Hotel & Tourism SMARTreport #44

AMERICAS & THE CARIBBEAN
TRANSPORT
TUI OPENS ROUTE FROM DONCASTER
SHEFFIELD TO ORLANDO
TUI UK this year launched its new TUI Airways Dreamliner flight
from Doncaster Sheffield airport to Orlando Sanford in Florida.
The weekly flights began just before summer, and are part of
TUI’s strategy to ensure customers across the UK can fly from
their local airport rather than have to travel to London. The
new route came as TUI also announced a new summer 2020
route to Cancun from DSA.
Chris Harcombe, Aviation Development Director at Doncaster
Sheffield Airport, said:“We’re proud to be the home of longhaul
flights for the region and look forward to our Cancun
service starting next year.”
DELTA MOVES TO NEW TERMINAL
AT SHANGHAI PUDONG – CREATING A
“MORE SEAMLESS AND CONVENIENT
CONNECTING EXPERIENCE FOR
CUSTOMERS”
Delta has moved from Terminal 1 to the new Satellite Terminal
(S1) at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The relocation,
alongside partner China Eastern Airlines, will create a
more seamless and convenient connecting experience for
customers. "Delta is committed to continuously investing to
improve customers' on-the-ground and in-flight experience,"
said Wong Hong, Delta's President – Greater China and
Singapore. "This move is part of our broader strategy to
collaborate with China Eastern to better address the growing
needs of the US-China market."
Check-in will take place at Terminal 1 with mass rapid transit
system transfer to S1 around the clock.
MORE SOUTHWEST SERVICES TO
HAWAII SET TO BEGIN SOON
Southwest has announced it will add new services to, from,
and within Hawaii in mid-January 2020 with a new, daily
service between Sacramento International Airport (SMF) and
Honolulu. In addition, new service nonstop between both of
the carrier's Hawaii gateways in the Bay Area, Oakland and San
Jose, and both Kauai and the Island of Hawaii, will give
Southwest Customers access to 18 flights transiting the Pacific
each day between three California cities and four of the five
airports Southwest will serve in the Aloha State. The company
has also put on sale the first-ever Southwest service to Lihue
Airport (LIH) on Kauai and Hilo International Airport (ITO) on
the Island of Hawaii.
UNITED MAKES GETTING AN
UPGRADE EASIER
United Airlines have announced PlusPoints, a new upgrade
benefit for Premier Platinum and 1K members that creates
more opportunities – and more freedom – for them to be
upgraded on flights. Top tier members will receive a bank
of points that they can use to upgrade on all flights across
United's global network, where they previously would have
used Regional Premier Upgrades (RPU) or Global Premier
Upgrades (GPU). With PlusPoints, members will be able to
access all upgrades through united.com or United's mobile
app, two features that make managing upgrades easier and
are unique to United. United claims to be the only global US
airline that lets members request all upgrades without making
a phone call.