Accommodation

Minor Hotels plots new Anantara resorts amid major expansion

Minor Hotels has plans to open more than 200 hotels including a handful under its flagship luxury brand Anantara

Thousands of UK agents sign up for access to villa firm's white-label product

Top Villas’ platform allows agents to share its portfolio of more than 10,000 properties with their clients ’without the risk of being cut out from the booking process’

Conversations around DEI are changing – so have travel ads kept up?

Travel’s peaks push shows the industry is taking some steps in the right direction, but firms’ 2023/24 campaigns also point towards more progress needing to be made, writes inclusive communications director Shilpa Saul for TTG

Moroccan hotelier spotlights Agadir for new opening

The View Collection has opened a property in the coastal city of Agadir, adding to a portfolio that already includes Rabat and Casablanca

Indian Ocean hotelier plots regional expansion

On an island known for large beach resorts, Constance Sakoa Boutik Mauritius has just 16 rooms, and is close to Trou aux Biches beach.

In its first foray to the island of Rodrigues, 350 miles to the east of Mauritius, the hotel group has added Constance Tekoma Rodrigues to its collection, featuring 32 rooms with private terraces and open-air bath tubs. The self-styled ‘lodge’ sits beside a white-sand beach with facilities including a swimming pool, restaurant, bar and spa.

New lodge set for Rwanda’s gorilla-trekking territory

The lodge in Volcanoes National Park will offer expert-led excursions to see the park’s resident mountain gorillas

Banyan shifts brand name and plans trade pop-ups

Banyan Tree Group will now be known as simply Banyan Group, with several products and initiatives signalling a busy year ahead

The Lux Collective makes East Africa debut in Zanzibar

The Lux Collective has expanded into east Africa with the opening of a new resort on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar

One&Only expands upwards in Dubai

One&Only has expanded its collection to include a new city resort in Dubai set on multiple floors in new skyscraper One Za’abeel

Gran Melia's first Vietnam hotel makes debut

Spanish hotel giant Melia has opened it first resort in Vietnam, the Gran Melia Nha Trang, featuring almost 100 beachfront villas

Five things you need to know about Barut Hotels' new Aegean retreat

Here’s everything you need to know to sell the 547-key Anda Barut Collection, on Turkey’s Delice peninsula

The villa holidays revolution: what it means for agents

In the space of a few weeks, the villas industry saw the closure of one operator followed by a major acquisition and, from a smaller player, a switch to a trade focus

Kempinski doubles Dubai portfolio with Address rebrands

Kempinski has revamped two former Address hotels in Dubai and reopened them under its luxury brand

Botswana classic Chobe Game Lodge hits major milestone in style

It’s been 50 years since Chobe Game Lodge opened in Botswana’s Chobe National Park – how have things changed?

Kuoni parent snaps up family-run villa specialist Solmar

Der Touristik UK plans to make Solmar’s 1,600+ villas available to book through all 27 Kuoni stores, and has pledged to grow the brand into ‘the largest villa operator out of the UK’

Celestyal to offer cruise-and-land packages with new partner

Celestyal and Olympic Holidays have partnered for the first time to offer a new programme of package holidays

Which? blasts lack of basics in many all-inclusive packages

Which? Travel criticises all-inclusive hotel extras, saying clients can spend hundreds of pounds a week on things that should be included

Mandarin Oriental announces new resort for Setouchi region

Mandarin Oriental, Setouchi will comprise of three properties across a trio of Japanese islands, joined by a yacht tour

Mondrian opens doors to new Hong Kong venture

The 324-room Mondrian Hong Kong, located in the Tsim Sha Tsui neighbourhood, marks the group’s first location in Greater China

How an Iberostar Majorca fam showcased the impact of sustainability

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts curated a special sustainability-themed fam for a group of TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors in Majorca

Checking in to Parisian newcomer Le Grand Mazarin

This newcomer promises style-conscious guests a five-star escape in one of the city’s most enduring neighbourhoods

Jet2holidays unveils hotel sustainability labelling scheme

Chief executive Steve Heapy said the new scheme would help agents choose the best accommodation for their clients

Kempinski unveils plans for Transylvania’s first five-star hotel

The €70 million mountain resort, located in Poiana Brasov, marks Kempinski’s debut address in Romania

One&Only announces new resort for Antigua

Set for a 2027 opening in Half Moon Bay, the new project will expand the brand’s presence in the Caribbean.