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Emirates increases Dubai-
1 Mexico City to daily service
Emirates has begun daily flights between Dubai and Mexico City, via Barcelona. The latest decision boosts the frequency of the carrier’s services from six weekly flights to seven. It has therefore increased its average capacity on this sector and now offers around 2,000 seats per week to and from the capital of Mexico.
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Choice Hotels to acquire
2 Radisson Hotel Group Americas
In a US$675 million deal that will add 624 hotels and 68,000 rooms to its portfolio, Choice Hotels has agreed to acquire Radisson Hotel Group Americas. Choice will take over the franchise agreements and operations of Radisson’s numerous properties across across the US, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Yotel to open within Lisbon’s
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Yotel will open its second Portuguese property, located within Lisbon’s World Trade Centre. The 127-room Yotel Lisbon WTC is slated to open in 2024 and will offer more than 35,000 sqm of office, retail, recreational and hotel space across two eight-storey buildings. The Yotel brand was first launched in 2007 at London’s Gatwick airport. J U LY-A U G U S T 2 0 2 2
Jumeirah Frankfurt rebrands
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The Jumeirah Frankfurt is now trading as the JW Marriott Hotel Frankfurt. The 219-room hotel is located on Thurn-und-Taxis-Platz in the city’s Zeil shopping district, and is directly connected to the My Zeil shopping centre. Fun fact: the hotel produces its own honey from hives situated on the rooftop of the 25-storey building.
Intercontinental to debut
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IHG Hotels and Resorts plans to debut its Intercontinental brand in Uzbekistan’s capital later this year. The newly-built Intercontinental Tashkent will be located in the Trilliant Business Park Development Complex and include 216 rooms. Significantly, it will feature electric charging points for cars, and sustainable landscaping.
