Austrian Airlines joyfully welcomes a special “New Year’s baby” as it receives a new aircraft from the Airbus factory in Toulouse during the New Year’s Eve weekend. The fifth A320neo, currently flying in white until its Austrian livery is applied in spring, touched down today at 11:46 a.m. Bearing the registration LZR, this short and medium-haul aircraft is fresh from the Airbus factory in Toulouse and is set to transport its first passengers to various destinations within a few weeks.

San Marino’s Old Town sparkles with holiday joy until Jan 7. Enjoy markets, concerts, and family fun, with special New Year’s Eve celebrations!

The Travel & Hospitality Awards joyfully announces Huber Gastro GmbH’s prestigious nomination for the esteemed European Travel Awards. This recognition signifies Huber Gastro GmbH’s dedication to excellence and remarkable contributions to the travel and hospitality industry.

TRIBE Milano Malpensa is set to become the first TRIBE hotel in Italy. It is the ideal place for those looking for stress-free entrance to the Malpensa airport. With 240 relaxed and beautifully designed rooms, a lively social hub, central bar and Italian restaurant, TRIBE Milano Malpensa also comprises a fitness center, two conference rooms with natural light, a terrace swimming pool and a 200-space car parking along with 10 electric charging stations. Refined and purposeful, TRIBE Milano Malpensa will offer visitors all that they need. The hotel is opening early next year.

TRIBE Düsseldorf, Germany is preparing to launch with 146 rooms in Düsseldorf’s centrally situated district of Friedrichstadt. Presenting three groups, all rooms will be elegantly furnished with top-notch beds, in addition to bath conveniences by Kevin Murphy. 

Mercure Portile de Fier Riviera, Romania is located on the left bank of the Danube River, close to the border of Serbia, in the mid of Iron Gates Natural Park. Bounded by a noiseless and attractive natural scenery, Mercure Portile de Fier Riviera will provide 70 convenient and gracefully designed lavish suites and rooms, a dining area, a Privilege lounge, a bar and a meeting and conference hall for business events. 

In the middle of 2024, Novotel & ibis Styles Hamburg HafenCity, Germany, will be opened as part of the recently developed Überseequartier in Hamburg, which, as a unified district and central part of the HafenCity in Hamburg, will have offices, apartments, a gorgeous cultural and leisure proposition, ground-breaking concepts in terms of shopping and entertainment and lastly a cruise terminal. 

The rapid integration of face recognition technology in airports and public spaces underscores the growing awareness among governments of the need for robust security measures to thwart criminal activities in the face of the large volume of people passing through these locations.

The five-day International Tourism Trade Fair (FITUR 2024) will take place at the “Fair Institution of Madrid,” or IFEMA – Feria de Madrid.

SWISS is set to expand its short-haul route network in the upcoming 2024 summer schedules. The newly introduced summer services include flights between Zurich and Bremen, marking an extension of the existing winter service to the North German city. Additionally, Oslo will be incorporated into SWISS’s Geneva-based network, along with the introduction of summer services on the existing Geneva-Copenhagen and Geneva-Stockholm routes.