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Collinson has launched a new partnership with credit and debit card provider Visa, offering cardholders discounts on Covid-19 tests. Cardholders can get 20 per cent off all tests taken at UK testing facilities listed on Collinson’s website, as well as 15 per cent off all PCR tests in Singapore, 10 per cent off all PCR […]

To celebrate the opening, members of the World of Hyatt loyalty programme can earn 500 bonus points when staying at the hotel by June 30, 2022 – more information is available at worldofhyatt.com/newhotelbonus. The Hyatt Place Kyoto join the existing Park Hyatt Kyoto and Hyatt Regency Kyoto in the city considered Japan’s “cultural capital”. Recent

Norwegian has confirmed that face masks will no longer be mandatory on its flights from Monday April 4. The move – which applies to all flights across the carrier’s network – has been made as a result of “revised guidance across Europe”. Face masks have been mandatory on Norwegian flights since June 17, 2020, although

The UK has been placed on France’s “green list”, meaning that unvaccinated travellers no longer need a compelling reason to enter the country. The move – which takes effect today (March 31) – was confirmed in a tweet by Guillaume Bazard, France’s consul general in London. Unvaccinated travellers from the UK continue to be required

It’s finally happened. Originally mooted in September 2019, but delayed owing to the pandemic, the merger between Eurostar and Thalys has now been approved by the European Commission. Indeed there was a time last year when the merger was in doubt as we reported. The reason was that both Eurostar and Thalys had experienced a

Ryanair has opened a new base at Newcastle International airport and launched ten new routes. The low-cost carrier will base two aircraft at Newcastle and offer 19 routes in total, with new routes to Chania, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Krakow, Menorca, Milan, Paphos, Riga and Zadar this summer. The airline will operate over 130 weekly

British Airways is to begin powering selected flights with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), following the delivery of its first supply of SAF from Phillips 66 Ltd. In December the flag carrier unveiled a deal with Phillips 66 to purchase SAF produced at the group’s Humber Refinery, and said that it is now “the first airline

Hilton is set to debut its luxury LXR Hotels and Resorts brand on the private Al Nawras Island in Abu Dhabi. Al Nawras Island, LXR Hotels and Resorts is expected to open in 2023 with 80 “expansive” beach and water villas as well as a 450 sqm two-bedroom villa surrounding a golf course. Leisure facilities

Finnair has announced plans to launch flights to Mumbai this summer, as part of “a series of changes being made to the Finnish flag-carrier’s schedules as they adapt to the closure of Russian airspace”. It’s not the first time the airline has served the Helsinki-Mumbai route – as we reported here flights were suspended back

This month, F1 enthusiasts in the kingdom are anticipating the most awaited event of the year – the 2022 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, which will be taking place at the new Jeddah Corniche Circuit on March 27. Offering modern global living to F1 event visitors in the city, leading international lodging owner-operator – The Ascott Limited, welcomes guests to step