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Antigua to host Super50 Cricket Festival this spring

For a small island, Antigua has a strong cricketing heritage, with a history of hosting some of the sport’s most legendary matches as well as being the home island of some of the biggest names in cricket.For 2018, Antigua is…

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TUI to welcome first 737 MAX 8 to European fleet

TUI is proceeding with the renewal of its Europe-wide aircraft fleet with the aim of making flights more economical, cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly.Since 2013, TUI has ordered a total of 70 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft which are intended to replace aircraft…

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in Asia

The Ascott seeks to double in size over next five years

The Ascott is ramping up its expansion with a target to double its portfolio to 160,000 units globally by 2023.Hot on the heels of its recent signing of nine management contracts in China, Ascott has clinched contracts to manage another…

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in Africa

Cape Town wins aviation conference

AviaDev, the African aviation development conference, will take place in Cape Town in June.The networking event, which is entering its third year of growth, initially took place in Kigali, alongside the African Hotel Investment Forum, AHIF, and explored the link…

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in Oceania

Bar/fly: Melbourne’s best brews

It’s a hard life being a judge when craft beers go head to head, writes Dylan Cleaver. No , really, it is.There are some assignments so daunting that you spend days in nervous contemplation and sleepless nights staring at the…

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in North America

Chicago welcomes 55 million visitors in 2017

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Choose Chicago today announced that visitors to the city in 2017 reached 55.2 million – a new record and 2.5 per cent increase over the previous year.The increase of 1.4 million reaches the mayor’s ambitious goal…

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P&O Cruises confirms new next-generation LNG-powered ship

A second next-generation cruise ship has been confirmed for P&O Cruises.A shipbuilding contract signed by P&O Cruises parent, Carnival Corporation, with leading German and Finnish shipbuilders Meyer Werft will see the vessel delivered in 2022.Similar to a sister ship due…

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in Asia

Airbus A350-1000 embarks on global demonstration tour

The A350-1000 has embarked on a three-week demonstration tour to the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific regions.The tour follows the completion of a successful flight test campaign, which lasted less than one year and culminated in joint EASA and FAA type certification.The…

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