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in North America

American Express and Carlson Wagonlit join Amadeus’ NDC effort

American Express Global Business Travel and Carlson Wagonlit Travel have joined Amadeus’ NDC-X program, which aims to drive practical use cases for IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC).The NDC-X initiative, which draws experts from across Amadeus’ businesses, was announced in February.“Partnering…

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in Europe

Gainsborough Bath Spa unveils new sound healing treatments

The five-star Gainsborough Bath Spa has launched private Crystal Sound Bath sessions in the brand-new Meditation Cave.YTL Hotels’ first property in the UK, The Gainsborough is Bath’s leading luxury hotel, famous for its award-winning Spa Village, which is now enhancing…

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in Africa

15 giraffes to be translocated in Uganda

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), in collaboration with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, is in the process of translocating 15 giraffes from Murchison Falls National Park to Kidepo Valley National Park.The translocation is primarily due to conservation efforts that aim to…

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in South America

Norwegian breaks passenger record in July

Norwegian has reported a new passenger record in July as it carried almost 3.8 million passengers in a single month.The total number of passengers increased by 13 per cent compared to the same month previous year.The load factor was 93…

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in Oceania

Bay of Islands: Waters of winter

The Bay of Islands provides a beautiful backdrop for winter yachting lessons, as Alexia Russell discovers.I woke up to a smooth calm sea, an impossible deep green reflecting the bush of the island around us. We had Pipi Bay, on…

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in Europe

Yotel to open Glasgow property next year

Yotel has unveiled plans to open its second hotel in Scotland and fifth in the UK.The new hotel in Glasgow’s city centre will open in November next year and bring the brand’s key count in the UK to 823 as…

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