Accommodation

Bright prospects for Sun Resorts

Following a “transformation journey”, Sun Resorts is looking forward to a year of anniversary celebrations, renovations and reopenings among its hotels in the Indian Ocean

Victory for industry as Hotels4U wins tax case

Thomas Cook-owned former bed bank Hotels4U has succeeded in its bid to claim millions of pounds back from the taxman

Weaker pound boosts Accor’s UK occupancy

The fall in the value of the pound after the Brexit vote has boosted AccorHotels’s UK occupancy rates

Rasa the roof with Shangri-La in Malaysia

Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort & Spa in Malaysia has a new nature ambassador, added luxury benefits and innovative packages to tempt guests

Hotel paves way with EarthCheck hallmark

Attendees at this year’s World Travel Market London will be able to learn more about a new hotel that will be the first to carry EarthCheck certification

Totalstay spots a gap after Lowcostbeds exit

Totalstay hopes to fill the “vacuum” left by Lowcostbeds as it grows its independent agent business in the UK

Leader: It's all up in the Airbnb

Love it or loathe it, you could certainly never accuse the controversial home-sharing platform, Airbnb, of standing still

Sandals' first over-the-water suites in the Caribbean

Check out a fly over of Sandals’ first over-the-water suites in the Caribbean

Villas by Aarya ups the ante for long-haul private breaks

A range of luxury Asian villas is to be marketed to the UK market for the first time

Elite Island Resorts Group adds property to portfolio

Pineapple Beach Club Antigua was previously part of Sandals

Tui Group sells Hotelbeds for €1.2bn

Proceeds will be used for “future growth opportunities” and to strengthen the balance sheet

New lead bidder for Tui-owned Hotelbeds

Deal could be announced as early as this week

Lowcostbeds recruits UK specialist

Andrew Nicholson joins company from Orchestra Technology

Oliver’s boosts product with Meon acquisition

Meon Villas has been bought by an independent specialist six months after it was wound up by Tui – but the new owner has no plans to revive the brand name

On Our Radar: Small Luxury Hotels of the World

This week a select band of hoteliers from Small Luxury Hotels of the World have been in London to conduct meetings with the trade

Thomas Cook closes Hotels4U

Exclusive: Decision comes less than two years after rebrand and first TV advert

Tui set to sell Hotelbeds

Joint chief executive Peter Long has said a sale of the business is "likely"

Tui rebrands global bedbank

Tui’s global-reaching bedbank has been renamed following the pre-Christmas merger of Tui Travel and Tui AG

Medhotels scores 'hands down' victory in VAT appeal

Supreme Court rules against HMRC in landmark case over £7m tax bill