Vietnam Airlines to launch new services to Manila – Business Traveller
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Vietnam Airlines to launch new services to Manila – Business Traveller

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, a member of the SkyTeam alliance, is set to launch flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Manila from 17 June, making it the first Vietnamese airline to open nonstop service to the capital of Philippines. The Hanoi – Manila route will operate three times a week, with…

Kleindienst Group and RAK Ports to launch shipyard for floating residences and record-breaking giga-yacht – Business Traveller
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Kleindienst Group and RAK Ports to launch shipyard for floating residences and record-breaking giga-yacht – Business Traveller

RAK Ports and Kleindienst Group – the developer behind The Heart of Europe project – have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to establish a new maritime facility in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah that will be able to support floating residences and the first-ever giga-yacht built in the GCC This state-of-the-art shipyard will…

Marriott to launch new Tribute Portfolio hotels in Egypt – Business Traveller

Marriott to launch new Tribute Portfolio hotels in Egypt – Business Traveller

SODIC and Marriott International have announced plans to bring the Tribute Portfolio brand to two of the leading developer’s hotels in Egypt. The new hotels, set to open in 2027 and 2029 respectively in West Cairo and the North Coast, will join Tribute Portfolio’s growing global family of independent hotels. Anticipated to open by 2027,…

TAP to launch Europe’s only nonstop flights to Florianópolis – Business Traveller
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TAP to launch Europe’s only nonstop flights to Florianópolis – Business Traveller

TAP Air Portugal has announced plans for a new route between Lisbon and the Brazilian coastal city of Florianópolis. The thrice-weekly service will launch on 3 September, operated by an A330-200 aircraft configured with 244 seats in economy and 25 in business class. Flights depart Lisbon at 1010 (Tuesday), 1020 (Thursday) and 1050 (Saturday), arriving…

Emirates to launch Madagascar flights – Business Traveller
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Emirates to launch Madagascar flights – Business Traveller

Emirates will launch flights to Madagascar from 3 September 2024. The four-weekly flights between Dubai (DXB) and Antananarivo (TNR) will operate via the Seychelles, an existing Emirates destination. EK707 will depart from Dubai to the Seychelles at 0855, arriving in Mahe at 1335, and will continue on to Antananarivo to land at 1650. The return…

Air India to launch Gatwick-Bengaluru route this summer – Business Traveller
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Air India to launch Gatwick-Bengaluru route this summer – Business Traveller

Air India has confirmed plans to launch flights between London’s Gatwick Airport and Bengaluru. The new route has been discussed on our forum for several months, and the carrier has now issued a press release with the launch date set for 18 August. The service will operate five-times-weekly, with flight AI177 departing Bengaluru on Monday,…

British Airways to launch Gatwick-Ivalo route – Business Traveller
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British Airways to launch Gatwick-Ivalo route – Business Traveller

British Airways has announced plans for a new route to Ivalo in Finland. The seasonal service from Gatwick will be operated by the carrier’s BA Euroflyer subsidiary, with twice-weekly flights launching on 3 December, 2024 and running until 14 February, 2025. Ivalo is situated in Lapland in the Arctic Circle, and is home to Finland’s…

Aman Group to launch Janu Dubai in 2027 – Business Traveller
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Aman Group to launch Janu Dubai in 2027 – Business Traveller

Aman Group, which recently announced plans to open the Aman Dubai within the next few years, has now announced that it will also open a second destination in the heart of the city, the Janu Dubai, by 2027. While the Aman Dubai will be located in a prime location along the Jumeirah Beach strip, the…

ITA Airways to launch Rome-Dubai route – Business Traveller
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ITA Airways to launch Rome-Dubai route – Business Traveller

ITA Airways has announced plans to fly between Rome and Dubai this winter. The new nonstop service will launch on 27 October, departing Rome Fiumicino at 1040 and arriving into Dubai at 1950, before returning at 0150 and landing back into Rome at 0600. The route will be served by the carrier’s new A321neo aircraft,…

The B Hotel, an Autograph Collection Hotel, to launch in Jeddah – Business Traveller
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The B Hotel, an Autograph Collection Hotel, to launch in Jeddah – Business Traveller

Lifestyle Developers has signed an agreement with Marriott International to open the first Autograph Collection Hotel in Jeddah, with plans to situate The B Hotel, an Autograph Collection Hotel, within Jeddah’s emerging waterfront destination, South Ubhur. The B Hotel is anticipated to offer 100 guestrooms including more than 40 suites, that will reflect the rich…