Day Headlines in Travel News: 2024-12-27

  • Anantara Santorini Abu Dhabi Hosts Michelin-Starred Chef Louis Anjos (Breaking Travel News 2024-12-27 07:46:12)
    This January, Minor Hotels’ Anantara Santorini Abu Dhabi Retreat will host its first-ever Michelin-star dining event, featuring the culinary artistry of renowned Chef Louis Anjos. Over three extraordinary evenings, from 12 to 14 January, guests will embark on a gastronomic journey at Thalassa, where the allure of the Arabian Gulf meets Greek-inspired elegance.
  • TAKE A DEEPER LOOK AT THE WORLD WITH SILVERSEA’S 230 NEW VOYAGES FOR 2026/2027 (Breaking Travel News 2024-12-27 07:41:12)
    Silversea, the leading experiential luxury and expedition travel brand, has announced 230 new voyages for 2026/2027, expanding its industry-leading destination offering. The new voyage collection, which will take guests to all seven continents, features 131 expedition voyages to some of the world’s most remote regions and 99 ocean sailings that will blend luxury and cultural immersion in over 400 destinations in more than 85 countries.
  • Saudia Partners with Resal to Convert Earned Points into AlFursan Reward Miles (Breaking Travel News 2024-12-27 07:37:09)
    Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has signed a strategic partnership with Resal, a leading Saudi company specializing in digital rewards solutions and loyalty programs. This collaboration allows Resal customers to convert their earned points from purchases via the Resal app into AlFursan Reward Miles, granting them access to various travel benefits and exclusive offers from AlFursan Loyalty Program.The agreement was signed by Essam Akhonbay, Vice President of AlFursan Loyalty Program at Saudia, and Hatem Al-Kameli, CEO of Resal.
  • Dubai’s Hatta Winter Festival greets visitors with an array of exciting activities (Breaking Travel News 2024-12-27 07:29:21)
    The Hatta Winter Festival, being held as part of the Hatta Winter initiative, has captured the public imagination with 140 workshops showcasing Emirati cultural and artistic traditions to thousands of visitors from across the country and beyond. Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office, has organised the workshops as part of a diverse schedule of activities catering to visitors of varied interests and ages, with most of the activities designed to appeal to the whole family.
  • Icelandair and ITA Airways introduce strategic partnership (Breaking Travel News 2024-12-27 07:25:04)
    Icelandair and ITA Airways Italy have signed a Codeshare Agreement that will allow customers to seamlessly travel across the two airlines’ networks, opening new and exciting travel possibilities. The flights are available for sale from today, with travel starting 20 January 2025.
  • UN Tourism Strengthens Collaboration with Austria to Advance Sustainable Tourism (Breaking Travel News 2024-12-27 07:20:43)
    UN Tourism and Austria have discussed opportunities for further collaboration and for strengthening partnerships in the areas of sustainability, statistics and development.
  • TUI River Cruises unveils itinerary inspired culinary creations for Summer 2025 sailings (Breaking Travel News 2024-12-27 07:18:50)
    TUI River Cruises, TUI UK’s river cruise line, is expanding its menu onboard its European fleet of ships in 2025 with new unique creations made by the talented chefs and bar staff onboard. The river cruise line will be offering three new additions on the menu for sailings in summer 2025.Developed as part of TUI River Cruises’ ‘Culinary Voyages’ competition, where the talented food and beverage team showcased creations inspired by the destinations, they’ve explored during their river cruising journeys, the new recipes, will be featured on TUI River Cruises’ menus fleetwide.
  • Iconic art to go on show in cradle of Chinese culture (Breaking Travel News 2024-12-27 07:15:52)
    The sculptural arts are one of the gems of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Residents in North China’s Shanxi province will have an opportunity to glimpse the essence of these cultural assets as an ancient sculpture arts exhibition will kick off at the beginning of the new year at Shanxi Museum in Taiyuan, the provincial capital.
  • Lubbock’s Music Scene (Breaking Travel News 2024-12-27 07:13:05)
    Everything is bigger in Texas and that’s definitely true of its live music scene, including Lubbock, renowned as the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll legend Buddy Holly. The city continues to be a fertile ground for musical innovation and its deep-rooted musical heritage has paved the way for a dynamic contemporary scene, where new bands and venues are flourishing.
  • Transylvania’s New Hotel of Ice Opens 2024-25 Season (Breaking Travel News 2024-12-27 07:11:14)
    The construction of the Hotel of Ice, in the heart of Transylvania has finished, and its doors have now opened for guests and visitors, as scheduled, on Christmas Day 2024.