flight, the rocket motor “did not fire due to the ignition sequence not completing”. The pilots conducted a safe landing and return to Spaceport America, New Mexico as planned.