The Arabian Hotel Investment Conference 2018 is to be held in the emerging northern emirate of Ras al Khaimah. The surprise move follows 13 successful years where the event has been held at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.

Etihad Aviation Group has announced the appointment of Mana Mohamed Saeed Al Mulla as chief group support services officer. He will be responsible for a range of support functions, including IT services, procurement and supply management, and property and facilities management.

Tencent, Helsinki and World Tourism Cities Federation have signed a tripartite cooperation agreement, according to which Helsinki will serve as an intelligent tourism model for China outbound tourism.

Ryanair today has offered passengers an update on its progress at working through the cancellation of 2,100 of its 103,000 flights over the next six weeks. The low-cost carrier has revealed it expects to have re-accommodated over 175,000 customers on other Ryanair flights – over 55 per cent of affected customers.

TUI Group has launched a campaign to raise awareness that Thomson is changing to TUI with a new TV ad debuting during ITV’s flagship Saturday night programme, the X Factor. The advert shows a man diving into clear crystal blue water; the message was simple, ‘Thomson is changing to TUI’.

Hilton London Metropole has announced Laura Feetham’s appointment as marketing and public relations manager. Feetham has extensive experience in digital and content marketing, branding, design and campaign management.