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Airlines and Aviation

Recap: The Travel Daily Media C-Suite Travel Trade Global Summit

Travel Daily Media (TDM) brought a great number of the leading minds in travel, tourism, and hospitality at its first-ever

Asia

ikhlas.com enables 1,000 underprivileged Malaysian Muslims to make the pilgrimage to Mecca

Ikhlas Com Travel & Umrah Sdn Bhd (ikhlas.com) recently turned the dreams of underprivileged individuals (asnaf) of going on umrah, the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca into a reality.

Agreements / Understandings / Contract Signings

Diriyah Company awards Arena Block construction contract to Chinese engineering firm

Diriyah Company formally awarded a contract worth $1.53 billion (SAR 5.75 billion) to a branch of the China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd for the construction works of the Arena Block, a district that includes the multi-purpose indoor Diriyah Arena, three mixed-use office buildings, and a parking facility.

Asia

Turismo Asenso offers loans to Filipino tourism MSMEs

Tourism-related micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines may now avail of loans of up to PHP20 million through the Turismo Asenso multipurpose loan programme.

Asia

Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary to host Bhutan Yoga, Sound, and Meditation Retreat

Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary in partnership with UK wellness group Kalm Wellbeing invites guests to escape to one of the world's last untouched spiritual sanctuaries for a once-in-a-lifetime wellness retreat from 19th to 24th October.

Consumer

John Dory Seafood Market brings a head-to-tail seafood ecosystem to Dubai

John Dory Seafood Market opened its doors at The Market Island in Dubai Festival City Mall on Tuesday, 15th July, ahead of its grand opening on the 25th of this month.

Asia

Fastrack Digital to hotels: if AI can’t find you, no one can

Fastrack Digital points out that hotels shouldn’t be just search engine ready, but they now need to be artificial intelligence (AI) search ready, too.

Europe

Will scrapping French bank holidays adversely impact domestic tourism and hospitality?

A controversial proposal regarding the removal of two bank holidays from the French calendar may do more harm than good with regard to domestic tourism.

Global

Excellent places to stay in for multi-generational trips

Nothing beats a well-organised multi-generational trip: there is just something heart-warming about bringing the whole family together from kids to grandparents on a great adventure or even just a homey staycation.

Exclusives

Travelling to look great: where the world goes for aesthetic medical tourism

Medical tourism covers a broad spectrum of specialisations, but one particular aspect has become exceedingly popular in recent years: aesthetic medical tourism.