Anantara has added Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel to its portfolio, marking the company’s debut in Hungary and a continuation of its European expansion. Situated in the heart of the city, the opulent property is an architectural ode to […]
A 377-key DoubleTree by Hilton branded property is set to make its debut in Osaka come 2024, under a management agreement between Hilton and Daiwa House Industry Co.. DoubleTree by Hilton Osaka Castle is scheduled to open in the spring of […]
Qatar Airways’ cabin crew is testing the IATA Travel Pass ‘Digital Passport’ Mobile App. The trial is being rolled out in phases, beginning initially with cabin crew returning to Doha travelling from Kuwait, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Sydney. […]
Marriott has expanded its Luxury Collection to South Korea with the opening of the Josun Palace in Seoul. Originally built in 1914 as one of Korea’s first luxury hotels – the Chosun, the hotel is located in Gangnam, just steps […]
New World Hotels & Resorts has been appointed by Hong Kong-based real estate and development firm La Plume Niseko Resort TMK to manage a new luxury resort in Japan set to open in 2023. Occupying nearly 3.6ha within the lush forest […]
Dorsett Hospitality has announced that it is installing High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) UV-C air purifiers on the guest floors of all nine of the group’s hotels in Hong Kong. The Dorsett Wanchai, a designated hotel for quarantine for inbound travellers […]
SWISS is to become the first airline in the Lufthansa Group to trial IATA’s new Travel Pass app, which it will do on its Zurich-London Heathrow route from 22 April onwards. The trial marks a major further step in making […]
Emirates commenced trials of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass – a mobile app to help passengers easily and securely manage their travel in line with any government requirements for COVID-19 testing or vaccine information. Read more
IATA has welcomed Singapore’s acceptance of pre-departure COVID19 PCR test results on the IATA Travel Pass. From 1 May 2021, passengers traveling to Singapore will be able to use the IATA Travel Pass to share their pre-departure COVID19 PCR test results […]
Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to integrate a digital health verification process into its mobile app, after a recent trial of IATA’s Travel Pass for Covid-19 test results and vaccine certificates received positive feedback from its travellers. SIA also shared that […]