Chiva-Som Hua Hin Welcomes 2026 With a Year-Long Celebration of Holistic Wellbeing

With a history spanning more than 2,500 years, Traditional Thai Medicine is a holistic healing system centred on harmony between the body, mind, and environment. It has been embedded in Chiva-Som Hua Hin’s offering since the resort’s inception and remains fundamental to its integrative approach to balancing physical, mental, and emotional health. Time-honoured treatments – including therapeutic bodywork, movement…

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Minor Hotels Announces First Signing Under its New Minor Reserve Collection Brand

Minor Hotels, a leading global hotel owner and operator, has announced the signing of the first property under its new luxury collection brand, Minor Reserve Collection. Slated to launch in 2028, Aventora Resort Baía Formosa, Minor Reserve Collection, will be located in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Norte in the northeast of the country, in an area recognised as a…

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United responds (again) to American in Chicago with 5-route expansion, bolstered flying on 80 routes

Less than a week ago, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby vowed to “draw a line in the sand” against American Airlines. American is United’s top competitor at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD), and it has been rapidly adding flights at the Midwest hub since last summer. The very next day, American added three more routes from the Windy City….

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A new all-inclusive brand with resorts in Mexico, the Caribbean and Spain will officially join World of Hyatt in March

Last year, Hyatt announced that it was entering a joint venture with Grupo Pinero to bring 22 Bahia Principe all-inclusive resorts into the World of Hyatt family. Now, Hyatt has shared with TPG that those all-inclusive resorts, located in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico and Spain, will officially join the loyalty program on March 24, 2026. A World of…

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Air Canada to connect North America to Japan’s top ski destination

Ski bums get ready. Next winter, it will be easier to hit the fresh powder on the slopes of Hokkaido for those coming from North America, thanks to new Air Canada service to New Chitose Airport (CTS) — which serves Sapporo, the capital of Japan’s northernmost island — from Vancouver International Airport (YVR). “Leveraging Vancouver’s geographic proximity, Air Canada’s…

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The day has come: Southwest launches assigned seating, shakes up boarding process

For loyal Southwest Airlines flyers, it’s the first day of the rest of their lives. Tuesday kicks off a new era for the Dallas-based carrier: It’s the day the airline officially bids farewell to its famous first-come, first-served seating policy and one-of–a-kind boarding process. From this day forward, Southwest will have assigned seats on every flight — no more…

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