Marriott International and Dur Hospitality have announced the opening of Riyadh Marriott Hotel Diplomatic Quarter and Marriott Executive Apartments Riyadh, Diplomatic Quarter.The complex is strategica…
Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort to open next month
Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort, a 152-room and 61-villa five-star property poised on a beach within easy reach of Ho Chi Minh City, will celebrate its grand opening in April.Heralding a new era for…
Gulf Air signs codeshare partnership with Etihad Airways
Gulf Air and Etihad Airways have signed a codeshare partnership.The announcement follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two flag-carriers at the Bahrain International Airshow…
Carbon-neutral Puku Ridge Camp to reopen under new management
Puku Ridge Camp in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, will reopen on August 10 under the management of Chiawa Safaris, in collaboration with Chichele Safaris.The camp is being completely rebuilt fro…
Vantage orders ocean expedition ships, plans to use agent channel
River cruise operator Vantage Deluxe World Travel plans to build two small ocean expedition ships, with the first one scheduled for service in March 2021.Boston-based Vantage has largely employed a di…
New South Wales gears up to host the biggest winter festival – Vivid Sydney
New South Wales (NSW) is hosting the widely acclaimed, biggest winter festival – Vivid Sydney. Ushering into its 11th year in 2019, Vivid Sydney is the world’s largest festival of light, m…
Canaveral Port Authority breaks ground on new $163m Terminal 3 facility
At a space-themed ceremony, the Canaveral Port Authority and long-time cruise partner Carnival Cruise Line have broken ground for on the new Cruise Terminal 3 complex.The new terminal, dubbed the Laun…
Royalton Antigua Resort & Spa to open in May
Royalton Antigua Resort & Spa will open its doors on May 1st.The 294-room resort is situated on the pristine white beach of picturesque Deep Bay.This resort will be the first in the Royalton portf…
Como Castello del Nero opens in Tuscany, Italy
Como Hotels & Resorts has welcomed the opening of its first hotel in continental Europe – Como Castello del Nero.Located in Tuscany, the property becomes the fifteenth in the group’s g…
Wildemann appointed vice president of operations at Fusion
After more than three decades in the hospitality industry, including 20 years managing hotels in Thailand, Samir Wildemann has moved east to Vietnam where he’s joined the Fusion hospitality grou…