Private Jet Service for Pets

Marriott International introduced 13 deal signings in Turkey comprising over 2,000 rooms.

Current Strength: Marriott at the moment has a portfolio of 48 properties and practically 8,000 rooms throughout 21 manufacturers within the nation.

Year-Wide Openings:

2023:

• Istanbul Marriott Hotel Pendik.
• Tribute Portfolio in Taksim Square plans to supply 61 rooms.

2024:

• Marriott Executive Apartments Vadistanbul slated to open within the sought-after Vadistanbul group with 202 rooms.
• Marriott Executive Apartments Istanbul Tema is anticipated to comprise 208 rooms.
• Sheraton Hotel & Thermal Spa Usak.
• The 78-room Delta Hotels by Marriott Istanbul Karakoy
• Aloft Istanbul Karakoy, which is able to add 100 rooms.
• 153-room Autograph Collection Hotel in Cappadocia.

2025:

• The initiatives introduced by Marriott International embrace the introduction of Fairfield Inn by Marriott in Turkey with the signing of the 192-room Fairfield by Marriott Istanbul Yenibosna.
• The 90-room Residence Inn by Marriott Istanbul Yenibosna.
• Moxy Izmir Turan.

2026:

• Residence Inn by Marriott Istanbul Piyalepasa
• Courtyard by Marriott Istanbul Piyalepasa. Both properties mixed will provide 329 rooms.

Marriott Speak: “Turkey continues to provide the company with opportunities to further diversify its portfolio across primary, secondary, and tertiary markets in the country,” mentioned Marriott International Chief Development Officer — Europe, Middle East & Africa Jerome Briet.

Private Jet Service for Pets Launches Dubai-London Service

Private jet agency K9 Jets is launching a personal jet service to permit house owners to ferry pets from Dubai to UK.

The inaugural flight will depart from the non-public jet terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai on September 26 and fly into Farnborough, UK. The Dubai–London route will see common flights happen all through 2023 and 2024.

Ticket Price: Tickets are available for $9,925 which features a seat for a passenger and an area within the cabin for a pet.

Rules: As per the UK authorities tips, all passengers travelling on the flight can be requested to offer the related medical certification for his or her pets. Pups must be leashed always however can sit on the proprietor’s lap or within the cabin. 

History of K9 JETS: Founded by husband-and-wife duo Kirsty and Adam Golder in 2022. K9 Jets was conceived after Golder’s sister firm G6 Aviation obtained a request for a flight from London to New Jersey 10 ten passengers and 10 dogs.

Pet journey: According to the International Pet and Transport Association, over 4 million pets and stay animals are transported by air per yr. Pet journey is ready to proceed to rise globally.

Till date, K9 Jets has flown over 220 pets and their house owners on worldwide flights from locations together with Paris, London, New Jersey, Los Angeles, and Lisbon, mentioned Adam Golder.

India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor Proposed

An India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor has been proposed on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Delhi just lately. The hall is being perceived as a solution to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. It will embrace a railway community in addition to a ship-rail transit community and highway transport routes.

The Connection: The hall includes an Eastern Corridor connecting India to the Gulf area and a Northern Corridor connecting the Gulf area to Europe.

The Signatories? A memorandum of understanding was signed by India, U.S., Saudi Arabia, UAE, European Union, Italy, France and Germany.

In his remarks, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the significance of bodily, digital and monetary connectivity.

Red Sea Global Announces Amaala Multi-Utilities Concession Agreement

Red Sea Global has entered right into a 25-year concession settlement with the French multinational electrical utility firm EDF (Electricite de France) and clear power firm Masdar to service Amaala.

Phase One of Amaala can be able to welcome first visitors in early 2025.

Sustainability: With sustainability as a cornerstone, the brand new partnership with EDF and Masdar would drive Amaala in direction of attaining a zero-carbon footprint as soon as absolutely operational, mentioned John Pagano, Group CEO of Red Sea Global.

Like Red Sea, its sister vacation spot, Amaala can be powered fully by photo voltaic power, which might save the equal of practically half one million tons of CO2 emissions yearly.

Net-Zero Goals: While this settlement contributes to Amaala’s pursuit of net-zero objectives, the undertaking goes a step additional by aiming to make a optimistic and regenerative impression on the setting. The goal is to generate a 30% internet conservation profit for native ecosystems by 2040. This can be completed by bettering numerous habitats resembling mangroves, seagrass, corals, and terrestrial vegetation, which is able to assist biodiversity and in addition play a task in carbon sequestration efforts.

Etihad Airways Expands Partnership with Air France-KLM

Air France-KLM Group and Etihad Airways have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost their collaboration alternatives throughout passenger operations, loyalty programmes, expertise improvement, and upkeep.

What Does the Partnership Entail? The two airways look to broaden their codeshare and interline agreements initiated in 2012.

• As a primary step, greater than 40 new routes protecting locations throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Australia have been made available for reserving, from the winter 2023 season.
• The MoU additionally proposes the power for frequent flyers of each Flying Blue and Etihad Guest to earn and redeem miles.
• The airways can even discover terminal co-location, reciprocal lounge access and floor dealing with, amongst different initiatives.

Flight Schedule: Etihad at the moment operates day by day flights to each Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Schiphol from Abu Dhabi worldwide airport. Air France can even begin working day by day flights between Paris and Abu Dhabi from October 29.

Context: Earlier this yr, Air France-KLM introduced a partnership with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism to strengthen connectivity between Europe and Abu Dhabi.

Almosafer to Lead Sales for Premium Airline Beond in Saudi Arabia

Beond, mentioned to be the world’s first premium leisure airline, has chosen journey firm Almosafer as its unique basic gross sales agent in Saudi Arabia.

What Will Almosafer Do? Almosafer will lead Beond’s gross sales, promotions and floor employees actions in Saudi Arabia by way of its service answer Almosafer Business, leveraging the massive buyer base throughout Almosafer’s businesses together with the buyer section, Discover Saudi, the vacation spot administration firm and Mawasim, the Hajj and Umrah tour operator.

Almosafer Business will deal with the reservations, transactions and administration regarding basic gross sales for Beond.

About Beond: Beond’s fleet is comprised of an all-premium cabin configuration. The newly-launched airline plans to function a continuous between Riyadh and Male. The airline mentioned in a launch that Maldives has seen a gradual inflow of tourists from the Saudi market, particularly within the luxurious section.

Middle East Airlines

With worldwide restoration on observe, Middle Eastern airways posted a 23% enhance in July passenger site visitors in comparison with a yr in the past, in accordance with data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

However, this quantity continues to be down 4% in comparison with pre-Covid ranges,

Capacity for Middle East airways rose 22% and cargo issue climbed to almost 83%.

Compared to the earlier yr, worldwide site visitors for North America’s airways elevated by 18%. Consistent with this, most route areas from North America continued to exceed pre-pandemic ranges in July, particularly these connecting markets within the Middle East and in Central America.

Middle East airways additionally contributed almost 10% to the world share of whole air passenger market.

Full Recovery in 2024: Earlier this yr, IATA had mentioned that Middle Eastern carriers have been on observe for a full restoration and the airways are anticipated to bounce again to pre-pandemic 2019 ranges by 2024.

Gulf carriers can be on the forefront of the surge in passenger numbers, which IATA expects to double within the area to 550 million by 2040, IATA regional vice chairman for Africa and the Middle East Kamil Al-Awadhi had mentioned.

Doha Airport Sets Digital Passenger Assistance Kiosks

Doha’s Hamad International Airport has launched passenger digital help kiosks to facilitate seamless journeys and handle passenger movement extra successfully particularly in the course of the airport’s important peak durations.

The airport has partnered with Atos and Royal Schiphol Group to arrange the kiosks.

How Will The Kiosks Help?

• The kiosks are multilingual with 20 language choices, with the airport map for wayfinding.
• Provide simple access to data associated to flights, airport companies, retail and meals and beverage retailers and passenger occasions on the airport.
• Assist in navigation.
• Help passengers by way of stay video calls with customer support brokers.

The kiosks are a part of the airport’s overarching digital technique to rework passenger experiences, mentioned Suhail Kadri, the airport’s senior vice chairman of expertise and innovation.

Abu Dhabi Airports Also Works to Ease Customer Experience

Abu Dhabi Airports has signed a service degree settlement with the General Administration of Customs, to strengthen service ranges and ease the passenger expertise.

The settlement goals to broaden areas of collaboration when it comes to expediting journey procedures, checking baggage and facilitating the motion of passengers and cargo throughout the airports.

Rove Announces First Branded Residences Project in Dubai

UAE-based hospitality model Rove Hotels has introduced that it’s bringing its residential idea, Rove Home, to Dubai. The first undertaking within the metropolis, Rove Home Downtown is positioned throughout the Burj Khalifa District will provide fully-furnished studios, 1, and 2-bedroom flats.

“This new flagship location at the heart of Downtown Dubai represents an important step for the Rove brand and our commitment to create lifestyle living experiences that are as unique as our hotels,” remarked Paul Bridger, the chief working officer of Rove Hotels.

The resort firm has partnered with actual property funding and improvement firm IRTH for the undertaking.

Rove Hotels had earlier introduced its first branded residences undertaking within the UAE, the Rove Home Aljada in Sharjah.

Branded Residential Market: The branded residential market has skilled vital development, most of which has occurred within the higher luxurious section, Rove Hotels mentioned in a launch.

Qatar Airways Appoints a Brand Ambassador

Qatar Tourism has appointed Olympic champion Qatari observe and subject athlete Mutaz Barshim, as its latest model ambassador.

Who is Mutaz Barshim? Barshim just lately set a world document as the one excessive leap athlete to win 5 World Championship medals. He can be the present World Champion and second highest jumper of all-time.

Why Barshim? Calling Barshim a real embodiment of Qatar’s limitless potential, Sheikha Hessa Al-Thani, head of promoting and planning at Qatar Tourism, mentioned, “Barshim’s soaring athletic endeavours mirror the very essence of Qatar’s rising ambitions on the world stage.”

Events to Watch Out For in Qatar:  

October Line-up:

• Geneva International Motor Show,
• 2023 Qatar Grand Prix
• Expo 2023 Doha

In November:

• Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar — MotoGP

Qatar Tourism has additionally launched its latest initiative, “Voices of Qatar,” which celebrates native skills and their impression on Qatar’s previous, current, and future.

New Hotel Openings

>>IHG Hotels & Resorts introduced its first city luxurious resort and spa in Riyadh — the InterContinental Durrat Al Riyadh Resort & Spa.

Photo Credit: Marriott at the moment has a portfolio of 48 properties throughout 21 manufacturers in Turkey.