Booking.com pioneered a new Quality Rating system similar to the classification rating of hotels that will serve as a guide for consumers when choosing the quality of their accommodations.

Asia Pacific remains solidly on the path to welcome close to one billion international visitor arrivals (IVAs) over the next five years. This is one of the key predictions from the…

Hotel price aggregator Trivago is facing potentially a multi-million dollar fine after it was found that it breached Australian Consumer Law by misleading consumers with its ads.

Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi, a luxury resort set in the North Shaviyani Atoll, has announced two key appointments within its management team; Andrew Steele as general manager and…

The 2020 cruise season is expected to be another record year in terms of passenger numbers for Ports of Stockholm, which will see almost 290 cruise calls and as many as 13 maiden visits.

Plaza Premium Lounge has officially opened in Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport. The impressive lounge features four private family suites with their own butler service to ensure…

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has partnered with WeSwap to offer customers a prepaid contactless global travel money card and help organise all their travel essentials when abroad. In…

Visitors spent GBP 951 million (USD 1241.06 million) in Britain in the last financial year. This was revealed by the national tourism agency VisitBritain/VisitEngland. This means that…

Google Cloud has joined forces with Sabre Corporation as it seeks to digitally transform the traveller experience. Sabre, which launched in 1960, revolutionised the travel market…

The US hotel industry registered record-breaking performance levels during 2019 but its lowest growth rate in revenue per available room (RevPAR) since the current cycle began in 2010,…

One of the biggest tourism businesses in far west New South Wales (NSW), Out of the Ordinary Outback, has launched a programme to attract more social and corporate events to its flagship…

Now in its fifth year as official partner of the Australian Open, Accor is using one of the world’s greatest sporting events to launch a new campaign around its innovative lifestyle…

Microstays booking platform ByHours has closed a new international funding round at EUR 8 million to consolidate its presence in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and begin operations…

Mint Hotels, a chain of over 25 hotels and resorts across various business and leisure destinations in India and Simplotel, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology company offering…

Oakwood Hotel & Residence Surabaya in Indonesia has started 2020 with an announcement of its newly appointed general manager, Subendi. The city of heroes is a familiar place for…

Most golfers hate to lose an expensive golf ball. However, it is a different story for Mark Siegel, CEO of Golfasian. He really doesn’t mind, as he has a clever ulterior motive. The…

Luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent (A&K) has pledged AUD 100,000 (USD 68,780.50) to support relief efforts in Australia. The donation, encompassed from the global…

Artist, architect and icon of design to a million hoteliers across the world, Bill Bensley was the big top speaker at last night’s Thailand Tourism Forum (TTF) 2020, event. Hosted on the…

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the B2B4E travel management platform, has appointed Scott Hace, vice president of enterprise strategy. In his new role, he and his team will be responsible…

About 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals were recorded globally by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) in 2019 – a new record. According to the first…

Accor has expanded its portfolio of hotels in Vietnam with the opening of the Mercure Vung Tau Resort. Located on the Nghinh Phong Cape in southern Vietnam’s Bien Hoa Province, the…