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• Etihad Resumes Beijing Service

  01-07-2022 04:42 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  Etihad Airways on Thursday restarted service between Abu Dhabi and Beijing for the first time since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the airline announced. Regular service on the route will resume July 6.  
  
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• Ground Transportation Platform Jyrney Wins BTS Europe Innovation Faceoff

  30-06-2022 17:55 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  Ground transportation mobility platform Jyrney earned the judges' top honors at the 2022 Business Travel Innovation Faceoff at Business Travel Show Europe in London.  
  
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• Spirit Postpones Frontier Merger Vote

  30-06-2022 16:44 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  Spirit Airlines on Wednesday announced it would delay until July 8 a shareholder vote at a special meeting on a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines. The delay will allow Spirit's board to "continue discussions" both with Frontier and competing suitor JetBlue Airways and "continue to solicit proxies from its stockholders with respect to the Special Meeting," Spirit announced in a late Wednesday statement.
  
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• Microsoft Implements Integrated Cytric Booking Tool

  30-06-2022 12:10 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  Microsoft has an ongoing partnership with Amadeus as part a joint vision and wider collaboration. The two companies announced a multiyear global strategic partnership in 2021.
  
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• As travel heats up, Berlin, New York City, and Dublin named as 'sold out cities' for summer

  30-06-2022 11:00 via realwire.com
  
  Global demand for accommodation has also peaked in Singapore, Tokyo, and Panama London, UK; 30th June 2022: AltoVita, the multi award-winning company that powers the corporate accommodation sector with enterprise software layered with a human-centric approach, has revealed that Berlin (at 94% occupancy), New York City (89% occupancy), and Dublin (96% occupancy) are set to be ‘sold out cities’ this summer. With demand high across the globe, Denver (93%), San Diego (93%) also ranked po
  
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• Tripism CEO Kerr Assesses Travel Management Evolution

  30-06-2022 04:32 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  Business travel booking and planning platform Tripism this month reported activity levels on its platform are now 250 percent higher than their previous pre-Covid-19 high point. The booming demand, however, is also adding to the stress on travel suppliers that still have not returned staffing levels to what they were prior to the pandemic, Tripism CEO Adam Kerr said. Kerr spoke recently to BTN executive editor Michael B. Baker about changes he is seeing to travel management patterns and prioriti
  
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• FCM Readies Booking Tool for U.K. Launch

  30-06-2022 04:32 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  Flight Centre Travel Group's corporate travel management company FCM is launching a new online booking tool in the United Kingdom in the coming months, which will be an additional component to its wider open platform booking solutions for clients.  
  
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• Airline complaints in April were up more than 300% from 2019

  30-06-2022 01:05 via travelweekly.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Transportation reported more than 5,000 complaints from consumers about airline service in April.
  
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• Bonnie could become first hurricane of the season

  30-06-2022 00:30 via travelweekly.com
  
  According to the National Hurricane Center, warnings are in effect for Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.
  
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• News: Holland America Line adds second commemorative 150th anniversary transatlantic crossing

  30-06-2022 00:00 via breakingtravelnews.com
  As its 150th anniversary approaches April 18, 2023, Holland America Line is adding a second commemorative transatlantic crossing aboard Rotterdam to the schedule of celebratory events
  
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• Chill 'girls weekend' at L.A.'s Fairmont Century Plaza

  29-06-2022 23:00 via travelweekly.com
  
  The hotel was the ideal spot for a long-overdue reunion between Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin and her two best girlfriends.
  
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• News: ANA to temporarily change service on select international routes

  29-06-2022 22:00 via breakingtravelnews.com
  All Nippon Airways (ANA) is updating its international flight schedule, with additional Narita-Chicago flights from August in response to increase in demand, and flight schedules for Europe routes announced through October 29, 2022.
  
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• News: Vietnam attracts more Indian tourists

  29-06-2022 21:00 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Statistics on Google’s market trend tracker tool have shown that the volume of searches from Indian visitors for tourism services in Vietnam was increasing strongly in recent months.
  
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• Norwegian Sun headed for repairs after hitting small iceberg in Alaska

  29-06-2022 20:20 via travelweekly.com
  
  Norwegian Cruise Line cut short the Sun's sailing and canceled the ship's next cruise from Seattle.
  
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• News: ExCeL London to offset all visitor travel to The Meetings Show

  29-06-2022 20:00 via breakingtravelnews.com
  As part of its commitment to sustainability and London Climate Action Week, ExCeL London has announced that it is to offset all travel emissions generated by visitors attending The Meeting Show.
  
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• News: Blackstone completes acquisition of Crown Resorts

  29-06-2022 19:30 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Blackstone has announced that real estate funds and private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) have completed the acquisition of Crown Resorts Limited (“Crown”) in the largest transaction to date for the firm in Asia Pacific.
  
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• Seabourn takes delivery of its first expedition ship, Seabourn Venture

  29-06-2022 18:50 via travelweekly.com
  
  Seabourn president Josh Leibowitz said Seabourn Venture will "raise the bar in ultraluxury expedition travel."
  
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• News: Kieler Woche final staging: AIDAbella in the center of the light illuminations

  29-06-2022 17:45 via breakingtravelnews.com
  The world-renowned sailing and summer festival has come to an end with a unique 20-minute light show “Starry magic over Kiel”.  The centerpiece of this special combination of fireworks and drone and laser show over the fjord was AIDAbella.
  
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• News: Qatar Airways takes Paris Saint-Germain partnership to new heights as official shirt sponsor

  29-06-2022 17:27 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Six-time World’s Best Airline seals deal with 10-time ‘Ligue 1’ Champions and the fastest growing brand in world sport
  
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• News: All Nippon Airways expands SAF flight initiative

  29-06-2022 15:30 via breakingtravelnews.com
  All Nippon Airways has launched its Sustainable Aviation Fuel Flight Initiative for corporate customers to promote greater environmental responsibility and help companies reduce their carbon footprints.
  
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• News: Vietjet opens new international routes

  29-06-2022 14:30 via breakingtravelnews.com
  In the activities of the Da Nang Investment Forum 2022, with the participation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, People’s Committee of Da Nang City and the new-age carrier Vietjet have signed Memorandum of Understanding on 5-year strategic cooperation (2022 - 2027) to support development and contribute to the socio-economic development of Vietnam in general and Da Nang in particular.
  
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• High demand plus staff shortage equals stress for hotel spas

  29-06-2022 14:00 via travelweekly.com
  
  Travelers may be finding it harder than ever to book a last-minute massage nowadays, as hotel spas grapple with surging demand and a shortage of massage therapists and aestheticians.
  
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• News: Etihad’s flagship A350 to fly to New York and Chicago

  29-06-2022 12:55 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Lighter, greener, smarter and quieter than any other generation Airbus aircraft, Etihad’s new flagship A350 will be making its inaugural flight to New York on 30 June 2022.
  
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• News: Hamdan bin Mohammed launches initiative to enhance Dubai as global business hub

  29-06-2022 12:40 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Dubai’s Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched ‘Dubai Global’, an initiative to strengthen the emirate’s position as a global business hub, including the establishment of 50 integrated commercial offices across the world.
  
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• News: The legendary Orient Express set for revamp

  29-06-2022 12:35 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Orient Express has announced the return of its legendary train with a format to reinterpret the decor of the Nostalgie-Istanbul-Orient-Express. The first cars will be unveiled in 2024, in time for the Paris Olympic Games.
  
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• News: Tawfeeq Travel opens doors of 17th Travel Hub

  29-06-2022 12:28 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Qatar’s Tawfeeq Travel has opened the doors to yet another Travel Hub in Doha. Travellers can now experience world-class travel services and products while travelling through Qatar’s Hamad International Airport.
  
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• News: Air New Zealand unveils new cabins

  29-06-2022 12:15 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Air New Zealand will offer a new Business Premier Luxe suite, a new Business Premier seat and the world’s first Skynest from 2024. The move comes in response to customer feedback on the importance of sleep and the need for more comfort and space.
  
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• News: Trip.com reports unaudited first quarter 2022 results

  29-06-2022 12:10 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Trip.com has announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2022. Key highlights include the delivery of resilient results despite the Covid resurgence in China.
  
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• News: Etihad Airways to welcome over 2.7 million guests this summer

  29-06-2022 12:10 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Etihad Airways and Abu Dhabi International Airport have geared up resources and are ready to welcome 2.7 million network passengers over the summer months, following a surge in demand for global travel. Over 1.4 million guests are expected to depart from Abu Dhabi International Airport.
  
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• News: Pope Francis addresses UNWTO Global Youth Tourism Summit

  29-06-2022 12:00 via breakingtravelnews.com
  His Holiness Pope Francis has sent an historic message of support to UNWTO’s first Global Youth Tourism Summit, calling on young participants to make the most of the unique opportunity to develop the knowledge and the skills they will need to build a better future for tourism and for their home communities.
  
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• News: Warner Bros. World™ Abu Dhabi brings all-new DC Super Hero Season to fans

  29-06-2022 11:50 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Warner Bros. World™ Abu Dhabi is set to delight DC fans with the launch of its all-new ‘DC Super Hero Season’, running daily from July 2 to September 4.
  
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• Focus: What makes Vegas so popular

  29-06-2022 11:45 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Las Vegas is one of the most famous cities in the United States and one of the most popular tourist destinations. In 2019, approximately 42.52 million visitors traveled to Las Vegas.
  
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• News: Museum of the Future and RTA accelerate smart city mobility

  29-06-2022 11:30 via breakingtravelnews.com
  The Museum of the Future and Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) have announced a new partnership to showcase future mobility solutions, from personal jet packs to self-driving cars.
  
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• JP Hospitality acquires tradition-rich vintage hotel in heart of Madonna di Campiglio's town centre

  29-06-2022 10:40 via realwire.com
  
  Fourth acquisition by Viennese investor group in 2022 Vienna, 29th June 2022 The JP Hospitality Investors Club has acquired Hotel Milano in Madonna di Campiglio (altitude: 1,600 metres), a property surrounded by the breathtaking mountain scenery of the Brenta Dolomites. Daniel Jelitzka, founder of JP Immobilien Group and chairman of the Advisory Board at JP Hospitality, explained that the acquisition of Hotel Milano fits into the Investors Club’s strategy very well: “Madonna di Campi
  
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• CAPA, Envest Global Benchmark Airline Sustainability for Corporate Buyers

  29-06-2022 09:44 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  Building on the joint CAPA-Envest Airline Sustainability Benchmarking Report released last fall through CAPA that was geared toward airlines and the investment community, the companies have teamed up again to create a new airline sustainability benchmarking report directed at corporate buyers.
  
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• Egencia Integrates Chat Service Into Slack

  29-06-2022 08:55 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  Egencia has integrated its chat tool into messaging service Slack, on both its mobile and desktop platforms, the travel technology platform announced.  
  
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• Floridan Palace Hotel to join Hilton's Tapestry Collection

  29-06-2022 05:00 via travelweekly.com
  
  The hotel in downtown Tampa also will undergo a $25 million renovation and add boutique retailers and restaurants.
  
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• U.S. Consumer Airline Complaints Up 300 Percent from 2019

  29-06-2022 04:27 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  The U.S. Department of Transportation in April received more than 5,000 complaints from consumers about airline service, up 14.8 percent from March and up 321.5 percent from the roughly 1,200 complaints received in April 2019, the agency reported last week.  
  
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• IHG is ceasing hotel operations in Russia

  28-06-2022 22:45 via travelweekly.com
  
  IHG Hotels & Resorts has 28 hotels in the country.
  
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• Air New Zealand will introduce economy sleeper beds in 2024

  28-06-2022 20:00 via travelweekly.com
  
  Called the Skynest, the bunks will be installed on new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Those aircraft will serve ultralong-haul routes, such as Auckland-Chicago and Auckland-New York.
  
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• ARC: Lifting Covid-19 Requirements Moved Int'l Travel Recovery Needle

  28-06-2022 19:44 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  U.S. outbound international travel purchasing has recovered beyond 2019 levels following the lifting of Covid-19 testing requirements for inbound travel, according to data provided by Airlines Reporting Corp.
  
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• JetBlue continues bidding war for Spirit Airlines

  28-06-2022 19:05 via travelweekly.com
  
  JetBlue Airways again upped its offer to acquire Spirit Airlines, days before Spirit shareholders are slated to vote on a competing offer to merge with Frontier.
  
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• St. Martin welcomes visitors, advisors with culture and culinary themes

  28-06-2022 17:35 via travelweekly.com
  
  Arrivals to St. Martin, the French side of the Dutch-French island, "are ahead of our projections," St. Martin's Valerie Damaseau said.
  
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• Why Viking is forgoing the word 'cruise' in its brand

  28-06-2022 16:15 via travelweekly.com
  
  CEO Torstein Hagen pointed to a list of reasons Viking is unlike other ocean-oriented vacation brands.
  
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• Frosch is thrilled about JPMorgan Chase's acquisition of the agency

  28-06-2022 14:00 via travelweekly.com
  
  The acquisition is a feather in the cap for the entire travel industry, Frosch executives say, as well as an indicator of the strength of the travel agency community specifically.
  
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• Newly Acquired by JPMC, Frosch Goes Into Growth Mode

  28-06-2022 05:32 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  TMC doubles down on payment innovation, now backed by solutions from banking giant. Execs said key buyers are already talking about changing the paradigms for developing new payment products.
  
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• Hilton and Conrad resorts in Tulum tempt guests to relax on the wild side

  28-06-2022 05:00 via travelweekly.com
  
  The Hilton Tulum sends forth ancient Mayan temple vibes, while the luxurious Conrad Tulum allures with a dark and sensual energy.
  
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• JetBlue Again Sweetens Spirit Bid as Vote Looms

  28-06-2022 04:10 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  JetBlue Airways on Monday again upped its offer to acquire Spirit Airlines, days before Spirit shareholders are slated to vote on a competing offer to merge with Frontier Airlines. JetBlue's latest offer, detailed in an open letter to Spirit shareholders, includes an increased break-up fee and a dividend.  
  
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• Put the Viking spa on your 'bucket list'

  28-06-2022 00:50 via travelweekly.com
  
  Senior cruise editor Andrea Zelinski immersed herself in Viking's Scandinavian spa experience, working up the courage to pull the chain for the bucket shower.
  
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• Dispatch, Viking Octantis: Put the Viking spa on your 'bucket list'

  28-06-2022 00:50 via travelweekly.com
  
  Senior cruise editor Andrea Zelinski immersed herself in Viking's Scandinavian spa experience, working up the courage to pull the chain for the bucket shower.
  
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