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Pilots at British Airways have voted strongly in favour of a strike in a dispute over pay. Some 93 per cent of those staff represented by the British Airline Pilots Association voted for industrial action, on a 90 per cent turnout. ...

His excellency Ahmad bin Aqil Al-Khatib has been appointed chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage. Al-Khateeb, who stepped into the role at the start of the year, has been handed the task of promoting Vision 2030, an ambitious scheme to diversify the destination away from oil revenue. ...

Cathay Pacific has completed the acquisition of Hong Kong Express Airways. Cathay Pacific chief executive and HK Express chairman, Rupert Hogg, said: We are very excited to welcome HK Express into the group. ...

Mayfair hotel Dukes London has appointed Paul Skinner as the new general manager. With a career in catering and hospitality spanning 27 years, Skinner joins the five-star hotel from Jumeriah Carlton Tower, London, where he has held the position of operations director. ...

Wilderness Safaris Jao Camp, located in the north-western Okavango Delta, has rejuvenated its health and wellness offering through its new spa. The interiors of the two new round treatment rooms have been finished with an impressive construction of saligna laminated beams, rosewood-clad ceilings and rosewood floors. ...

The Croatian National Tourist Board has announced a six per cent increase in visitor arrivals for the first half of the year. June itself saw a ten percent increase in arrivals and an eight percent increase in overnight stays when compared to June 2018. ...

Oyo Hotels & Homes founder, Ritesh Agarwal, will buy back $2 billion in shares in the company from investors. Agarwal is buying part of the shareholdings of early investors Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners. ...