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Interview: Victor Chalfoun, general manager, Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre
Breaking Travel News chats with Victor Chalfoun, general manager at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre, as he outlines his hotel’s approach to tackling the challenges of the past year
Breaking Travel News interview: Antonino Cardillo, general manager, the Oberoi Beach Resort Al Zorah
Breaking Travel News recently caught up with Antonino Cardillo, general manager of the Oberoi Beach Resort Al Zorah, Ajman, United Arab Emirates, to find out about how strong teamwork has played a crucial role in adapting to the challenges set by Covid-19
BTN interview: Thoyyib Mohamed, managing director, Maldives Marketing & PR Corporation
Thoyyib Mohamed, managing director of the Maldives Marketing & PR Corporation, has been instrumental in the reopening the hospitality sector in the destination following Covid-19. Here he tells Breaking Travel News how it was done
BTN interview: Olga Rendino, deputy general director, St Petersburg Convention Bureau
Olga Rendino, deputy general director of the St Petersburg Convention Bureau, tells Breaking Travel News how the city is recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
Jamaica seeks to rekindle the romance with new honeymoon promotion
Couples who show proof of a wedding cancellation between April-December last year can enter to win an ultimate four-night honeymoon to Moon Palace Jamaica.
Bus to London to launch in April next year
The journey will be the first-ever hop-on/hop-off bus service between Delhi, India and London, United Kingdom. Participants will be travelling through 18 countries, covering 20,000 km in 70 days.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Equal vaccine distribution needed to restart tourism
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has argued more should be done to distribute Covid-19 vaccines to those in need in order to rapidly restart the global tourism sector
Al Faisaliah Hotel joins Mandarin Oriental in Riyadh
The property is currently undergoing a guestroom and public area renovation scheduled for completion in late 2021, after which it will be rebranded as Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh.
Madeira to open up to vaccinated tourists
Since the start of the pandemic, the archipelago of Madeira has been considered one of the safest destinations in Europe and has been widely praised for its handling of the Covid-19 crisis.
Saxon Hotel to reopen in South Africa in May
The property has used the last year to ensure that the much-loved Saxon hospitality can be enjoyed in even more beautiful surroundings - with an extensive refurbishment now complete.
Expansion work begins on Sandals Royal Barbados
Sandals Resorts International continues its development in the Caribbean as Sandals Royal Barbados breaks ground on an exciting new expansion, just in time for the summer season.
Breaking Travel News interview: Kerry Golds, managing director, Abercrombie & Kent UK
With the first green shoots appearing in the hospitality market, Kerry Golds, managing director of Abercrombie & Kent in the UK, tells Breaking Travel News she is cautiously optimistic about the year ahead