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By TravelPress Staff

December 20, 2013

Etihad celebrates with festive photo competition

Etihad Airways is set to capture the spirit of the upcoming holiday season with a new photo competition on its social media channels. The competition invites people across the globe to submit original photos from their travels on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, using the hashtag #EYFollowYou. The background of the photo can reflect any aspect of the holiday experience, such as visiting a world-famous landmark, having dinner at a local restaurant, or relaxing onboard an aircraft. Competition guidelines provide full details of the specific pose to be adopted in the photos, along with...

By TravelPress Staff

December 19, 2013

Tis the season for ‘KLM Wannagives’

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has launched a unique gifting service – “KLM Wannagives” on its intercontinental and long distance European flights. With this service, KLM allows people to surprise a travelling friend or family member with a present at an altitude of 30,000 feet. Via the web shop http://www.klm.com/wannagives , KLM offers a varied assortment of gift giving ideas -- a glass of champagne, an extra comfortable seat, a bottle of perfume or bonbons. The gift-wrapped present will be hand-delivered by the crew. The giver can add a personal message on the accompanying card. It...

By TravelPress Staff

December 17, 2013

Star Alliance discusses 2014 strategies

The chief executives of Star Alliance member airlines, representing one-third of the global aviation industry, met in Vienna to discuss the strategic development of the Alliance, including the benefits offered to its most loyal customers, its membership strategy and important projects and topics for 2014. Calin Rovinescu, chief executive of Air Canada and chairman of the Alliance’s Chief Executive Board (CEB), said the chief executives reaffirmed that the universal offering of the Star Alliance Gold status benefits across the network was a major attraction of the Alliance for...

By Sanja Sekaric

December 16, 2013

WestJet releases corporate sustainability report

WestJet has released its 2012 corporate social responsibility report using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework to outline economic, environmental and social performance. “WestJet remains committed to promoting sustainable growth and maintaining an active presence in the communities we serve,” said Mike McNaney, WestJet vice-president, Environment, Fuel and Government Relations. “The year 2012 was one of unprecedented growth driven by the biggest contributing factor to our continued success -- our people. It was our people that drove the decision to launch a regional airline,...

By TravelPress Staff

December 12, 2013