by Juliana Hahn
The TOPHOTELPROJECTS construction database reveals that 35 hotel schemes are currently in the works across Miami, with one brand preparing to launch three separate properties.
Our data suggests that 35 hotel projects with a total of 9,162 rooms are being progressed in Miami as we speak. We take a closer look at these upcoming launches.

Air Chief Marshal Chaiyapruk Didyasarin, Chairman of the Rehabilitation Planner, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI), said THAI as the national flag carrier will partner with the Ministry of Public Health to transport the first 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Thailand. The vaccine from SINOVAC BIOTECH CO., LTD. will be delivered on THAI’s cargo flight TG675, operated with an A350-900 aircraft. The flight will leave from Beijing at 06.50 hours (local time) and will arrive in Bangkok at 11.05 hours (local time) on 24 February 2021.

The organiser of IT&CM China and CTW China, TTG Asia Media, has affirmed its partnership with Dragon Trail Interactive (DTI) as both parties prepare to stage the upcoming 2021 virtual edition.
Slated to take place from June 22-24, 2021, the virtual event will be powered by DTI’s The Next Travel Market (TNTM) platform.
This year’s show will be built in a 2.5D virtual environment

Reconnecting the industry in Wiesbaden, 13-15 October
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association, is delighted to announce its 2021 European Conference, in partnership with VDR.
The joint European Conference which will take place this year in Wiesbaden, 13-15 October, bringing together the industry from across Europe and beyond.

plans to open three more before the end of the year
Dusit Princess Hot Springs Resort Fengshun, Guangdong is
slated to open in April 2021 in Meizhou City, Guangdong Province.
Dusit International, one of Thailand’s leading hotel and property development companies, represented in China by Dusit Fudu Hotels and Resorts, has signed a management agreement with Fengshun Jindebao Kaiyue International Hot Springs Hotel Co., Ltd., to rebrand and manage its property under the new name of Dusit Princess Hot Springs Resort Fengshun, Guangdong, starting this April.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2020 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) fell by 65.9% compared to the full year of 2019, by far the sharpest traffic decline in aviation history. Furthermore, forward bookings have been falling sharply since late December.
International passenger demand in 2020 was 75.6% below 2019 levels. Capacity, (measured in available seat kilometers or ASKs) declined 68.1% and load factor fell 19.2 percentage points to 62.8%.
Domestic demand in 2020 was down 48.8% compared to 2019. Capacity contracted by 35.7% and load factor dropped 17 percentage points to 66.6%.