Air New Zealand adds Tokyo capacity – Business Traveller
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Air New Zealand adds Tokyo capacity – Business Traveller

While in Japan this week, Air New Zealand chief executive officer Greg Foran has shared that the Star Alliance airline will add 30,000 seats to its Tokyo route from November to March. The increase is a result of the airline’s larger Boeing 777-300ER aircraft flying more frequently to Japan. Air New Zealand currently deploys both…

Finnair adds flights to Lapland and Norway for next winter
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Finnair adds flights to Lapland and Norway for next winter

Finnair adds flights to Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland, and Tromsø and Trondheim in Norway for the next winter season.* Finnair will have up to 63 weekly flights to Rovaniemi, which is 13 more than last winter. The additional frequencies will be focused on the most popular travel days, Wednesday, and the weekend. During the peak…

Wyndham adds nine all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, Panama and Jamaica – Business Traveller
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Wyndham adds nine all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, Panama and Jamaica – Business Traveller

Meanwhile in Jamaica Wyndham has added: Grand Decameron Montego Beach, A Trademark All-Inclusive Grand Decameron Cornwall Beach, A Trademark All-Inclusive Decameron Club Caribbean Runaway Bay, Ramada All-Inclusive. And finally in Panama the group has added Grand Decameron Panama, A Trademark All-Inclusive Resort (pictured above). Wyndham now has more than 50 resorts in its all-inclusive portfolio,…

Hyatt adds first property in Zimbabwe – Business Traveller
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Hyatt adds first property in Zimbabwe – Business Traveller

Features include a new all day dining restaurant The Kitchen (pictured above), as well as fine dining venue La Fontaine Grill Room, spa facilities, a fitness centre, an outdoor pool and 2,000 sqm of events space. Hyatt Regency Harare The Meikles joins around ten properties under the brand across Africa, including the recently unveiled Hyatt…

flydubai adds 10 seasonal destinations to its summer flight offering – Business Traveller

flydubai adds 10 seasonal destinations to its summer flight offering – Business Traveller

Dubai-based carrier flydubai has added ten seasonal destinations to its summer route offering, available between June to September 2024. The destinations include Batumi, Georgia; Corfu and Santorini in Greece; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Bodrum and Trabzon in Turkiye; Tivat, Montenegro; Olbia, Italy; and Sochi, Russia. These destinations will offer passengers the chance to easily jet off for…

Charles Hope adds properties in Birmingham, Leeds and London – Business Traveller
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Charles Hope adds properties in Birmingham, Leeds and London – Business Traveller

Serviced apartment provider Charles Hope has further expanded its UK presence with the opening of three new properties. The new additions include serviced apartments in Birmingham city centre, featuring a resident lounge, co-working hub, and complimentary bike storage, and in Leeds city centre with features including a fitness centre and rooftop terrace. The group has…

Radisson Collection adds second Rome property – Business Traveller
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Radisson Collection adds second Rome property – Business Traveller

Features of the hotel include Carrara marble bathrooms, Fornasetti wallpaper and wooden floors in the bedrooms, as well as all day dining restaurant Modius, and a rooftop cocktail bar with 360-degree views of the city. The hotel joins Rome’s Palazzo Montemartini which joined the Radisson Collection in 2018. For our Tried and Tested review of…

Hyatt adds first Barcelona property under Grand Hyatt brand – Business Traveller
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Hyatt adds first Barcelona property under Grand Hyatt brand – Business Traveller

Hyatt has added the second Spanish property and just the fifth in Europe under its Grand Hyatt brand. Grand Hyatt Barcelona is located on Plaça de Piu XII on the city’s famous Avenida Diagonal, and features 465 rooms including 49 suites. If this sounds familiar it’s because the existing property was previously trading under Hyatt’s…

NUMA Group adds first London hotel – Business Traveller
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NUMA Group adds first London hotel – Business Traveller

Berlin-based NUMA currently operates more than 5,850 units across properties in Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Norway, Switzerland and Denmark. The group has partnered with New World Hospitality Group on the London opening, and is also targeting further UK properties in locations including Brighton, Manchester, Bristol, Belfast, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Commenting…

Relais & Chateaux adds second London property to its portfolio – Business Traveller
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Relais & Chateaux adds second London property to its portfolio – Business Traveller

The Chelsea Townhouse has joined the luxury hotel and restaurant collection Relais and Chateaux as its second London member. The boutique 36-room property opened in September 2023 following an extensive transformation of the former Draycott Hotel, and is a sister property to existing Relais & Chateaux member, 11 Cadogan Gardens. The property is located across three…