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    IHG Hotels & Resorts expands Garner brand in Kansai, Japan

    IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) announced an agreement with Taisei Yuraku Real Estate Co Ltd (headquartered in Chuo-ku Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Takeshi Uekusa) and Pacifica Hotels (headquartered in Minato-ku Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Seth Sulki) G.K. to open a 103-room hotel to IHG’s newest mainstream conversion brand, Garner, expanding the brand’s footprint […] More

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    IHG Hotels & Resorts strengthens presence in Turkish leisure market

    image from Left to Right: Nilsun Tumer (IHG), Eric Viale (IHG), Ersin Uslu and Seren Selen Uslu Mandalinci (Uslu Turizm Insaat Tasimacilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S)] IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, announces the signing of Holiday Inn Resort Bodrum West Beach, in partnership with Uslu Turizm Insaat Tasimacilik […] More

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    WTM London 2025 is open for registration

    Returning to London’s iconic Excel from 4-6 November 2025, WTM London is now open for registration. Building on last year’s hugely successful turnout, which saw an 11% rise in qualified buyers and 34,000+ meeting taking place, the 2025 edition of WTM London is on track to be the largest in its history. In line with […] More

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    RIU partners with TIRME to use 100% renewable electricity from local sources

    As part of its Proudly Committed sustainability strategy, RIU Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement with TIRME, Mallorca Environmental Technology Park, to guarantee the supply of 100% renewable electricity generated locally in all of its hotels in the Balearic Islands. The agreement, which applies to 2025, 2026 and 2027, ensures that the electricity consumed […] More

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    Introducing the Costa del Sol’s New Icon of Avant-Garde Luxury: ME Marbella

    Following a €20 million renovation, Meliá Hotels International arrives in Marbella with signature architecture, unique beach club concept and a culinary offering that captures the true essence of the Mediterranean ME by Meliá makes its debut in Andalusia with a bold reinterpretation of modern luxury. Where the art of living meets aesthetic innovation, ME Marbella […] More

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    Qantas takes delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR

    Australia’s Qantas Airways is set to become the Asia-Pacific launch operator of the latest generation single aisle A321XLR following the delivery of its first aircraft from the Airbus assembly line in Finkenwerder, Hamburg. Reflecting the long range capability of the A321XLR, the aircraft is flying from the Airbus facility to Sydney with just one crew […] More

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    The Swim Gap

    Britain is facing a swimming crisis with 9 million British adults admitting they don’t know how to swim. New research from easyJet Holidays has uncovered that half (50%) of those who didn’t learn as a child wanted to, while 42% admit to only staying in the shallow end and 33% now don’t feel confident in […] More