ATLANTIS, THE PALM REPORTS IMPRESSIVE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE AND ANNOUNCES USD 100 MILLION REFURBISHMENT PROJECT The three-year project will see the upgrade of 1539 rooms and suites as well as restaurants and bars
In line with Dubai Tourism’s vision of attracting 20 million visitors per year by 2020, Atlantis announces an extensive refurbishment programme across Atlantis, The Palm, as well as an expansion with the brands second property, The Royal Atlantis Resort and Residencies also located on The Palm. New Projects in Hawaii and Sanya, China

Choice Hotels Announces Senior Leadership Succession Plan.Choice Hotels International, Inc., (NYSE:CHH) announced that its Board of Directors appointed Patrick Pacious as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2018. Pacious currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer, and will succeed Chief Executive Officer Stephen Joyce. Joyce will continue in his role as CEO through the end of the year, after which he will assume the role of Vice Chairman of the Board. Pacious is expected to join the Board of Directors in September.

In response to Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg’s vision for a digitalised Sarawak,Malaysia, the state’s latest campaign for Business Events, Redefining Global Tribes, encourages industry members to leverage on digital technologies and solutions to continue to propel the sector. “Our economy is shifting. We are excited that our Chief Minister is taking the lead to leapfrog from a traditional economy to a digitalised one, and we urge the state’s Business Events sector to embrace this digital transition,” commented Amelia Roziman, Chief Operating Officer of the Sarawak Convention Bureau (SCB).

The US has demanded stricter passenger controls, with effect from 19 July 2017. With immediate effect, airberlin therefore requests that its passengers flying to the US proceed directly to the waiting room after check-in. Passengers heading for American destinations should be prepared for more intensive security checks. This particularly applies to any electronic devices they may be carrying.

The new President of TCEB highlights 4 directions to enhance “MICE” Developing the country’s economy with innovation, creating prosperity and distributing income. Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organisation) or TCEB, under the guidance of “Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya”, the newest President, is ready to move forward to develop the organisation into the leading organisation for MICE that will improve the country’s economy with innovation to create prosperity and distribute income. It highlights 4 directions to enhance the MICE industry’s stability: growing in parallel with the development of the country, growing in a high potential market, growing with equality and growing strongly.

4700 Feet ( 1.356 meter)High Glass Skywalk in Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie China
Since one year China’s new tourist spot is a glass-bottomed walkway around the cliff face of the Tianmen Mountain, 4,000 ft above sea level, at Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province.China’s newest tourist attraction … a glass-bottomed walkway around a cliff face. Not a place for all people.