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• September 2023: Marriott Hotels inaugurated a new 398-room hotel in Munich, Germany. The Munich Marriott Hotel City West is located in the Westend neighborhood. It offers four dining options: a roof terrace, a fitness center, and an M Club lounge exclusively for Elite Marriott Bonvoy members.
• December 2022: As part of their ongoing collaboration with Katara Hospitality, IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) announced the inclusion of the Carlton Cannes to its network of Regent Hotels & Resorts. It is anticipated to emerge as a flagship hotel within IHG's Luxury and Lifestyle Collection of the next generation of Regent Hotels and Resorts.

• In April 2021, EDITION Hotels announced its further international expansion by the end of 2022, with the slated opening of 8 new properties across three continents. The new openings include sites in Rome, Madrid, Dubai, Reykjavik, Tampa, Doha, Mexico's Riviera Maya at Kanai, and EDITION's second property in Tokyo.

• September 2023: Marriott Hotels inaugurated a new 398-room hotel in Munich, Germany. The Munich Marriott Hotel City West is located in the Westend neighborhood. It offers four dining options: a roof terrace, a fitness center, and an M Club lounge exclusively for Elite Marriott Bonvoy members.
• December 2022: As part of their ongoing collaboration with Katara Hospitality, IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) announced the inclusion of the Carlton Cannes to its network of Regent Hotels & Resorts. It is anticipated to emerge as a flagship hotel within IHG's Luxury and Lifestyle Collection of the next generation of Regent Hotels and Resorts.

• March 2023: Radisson Hotel Group announced the signing of two new hotels in Islamabad, Pakistan, with a commitment to expanding its footprint in the South Asian market. The two new hotels, Radisson Blu Hotel & Residences (consisting of 432 rooms, suites, and serviced apartments) and Radisson Hotel Islamabad Multi Gardens, include 165 rooms, including four executive suites.
• February 2023: Valor Hospitality Partners, a global integrated hotel and operations solutions company, announced to be operating the Hyatt Regency Lahore DHA. The franchise agreement with Hyatt and FP Global (Private) Limited marks the first Valor property in Pakistan to expand its portfolio into Southwest Asia.

• August 2023: Skyscanner launched its Hindi language experience across all its products and services to penetrate deeper into the Indian market. Skyscanner acts as a one-stop solution for travelers looking to compare ticket fares, hotel tariffs, and intra-city commutes by curating data from its partner Online Travel Agent (OTA) sites.
• August 2023: MakeMyTrip long with the Ministry of tourism has launched a unique Travellers' Map of India that showcases 600 plus destinations beyond the popular travel spots in the country.

• October 2020 - The Hilton hotel brand is expanding its luxury brand Conrad Hotels & Resorts in Morocco. Hilton's new luxury hotel in Morocco will be constructed in the new luxury coastal town of Arzana, in between Harhoura and Skhirat. The new property will be called Conrad Rabat Arzana and is part of Hilton's 'Conrad Hotels & Resorts' brand. In Morocco, the tourist industry has been badly hit by the pandemic. Yet the investment by Hilton hotels' top luxury brand again shows the long-term appeal of Morocco as a top tourist destination.

• In April 2021, EDITION Hotels announced its further international expansion by the end of 2022, with the slated opening of 8 new properties across three continents. The new openings include sites in Rome, Madrid, Dubai, Reykjavik, Tampa, Doha, Mexico's Riviera Maya at Kanai, and EDITION's second property in Tokyo.

• 15th November 2022: Booking.com, the leading digital travel platform, announced a series of new features for accommodation, car rental, and flights, to mark the one-year anniversary of its sustainability program launched in 2021.
• July 27, 2022: Booking.com launched the Ultimate Pride Amsterdam Experience to celebrate the 25th edition of the iconic Canal Parade.
• May 2022: lastminute.com, Europe's travel-tech leader, launched its first physical gift card, which will be available at a number of the UK's major retailers, like Morrisons, Tesco, and Amazon.
• 2nd February 2022: eDreams ODIGEO, Europe's largest online travel company, the second largest in terms of flights globally, and one of the largest European e-commerce businesses, announced that they have signed a New Distribution Capability (NDC) agreement with British Airways and Iberia, both part of IAG, one of the world's leading airline groups.

• July 2023: E20 Investment, a UAE-based agribusiness investment firm, manages over 4,000 hectares of farmland in Angola, France, and Uzbekistan. The company has partnered with Israel's Netafim to launch large-scale farming projects in the Middle East and North Africa.
• June 2022: The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has launched a program to establish a gene bank that will help provide innovative solutions to future food security challenges and enhance the food security system of the UAE. The Abu Dhabi Agricultural Genome Program has been launched in cooperation with some national research centers in the UAE, in order to apply the best international practices in the field of agricultural genetic research.
• November 2022: The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (Aim for Climate) in UAE has mobilized another USD 4 billion since it launched last year (2021) to build more resilient agriculture and food systems. This joint UAE-US fund to help prepare the agricultural sector for climate change has doubled to USD 8 billion.

• April 2024: The California Avocado Commission launched a new consumer advertising campaign to promote local and sustainable stories surrounding California avocados. This campaign highlighted the people and places integral to producing the fruit, emphasizing locally grown and sustainably farmed avocados.
• October 2023: Eurosemillas SA, a company based in Spain, launched a new avocado variety called Luna in collaboration with the University of California, Riverside. This new avocado variety offers consumers great flavor, a rind that turns black when ripe, and high postharvest quality.
• August 2023: Westfalia Fruit, a global avocado supplier, launched India's first dedicated avocado ripening facility. The launch of the ripening facility aims to support the growing demand for avocados in India and ensure a consistent supply of high-quality fruit to consumers.
• August 2022: Fresh Del Monte, a leading global producer and distributor of fresh produce, introduced Kenya-grown avocados in the European market. The avocados have sustainable certification and are of Hass variety, through which the company expects to gain market amid growing demand for quality avocados in the European market.
• June 2022: The Peruvian Avocado Commission, responsible for Avocados from Peru, launched an extensive promotional campaign for Peruvian Avocados in the United States through a partnership with NBC, Telemundo, and FOX. Through this campaign, the commission expects to export over 250 million pounds of avocados to the United States during the season.