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Uber celebrates a decade in India with commemorative postage stamp

28Dec

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Uber celebrates a decade in India with commemorative postage stamp

As Uber completes ten years of operations in India, the company released a special commemorative ‘My Stamp’ issued by the Department of Post to celebrate the important milestone in its journey. Starting its India voyage by offering sedan and SUV rides, Uber has come a long way introducing new mobility options including two wheelers, three wheelers and even buses as various multimodal means within the Uber app. The commemorative stamp launch with India Post to mark ten years of Uber in India highlights the achievements in transforming urban mobility, expanding economic opportunities, and shaping the growth story of India over the last decade. Spanning more than 125 Indian cities with cars, autos, bikes as well as buses – Uber has focused on developing solutions to address the country’s ev...

Singapore’s Changi celebrates new app launch with business class lucky draw – Business Traveller

25Oct

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Singapore’s Changi celebrates new app launch with business class lucky draw – Business Traveller

Changi Airport Group (CAG) has unveiled a new mobile experience following a revamp of the official airport mobile application Changi App. Enhanced with a suite of new and upgraded features, Changi App, formerly called iChangi, now takes the promise of seamless and fuss-free travel to the next level with more useful and personalised services. New features include customised travel information when passengers save their flight itineraries, such as recommendations for relevant services and facilities, travel checklists, advisories, and push notifications regarding boarding gate and baggage status. Reservations at participating restaurants at Changi’s terminals and Jewel Changi Airport can now also be made via the app. Overseas payment is available as well via the in-app Changi Pay walle...

Latest KLM Delft house celebrates oldest station building in the Netherlands – Business Traveller

9Oct

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Latest KLM Delft house celebrates oldest station building in the Netherlands – Business Traveller

KLM has unveiled its latest Delftware miniature house, as the Dutch carrier celebrates its 104th anniversary. Every year since the 1950s KLM has produced a new miniature to coincide with the carrier’s birthday on 7 October, which it offers to passengers on intercontinental flights – filled with Bols Dutch genever. In recent years the carrier has commissioned replicas of the 800-year-old Die Mariaen building located in the city of Den Bosch, Tuschinski Theatre in Amsterdam, and the Ecury family home on Aruba. KLM unveils Aruba Delft house to celebrate 103rd anniversary This year KLM the station building in Valkenburg aan de Geul in the province of Limburg, which is nearly 170 years old. The station is a national heritage site owned by NS Dutch Railways and railway management company ProR...

Stansted’s runway celebrates 80th anniversary – Business Traveller

5Aug

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Stansted’s runway celebrates 80th anniversary – Business Traveller

The site was handed over to the Civil Aviation Authority in the years following the end of World War Two, becoming home to many charter services. The runway was extended to 3,048 metres in the 1950s, and the current Foster + Partners terminal building celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021. London Stansted celebrates 30th anniversary of terminal building Commenting on the news Gareth Powell, London Stansted’s managing director, said: “Stansted is very proud of its past and the critical role the airfield played during World War Two as a US Air Force base. It’s amazing to now look back and acknowledge those early efforts have ultimately culminated in the Stansted Airport we see today. “Back then, US Engineers would have been unaware that thanks to their skill and expertise, Stansted woul...

Emirates celebrates 15th anniversary of A380 flights – Business Traveller

1Aug

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Emirates celebrates 15th anniversary of A380 flights – Business Traveller

Emirates is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its A380 superjumbo operations this week. The first commercial service for the carrier’s double decker aircraft took place between Dubai and New York on 1 August, 2008. Business Traveller was on the delivery flight for Emirates’ first A380 (between Airbus’ Hamburg plant and Dubai) a few days earlier, and our review can be seen here. Fast forward to 2023 and the Gulf carrier now has 116 A380s in its fleet – in fact Emirates took delivery of a total of 123 superjumbos before production of the aircraft was halted, but a handful have since been retired. Emirates to upcycle retired A380 into bespoke furniture and memorabilia To mark the milestone Emirates has published a few facts and figures regarding its A380 fleet, including: With a flight ...

Ghibli Park Celebrates “Totoro” And Other Miyazaki Movies

19Jul

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Ghibli Park Celebrates “Totoro” And Other Miyazaki Movies

One of our first infractions at Ghibli Park was hoisting our 1-year-old onto the polyester tummy of a woodland spirit creature. Another was letting him slip under a barricade and shelter inside a furry bus with cat eyes for headlights.“He’s not following the protocol,” I told my wife, as the staff overseeing the cat-bus play zone looked on anxiously.“He’s making a mockery of it,” she said. But we didn’t stop him.Ghibli Park, which opened in November outside Nagoya, Japan, pays homage to the eccentric, enchanting films of Studio Ghibli, a company co-founded in the 1980s by the director Hayao Miyazaki. We took our two toddlers there because their favorite movie is “My Neighbor Totoro,” a beloved 1988 Miyazaki film starring the spirit creature and its cat-bus sidekick.As parents, we thought ...