Saudi Arabia plans to issue tourist visas in April
Businessam Staff
March 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 […]
Jaguar’s I-Pace electric SUV: The secret weapon in its war against Tesla
Businessam StaffMarch 5, 2018
After much anticipation, Jaguar has unveiled the I-Pace, its first all-electric vehicle which it hopes will kill off Tesla. The company said the I-Pace SUV will have a 298-mile range – only slightly higher than Tesla’s Model X, which has a range of 289 miles – and will do 0 to 60mph in 4.5 seconds. […]
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 […]