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- Bvlgari Hotels signs for first United States propertyBvlgari Hotels & Resorts has singed an agreement for a new hotel in Miami Beach, scheduled to open in 2024. When complete, the hotel will be the eleventh in the portfolio.
- New representation for Belmond Cadogan Hotel in LondonFox Communications has been appointed to handle the UK public relations for the Belmond Cadogan Hotel in London, an iconic destination where quintessential British charm.
- Airbnb seeks $35bn valuation for stock market flotationAirbnb is hoping to raise $2.5 billion in a long-awaited initial public offering. The rental company toyed with going public earlier in the year, but the plans were derailed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Hyatt Regency London Olympia takes shapeHyatt has entered into a management agreement with an affiliate of Olympus Property Holding to develop a new Hyatt Regency hotel in London.
- Forstmayr recognised for contribution to Jamaica tourismJamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, presented a gift to Josef Forstmayr thanking him for his 23 years of unbroken service as a director of the Jamaica Tourist Board.
Airline News
- Heathrow unveils plans for new vehicle chargesHeathrow is exploring a proposal to implement a forecourt access charge for vehicles in late 2021 to prevent a car-led airport recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Virgin Atlantic returns to Manchester AirportVirgin Atlantic has returned to its home in the north, Manchester Airport, with the relaunch of flights to Barbados. The return also sees the introduction of its Boeing 787 to the airport for the first time.
- Ryanair orders 75 additional Boeing 737 Max planesRyanair hopes to take the first deliveries from early 2021, with the rest arriving over a four-year period before the end of 2024. The low-cost carrier now has a total of 210 of the planes on order.
- MAG unveils new Covid-19 testing facilities across three airportsThe operator will offer a full range of tests – RT-PCR, RT-LAMP, rapid antigen and antibody - to all passengers using Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports.
- Wizz Air to open new base at Cardiff AirportThe new base will offer year-round flights from Cardiff for the first time, with connections to sun destinations including Alicante, Faro, Larnaca and Tenerife
Tourism News
- Lastminute.com to step up refunds following CMA probeThe company has agreed to repay more than £7 million owed to customers whose package holidays were cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.
- Super Nintendo World to open in Japan in FebruaryThe location brings to life a highly themed land featuring legendary worlds, characters and adventures where guests will be able to play inside their favourite Nintendo games.
- Aruba leads latest list of quarantine-free destinationsAruba, the Pacific Islands, Bhutan, Timor-Leste and Mongolia have all been added to the UK quarantine-free travel list. Guests arriving from the countries will no longer be expected to self-isolate.
- Reggae Sunsplash festival returns to JamaicaThe ground-breaking Reggae Sunsplash festival returns this weekend for the first-ever virtual staging of the event featuring a special tribute honouring the late reggae icon, Dennis Emmanuel Brown.
- Germany seeks to delay opening of European ski resortsAuthorities in Germany are seeking to keep ski resorts in Europe closed until January as part of the battle against Covid-19. The move comes as the country extends a partial lockdown into December.