Aeroflot passengers


can now pay for flights using Apple Pay. The Russian carrier’s website payment page will feature the service, with ‘unique account number’ security protocols.


Travel Counsellors


reported a sharp rise in corporate sales for September. The TMC saw sales up 14 per cent internationally and 12 per cent in the UK year- on-year.


Monarch has secured a £165 million


investment from its shareholder Greybull Capital, easing fears about its future. The injection of funds means the no-frills airline was able to renew its ATOL licence from the CAA for the next 12 months.


CONCUR HAS ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP with rail technology


firm Silverrail. The deal will see Concur develop a direct link to Silvercore, the company’s technology platform for global rail distribution.


EASYJET HAS WARNED


of a £90 million hit in the


next financial year due to a


weakened pound – an increase of £35 million from its previous estimate in July.


London hotels are growing revenues


at double the rate of properties outside the capital, a report has found. They increased 25.3 per cent over the past 15 years, compared to 7.6 per cent for non-London properties.


16 BBT November/December 2016 HBAA,


the trade association for the hotel booking agency, apartment and venue community, has launched a meetings rates benchmarking tool.


British


Airways is to suspend


its Heathrow-Chengdu route from January, saying the flights were “not commercially viable”. Chengdu, which was launched as a route in September 2013, is currently one of four Chinese destinations served by BA, along with Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.


QANTAS FREQUENT FLYERS CAN


now earn points when they book Airbnb accommodation through the airline’s website.


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