IHG signs two new properties in Dubai

Global hotel company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today announced signing two new properties in Dubai.

Both properties are in partnership with API Hotels & Resorts, the company said in a release here.

"In the Middle East (West Asia), we are currently engaged in the strategic expansion of the Crowne Plaza brand, as well as growing the footprint of our InterContinental Residence Suites," IHG Chief Operating Officer, India, Middle East and Africa, Pascal Gauvin said.

IHG currently has 80 hotels operating across five of the company s brands in the West Asian region.

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Travkart ties up with Avis to roll out self-drive packages Travkart, a unit of Holidays by Sahibji, today said it has collaborated with leading self-drive car rental company Avis to offer handpicked outbound holiday packages designed for every type of traveller.

The partnership will allow travel agents to book car rental services in 168 countries and regions, including Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, UK, US and Europe among others through Travkart website and mobile Application, a release said here.

"Indian outbound travellers seeking experiential holidays are fast maturing and evolving. This is resulting in the trend of self-drive holidays gaining popularity.

"Thus, we decided to collaborate with a global company like Avis to make Travkart the first travel brand for introducing international travel packages with the luxury of self-driving," Travkart.com Co-founder Manheer Singh Sethi said.

Avis India is a joint venture between Avis Budget Group and The Oberoi Group.

----------------------------------------- Care24 targets to train 10,000 certified healthcare attendants Care24, a start-up in the home healthcare sector, today said it aims to train up to 10,000 certified healthcare attendants by the end of 2017, under their 'healthcare skilling programme'.

The company plans to train healthcare attendants for specialised treatments such cancer care and neurological in association with specialised agencies such as NSDC, AIIMS and Tata Memorial, among others, a release here said.

"We believe in skilling and training as the way forward for creating the right kind of talent pool for the healthcare industry and have taken the onus of bridging the critical skill gap faced by the healthcare industry today," Care24 CEO and Co-Founder Vipin Pathak said.

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