BREAKING NEWS!📢
We are very excited to announce our ❄️Winter 2020/2021❄️ programme, from 31 October through to March 2021, offering over 90 different updated itineraries across all the regions where we traditionally operate: Caribbean, Mediterranean, the Gulf, South Africa, South America and Asia.
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The two new ships for Costa Cruises will be built by shipbuilder Meyer Werft at the company's shipyard in Turku, Finland, with deliveries expected in 2019 and 2020.
Carnival Corporation's four next-generation cruise ships for Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises will be the first in the industry to be powered at sea by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), the world's cleanest burning fossil fuel, representing a major environmental breakthrough.
The new Costa Cruises ships will prominently feature the brand's "Italy's finest" experience, with the new ship designs and creative uses of space serving to enhance the overall onboard immersion in Italian culture
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www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/12875-costa-to-build-two-new-ships.html
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The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has announced the appointment of Vikram Aditya Singh as the General Manager of The Leela Palace Udaipur.
He comes with a rich experience of over two decades wherein he has been associated with some of the iconic domestic and international hotels.
Singh has spearheaded many successful projects and has risen to fame with his distinguished approach and proficiency.
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The Delhi government directed the Taj Man Singh hotel to provide all its rooms to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital with immediate effect for accommodating Covid-19 patients.
In addition to the Delhi government’s plans of using hotels, the Centre will provide 500 railway coaches to make up for the shortage of beds for Covid-19 patients in the city.
All services including rooms, food, housekeeping, and disinfection for the patients shall be provided by the hotel.
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Bob W, a Helsinki-based hospitality startup, has raised €4 million in a seed round led by by Founders and joined by real estate investors NREP and Estonian firm Kaamos.
The Finnish startup offers an accommodation hybrid between hotels and short-stay apartments or hosted homes like Airbnb, which guests can rent nightly, weekly or monthly.
The hospitality company also touts its ‘Ridiculously Clean Standard’, a 63-step protocol to clean, sanitize, disinfect and seal every suite.
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The initiatives come as the travel industry takes initial steps to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This work includes a series of partnerships with destination marketing organizations to help these organizations use the Airbnb platform to support local economic development.
Partnering with local communities to promote travel and economic growth
We are working with governments and tourism agencies to help support responsible and safe travel that benefits local citizens and small businesses.
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In a survey commissioned by Airbnb, nearly half of US respondents said they will prefer to stay within a day’s drive for their first trip once lockdown restrictions lift.
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news.airbnb.com/airbnb-launches-campaign-to-support-domestic-travel-local-economic-growth/
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Chef Parimal Sawant has joined Meluha, The Fern an Ecotel Hotel, Mumbai as the Director Culinary. In his current role, he will be leading a team of chefs from Meluha, The Fern, and Rodas, an Ecotel hotel in Mumbai.
He has been working in the kitchen for the last 25 years and has worked with some of the best Indian and international brands. His areas of expertise include Food preparation, Planning menus, Cost control, etc.
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In partnership with Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization with millions of members, and with guidance from civil rights and privacy rights organizations, Airbnb will launch a groundbreaking project to measure and fight bias and discrimination. It will start on June 30, 2020, and will be limited to U.S.-based hosts and guests
This project has been in development for nearly two years with support and input from Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC, Center for Democracy & Technology, Color Of Change, League of United Latin American Citizens – LULAC, National Action Network, The Leadership Conference, and Upturn
For More Information
news.airbnb.com/measuring-discrimination-on-the-airbnb-platform/
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A popular Indian restaurant in Shanghai has removed its menu card featuring the photographs of a former Indian princess from Uttar Pradesh following a complaint filed by her family to the Indian Embassy here.
The pictures of princess Mehrunnisa Khan, daughter of late Nawab of Rampur Syed Raza Ali Khan, were printed on the menu of the restaurant in the eastern Chinese metropolis.
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repository.inshorts.com/articles/en/PTI/f47dd48f-4d7e-4a09-8400-37ea76bfd23d
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CG Hospitality, the hospitality arm of CG Corp Global, the first multi-billion-dollar conglomerate from Nepal, has announced its re-entry into the rapidly growing East Africa market, with the acquisition of two iconic Fairmont properties in Kenya namely - Fairmont Mara Safari Club & Fairmont The Norfolk
Fairmont Mara Safari Club, located in the renowned Maasai Mara Game Reserve, is home to the great wildebeest migration
Both the assets are currently undergoing improvements to bring back the legacy and glory.
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www.hotelierindia.com/business/11155-cg-hospitality-acquires-two-iconic-fairmont-properties-in-kenya
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The Delhi government has directed district magistrates and other officials concerned to set up nearly 20,000 more beds in the wake of a spurt in COVID-19 cases in the national capital.
According to the official, around 40 hotels and 80 banquet halls will be converted into health facilities to provide medical care to coronavirus-infected people.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said that Delhi would need 1.5 lakh beds by July 31 if people from other states start coming to the national capital for treatment.
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Nilsen, 45, was smitten with baking from a young age, thanks to a mother who regularly made-from-scratch desserts at home. In the kitchen, Nilsen’s earliest memories are of “my mom letting me lick off the leftovers from her bowl.” When she was 16, Nilsen helped out at a bakery, the experience leaving her even more hooked on sweets and inspired to attend pastry school in Denmark.
At Britannia Hotel, Nilsen’s passion for pastry translates to such creations as an ethereal omelette norvégienne—the Scandinavian version of Baked Alaska—or the potet, a melange of marzipan, vanilla cream, sponge cake, and raspberries
Prior to Britannia Hotel, Nilsen, a former member of the Norwegian National Pastry team, worked at the high-end Hotel Continental in Oslo and Hotel D’Angleterre in Copenhagen
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Tripadvisor’s latest study, “Beyond COVID-19: The Road to Recovery for the Travel Industry,” outlines a five-stage recovery for the travel and hospitality industry: Decline, Plateau, Emerge, Domestic Travel, and finally, a return to International Travel.
The study shows the world is still hungry for travel: More than two-thirds of travelers (68%) reported they were already thinking about where they want to go next.
Tripadvisor also suggests that operators “throw out the rule book,” and adopt a test and learn approach.
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www.hotelbusiness.com/tripadvisor-study-outlines-5-stage-hospitality-recovery/
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The French spirits group launched the training sessions in response to the “unprecedented difficulties currently faced by the hospitality industry around the world”.
They are designed to help bar staff boost their skills while unemployed or furloughed.Courses cover a broad range of subjects, including bartending skills, food preparation
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The U.K. hospitality industry is worth about £100 billion ($127.7 billion) to the British economy or, more accurately, it was before COVID-19 hit.
The schedule for reopening bars and restaurants is different depending on the country within the U.K. In Scotland and Wales, no firm date has been given, July 20 is the date in Northern Ireland and in England, it gets even more complicated.
Fast-food restaurant chain LEON has been running a "Feed Britain" campaign, for example, where food boxes can be ordered for delivery, and other restaurants are relying on delivery services Deliveroo or Uber Eats.
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www.newsweek.com/pubs-never-reopen-covid-19-uk-hospitality-union-1509784
video.newsweek.com/transcoder/480p/2579/coronavirus-by-the-numbers-redo-24-1591377683.mp4
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Midas Hospitality recently opened the St. Louis region’s first Aloft hotel by Marriott in the heart of the 200-acre Cortex Innovation Community in St. Louis.
Katie O’Connor is the general manager of the property, with Robyn Niedringhaus leading the area sales team and efforts. This is the 12th hotel Midas Hospitality will manage in the greater St. Louis region
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rejournals.com/midas-hospitality-opens-aloft-hotel-in-st-louis/
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After two months of campus closure and confinement, EHL Group announces the reopening of its campuses
In order to ensure the best conditions for the return to the campus, the School has put in place a complete disinfection plan and has reviewed all its teaching methods, technologies, and on-site facilities.
In total, more than 7,000 hours of courses have been given online since the beginning of the containment, with close to a hundred professors who had to switch their entire programs to distance learning in just a few days.
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In Florence—one of the country’s major tourism meccas—a brand-new, five-star property will be welcoming guests for the first time in September 2020.
The new IL Tornabuoni hotel, housed in one of the oldest palazzos in the heart of the city’s historic center, will offer 62 newly renovated rooms and suites
How will IL Tornabuoni differentiate itself from other 5-star properties in Florence?
We will focus on providing attentive and authentic service, making sure that each guest’s stay—as well as their experiences in Florence— is memorable.
When will the property begin taking reservations?
September 2020 is coming! Bookings are already open and we are ready to take reservations. Stay tuned!
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In 2020, 72 new hotel projects are scheduled to open in the UAE, adding 25,667 rooms to its extensive hotel offering. Then another 71 hotels will open their doors in 2021, bringing 19,667 more rooms.
Dubai is the fastest-growing city for hotel development across the UAE. 161 new hotels with 51,460 rooms are planned in the emirate, further expanding an already well-established market.
The largest ongoing project in the country is the refurbishment of the 1,539-room Atlantis The Palm Dubai, which is due to complete this year
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tophotel.news/country-overview-70000-new-rooms-planned-across-the-uae/
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Location-based technology company TraknProtect has launched TraknKleen, a new Internet-of-Things technology solution designed to help hotels further enhance housekeeping operations and ensure cleanliness standards during Post-COVID-19 travel.
TraknKleen trilaterates data from multiple sources, including housekeeping carts, ID cards, and cleaning supplies, to automatically track the date, time, and duration of the cleaning process for guestrooms and public areas in a hotel. The tool also uses multiple data points to help hotels assess and confirm compliance with established cleaning protocols
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www.hotelmanagement.net/housekeeping/new-iot-option-aims-to-aid-hotel-housekeepers
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