Hotels

Heathrow Radisson Blu hotel evacuated following sauna fire

Eight fire engines and 60 firefighters tackled blaze at Radisson Blu hotel on Monday afternoon

IHG buys Six Senses in $300m deal

Six Senses sold by investment group to hotel giant

Lux opens 'South Beach' style property in the Maldives

Among the attractions of the resort are yacht charter, astrology lessons and submarine trips

Booking sites to make 'major changes' following CMA probe

Expedia, Booking.com, Agoda, Hotels.com, ebookers and trivago have been the subject of CMA enforcement action

No-deal Brexit ‘would increase payroll – and holiday – costs’

A chalet operator has said moving seasonal workers onto European employment contracts would add about 30% to payroll costs – and could push up holiday prices 10%

Thomas Cook secures funding for further hotel purchases

Operator has agreed to acquire 250-room hotel in Canary Islands and 300-room hotel in Balearics

NH to take over management of Minor portfolio in Portugal and Brazil

NH Hotel Group is to take on the operations of Minor Hotels’ portfolio in Portugal and Brazil as part of Minor International’s majority acquisition of NH last year

How the travel industry is battling food waste

Reducing food waste might appear to be a mammoth task, but more sectors within travel and tourism are recognising the need to tackle the problem, says Megan Tatum

Hilton launches 'world's first vegan hotel suite'

Suite at London Bankside hotel contains no leather, wool or feathers

Cornish hotel rapped for bogus ‘four-star’ claim

Hotel’s ’AA 4*’ ad deemed misleading by advertising watchdog

What to expect from C Resorts by Constance

Jean-Jacques Vallet, chief executive at Constance Hotels & Resorts, offers the inside track on its new all-inclusive lifestyle brand for Generation X clients, C Resorts by Constance, the younger sister of the original brand

Three top sleeps in San Diego and Palm Springs

Glamorous, hip or lavish? You decide…

Four Seasons plans third hotel in Japan

The project sees the luxury group open a beachfront property on the island of Okinawa

Elegant Hotel Group’s optimistic outlook

Caribbean property owner and operator Elegant Hotels Group has expressed optimism for the year ahead as well as announcing the departure of its finance chief

First Casa Cook to open in Asia

The hotel will be built by Cook’s Chinese partner, Fosun, and expected to open in late 2020

Sbe announces 10 hotel and residential projects in Mexico City

The upcoming projects will include other sbe brands such as SLS and HYDE

Ryanair grows hotel platform with SiteMinder partnership

Move comes just days after low-cost carrier announced plans to wind down holidays division

Marriott unveils new overarching loyalty brand name

The new logo and branding will roll out from February 13

Mondrian London becomes Sea Containers London

Lore Group takes over management of the South Bank hotel from sbe with refresh planned

Gunmen storm luxury Nairobi hotel, killing 15

Foreign Office confirms British man killed and another injured in attack and urges Britons to ’remain vigilant’

How one hotel is offering cancer patients dedicated spa treatments

Fairmont St Andrews is now offering Cancer Touch Therapy spa treatments. Abra Dunsby hears about the benefits of these tailored treatments for clients.

Anguilla poised to welcome back visitors

Anguilla is expecting to enjoy a “bumper year” in 2019 now that all of the island’s luxury hotels have reopened following recovery from the impact of Hurricane Irma

France tops poll of most popular ski destinations

Club Med survey reveals winter sports clients are still flocking to the French Alps

Luxury Fingal hotel opens in Edinburgh port

Converted ship opens after £5-million redevelopment and is permanently docked in Edinburgh’s Port of Leith