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Tui adds 15 concept hotels and streaming on airline
Phil Davies
phil.davies@travelweekly.co.uk
Tui is to open 15 more concept hotels next year and add an onboard streaming service on Tui Airways.
Twelve Tui Sensimar hotels and
three new Tui Family Life hotels are planned in Spain, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Egypt, Tunisia and Croatia. t will be the first time Tui has
opened one of its concept hotels in Santorini with Tui Sensimar Meltemi Blue. Sensatori Barut Fethiye Resort
in Turkey will be extended with the construction of a new building next to the hotel. The expansion will take Tui’s portfolio of own- brand hotels to 103, 84 of which are available to UK customers. Sebastian Ebel, Tui Group
executive board member in charge of hotels and resorts, said: “For our three international concept hotel brands, we plan to deliver strong growth in cooperation
THEME PARK
Disney unveils new attractions for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Disney has revealed more details and images of the Star Wars-themed lands, due to open in the US next year. ‘Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run’ and ‘Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance’ have been named as two of the main attractions in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
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with local partners. We are also driving our growth roadmap in the hotel segment through our Tui Blue, Robinson and Tui Magic Life brands and our longstanding joint venture partners such as Riu.” Meanwhile, as part of a modernisation strategy for the company’s airline, Tui Airways is to introduce a free onboard streaming service called Navigate. The technology, already adopted
by sister company Marella Cruises, will enable passengers to use their own electronic devices to view entertainment and
CONCEPT HOTELS: 12 new Sensimar hotels will join the Tui Sensimar Lagoon Mauritius next year
NEWS IN BRIEF
Wizz Air to start service from Doncaster to Krakow
Wizz Air will start a three- times-a-week route between Doncaster Sheffield airport and Krakow, Poland, on May 2, 2019. The budget carrier is also starting flights from the South Yorkshire airport to Debrecen, Hungary, in December.
wizzair.com
Exceptional Travel offers £200 of Tanzania safari
Exceptional Travel is offering a discount of £200 on a wildlife tour of Tanzania with naturalist Simon King, best known for presenting Big Cat Diary. The 10-night Savannahs, Lakes & Mountains tour from November 1-11, 2019, costs from £9,995.
exceptional-travel.com
plan holiday activities from the air, such as booking excursions. The personalised inflight
entertainment system is available on Boeing 737 Max aircraft from this winter. Clients flying to short and mid
haul destinations such as Croatia and the Canary Islands will be able to stream the latest films and TV box sets, browse the onboard menu and inflight brochure. A specialist children’s hub will display ageappropriate films,
games and music in one place.
tui.co.uk
Guests will be able to take control on board the Millennium Falcon spaceship, while with Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, they can virtually join a battle . Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will open next summer at
Disneyland Resort in California and in autumn 2019 at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. There will also be a Star Wars-themed hotel at Walt Disney World Resort, with dining, recreation and
accommodation in the style of the film franchise.
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Did you know…? Sandals Royal Barbados is now home to an additional 50 luxurious suites. Located within the South Seas Village, these suites offer Club Level or Butler Elite services, as well as our signature Tranquility Soaking Tubs™ for two!
Cycling specialist unveils 317-mile tour of China
Cycling specialist Grasshopper Adventures has launched a 14-day bike tour exploring the Yunnan province of China. The 317-mile Spiritual Shangri-La Bike Tour departs June 10, 2019, and costs from $4,900.
grasshopperadventures.com
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