Hotels

Why lagooning is the next big thing in luxury travel

The Retreat has brought a whole new level of luxury to Iceland, giving guests the chance to wallow in a private section of the Blue Lagoon

Raffles to add second hotel in Singapore

The high-end Accor-owned brand is to launch an all-villa resort on the island of Sentosa

Airbnb targets luxury market with new Luxe brand

Online accommodation giant is offering more than 2,000 homes across the globe

Thomas Cook announces new hotels and e-commerce hires

Bookings through the company’s own hotel brand websites have more than doubled on the previous year

Luxury hotel brand The Dedica Anthology makes UK debut

The European brand has seven hotels and four more to come, CEO Alden says

First look at Thomas Cook’s new Egypt hotels

Cook to debut Cook’s Club and Casa Cook brands in El Gouna

Man dies following bar brawl at Butlin’s resort

Victim punched in the face during fight ‘involving several people’ according to Sussex Police

Jet2 champions Crete with extended summer 2020 season

Airline and operator’s summer 2020 Crete programme to start in early April with additional flights from five of its nine UK bases

Five-year-old boy dies on Tui holiday in Kos

Investigation under way after Theo Treharne-Jones from South Wales was reportedly found dead in a swimming pool

Starwood founder to debut new hotel concept in London

The founder of Starwood Hotels and Starwood Capital Group is to launch another new hotel brand, the first of which will open in London

Thomas Cook to debut new activities at Cook’s Club hotels this summer

Virtual reality gaming and private karaoke and disco party rooms coming to operator’s millennial-focused hotel brand this summer

Tui grows Greek hotel portfolio with first Santorini property

The new-build in Perissa features 96 rooms and is aimed at couples

Starwood founder to launch new hotel brand in London

Barry Sternlicht is to open the first of his new Treehouse Hotels in the capital

London set for rush of new hotel openings

A mix of new brands and first-time debuts from established players means a clutch of lifestyle, luxury and boutique hotels will all arrive in the capital in the coming months

How to travel Asia with the 'Willy Wonka' of hotel design

New tour by Remote Lands will see interior designer Bill Bensley lead a small group around his projects in the region

Heartwarming moment Tui pilot welcomes own grandparents onboard

Pat, 79, and Ray, 83, had been keen supporters of Laura Gibson’s ambitions to become a pilot from an early age

Riu Hotels plans €150 million development in Senegal

Tui partner to expand presence in Africa

Thomas Cook 'still committed to independent agents' – Fankhauser

Chief executive Peter Fankhauser, though, acknowledges Cook has a lot of work to do to restore confidence among third-parties

Thomas Cook boss: 'We have a clear plan to transform our business'

"We’re taking the right proactive steps" said Thomas Cook chief executive Peter Fankhauser at the launch of Thomas Cook’s newest Cook’s Club hotel in Palma

Simpson Travel recruits Graham Horner as managing director

Horner joins the luxury tour operator and villa specialist from Scott Dunn parent Luxury Travel Group

Thomas Cook pledges further €40 million for own-brand hotel operation

Additional funds announced at the launch of the operator’s newest Cook’s Club in Playa de Palma, Majorca

One Aldwych set for full reopening

Classic London hotel is ready to unveil refurbished rooms and suites this June

Six years on, The Langley is set for opening

Huge renovation project at the Buckinghamshire hotel now complete at Marriott’s Luxury Collection property

Disneyland Park to debut 'immersive' new Star Wars experience

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will open its doors on Friday (31 May)