{"id":215697,"date":"2018-12-28T15:24:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/?p=215697"},"modified":"2019-01-25T13:38:16","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T12:38:16","slug":"travel-news-december-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/travel-news-december-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel news: this month (December 2018) in luxury travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday\u00a0newsletters<\/a>\u00a0always feature travel\u00a0contests<\/a>,\u00a0tips<\/a>,\u00a0series<\/a>, or\u00a0news<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today (December 28, 2018): December 2018 luxury travel news.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Every last Friday of the month, you can read my news round-up of what\u2019s happening in the world of luxury travel. In this issue:<\/p>\n

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  1. Emirates unveils new Real Madrid A380 decal<\/li>\n
  2. Hyatt announces plans for Andaz hotel in Dubai<\/li>\n
  3. Ryanair takes delivery of its last Boeing 737-800<\/li>\n
  4. LVMH acquires the Belmond Hotel Group<\/li>\n
  5. Royal Air Maroc will join Oneworld<\/li>\n
  6. Royal Air Maroc introduces new B787 Business Class<\/li>\n
  7. Rosewood will open a Tapei property in 2024<\/li>\n
  8. W Hotels opens a Costa Rica resort<\/li>\n
  9. Malaysia Airlines launches Business Suite<\/li>\n
  10. Marriott opens a Luxury Collection hotel in Paris<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    EMIRATES UNVEILS NEW REAL MADRID A380 DECAL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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    1. E<\/strong>mirates unveils new Real Madrid A380 decal<\/h5>\n

    Emirates<\/a>, the world\u2019s largest international airline and a main sponsor of Spanish football club Real Madrid, unveiled a new\u00a0 spectacular decal featuring action images of some of the club\u2019s top players on one of its A380 aircraft. The new decal was created to mark the occasion of Real Madrid\u2019s charter flight on an\u00a0Emirates A380\u00a0from Madrid to Abu Dhabi, where the team in their capacity as current European champions competed with football club champions from other continents. The bespoke decal features first team players Marcelo, Luka Modri\u0107, Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, and covers over 200 square metres on each side of the double decker aircraft. Decals featuring Real Madrid players first appeared on an Emirates A380 in 2015, and has since become an eye-catching representation of the airline\u2019s association with the club. The decal will remain on the aircraft for six months and fans can catch the aircraft as it traverses the globe with scheduled services planned to Washington, Nice, Mauritius, London Gatwick and Sao Paulo. A time lapse video of the decal being placed onto the A380 can be viewed\u00a0here<\/a>:<\/p>\n