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ALEPH HOSPITALITY ANNOUNCES OFFICE IN SAUDI ARABIA AND APPOINTS NEW COUNTRY HEAD
To support its growth strategy in the Kingdom, the independent hotel management company has appointed Tariq Yousef Dowidar as Vice President for Saudi Arabia
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New Experiences and Returning Favorites for the Whole Family to Enjoy Take Center Stage Throughout 2023
Miral announces the much-anticipated SeaWorld® Yas Island, Abu Dhabi to open its doors on 23 May
The next-generation Marine Life Theme Park will open on 23 May 2023 and will feature eight unique and immersive realms showing guests how they will be connected to the ocean, and how the ocean connects all of us
Niyama Announces Surf Residency with Brad Gerlach
Niyama Private Islands, the only luxury resort in the Maldives with its own wave breaking onto the shore, has two exciting upcoming surf initiatives.
FIVE NEW TUI BLUE HOTELS IN POPULAR UK HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS FOR SUMMER 2023
TUI’s leisure hotel brand, TUI BLUE, adds five new hotels for UK holidaymakers this summer in favourite short, mid and long haul destinations Menorca, Majorca, Cyprus, Egypt and Thailand
ANA Holdings and IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan sign comprehensive commercial agreement
ANA HOLDINGS, INC. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Koji Shibata) and IHG Hotels & Resorts (Headquarters: UK; Japan: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Local operating company: IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan LLC; CEO and Managing Director of IHG Hotels & Resorts, Japan & Micronesia: Abhijay Sandilya) have signed a comprehensive agreement.
THE PENINSULA LAUNCHES EXCLUSIVE BRAND-WIDE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WORLD OF PETER RABBIT™
The Peninsula, whose global portfolio of luxurious hotels has drawn discerning travellers for nearly a century, is delighted to announce an exclusive partnership with The World of Peter Rabbit™ in a licensed agreement with Penguin Ventures on behalf of brand owner Frederick Warne & Co. (now part of Penguin Random House Children’s).
Monthly Visitor Arrivals First Exceed a Million in Three Years
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced that Hong Kong saw a provisional visitor arrival of 1.462 million in February, a triple of that in January. The figure first exceeded one million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in February 2020 and is equivalent to about 30% of that before the pandemic.
S HOTELS & RESORTS HARNESSES “3P – PROFIT, PORTFOLIO, PLANET” STRATEGY
S Hotels and Resorts PCL, a leading hospitality investment and management company and the hospitality arm of Singha Estate PLC is starting to write a historic new chapter as it aims to exceed THB 10 billion in revenue for the first time in 2023 - an increase of 20% compared to last year’s impressive figure of THB 8.7 billion.
ROCCO FORTE HOTELS APPOINTS RICHARD COOKE AS CLUSTER MANAGING DIRECTOR, UNITED KINGDOM
Rocco Forte Hotels announces the appointment of Richard Cooke as Cluster Managing Director, United Kingdom. Formerly General Manager of The Balmoral Hotel, the first hotel under the Rocco Forte Hotels flag, Richard will now take leadership responsibility for both The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, and Brown’s Hotel in London.
JEN Shenzhen Qianhai by Shangri-La Opens in China
Shangri-La Group unveils JEN Shenzhen Qianhai by Shangri-La, bringing the JEN by Shangri-La (“JEN”) brand and its spirit of “Live New Asia” to one of the most vibrant destinations in the Greater Bay Area. As the group’s ninth JEN property globally, the hotel is set to invite, inspire, and connect communities through travel, gastronomy, wellness, and collaboration.
TRON Lightcycle / Run Presented by Enterprise Opens April 4, 2023, at Walt Disney World
Futuristic Coaster Allows Guests to Enter the Digital World of TRON and Expands Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom Park