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'Heroes and Villains' Themed Disney Destiny Sets Sail for Legendary Family Holidays in November 2025

'Heroes and Villains' Themed Disney Destiny Sets Sail for Legendary Family Holidays in November 2025

Beginning in November 2025, the Disney Destiny will draw on the legacies of Disney's larger-than-life heroes and villains to forge a legendary cruise holiday steeped in the lore of illustrious Disney stories. The new Disney Cruise Line ship will debut one-of-a-kind venues and experiences that complement the extraordinary entertainment, world-class dining and unparalleled hospitality that make every Disney Cruise Line holiday legendary.

TAT Hosts Amazing Thailand Festival in Bhutan 2025

TAT Hosts Amazing Thailand Festival in Bhutan 2025

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hosted the first-ever Amazing Thailand Festival in Bhutan 2025 on 19–20 April at Clock Tower Square in Thimphu. The event, part of the Amazing Thailand Grand Tourism and Sports Year 2025, aimed to boost Thailand’s image and attract Bhutanese travellers as part of a strategic push into high-potential South Asian markets.

Korean Air partners with UNICEF Korea to support children worldwide

Korean Air partners with UNICEF Korea to support children worldwide

Korean Air has joined forces with UNICEF Korea in a new initiative aimed at supporting children around the world. The partnership agreement was signed on April 21 at the Korean Air’s headquarters in Seoul, with Keehong Woo, Vice Chairman of Korean Air and Mijin Cho, Secretary General of UNICEF Korea in attendance. As part of the collaboration, the two organizations will launch the “Flight for Better Tomorrow” campaign, expected to begin as early as May 2025. The program will introduce an easy way for travelers to make online donations while booking their flights—making it easier to give back through travel.

Qatar Airways to Unveil Arabic-Speaking Version of Sama at ATM Dubai

Qatar Airways to Unveil Arabic-Speaking Version of Sama at ATM Dubai

Qatar Airways, the multiple award-winning airline, is set to redefine the travel experience once again at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) Dubai 2025. Building on its reputation for pioneering digital advancements in aviation, Qatar Airways will offer visitors the chance to experience a suite of its industry-leading solutions at ATM Dubai 2025, including Sama’s AI booking, Qverse, Multi-Sensory Experience and Qsuite – Next Gen

Skywards Everyday partners with EmCan to offer UAE customers more rewards

Skywards Everyday partners with EmCan to offer UAE customers more rewards

Skywards Everyday, an app that enables members to earn Skywards Miles all day, every day across various categories – has partnered with EmCan, the loyalty program of Emarat that rewards customers with EmCoins for every purchase of products and services across all Emarat stations, to roll out a two-way points conversion in which members can convert Skywards Miles to EmCoins, and vice versa. This new offering comes as Skywards Everyday continues to expand its brand partnerships, explore new categories, and enhance app features to reward members faster.

FHS Saudi Arabia: a wealth of investment opportunities today to be part of the KSA of tomorrow

FHS Saudi Arabia: a wealth of investment opportunities today to be part of the KSA of tomorrow

With just under a month to go before the Future Hospitality Summit Saudi Arabia gets under way, investors, developers, government decision makers and regional hospitality leaders are gearing up for three days of networking, learning, debate and deal making in Riyadh. Nearly 300 investors – almost one in four of all delegates – attended last year’s event, which created more than US$1.1 billion worth of business opportunities and saw 17 deals signed. With KSA’s hospitality and tourism transformation in full swing in line with Vision 2030, the stage is set for a wealth of new partnerships, signings and collaborations at FHS Saudi Arabia 2025.

Dusit Hospitality Services appointed to manage super-luxury Mulberry Grove The Forestias Condominium

Dusit Hospitality Services appointed to manage super-luxury Mulberry Grove The Forestias Condominium

Dusit Hospitality Services (DHS), a subsidiary of Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, has been appointed by Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Limited (MQDC) to provide building management services at the super-luxury Mulberry Grove The Forestias Condominiums – a flagship residential component of the pioneering The Forestias mixed-use development in Bangkok.

Preserving our heritage a global imperative

Preserving our heritage a global imperative

The world has witnessed the heartbreaking fragility of cultural heritage in recent years, as disasters and conflicts erase millenniums of history in a matter of minutes. Wildfires and earthquakes have crumbled priceless temples and monuments, and wars and armed conflicts have turned iconic landmarks into rubble.

OCEANIA CRUISES SET TO TAKE GUESTS TO THE STARS AND BACK

OCEANIA CRUISES SET TO TAKE GUESTS TO THE STARS AND BACK

Oceania Cruises®, the world's leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, today announced four additional 2026 solar eclipse sailings, providing guests with five exceptional itineraries to view the cosmic event – the most for any cruise line globally. The collection of once-in-a-lifetime voyages will see guests perfectly positioned to experience the phenomenon on August 12, 2026, off the shores of Ireland, Iceland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom