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  • News: New private jet booking app from BlackJet

    BlackJet released a brand new app to the iTunes App store allowing members to book a seat on a non-public jet in seconds from the benefit in their smartphone.

    The company’s technology is a breakthrough enabling instant private jet seat bookings and real time confirmations.

    This unprecedented ease of use including BlackJet’s affordable seat pricing model makes private jet service attainable to millions more travellers.

    BlackJet seat service is currently available in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Big apple, La, and South Florida, with service to Chicago, Washington, DC, Boston, Dallas, and Seattle coming soon. 

    In order to make use of the service it’s essential to be a BlackJet member and access to blackjet.com requires an invitation code.

    “The air travel industry has long needed modernization and BlackJet is using innovative technology that makes booking seats on private jets easier than airline seats.

    “The private jet travel experience is ideal for serious travellers who ought to avoid delays, cancellations, and the entire hassle factor related to the key airports,” said BlackJet chief executive Dean Rotchin.

    “We have already delivered over 3,000 private jet seats, and booking becomes much easier with the iPhone app.”

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  • News: Ryanair flies into Montenegro

    Ryanair has launched its first flights to Montenegro, marking the airline’s 29th country of operation.

    Four weekly flights between Podgorica and Brussels begin this June.

    Ryanair also announced plans for further expansion in Montenegro, including new routes to/from Tivat in summer 2014, as Ryanair continues to grow across south-east Europe.

    Ryanair’s Robin Kiely said: “Ryanair is delighted to launch its first flights to and from Montenegro at Podgorica, with one new path to and from Brussels Charleroi, commencing on 20th June, as Ryanair expands its route network to 29 countries across Europe and North Africa.!

    “Montenegrin visitors and consumers can now beat the recession and travel on Ryanair’s ultra-low fares without a fuel surcharge guaranteed and Ryanair’s new Podgorica route will deliver over 10,000 passengers every year with further growth planned, including new routes to and from Tivat in summer 2014.”

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  • Choice Hotels adds 88 properties in 1Q

    Choice Hotels has has added 88 newly opened franchised properties to its portfolio through the first quarter of 2013. Additionally, the corporate has executed a complete of 83 new domestic contracts inside the first quarter of 2013, a 30-percent increase over an identical period of the prior year.

    During the primary three months of 2013, openings include hotels in 28 U.S. states and 11 countries, adding greater than 6,500 guestrooms to the company’s existing rooms which stand at greater than half one million. The alternative Hotels portfolio of franchised hotels offers business and leisure travelers an entire spectrum from premium economy to upscale hotels and resorts.

    “We are especially pleased by the positive reception we’ve seen to our upscale brands, in addition to the numerous traction we’re gaining in major urban markets,” said David Pepper, senior vice chairman of world development for Choice Hotels International. “Across all brands, the improvement environment has improved for brand spanking new construction, lots in order that we believe 2013 is heading in the right direction to be considerably stronger than last year for franchise development.”

    Ascend Hotel Collection, a membership program created from exquisite independent hotels, continued its exceptional growth into the primary quarter of 2013, with 28 new membership agreements signed when compared with three membership agreements in the course of the same time last year. Much of this growth have been attributed to Choice Hotels International’s strategic marketing alliance with timeshare company Bluegreen Vacations.

  • News: Turkish Airlines sponsors Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

    Turkish Airlines is likely one of the world’s fastest growing airlines and is currently the fourth biggest in Europe. The corporate is a member of Star Alliance, a number one international airline alliance. Istanbul, the geographically ideally placed hub, offers excellent connections to the Near and Middle East, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent in addition to to the Far East and Africa. The innovative Comfort Class, which fills the distance between the economy and business classes, have been available on long-haul flights since October 2010.

    Turkish Airlines offers both international operating groups and small and medium-sized companies a beautiful corporate customer programme with its “Turkish Corporate Club” – partners take advantage of discounted ticket prices, increased baggage allowances and various other advantages for his or her employees.

    Currently Turkish Airlines serves over 220 destinations in almost 100 countries. As for Germany, Turkish Airlines operates flights to Turkey from 12 different cities – a hit story that began with the primary flight to Frankfurt in 1960. Along with its Star Alliance partners, Turkish Airlines today offers greater than 21,000 flights daily to over 1,300 destinations in almost 200 countries worldwide.

    With a median aircraft age of lower than six years, Turkish Airlines’ fleet is among the world’s youngest. Initially of 2010 Turkish Airlines ordered, contrary to the fad inside the aviation industry, 40 short and medium-haul Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 NG (Next Generation) jets. In the intervening time Turkish Airlines operates a complete of 202 airplanes and recently ordered further medium-haul planes from Airbus.

    In 2007, Turkish Airlines received a four-star rating from the independent Skytrax institute. Three years later in 2010 the airline won the prize for Best Catering Economy Class. On the 2011 and 2012 Skytrax World Airline Awards, Turkish Airlines was honoured in three categories: as well as the precise Airline Europe distinction it was also given the award for the world’s best Premium Economy Class Seat. Turkish Airlines was also named Best Airline Southern Europe for the third consecutive year. Skytrax evaluates airline service and quality standards and in doing so it uses as much as 750 different parameters.

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  • Mantis opens operations on seventh continent

    Mantis, a family-run choice of award-winning, privately-owned, five-star properties is now the one hotel group on this planet to have a presence on all seven continents.

    The group has signed with a suite of unique bush camps in Australia, called Wild Bush Luxury, giving Mantis its seventh continental footprint.

    Mantis prides itself on working with hotels that represent the best example in their kind and celebrate the culture, gastronomy, architecture and nature of the locations wherein they’re found.

    In-the-know travellers can enjoy diverse experiences including quintessentially British stays at London’s Draycott Hotel and 16th century country house-hotel Ellenborough Park within the Cotswolds.

    Moving further into Europe guests can witness the natural wonder of the Northern Lights on the ICEHOTEL and Lapland Resorts, or if journeying to Africa can enjoy unique river-based game viewing aboard the Zambezi Queen.

    Mantis also offers guests incredible experiential journeys including exploring the various scenery of South America with explora, or a sumptuous adventure to Antarctica at White Desert.

    Continuing to expand their brand under the vision of “unearthing the exceptional” this year has also seen Mantis embark at the development of a five star hotel at the island of St. Helena, within the South Atlantic Ocean, 2,000km from the closest major land mass.

    The island is currently only accessed by the last commercially operating Royal Mail Ship, but shall be opening its own airport in January 2016.

    Mantis has also recently partnered with ICS Group in India forming a three way partnership ‘Ayana Hospitality’ targeting providing hospitality services to high-end boutique hotels and lodges, primarily in nature destinations.

    To make certain that Mantis continues to give member properties the suitable sales, marketing and management solutions, Mantis has also formed a partnership with global boutique hotel specialist, Mr & Mrs Smith.

    The partnership sees Mantis’ new booking engine channel being powered by Mr & Mrs Smith’s proprietary technology.

    The business is additionally developing into other areas having identified a chance within the adventure travel market.

    In September 2012 it launched the Bear Grylls Survival Academy as portion of Worldwide Experience, allowing clients to experience extreme activities in the group.