greet, Accor’s beacon of sustainable hospitality, proudly announces the opening of greet Brussels Airport Zaventem, the brand’s first hotel in the Benelux region. Located less than a five-minute drive from Brussels Airport, this 68-room property offers the perfect location for travellers and visitors to the city. Launched in 2019, greet is on a mission to redefine the eco-hospitality segment, establishing itself as the most sustainable hotel brand in the industry. With affordability and convenience at its core, greet hotels are designed for individuals who care deeply about their environmental impact. Every aspect of the guest experience, from check-in to check-out, revolves around the principles of reducing, reusing, and recycling. The brand is a testament to circular hospitality, where sustainability and creativity merge to offer affordable and meaningful stays. The brand has grown to include more than 35 properties across Europe, with hotels in locations such as Paris, Berlin, Vien...

Accor and the Arora Group are proud to announce the groundbreaking of the highly anticipated Sofitel Dublin Airport, a new luxury hotel set to redefine the hospitality experience at Ireland’s main international gateway. The hotel will feature 412 elegantly designed rooms and suites, an all-day dining restaurant, a tea salon, and a sky bar located on the 11th floor, offering stunning views of the airport and beyond. This franchised development project features a new-build Sofitel hotel located at Dublin Airport, set to open by late 2026 as a full-service luxury hotel comprising approximately 412 guest rooms. The hotel will be directly linked to the airport’s Terminal 2, providing seamless connectivity for travellers. The developer for this project is the Arora Group, a significant franchise partner of Accor in the UK and the owner of both the Sofitel London Heathrow Airport and the Sofitel London Gatwick Airport. In 2018, Arora was awarded the opportunity to develop this over €100 mill...

Dusit Hotels and Resorts, under Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, has entered into a strategic hotel management agreement with Shravanthi Hotels and Resorts Private Limited, a prominent developer of luxury hotels and resorts in India, to operate Devarana Sakleshpur, Karnataka - A Dusit Retreat. Set to open in March 2028, this landmark project marks the first Devarana - Dusit Retreat signed outside of China, underscoring Dusit’s commitment to expanding its luxury, wellness-focused resort brand across exclusive destinations worldwide. Designed to deliver meaningful and transformative stay experiences for discerning domestic and international travellers, Devarana Sakleshpur, Karnataka - A Dusit Retreat will feature 75 luxurious villas and suites, ranging from 47 to 90 square metres, with 25 units also offering private plunge pools. Guests will enjoy exclusive wellness facilities, including a dedicated Devarana Wellness Centre with a ...

Appart’City, France’s leading aparthotel operator, has partnered with IDeaS, a SAS company and world’s leading provider of hospitality revenue management software and services, to optimise revenue management decisions and automate related processes across its portfolio of 90 properties.

Both corporate travel managers and business travellers in Europe have a shared responsibility as well as opportunities to mitigate risk by making smart choices when it comes to ground transportation for business trips. This is according to a new report, titled Maximising Duty of Care: Choosing the Safest ‘Last Mile’ Option for Your Business Travel from FREENOW, Europe’s multi mobility app with taxi at its core, and the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association.

Global Asset Solutions has marshalled EBITDA growth of 34.63% YoY to August 2024, across its expanding portfolio of luxury hotels.

Design Hotels, the community-driven portfolio of nearly 300 independent hotels, announced 29 signed agreements and 10 percent growth of its global portfolio within the last 12 months. From the under-the-radar Black Sea coast of Batumi, Georgia, to the bustling, residential neighborhood of Tribeca, New York, each of the new and upcoming Design Hotels properties embodies the values of the brand and the singular vision of the property owner.

Signalling a clear reversal of the earlier continuous decline in Indian exports, official data on Tuesday showed these grew for the second month in a row at $23.51 billion in October.

In a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modis 'Make in India' initiative, automaker Ford has decided to export to the U.S. its Ecosport SUVs manufactured at its plantsin Chennai.

Factors affecting one’s increasing waist circumstances mainly include heredity, dietary habits, physical activity,sedentary lifestyles and so on. Among these factors, genetic background relatively attracts...

India's healthcare delivery sector is expected to reach $250 billion by 2029

While early detection of Alzheimer's disease is crucial for better outcomes, a report on Wednesday said that blood-based tests are emerging as valuable tools.

Legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble has expressed his wish for Yash Dayal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, and Ramandeep Singh to get a chance to play for India

The decision comes months after it was reported that Virat Kohli ended his long-term association with Cornerstone, a reputed celebrity management company, which involved Bunty Sajdeh, his long-time manager.

Here are the photos of Kajal Aggarwal in two-piece bikini from her trip to Maldives.

Actor Prabhas, whose movie 'Kalki 2898 AD' registered a solid success at the box-office, is moving up to the top of Maslow's hierarchy. The actor has launched The Script Craft, a platform dedicated to promoting and encouraging writers.

Even though the festivities are coming to an end, Raashi Khanna is making sure she keeps the festive cheer alive with her choice of outfits

Actress Riddhi Dogra, who will be soon seen in the upcoming movie 'The Sabarmati Report', has said that her character of a journalist in the film represents a system.

Ekta R Kapoor said she wasn't scared of taking her film - The Sabarmati Report - to CBFC.

India's festive season online sales surge 49% driven by Tier-II, Tier-III cities, accounting for over 60% sales

A grassfire was ignited next to a runway at Sydney Airport following a reported engine explosion on a Qantas flight upon takeoff

India leads Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption with 30 per cent of companies in the country having maximised AI's value potential -- surpassing the global average of 26 per cent, according to a report.

As Indian stock markets continue to outperform compared to a global market, the number of total demat accounts increased to 179 million in October, from 175 million in September.

The 12th Fail actor is being heavily criticised for his recent stance on the safety of Muslims in the country. He also referred to India as the most livable country in present times.

There has been a 60 per cent rise in the average FMCG basket size among India's rural consumers in the last two years, driven by a growing preference for convenience products, according to the latest Group M and Kantar report released on Monday.

Ahead of the release of his upcoming film "The Sabarmati Report," actor Vikrant Massey made a surprise visit at Godhra Station, which inspired the movie.

Karnataka Lokayukta sleuths are conducting multiple raids across the state on residences and offices of government officers.

Karnataka government's alleged Muslim reservation proposal sparks controversy ahead of bypolls, but Chief Minister's Office denies the reports entirely.

The world's first high-altitude para sports centre dedicated to training and nurturing para-athletes in the country will be established in Leh, Ladakh and will focus on training for international competitions, including the larger goal of preparing para-athletes for the 2028 Paralympics.

India's retail price inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 6.21 per cent in October as higher prices of food items such as vegetables spiked during the month, figures released by the Ministry of Statistics on Tuesday showed.

There has been an explosion in the usage of mobile phones and smartphones to access travel related websites and portals in India. More and more users are turning to their mobile phones to book tickets for local, national and...

The tech world took a major double take this year when a security startup called Wiz founded out of Israel just four years earlier became the subject of a record-breaking, $23 billion acquisition attempt by Google — an offer the startup boldly proceeded … to refuse. Really? Yes, really. We will be talking to Assaf Rappaport, […]

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The decline of X (formerly Twitter) under Elon Musk has boosted engagement with alternative social networks like Bluesky, Threads, and Mastodon, but it has also challenged early adopters who now have too many places to post. Naturally, some entrepreneurs are working to solve this problem with apps that let you cross-post to multiple platforms at […]

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The pandemic hasn’t been easy for anyone, but the food service industry has been hit particularly hard. More than 90,000 restaurants and bars have closed, leaving workers unemployed in an already precarious industry. And those who kept their jobs faced the stressful demands of customer-facing work in a pandemic. In response to the changed industry […]

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) decreased its forecast for U.S. coal exports following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the resulting closure of the Port of Baltimore. In its April Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA reduced its forecasts for U.S. coal exports for April by 33% and for May by 20% from previous forecasts.

U.S. exports of ethane and ethane-based petrochemicals reached an all-time high of 21.6 million metric tons (MMmt) in 2023, up 135% since the United States began exporting ethane in 2014 and 17% more than in 2022, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The rapid expansion of U.S. ethane and ethane-based petrochemical exports has been fueled by the growth in domestic ethane production, which has increased with the country's natural gas production and the buildout of export and production infrastructure.

U.S. fuel ethanol exporters are on track to export a record amount of the fuel in 2024. The increase in exports this year has largely been driven by demand in countries with biofuel blending mandates and cheaper-than-usual U.S. fuel ethanol prices.

The hackers who reportedly hit more than 130 organizations last year and stole the credentials of almost 10,000 employees are still targeting several tech and video game companies, according to a report obtained by TechCrunch. The report, prepared by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, calls the hackers “Scattered Spider.” In a previous publicly available report, the company […]

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Mira Murati, the OpenAI CTO who announced her departure last month, is raising VC funding for a new AI startup, according to Reuters. This startup will reportedly focus on building AI products based on proprietary models and could raise more than $100 million in this round. When she left, Murati wrote on X that OpenAI […]

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AI search engine Perplexity is in fundraising talks and hopes to raise around $500 million at an $8 billion valuation, according to The Wall Street Journal. If a deal happens with those terms, it would more than double Perplexity’s valuation from its $3 billion valuation when it raised from SoftBank over the summer. The WSJ […]

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OpenAI’s next flagship model might not represent as big a leap forward as its predecessors, according to a new report in The Information. Employees who tested the new model, code-named Orion, reportedly found that even though its performance exceeds OpenAI’s existing models, there was less improvement than they’d seen in the jump from GPT-3 to […]

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After a chip manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) was found inside a Huawei processor, the U.S. Department of Commerce has ordered the company to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers, according to a report in Reuters. Huawei faces significant trade restrictions from the U.S., so the pause on shipments is supposed […]

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Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, now supports Apple’s Tap to Pay for iPhone feature for merchants. Existing Square users or new businesses wanting to use Square can now use their iPhones to receive payments while using the fintech company’s financial management software. The Jack Dorsey-led company said that merchants can open the […]

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Yahoo today announced that it has acquired Wagr, a three-year-old social sports betting startup based out of Nashville. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TechCrunch, whose parent company happens to be the now Apollo-owned Yahoo, covered Wagr way back at its inception in 2020 at one of its early investor’s demo days. We noted […]

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After three years in development, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has released a set of standards that are game-changing for shareholders and the profession, says PwC.

For members of Australia's start up community, Adelaide is fast growing the reputation of a national entrepreneurial hub.

PwC has appointed the former CEO of Transdev Australasia, Jonathan Metcalfe, to lead the public transport practice.

Australian small businesses can unlock an additional $49.2 billion in output over the next ten years by making better use of existing technology, PwC analysis commissioned by Google released today shows.

PwC’s asset management leader, Ken Woo, said Japan’s commitment to creating a regional market for managed funds represents a ‘tipping point’ in terms of momentum for the initiative.

The number of detected cyber security incidents in Australia was the highest worldwide in the last 12 months with an increase of 109 percent, compared to a 38.5 percent increase globally.