The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is preparing to welcome government leaders, hospitality investors, owners and operators for the 2022 edition of the prestigious Future Hospitality Summit, at Riyadh Airport Marriott Hotel, 24-25 May.

Blackstone has announced that Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII L.P. has completed the previously announced sale of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for $5.65 billion.

Together they’ve travelled further than the moon so now the entire fleet of passenger assistance buggies at London Euston station have been replaced after 18 years.

The UAE’s tourism sector has achieved a new growth milestone in the first quarter of 2022, underlining its competitiveness at both regional and global levels. This is attributed to the unlimited support and directives of the UAE’s leadership and its interest in this vital sector, which is deemed one of the future sectors and a key focus area in the UAE’s development vision for the next 50 years.

Hyatt Hotels has announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Grupo Murano for a new luxury lifestyle hotel, Andaz Condesa Mexico City, to be located in Mexico City’s Condesa neighbourhood.

Carnival Corporation has announced it has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, a nonprofit, independent research and development center committed to accelerating the transition toward a net-zero future for the global maritime industry. Carnival Corporation, with nine global cruise line brands, is the first cruise company to join the center’s global community.

dnata, a leading a global air and travel services provider, has announced significant expansion of its operations in Erbil, Iraq.

UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili has met with key figures from the Organization’s American Member States, to further strengthen international cooperation and advance a shared vision for the future.

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett has welcomed the return of Jamaica’s premier music festival, Reggae Sumfest to the island’s calendar of events. Known as the greatest reggae show in the world, it will take place at Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, July 18-23.

Marriott International has announced the signing of Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun to join its growing all-inclusive portfolio. Expected to open in late 2022, Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun will join the All-Inclusive by Marriott Bonvoy portfolio, which includes almost 30 immersive getaways in eight locations across the Caribbean and Latin America.

Spirit Airlines has announced that its Board of Directors, after consultation with its outside financial and legal advisors, has unanimously determined that the tender offer from JetBlue Airways to acquire all outstanding shares of Spirit’s common stock for $30 per share in cash is NOT in the best interests of Spirit and its stockholders.

Network Rail and Riding Sunbeams are regrettably unable to continue with the Selmeston Solar Rail Connection project to power electric trains from a community solar farm near Berwick, Sussex.

Network Rail has completed the construction of Reston station. The station, situated in Scotland has been backed by £20m of investment from the Scottish Government. Completion will enable trains to call at the village for the first time since 1964 – with services set to call from Monday 23 May.

As the first major U.S. cruise line with its full fleet back in guest service since the industry’s restart last summer, Carnival Cruise Line has now reached the milestone of welcoming two million guests.

Dubai’s newest family-friendly destination, Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Village Triangle has opened its doors. The new getaway destination is set in the heart of Jumeirah Village Triangle, and features 166 rooms and suites, with tech-savvy touches, accompanied by mesmorizing panoramic views of the Dubai skyline.

SAUDIA, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Tourism Authority of Thailand to pave the way for joint ventures to enhance tourism marketing between the two nations through the airline’s SAUDIA Holidays platform.

The heads of Europe’s national tourism boards convened in Ljubljana, Slovenia this week for the 103rd General Meeting of the European Travel Commission.

Mandarin Oriental is expanding its presence in London with the opening of Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London this winter. Sitting on historic Hanover Square, in the heart of London’s most stylish neighbourhoods, the new property promises to be a discreet, sleek and intimate sister property to the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park.

Following easyJet joining the UN-backed Race to Zero campaign in November last year and commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the airline is today announcing its interim carbon reduction target, a 35% carbon emissions intensity improvement by FY2035 on a FY2020 baseline

After a turbulent two years, new research from the Mastercard Economics Institute reveals that global leisure and business flight bookings have surpassed pre-pandemic levels, while spending on cruise lines, buses and trains saw sharp improvements this year.