Swiss-Belhotel International will strengthen its presence in the Asia Pacific and Middle East region with 2 hotel openings in Saudi Arabia and 18 in Indonesia. Swiss-Belhotel currently has more than 120 hotels, resorts and projects in its global portfolio and has properties in China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman and Saudi Arabia. In addition, it has scheduled hotel openings in Iraq, Bahrain, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Philippines in 2015-2016.

Air China, a Star Alliance Member will commence its Beijing-Washington nonstop service on June 10, 2014. The service will run four-times a week on a B777-300ER aircraft on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Washington will become the 7th North American destination that Air China serves alongside New York, Los Angeles, Hawaii, San Francisco, Houston and Vancouver.

Garuda Indonesia will become the 20th member of SkyTeam and add Jakarta as an alternative gateway to and from South East Asia, as well as 40 new destinations to SkyTeam’s global network. Garuda flies to 64 destinations in 12 countries including 40 domestic destinations. In addition, the airline will boost SkyTeam’s presence in Australia with services to Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney; and in Tokyo with flights to Narita and Haneda airports. A new route between Jakarta and London’s Gatwick airport is also expected in May this year.

Introducing The Four Seasons Bed – the first fully customizable hotel bed that was developed in partnership with leading bed manufacturer Simmons which lets users choose between three different levels of firmness. The bed will add to the overall guest experience and was developed after a survey conducted by Ipsos for Four Seasons found that 92% of respondents expressed distinct preferences on the firmness of their beds. The Four Seasons Bed is already in place in several locations in the US and will replace beds at all Four Seasons locations over the next few years.