World’s best airports for customer experience revealed

Businessam StaffMarch 28, 2018

Minutes can drag while waiting for a flight and sometimes it can seem like time has stopped altogether. However, some airports have such incredible customer service experience that means waiting for your connection can make the time fly. A new survey released by the Airports Council International (ACI) has revealed the best airports for customer […]

Arik Air wins ‘Best Air Crew 2017’ award

Businessam StaffMarch 27, 2018

Nigeria’s Arik Air has been honoured with the prestigious Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Awards for the Best Air Crew of The Year 2017 (domestic route). The award, which was presented to the airline at a well-attended ceremony held at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, March 24, 2018, was given in recognition of the airline’s […]

Bentley design boss teases upcoming electric flagship

Businessam StaffMarch 24, 2018

Bentley has announced its plans to build an electric flagship vehicle using technology from Porsche’s Mission E electric sports-GT, adding to the number of car makers planning to build fully electric cars. Stefan Sielaff, design director for Bentley, revealed this in an interview with Auto Express. The design boss said, “The next step for sure […]

Chinese tourists rallying around mobile payments

Businessam StaffMarch 21, 2018

Alipay talked-up growth in the number of Chinese tourists using mobile payment systems overseas, as it unveiled a study comparing huge uptake among Chinese travellers with low penetration among other holidaymakers. The survey, conducted by analyst company Neilsen in collaboration with Alipay, said 65 per cent of Chinese overseas tourists used their existing mobile payment […]

Saudi Arabia plans to issue tourist visas in April

Businessam StaffMarch 14, 2018

Saudi Arabia is planning to issue its first official tourist visas from April 1, according to tour operators. The plan is a bid to allow non-Muslim tourists visit historic sites such as Jeddah, Riyadh and the ancient city of Mada’in Saleh in the Arabian Desert.If the plan goes ahead, then this will be the first […]

Aston Martin leads as world’s fastest growing car brand

Businessam StaffMarch 5, 2018

Britain’s Aston Martin, the carmaker favoured by the legendary character in the hit movie series, 007 James Bond, has seen its brand value rise by an astronomical 268 percent this year. The spectacular growth saw it top the table as the fastest growing car brand in the world in 2018 with a brand value of […]

Battle of the giants

Businessam StaffFebruary 27, 2018

When Singapore International Airlines (SIA) became the first carrier to operate the Airbus A380 ‘superjumbo’ commercially in October 2007, it was heralded as the start of a new generation of giant, long-haul aircraft that would reshape the way we travelled by air. After all, it was the world’s largest commercial airliner with the capacity to […]

Airbnb may end up launching its own airline

Businessam StaffFebruary 27, 2018

Online accommodation marketplace Airbnb could be moving into the aviation business following revelations by founder Brian Chesky that the company has considered launching its own airline as part of plans to become an all-around travel company. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Chesky said the company has “seriously considered a lot of things around aviation […]

Mobile payment will shake the hospitality sector – Accorhotels CEO

Businessam StaffFebruary 27, 2018

The conventional wisdom is that the hotel groups are busily growing as fast as they can to withstand the threats from the online travel agents. For Sebastien Bazin, the CEO of Accorhotels, one of the largest hotel operators in the world and the largest outside the US, the threats are more deep-seated, however, and it […]