[unable to retrieve full-text content]Hyatt Hotel Corporation (NYSE: H) and Dream Hotel Group announced an agreement for a Hyatt affiliate to acquire Dream Hotel Group’s lifestyle hotel brand and management platform including the Dream Hotels, The Chatwal Hotels and Unscripted Hotels brands, with properties in some of the world’s most prominent hotel markets across the Americas, Europe and … [Read more...]

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Manchester Airport has unveiled plans to become the first UK airport with a direct supply of low carbon hydrogen fuel, announcing a partnership with HyNet – one of the UK’s leading Government-backed industrial decarbonisation projects. Source: breakingtravelnews.com … [Read more...]

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announced on Thursday the establishment of the Aseer Investment Company (AIC) to operate as its investment arm in the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia. Source: breakingtravelnews.com … [Read more...]

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) has today concluded a successful week at the World Travel and Tourism (WTTC) Global Summit in in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of tourism between the two destinations, The Bahamas and Saudi Arabia. Source: … [Read more...]

As the European Council presents the conclusions of the European Tourism Agenda, UNWTO has joined European Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean in emphasizing the importance of jobs, education, and investments for achieving the shared vision for a revitalized sector between now and 2050. The conclusions presented by the European Council today are built on several years of work around “Tourism … [Read more...]

The Vegan Fiesta Hellas will be held on the 3rd and 4th of December at the municipal market of Kypseli in Athens from 10:00-21:00. Organised through the SivaOM association, entry is free and you are more than welcome to bring anyone with you. • Public speech by Siddhartha Shiv Sunit Khanna will be at 19:00 on Sunday.• Level 3 student Vasiliki will teach SivaOm yoga on Saturday.• Level 3 student … [Read more...]

The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou referred to the excellent Greek-US relations during her meeting with the mayor of New York, Eric Adams, on Thursday, ANA reports.During the meeting at the Presidential Mansion, in the presence of Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis, Sakellaropoulou expressed her satisfaction over the progress and the achievements of the Greeks in the USA, … [Read more...]

The cities of Athens and New York were formally twinned on Thursday at a ceremony in Athens City Hall on Thursday attended by their respective mayors, Kostas Bakoyannis and Eric Adams, ekathimerini.com reports. According to the twinning memorandum, the two cities will cooperate closely in the field of tourism by strengthening both their leisure and conference travel. New York and Athens will also … [Read more...]

Greek banks must come up with proposals to actively support citizens who face a lot of financial pressures due to high inflation and the rise in the cost of money, Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras told them on Thursday, giving bankers a two-week deadline to do so, ANA reports. According to a bank statement, Staikouras met anew with heads of systemic Greek banks, along with Bank of Greece … [Read more...]

The City of Athens completed its preparations for the Christmas holidays with the lighting of a spectacular Christmas tree at 19:15 on Thursday, December 1, at Syntagma square in downtown Athens, ANA reports. The 21-meter-high Christmas tree, which traveled from the town of Karpenissi to Athens, was illuminated by 5km of 40,000 small lights and is decorated by hundreds of balls and other … [Read more...]

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Saudi Arabia can become a solar energy “superpower” that drives a global sustainability revolution and accelerates the world’s renewable energy transition, tourism leaders heard today. Source: breakingtravelnews.com … [Read more...]

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The leaders of the global travel and tourism industry left the Saudi capital of Riyadh and the biggest ever World Travel & Tourism Council Summit last night with a renewed sense of optimism, shared future goals and a stronger commitment to collaborative cross-border strategies to drive a successful future for the sector. Source: breakingtravelnews.com … [Read more...]

UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili and European Union Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean published the following article: The pandemic hit tourism harder than perhaps any other sector. In Europe, global tourism’s biggest region since records began, travel was brought to a near-complete standstill. Now, as the sector’s restart has begun, there is every sign that it will continue to … [Read more...]

The Market Control Unit has imposed fines on supermarkets for the violation of the legislation regarding the profit margins on the prices of products included in the household basket, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Thursday, speaking at the 13th conference of IELKA "The agile retail Era: Doing business in extreme environments", ANA reports.The minister said that … [Read more...]

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Carnival Cruise Line got a jumpstart on what it hopes will be a busy 2023 cruise season as it posted a record Cyber Monday booking day yesterday that was 50 percent above volume for Cyber Monday 2019. Source: breakingtravelnews.com … [Read more...]

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve is excited to unveil its new hanging bar and dining destination, Ambar at Mandapa. Meaning “sky” in Sanskrit, Ambar is a venue for guests to gaze into the magical sunsets in Ubud during golden hour while savoring handcrafted cocktails and Japanese-Indonesian gastronomy. Source: breakingtravelnews.com … [Read more...]

[unable to retrieve full-text content]At a time when other hotel brands in the extended stay segment are reducing or eliminating their happy hour offerings, Staybridge Suites, one of 17 brands in the IHG Hotels & Resorts portfolio, has re-imagined its happy hour experience. Source: breakingtravelnews.com … [Read more...]

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Alaska Airlines today became the first U.S. airline to launch an electronic bag tag program, which enables guests to tag their luggage through the airline’s mobile app before they even reach the airport. Source: breakingtravelnews.com … [Read more...]

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Qatar has a host of New events planned for 2023 showcasing this visionary destination. Qatar will be the first country to host the Continental showpiece for a third time and all indications point to a fiesta of football when Asia’s best converge for the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup in 2023. Source: breakingtravelnews.com … [Read more...]

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Kerzner International Holdings Limited the owner of the iconic Atlantis Resorts & Residences and ultra-luxury One&Only Resorts worldwide, has today announced that first-of-its-kind immersive lifestyle and fitness brand, SIRO, will launch its inaugural hotel, SIRO One Za’abeel, in Q4 2023. Source: breakingtravelnews.com … [Read more...]