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VistaJet promotes curated wellness programmes in time for World Health Day – Business Traveller

8Apr

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VistaJet promotes curated wellness programmes in time for World Health Day – Business Traveller

Just in time for World Health Day – which takes place on 7 April each year – VistaJet, the world’s first and only global business aviation company, is emphasising the importance of prioritising health and wellness when traveling by air through a series of curated wellness programmes. By inspiring its members to integrate wellness into their travel experience, VistaJet continues to revolutionise the aviation industry by placing wellness at the forefront of the journey. The wellness industry has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years, with McKinsey & Company estimating the value of the global wellness market at more than $1.5 trillion. With its members flying weekly, VistaJet recognises the toll air travel can take on health – from jet lag to dehydration to weakened immune syste...

The White House tells NASA to create a new time zone for the Moon

3Apr

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The White House tells NASA to create a new time zone for the Moon

On Tuesday, The White House published a policy memo directing NASA to create a new time standard for the Moon by 2026. Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) will establish an official time reference to help guide future lunar missions. It arrives as a 21st-century space race emerges between (at least) the US, China, Japan, India and Russia.The memo directs NASA to work with the Departments of Commerce, Defense, State, and Transportation to plan a strategy to put LTC into practice by December 31, 2026. International cooperation will also play a role, especially with signees of the Artemis Accords. Established in 2020, they’re a set of common principles between a growing list of (currently) 37 countries that govern space exploration and operating principles. China and Russia are not part of that gro...

One million travellers use Schiphol’s pre-booked security time slots – Business Traveller

15Dec

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One million travellers use Schiphol’s pre-booked security time slots – Business Traveller

Amsterdam Schiphol has provided an update on the use of its pre-booked security time slots, with the service having reached the one million customer milestone. The airport launched the initiative on Schengen routes in March this year, before extending it to non-Schengen routes in June. Amsterdam Schiphol extends pre-booked security check time slots to all destinations The service is free of charge, with passengers able to reserve slots up to three days before departure on the Schiphol website or app. They will then receive a confirmation email containing a QR code, which can be scanned at the airport by a member of staff, who will direct the customer to the correct security check entry point. Time slots are open for 15 minutes, and Schiphol said that the service had been “extremely succ...

Ryanair to fly from Norwich for the first time – Business Traveller

7Dec

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Ryanair to fly from Norwich for the first time – Business Traveller

Ryanair has announced three new summer seasonal routes from Norwich – the airline’s first services from the East Anglian airport. The low-cost carrier will operate a total of 12 weekly flights to and from the airport, with twice-weekly services to Alicante, Faro and Malta from 1 April, 2024. Norwich will be Ryanair’s 22nd UK airport – none of the routes are currently served from the city. The airline will join a handful of airlines currently offering flights from the airport, including KLM’s year-round services to Amsterdam, Loganair’s year-round flights to Aberdeen, Blue Island’s seasonal route to Jersey, and TUI’s seasonal flights to Corfu, Dalaman, Heraklion, Ibiza, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos and Rhodes (as well as a year-round service to Tenerife). Commenting on the news Ryan...

Infosys only Indian firm in TIME’s top 100 World’s Best Companies of 2023

15Sep

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Infosys only Indian firm in TIME’s top 100 World’s Best Companies of 2023

NEW DELHI: IT major Infosys is the only Indian company featured in the TIME Magazine’s top 100 ‘World’s Best Companies 2023’ list, dominated by Big Tech.The Bengaluru-based professional services firm has been ranked 64th spot in the top 100 list.“Infosys has been featured in TIME World’s Best Companies 2023 list. We are among the top 3 global professional services firms and the only brand from India in the Top 100 global rankings,” the company said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).The list, curated by TIME and Statista, is dominated by global Big Tech companies like Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet (Google’s parent company) and Meta Platforms which were the top four companies on the list.Other top companies in the coveted list are Accenture, Pfizer, American Express, BMW Group, Dell Technologi...

Book Review: “The Once Upon a Time World, “by Jonathan Miles

27Aug

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Book Review: “The Once Upon a Time World, “by Jonathan Miles

A century and a half later, by which time the Riviera had ceased serving as an “outdoor hospital” and become a playground of the rich, another high-stakes theft took place at a hotel restaurant in Saint-Paul-de-Vence. Its owner was known to accept paintings in lieu of payment — “My kind of hotel,” Picasso joked. In 1960, burglars broke in and stole 21 canvases, including a Braque, a Léger, a Mirò and a Modigliani. (The Picasso didn’t fit in the car.)Every episode Miles relays could inspire its own book — or play, symphony, movie or painting. Many already have. An international Who’s Who of tastes, talents, whims and ambitions ushered in the Riviera’s golden age. They were not merely vacationing; they were mining this “thin strip of Shangri-La” to create the culture that would define the e...

Ryanair carries over 18 million monthly passengers for first time – Business Traveller

3Aug

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Ryanair carries over 18 million monthly passengers for first time – Business Traveller

Ryanair has set a new record for the number of monthly passengers, with 18.7 million customers carried in July. The figure compares to the 16.8 million passengers flown over the same period in 2022. It is also the first time in the airline’s history that it has carried over 18 million customers in one month – the previous record was 17.4 million in June this year. Rolling 12-month passenger figures to the end of July stand at 175.3 million – up 23 per cent on the same stage in 2022. Ryanair recently published its financial figures for the quarter to 30 June, 2023, showing a profit of €663 million for the period – up from €170 million for the same quarter in 2022. The group expects to carry 183.5 million passengers over the 2024 financial year, and hopes to have taken delivery of a total ...

Amsterdam Schiphol extends pre-booked security check time slots to all destinations – Business Traveller

10Jul

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Amsterdam Schiphol extends pre-booked security check time slots to all destinations – Business Traveller

Amsterdam Schiphol has expended its service enabling customers to pre-book time slots for their departure security checks. The initiative was launched earlier this year for departures to Schengen destinations, and has now been extended to include non-Schengen routes. The service is free of charge, with passengers able to reserve slots up to three days before departure on the Schiphol website or app. They will then receive a confirmation email containing a QR code, which can be scanned at the airport by a member of staff, who will direct the customer to the correct security check entry point. Time slots are open for 15 minutes, and travellers are advised to wait at Plaza area if they arrive early as it may not yet be active. Those that are late, however, may have to use the regular route ...