Play Airlines | Reduction on North American Routes and Focus on Southern Europe

 

Play Airlines, Icelandic low-cost airline founded in 2019 that started its operations in the second quarter of 2021, headquartered in the country's capital of Reykjavik with its main hub at Keflavik International Airport has announced plans to reduce its capacity to North America as part of a strategic change in its business model and will focus on routes to Southern Europe with an adjustment already underway.

The Icelandic airline currently serves five destinations such as Boston, Baltimore, Washington, New York and Hamilton and intends to reduce its flight schedule to focus on another geographical area, a move away from Play Airlines' initial strategy of providing convenient stopovers in Iceland for passengers travelling between Europe and North America.

In the future, Play Airlines' core business will be focused more on connecting Southern European markets, basically taking advantage of the growing demand for these routes which have also proved to be more profitable.

These restructuring operations come as Play Airlines is looking to hone its strategic position in an increasingly competitive transatlantic market where it had previously sought to attract budget-conscious travellers by connecting via Iceland's capital Reykjavik.

The Icelandic low-cost airline will continue this process in 2025 and the number of destinations it will serve in North America and Northern Europe will decrease by mid-2025.

Details on which specific North American routes will be reduced or cut have yet to be confirmed.

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United Airlines | Large International Expansion with 8 New Destinations

 

United Airlines, Inc., a major airline in the United States of America, founded in 1926, a member of Star Alliance operating an extensive domestic and international route network across the U.S. and all six inhabited continents, headquartered in Chicago - Illinois has recorded the largest international expansion in its history with new flight services operating to eight cities around the world starting from May 2025.

The U.S. airline will launch five new direct flights from Newark Liberty International Airport serving the New York metropolitan area that will see as destinations Bilbao, the largest center of the Basque Country in Spain, Faro, capital of the region Algarve in Portugal, Palermo capital of Sicily in Italy, Madeira Island part of the Atlantic archipelago and autonomous region of Portugal and Nuuk, capital and most populous city in Greenland and autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark.

The other three destinations will be operated with departures from Washington Dulles Airport with non-stop direct flights to Dakar, the capital of Senegal, Nice, renowned city on the French Riviera in France, and Venice, the capital of Veneto in Italy.

 United Airlines with a strategic expansion program has highly increased its international capacity with a summer 2025 calendar that will offer more than 760 weekly flights, another historic figure achieved by the airline which is currently first by the number of destinations and the second in terms of revenue and fleet size.

United Airlines, in addition to all those operations, will add new flights in the future from Japan's Tokyo-Narita airport to Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar and Kaoshiung City in southern Taiwan, thus becoming the only U.S. airline to serve these Asian destinations, and will also offer a direct flight departing from Tokyo to Koror the state comprising the main commercial centre of the Republic of Palau,  all future pathways are subject to government approval.

Senior Vice President Global Planning and Alliances Patrick Quayle said no other airline offers customers non- stop access to as many unique destinations and interpersonal experiences from the United States of America as United Airlines.

United Airlines' network offers the greatest variety and choice for the airline's customers whether they are looking for a relaxing beach holiday, a once-in-a-lifetime adventure trip or enjoying some of the world's most vibrant city breaks.

Link -  https://www.expreso.info/noticias/transporte/103001_united_airlines_anuncia_8_nuevos_destinos_en_su_expansion_internacional

Argentina | Strengthening Gastronomic Tourism with New Strategic Partnerships

 

Argentina, the second largest country in South America after Brazil with its continental territory covering a large part of the Southern Cone, nation highlighted by a long, Atlantic coastline, stunning peaks of the imposing Andes, wide valleys,a splendid biodiversity and with a rich cultural heritage,a tourist destination of enormous interest has always stood out also for gastronomic tourism thanks to a notable tradition strongly connected to this segment.

Linked to all that it’s enough to mention the excellence of its meats known all over the world for a superb quality, excellent vegetables, delicious confectionary, fine wines with a gastronomy based on the basis of old Italian and Spanish culinary art that it has been fused with the indigenous cuisine of the country.

In the latest edition of the FIT Latin America also known as "Feria Internacional de Turismo de America Latina" considered a top tourism fair in South America, excellent setting to expand commercial horizons in tourist industry and access door to the most avant - garde trends, disruptive technologies and chances to stand in the industry which was held in the capital of the country Buenos Aires,  FEHGRA, the Federation of Gastronomic Hotel Companies, held important meetings with senior tourism officials from various provinces.

FEHGRA's presence at FIT 2024 was undoubtedly of enormous importance,organization that since 1941 is the Hotel and Gastronomy Business Federation of the Argentine Republic has represented all the activity in the country aimed to defend the interest of the sector and collaborate in the development of the hotel, gastronomy and tourism industry,  entity which brings together more than 84,000 companies was a key presence highlighting meetings with business leaders in the tourism industry during the four-day event that took place from september 28th september to 1st october at La Rural exhibition center in Buenos Aires. 

 On the occasion of this event FEHGRA signed important agreements with the provinces ofCórdoba, Neuquén and Salta to implement the "Hola ! Argentina" programme.

  "Hola ! Argentina" is an inititiative that aims to showcase the country's most spectacular places, its gastronomy, hotels, traditions and personalities through the eyes of artist and photographer Gabriel Rocca, an open invitation to explore and connect with the rich diversity Argentina offers.

This campaign began in Jujuy, province in Argentina's remote northwest at the border with Bolivia and Chile, a stunning land defined by the suggestive hills of the Quedraba de Humahuaca also highlighted by dramatic rock formations.

The second stop was in Neuquén, a captivating city which occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the Neuquén and Limay rivers which together form the Rio Negro and making part of the ecoregion of Alto Valle del Rio Negro where the agreement with Minister Gustavo Fernández Capiet was signed.

The third stage saw as protagonist Córdoba splendid  city on the Suquia River in the foothills of the picturesque Sierras Chicas well known for its stylish,colonial architecture where the agreement was signed by the President of the Córdoba Tourism Agency Dario Capitani.

In Salta,captivating city founded in 1582 in the mountainous northwestern of the country well known for its Andean heritage and traditional Spanish architecture and its splendid neoclassical Cathedral, Minister Mario Peña joined the initiative.

The signing of the so - called Framework Agreement for collaboration with the provinces of Córdoba, Neuquén and Salta is a significant step towards promoting gastronomic tourism in Argentina also for the value and resources closely linked to the sector that these territories boast.

All these agreements also not only strengthen the collaboration between FEHGRA and the provinces but are aimed at uniting peoples through gastronomy by generating identity and real employment.

Now FEHGRA has also presented the initiative to several tourism leaders from other Argentine provinces, including that of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, meeting with officials such as the President of the CABA Tourism Board,Valentin Diaz Gilligan, and the Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego, Mónica Urquiza, among others.

The primary objective and goal is that in this expansion each province adheres to this campaign by creating a collaborative network that promotes tourism throughout Argentina.

Undoubtedly, gastronomy plays a crucial role in attracting tourism and this initiative at a national level seeks to show not only the typical dishes of each region but also the destinations, itineraries, landscapes, culture that surrounds every corner of the country to promote in depth the national tourism in all its essence.

Link -  https://www.expreso.info/index.php/noticias/gastronomia/102882_turismo_gastronomico_en_argentina_con_nuevas_alianzas_estrategicas

Play Airlines | Reduction on North American Routes and Focus on Southern Europe

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