Castlebridge Hospitality launches loyalty app – Business Traveller
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Castlebridge Hospitality launches loyalty app – Business Traveller

Hotel management firm Castlebridge Hospitality has launched its first loyalty app covering the six properties the group manages in the UK. The Lifestyle Concierge app can be downloaded via the App Store or Google Play, and will feature offers related to Hotel Indigo Coventry, Hotel Indigo Chester, Hotel Indigo Stratford upon Avon, Holiday Inn Winchester,…

Dublin Airport planning new “plane-spotting” facility – Business Traveller
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Dublin Airport planning new “plane-spotting” facility – Business Traveller

Dublin Airport has submitted a planning application for a new public Aircraft Observation Facility on Old Airport Road. If approved the facility will be built on the site of an existing informal airport viewing point known locally as ‘The Mound’. The airport said that the new elevated platform would provide “a comfortable and safe space…

Cathay to open lounge at the London Palladium – Business Traveller
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Cathay to open lounge at the London Palladium – Business Traveller

Speaking at the launch, Kinto Chan, regional general manager of Europe for Cathay, said: “It might seem strange to associate an airline with a theatre. But at Cathay, it’s our mission to help connect people to places, people and experiences that mean something and enrich their life. This is how we believe we can help people…

Resident Hotels to open Farringdon property – Business Traveller
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Resident Hotels to open Farringdon property – Business Traveller

Resident Hotels is set to open its fifth London property, located on Long Lane in the city’s Farringdon district. Planning permission has been granted for The Resident Farringdon, which will be situated close to the Elizabeth Line entrance to Farringdon station. The 128-room hotel will feature a pocket garden, library lounge, and third party operated…

Iberia’s Europe-Latin America capacity now 20 per cent higher than pre-Covid – Business Traveller
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Iberia’s Europe-Latin America capacity now 20 per cent higher than pre-Covid – Business Traveller

Iberia continues to grow its Latin American network, and will offer a total of 5.3 million seats to and from the region in 2024. This figure is up 16 per cent on the 4.6 million in 2023, and more than 20 per cent up on pre-pandemic levels in 2019. The carrier will operate more than…

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…

Premier Inn and Hilton add York hotels – Business Traveller
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Premier Inn and Hilton add York hotels – Business Traveller

Two major hotel groups have added properties in the UK city of York this month. Premier Inn is opening its sixth hotel in the city in the coming days, with the unveiling of a property located on the site of a former Carpetright warehouse in the Layerthorpe area of the city. Facilities include 188 rooms,…

Brisbane Airport to welcome Australia’s first Escape lounge – Business Traveller
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Brisbane Airport to welcome Australia’s first Escape lounge – Business Traveller

Brisbane Airport has announced plans for the first Escape lounge outside of the UK and US. The Escape brand is operated by CAVU, a subsidiary of Manchester Airports Group, and currently has a portfolio of around 20 lounges in locations including East Midlands, Fort Lauderdale, London Stansted, Manchester and Minneapolis-St Paul airports. The group is…

China Southern Airlines, Qatar Airways strengthen partnership – Business Traveller
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China Southern Airlines, Qatar Airways strengthen partnership – Business Traveller

Qatar Airways and China Southern Airlines have announced the next phase of their partnership – which includes a codeshare agreement – with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance travel options and convenience for passengers. The carriers note that the MoU outlines a framework for them to boost their market presence and collaboration in the…

Sofitel New York to undergo “comprehensive refurbishment” – Business Traveller
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Sofitel New York to undergo “comprehensive refurbishment” – Business Traveller

This month it was also announced that the former Conrad New York Midtown on West 54th Street would be leaving Hilton’s portfolio to join Marriott’s Luxury Collection. The refurbishment of the Sofitel New York coincides with Sofitel’s 60th anniversary this year, and Accor said that a repositioning of the brand under CEO Maud Bailly would…