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ETIHAD REPORTS JANUARY 2024 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has published its preliminary traffic statistics for January 2024. The carrier welcomed more than 1.4 million guests onboard and saw its load factor average out at 86.04 per cent across the month.
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, proudly announces its latest venture
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, proudly announces its latest venture, COSI Vientiane Nam Phu, marking the affordable lifestyle brand’s first foray into the overseas market after the resounding success of its preceding COSI properties.
Proudly Committed, RIU’s definitive step towards sustainability
RIU has presented its new Proudly Committed sustainability strategy. This change comes after a deep internal reflection on the future of the hotel industry and its impact on the community, the environment and employees. As a result of this process, RIU decided to transform the company and place sustainability at the centre of all the organisation’s decisions to ensure that the impact of the company’s activity on both the local community and the surrounding ecosystems is always as positive as possible.
MELIÁ WILL OPEN ITS FOURTH LUXURY HOTEL IN MADRID: CASA DE LAS ARTES
The hotel, formerly known as Madrid Atocha Affiliated by Meliá and located in the literary heart of Madrid, has undergone a complete renovation and will reopen under the Meliá Collection brand, in response to the increasing demand for luxury accommodations in the capital city
Dusit Thani Public Company Limited expands its operations in the luxury residential management area
Dusit Hospitality Services, a subsidiary of Dusit Thani Public Company Limited (DUSIT), one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, has expanded its operations in the luxury residential management segment by winning the contract to manage MARQUE Sukhumvit, a super luxury condominium which has the highest price per square meter in the Phrom Phong, Sukhumvit area, for the next three years, effective immediately.
easyJet lands industry leading A- rating from CDP in global climate impact assessment
easyJet has been awarded an industry leading rating of A- by CDP – recognition for the airline’s continued work in optimising the carbon efficiency of its operations, as well as its commitment to reaching net zero by 2050.
Jumeirah Group opens its first hotel in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Jumeirah Group, the luxury hospitality company and member of Dubai Holding, continues its regional and international expansion with the opening of its first hotel in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jumeirah Jabal Omar Makkah.
Turkish Airlines Launches Its Digital Product “TK Wallet”
Miles&Smiles members can complete payment and refund processes quickly and easily with TK Wallet. Turkish Airlines, the airline flying to the more countries than any other in the world, has added a new service to its digital offerings for passengers by launching the TK Wallet application.
Moxy Hotels Debuts in Canada’s Coastal City
Moxy Hotels, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of over 30 extraordinary hotel brands, announced the opening of Moxy Halifax Downtown, marking the brand’s debut in Canada.
The Tenerife Carnival Chooses Its 2024 Queen
The Tenerife Carnival now has its 2024 queen. Corina Mrazek González was crowned as the Tenerife Carnival Queen thanks to her visual costume, “El Mundo” (The World), in a thrilling gala in Santa Cruz, the island’s capital, attended by over 4,700 guests.
INVEST SAUDI TO LEAD A HIGH-LEVEL SAUDI DELEGATION TO THE WORLD’S TOP REAL ESTATE EVENT
Invest Saudi will bring together representatives from some of Saudi Arabia’s biggest projects to showcase the Kingdom’s investment opportunities at MIPIM in Cannes, France from 12 to 15 March 2024.
Impending North America total solar eclipse presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for travel tra
On April 8 this year a total solar eclipse 115 miles across will pass over Mexico, the United States and Canada, and the sky will temporarily darken as if it were night-time. Given there’s no further total eclipses in the US until 2033, this is a rare and spectacular event likely to create an influx of travel to the region in the days beforehand.