(10 Feb 2021)Marriott has signed a long-term deal with Sunwing TravelGroup’s hotel division, Blue Diamond Resorts, that will significantly expandMarriott’s all-inclusive portfolio. Blue Diamond has anextensive portfolio of resort properties throughout the Caribbean,Central America and Mexico. The agreement is expected to propelMarriott into the list of top 10 global all-inclusive players by adding 19 franchised …

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(10 Feb 2021)Dusit has signed a hotel managementagreement with Al Fajer International, a Kuwait-based private realestate company, to operate the first Dusit-branded hotel in thecountry. Scheduled to open in Q4 2023, the new Dusit Princess Mahboula Kuwait willhave 180 guestrooms and 70serviced apartments. The hotel is located in the Mahbouladistrict, an industrial and commercial coastal …

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(11 Feb 2021)RateGain Technologies has formed a global strategicpartnership with IDeaS, a leading provider of revenue managementsolutions for the hospitality industry, to deliver real-time andAI-powered rate intelligence to more than 100,000 hotels acrossthe globe. The partnership will help hotels access accurate andreal-time data at scale through RateGain’s OPTIMA, powered byAI-driven dataSURE, which ensures up to …

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(11 Feb 2021)The Singapore Airlines Group has reachedagreements with Airbus and Boeing to revise its aircraft deliveryschedule. As a result, some of the aircraft in the group’sorder book will be delivered over a longer period than originallycontracted, with the delivery stream spread out beyond theimmediate five years. The revised deals will enable SIA to defer …

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Destination wellness resorts and spas brand Miraval announced a new partnership with NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a non-profit, grassroots organization providing no-cost advocacy, education and support to all those affected by mental illnesses. Together in 2021, the Miraval and NAMI teams plan to launch a series of events and programs that aim to promote the intersection of …

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Arne M. Sorenson, president and CEO of Marriott International, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 15, the company said in an announcement. In May 2019, Marriott announced that Sorenson had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and on February 2, 2021, Sorenson shared that he would temporarily reduce his schedule to facilitate more demanding treatment. Sorenson joined …

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(16 Feb 2021)Arne M. Sorenson,Marriott’s President and CEO, has passed away. Mr. Sorenson (62) became the third CEO in Marriott’shistory in 2012, and the first without the Marriott surname. Avisionary leader, he put the company on a strong growthtrajectory that included the $13-billion acquisition of StarwoodHotels & Resorts. Earlier this month, Mr. Sorenson decided toreduce …

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(10 Feb 2021)Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 71,000 passengers and 11,365 flightmovements in January 2021, year-on-year decreases of 98.8%and 65.8%, respectively. During the month, cargo throughput sawyear-on-year growth of 14.1% to 409,000 tonnes, while freightermovements surged 37.2% to 6,055 from 4,413 compared with the samemonth last year. In January 2021, cargo imports and exportsat …

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(10 Feb 2021)The first Boeing KC-46 tanker destined for the JapanAir Self-Defense Force (JASDF) took to the skies on its maidenflight on Monday. The successful flight highlights an importantmilestone as the aircraft now transitions into the certificationphase of development. “This is an exciting milestone for the JASDF andBoeing,” said Jamie Burgess, KC-46 program manager. “Japan …

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