The Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) used World Travel Market 2026 (3-5 November 2026) to strengthen trade partnerships, set targets for the UK market for the upcoming tourism seasons and introduces: “One Island. A Whole World.”
The MTPA also shared what’s new on the island highlighting the ‘Beyond The Beach’ strategy for its international markets.
dailypoint, the central data platform for customer relationship management (CRM) and loyalty in hospitality, has today announced a partnership with Hapi, the hospitality industry’s data infrastructure partner, to expand dailypoint’s connectivity to hotel technology systems and accelerate customer deployments. Through Hapi’s real-time connectivity infrastructure, dailypoint can now reduce the engineering resources required to build and maintain individual integrations. At the same time, it allows its team to focus on developing new capabilities for hotel customers.
Short-term rental operating system Hospitable is celebrating its 10th anniversary with rapid global growth and a major milestone in AI adoption, revealing that artificial intelligence now writes 97% of its code as the company looks to expand what property management software can do for operators.
Hospitable has grown its subscriber base by 80% since the end of 2024. The company now supports more than 90,000 users worldwide, with a fully remote workforce of just 80 employees across more than 30 countries.
Cunard, the world’s most iconic luxury cruise line, has today unveiled the first images of Queen Victoria following her three-week refurbishment at Damen Shiprepair in Rotterdam.
The luxurious 2,000-guest ship now features a refreshed Grand Lobby, a reimagined Queens Room, enhanced Princess and Queens Grill Suites and the introduction of The Pavilion Wellness Café following the extensive transformation.
Queen Victoria is renowned as a modern classic within the Cunard fleet, distinguished by her grand public rooms, sweeping staircases, rich wood panelling and spacious open decks. The ship is also home to one of the largest libraries at sea, and the Royal Court Theatre, the first at sea to feature West End-style theatre boxes.
Revitalised iconic spaces
DERTOUR Group, one of Europe’s leading travel companies, is launching a collaboration with Travel Compositor, an international travel technology provider and a Travelsoft company. The aim is to strengthen modular, tailor-made and experience-driven travel across DERTOUR Group and make highly individual and complex travel products easier to create and book in the future.
Knowledge Economic City (KEC), a publicly listed master developer operating under the supervision of the Economic Cities and Special Zones Authority, has signed a partnership with The Bench, organizer of the Future Hospitality Summit (FHS), to become Host partners of FHS Saudi Arabia 2027 (Madinah Edition). The Summit will take place in Madinah for the first time at DoubleTree by Hilton at Madinah Gate, KEC’s first operational destination.
The agreement was signed in Cairo during FHS Egypt which held at 10–11 November 2026 by Saleh Aldakhil, Brand and Creative Marketing Manager at Knowledge Economic City, and Jonathan Worsley, Chairman of The Bench
Qatar Executive, the private jet charter division of Qatar Airways Group, has successfully completed the installation of Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire ultra-long-range fleet of Gulfstream G700 and Gulfstream G650ER aircraft, further strengthening its position as a leader in private aviation and reinforcing its commitment to investing in the latest technology for its clients.
With Starlink, Qatar Executive passengers can enjoy fast, low-latency internet connectivity throughout their journey, enabling uninterrupted video conferencing, streaming, messaging and business productivity, even on the world’s longest routes. In many cases, onboard connectivity performance rivals or exceeds that experienced in homes and offices on the ground. Starlink’s global coverage provides a seamless online experience across oceans, remote regions and international air corridors.
River cruise line VIVA Cruises has launched a new water level guide designed to help travel agents better understand, explain and manage the impact of changing conditions on European river cruise itineraries.
The booklet, ‘High Water & Low Water on Europe’s Rivers’, provides insight into why water levels fluctuate, how river conditions are monitored and the operational decisions involved when disruption occurs.
Wizz Air, one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, is celebrating a major milestone after welcoming its 90 millionth passenger through London Luton Airport (LLA), just 14 months after reaching the 80 million passenger mark.
The 90 millionth passenger was celebrated on a special flight from LLA to Granada on Tuesday 10th November. To mark the occasion, Wizz Air and LLA brought a touch of ’90s nostalgia to the departure gate, surprising passengers with themed gifts and a live DJ set.
Mercury Holidays has unveiled its Black Friday offers, with the savings spanning all Escorted Tours, Ocean and River Cruises and Long Haul and Short Haul Beach Holidays. *
From today until 30 November 2026, agents can secure their clients discounts of £200pp on Escorted Tours and Ocean Cruises, and £100pp on Beach Holidays and River Cruises. To claim the savings, agents can quote the relevant promotional codes (BLACK200 or BLACK100, respectively) as found on the Mercury Holidays Agent Portal or on the Agents Facebook Group.
See below for a selection of included holidays, including an Escorted Tour of Transylvania and Bucharest which boasts savings of more than 20%.
