Weekly Review: March 01, 2025

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! We’re embarking on our trip to Japan at the moment, so I look forward to sharing live updates, while continuing to publish the Aria Suites Hong Kong trip report that I’ve been working on.

On the points & travel front, this week All Nippon Airways placed a huge aircraft order, Qatar Airways’ 25% stake in Virgin Australia was approved, a new Ritz-Carlton safari lodge was announced for Kenya, Hyatt unveiled a new limited service brand, World of Hyatt outlined its hotel category changes for 2025, and more.

What that out of the way, here’s a recap of this week on the blog: