Accommodation

London to welcome third Mandarin Oriental hotel in 2028

The group will open its third hotel in the capital in 2028, situated on London’s South Bank with views over St Paul’s Cathedral

Travel warned to be clear about its relationship with influencers

Lawyer tells Aito members to be wary about disclosing their relationship with influencers or risk breaching advertising rules

James Villas promotes Dave Woollcott to general manager

He was previously commercial director for the specialist brands team within parent company Awaze

Three Austrian hotels offering epic Alpine adventures

Hear from three hotels in the Austrian Alps to find out why they’re the best for mountainous adventures and sampling lakeside living

Aman names new chief operating officer

Aman has appointed former Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts sales and marketing chief Ben Trodd as its new chief operating officer

Tui's UK boss confirms new accommodation-only platform will launch to agents

Tui’s UK and Ireland managing director Andrew Flintham said the new proposition was the first in a series of products designed to expand Tui’s segmented portfolio

LUX* opens in Zanzibar, with Attitude Hotels set to follow

Zanzibar has welcomed the first LUX* luxury resort in East Africa, while work is due to start on a new eco-hotel from Attitude Hotels

COMO Hotels and Resorts to open its first hotel in Singapore

The hotel will be housed in a new building alongside COMO Group’s fashion, wellness and dining offerings

From plate smashing to barefoot dancing – hanging out at two of Turkey's best resorts

These two beachside resorts in Turkey couldn’t be more different – yet both offer sophisticated hideaways with great service

Marketing chief Sarah Clayton-Turner goes in-house at Stuba

Clayton-Turner appointed head of marketing at B2B accommodation specialist after working with the business for more than a decade on a consultancy basis

Advantage Holidays launches first villa holiday packages

Through a new partnership with SPL Villas, Advantage members will now have access to 1,500 villa rentals

Discover Iberostar’s beautiful hotels in Montenegro

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts offers more than 100 four- and five-star hotels, located in the most popular holiday destinations across Europe, Africa and America

British Colonial Nassau sets up UKI trade sales team ahead of reopening

Setting up a dedicated trade sales team shows the importance of the UK and Irish markets, said director of sales and marketing Keely Murphy

My Big, Fab, Greek Fam Trip: Behind the scenes of the latest TTG Luxury Journey

Dinners in film sets, idyllic beaches, the finest Greek food and red-carpet treatment in luxurious hotels – it can only be a TTG Luxury Journey

VRetreats expands Italian hotel collection with five properties

VRetreats has added five hotels to its Italian portfolio, in Siracusa, Lecce, Olbia, Cervinia and Florence

Beaches Resorts to host first ’autism all-inclusive week’ in October

Event in October will take place at Beaches Ocho Rios in Jamaica, featuring a range of inclusive activities, including daily arts and crafts, sunrise yoga and scavenger hunts, with families also able to pre-plan their meals

World’s first Fendi beach club opens in Marbella

Puente Romano Beach Resort has opened the doors to the only Fendi beach club, covered in the fashion brand’s emblematic colours, prints and stripes

The Luxury View with Oetker Collection's chief executive Timo Gruenert

Gruenert explains how the team create a Masterpiece Hotel, and how he ensures the grandes dames of European luxury hospitality feel modern

Oetker Collection makes Italian debut with new Hotel La Palma

Oetker Collection has opened its first hotel in Italy with Hotel La Palma, housed in Capri’s first hotel, which was originally built in 1822

Crete welcomes new all-suite wellness retreat

Greek-owned MK Hotel Collection has opened the 60-suite wellness retreat Pnoe Breathing Life in Crete

Domes Resorts opens the doors to new hotel in Mykonos

Domes has opened the 38-suite Domes Noruz Mykonos, ready to welcome its first guests from 6 July

Belmond to open new build hotel in Mexico’s Milaroca

Milaroca, A Belmond Hotel, will open in 2025 on the Pacific Coast of Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit, offering 57 pavilions

Why Estonia is Europe’s next big luxury destination

Did you know Estonia boasts a wealth of luxury offerings, promising Baltic and Nordic character at competitive prices?

Virgin Hotels Collection hails agents, revealing new trade portal and incentive scheme

Virgin Hotels Collection’s chief executive praises agents as “the single-most important source of business we have”