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Sharkey joins senior management team at Ryanair

Ryanair has announced the appointment of Carol Sharkey as the airline’s chief risk officer, joining its senior management team.Sharkey, who is currently Ryanair’s director of safety and security, will assume responsibility for all of Ryanair’s operational risk assessment and will…

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in Asia

Address Downtown reopens in Dubai following fire

Address Downtown, the flagship hotel under Emaar Hospitality Group’s premium lifestyle Address Hotels + Resorts brand, has reopened its doors to hotel guests.The property has been closed since December 2015 after a serious fire swept the upper floors.The revamped Address…

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in Africa

Blue Train extends offering to two nights

In 2019, The Blue Train will be extending its Pretoria to Cape Town (or vice-versa) package to a two-night journey.According to The Blue Train, there are many benefits of this re-invention, as guests can begin their Blue Train journey on…

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Hotel 4.0 – What The Hotel Of The Future Looks Like

A long queue at check-in, hotel rooms cooled to refrigerator temperatures, and an abrupt end to a good night sleep. Such a trip is not very relaxing. Digital technologies could turn many hotel rooms into a feel-good location. A study…

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in Europe

Economists Await An Upturn In Swiss Tourism

The winter season was already a success, now a strong summer season is to follow. According to economic researchers, the situation in Swiss tourism is as good as it has been for many years.Foreign tourists, in particular, have provided a…

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in Africa

Eskom’s Ingula plant in SA declared a nature reserve

Eskom’s Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme and its associated land, located within the escarpment of the Little Drakensberg range which borders the Free State and KwaZulu Natal, has been declared a nature reserve.“The Ingula Nature Reserve is Eskom’s third nature reserve…

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