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Bengaluru-based developer Prestige Estates Projects and global hotel company Marriott International have signed an agreement to develop six hotel projects in the country.

The hotels will be developed in the next two to five years, said Zaid Sadiq, executive director, hospitality, at Prestige Estates.

“The total inventory will be 801 keys across Goa and Karnataka and Marriott is launching some of the new brands in the country with Prestige,” Sadiq said.

The hotel properties include 177 key Marriott Executive Apartments in UB City in Bengaluru, 130 key Moxy Bengaluru ORR in Outer Ring Road, Bengaluru, 152 key Bengaluru Marriott Hotel South in Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru, 62 key Tribute Portfolio Dabolim Hotel in Dabolim in Goa, 120 key Autograph Collection in Chopdem , Goa, 160 key JW Marriott Sakleshpur Plantation Resort in Sakleshpur in Karnataka.

“The total investment will be around Rs 1000 crore,” Sadiq said.

Moxy targets millennial travelers and is designed for affordable luxury under the Marriott brand. Marriott launched Moxy in the country earlier this year, with the Moxy Bengaluru Airport Prestige Tech Cloud.

“The autograph collection in Goa is the first autograph collection in South Asia,” Sadiq said.

Prestige currently has 10 hospitality projects under its belt,

CILEGON – A man with the initials SI (52), a resident of Tegal Sawah, East Karawang District, Karawang Regency, West Java Province was found dead in the Kalyana Mita hotel room, Cilegon City, Tuesday (19/3/2024).

The man allegedly died after having sexual relations with a female commercial sex worker (PSK) with the initials WSA (28) in a hotel room at around 00.30 WIB.

Cilegon Police Chief AKP Choirul Anam said the victim and witness WSA came to the hotel at around 23.45 WIB. After arriving at the hotel room, the two of them had sexual intercourse.

After having sexual intercourse twice, continued Anam, at around 00.30 WIB the victim experienced convulsions until he became unconscious.

“Then the witness reported it to the hotel management. “After checking the pulse, the victim was in a stiff condition and had no pulse/wasn’t alive, then the hotel manager then reported it to the Cilegon Police,” he said.

Receiving this report, officers from the Cilegon Police immediately went to the location to investigate the crime scene (TKP) and evacuate the victim. Meanwhile, WSA, as a witness to the incident, was also taken to the Cilegon Police office for

Analysts believe Ryanair will hit profit targets despite the decision by a number of online travel agents to stop selling the airline’s flights.

Agents including Booking.com, Kiwi and Kayak stopped selling Ryanair flights in early December but the airline said on Wednesday that it did not expect the move to materially affect full-year profit or passenger numbers.

However, its shares tumbled almost 5 per cent on the news, ending the day at €18.19 in Dublin.

Stephen Furlong, analyst at Dublin stockbroker Davy, said the firm was unlikely to change its forecast that the Irish carrier’s profits would hit €2 billion in its current financial year, which ends on March 31st.

Ryanair has told investors and the stock market that it expects full-year profit to land somewhere between €1.85 billion and €2.05 billion, while it would fly 185 million passengers.

Mr Furlong said that Ryanair indicated that the move would take “some of the shine” off the average fares it predicted when it reported half-year results in November, but added that it should not make a material difference.

“Our own view is that the supply-demand dynamic in the industry remains robust, demand remains very strong and supply is very constrained,” he

SBB is expecting an increased volume of passengers over the Easter period – especially on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Monday. It is therefore offering passengers between German-speaking Switzerland and Ticino 49 extra trains and a total of 49,000 additional seats. In addition, various regular trains will be extended with additional carriages or train units, including EuroCity trains traveling as far as Italy.

Seat reservation necessary

Following the derailment of a goods train on 10 August 2023, capacity through the Gotthard Base Tunnel is limited. The majority of trains run via the Gotthard Base Tunnel, some via the panoramic route.

SBB recommends that travelers make a seat reservation for all connections. For safety reasons, overcrowded trains cannot travel through the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Supersaver tickets are available for all trains traveling on the panoramic route during peak travel times. Despite these measures, SBB cannot rule out the possibility of high frequencies on individual trains in individual cases or in the event of disruption and asks for your understanding.

To meet the increased demand for trips to Italy, two additional TILO RE80 connections will be offered from Locarno to Milano Centrale on Good Friday. The additional connections will not run

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Paris has once again been named the world’s most attractive city destination, according to an annual report by global market research company Euromonitor International.

The Top 100 City Destinations Index 2023, produced in partnership with data company Lighthouse, looked at leading cities from around the world and ranked them on criteria including tourism, sustainability, economic performance and health and safety.

Europe reigned supreme, with seven out of the top 10 cities and 63 countries in the top 100. The only non-European cities in the top 10 were Dubai at No. 2, Tokyo at No. 4 and New York at No. 8.

Madrid came third, while Amsterdam, Berlin and Rome were at Nos. 5, 6 and 7 respectively. Barcelona and then London rounded out the top 10.

Asia did well in the top 20 as Singapore (11), Seoul (14), Osaka (16) and Hong Kong (17) all made the list.

The report attributes Europe’s success to “fast-paced urbanization and widespread technology adoption.” Travelers now want high-speed internet, flexible booking options and spaces

Weather and natural events around the world were impacting tourism this week as Iceland’s fourth volcano eruption since December unfolded just outside Reykjavik and Thai beauty spot Chiang Mai ranks highest in a list of the world’s most polluted cities.

Qatar Airways’s new chief executive announced a U-turn on the airline’s decision not to introduce a new first class cabin and luxury hotels are getting onboard with sleep tourism.

Here’s a round-up of recent travel and tourism news – in case you missed it.

Qatar Airways to add new first-class cabins

Premium travelers flying on Qatar Airways will soon be able to travel in brand-new comfort, as the Gulf airline is introducing an upgraded first-class cabin.

In his first interview as the new chief executive of the country’s flag carrier, Badr Mohammed Al-Meer told CNBC that plans were already well underway for the new class of travel.

“Based on the demand from certain sectors, we see a high demand for first class, and as such, have decided to introduce a newly-designed first class cabin unique to Qatar Airways. No one can develop a first class cabin better than

“They were questioned in the case of food and drink budgets and official travel at the secretariat of the deputy regional head for the 2022 fiscal year,”

Ternate (ANTARA) – The North Maluku (Malut) High Prosecutor’s Investigation Team is intensively conducting investigations into a number of hotel and accommodation owners in Ternate City in connection with the alleged corruption case in food and drink budgets and official travel for the Acting Governor of North Maluku, Al Yasin Ali.

“They were questioned in the case of food and drink budgets and official travel at the secretariat of the deputy regional head for the 2022 fiscal year,” said Head of the North Sulawesi Prosecutor’s Office, Richard Sinaga, in Ternate, Wednesday.

However, Richard has not specified how many people and who the hotel bosses have been questioned.

“They have been questioned since Tuesday (19/3/2024) and today we are investigating several hotel and accommodation owners regarding the investigation into the 2022 deputy regional head secretariat budget,” said Richard.

It is known that in the audit results of the North Maluku Provincial Government Inspectorate it was found that there was a decision letter (SK) to cut the Official Travel budget at the Secretariat of the

Marriott International, Inc. signed an agreement with Gurnani Resorts & Hotels to introduce its globally acclaimed The Ritz-Carlton brand in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Anticipated to debut in January 2028, the 250-key resort will bring its legendary service and classic modern design to the iconic ‘Pink City of India’. The Ritz-Carlton, Jaipur is set to elevate the city’s luxury hotel landscape with its destination-inspired design and highly personalized service.

“We are thrilled to unveil the strategic addition of The Ritz-Carlton Jaipur to our Marriott Bonvoy portfolio, strengthening our presence in the vibrant city of Jaipur where we currently have five operational hotels,” stated Rajeev Menon, President, Asia Pacific excluding China at Marriott International. “Our collaboration with Gurnani Resorts & Hotels underscores our enduring commitment to India, a country known for its strong and rapidly growing economy. The burgeoning domestic market’s interest in luxury travel is fueling an increase in demand for renowned global luxury brands. This strategic signing showcases our commitment to thoughtfully grow our iconic brands in destinations where we know our guests want to travel most.”

Jaipur, with its honeycomb-inspired palaces and towering forts, stands as one of India’s architectural wonders. Nestled amidst the vibrant city, The Ritz-Carlton Jaipur is