Hotels

OTA Insight secures $20m in new funding round

Data intelligence platform receives investment from Eight Roads Ventures, with participation from F-Prime Capital Partners and previous investors

Carlson Wagonlit Travel names new RoomIt president

David Falter joins the TMC’s hotel distribution division

Good Business: Inkaterra's sustainable tourism model

Inkaterra has been flying the flag for sustainable tourism in Peru for more than 40 years. Abra Dunsby finds out what makes the hotel brand tick

Accor bolsters digital team

Hotel chain appoints chief information officer

Rosewood Hotel Group reveals new brand

Expanding Asian luxury hotelier announces Khos at ILTM and plans for a new German hotel

Collinson and Points launch new loyalty scheme for Melia

New earn and redemption online stores created

Amadeus joins forces with Expedia to grow hotel distribution

New partnership with Expedia Affiliate Network gives Amadeus users access to rates and availabilities of 350,000 properties

Aruba 'first country' to use blockchain as tourism distribution platform

Following Air New Zealand and Lufthansa deals, Winding Tree will help Caribbean island create new distribution platform

Giving in to Temptation at Cancun's newest topless-optional resort

A $40 million renovation has seen Temptation Cancun rise to new levels. Andrew Doherty headed to the topless-optional resort to experience its sensual all-inclusive concept

Many loyalty schemes in travel are missing the mark - here's why

Are you offering a free Netflix or Amazon Prime account to keep your customers loyal? Justyn Barnes learns that many schemes in travel are missing the mark

How loyalty programmes can be benefit from blockchain

As airlines, travel agents and tour operators begin to harness blockchain systems, Edward Cunningham, chief executive of Trippki, explores how the technology can improve hotel reward experiences

How the millennial ExCom-Y board is shaping Movenpick's hotels

Movenpick Hotels & Resorts’ ExCom-Y board – which is made up of millennials - is mirroring its executive committee and providing fresh insight into a much sough-after segment

Why chatbots are a perfect fit for the travel and hospitality industries

Craig Gilchrist, commercial director at Eden Agency, on why chatbots make sense for our industry

Marriott creates ‘hotel room of the future’

Hotel firm offers glimpse into new personalised room services

'When personalisation gets technical'

Duetto’s fourth annual Revenue Strategy Forum was held recently at the Amba Hotel Charing Cross. In this guest comment, Michael McCartan, managing director, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Duetto, discusses his key learnings from the forum

Poll results: Would you stay in a Trump hotel?

Almost 90% of TTG readers would avoid staying in a Trump hotel, the results of our poll have shown

Thomas Cook chief: Spain demand decreasing but selling prices continue to rise

Peter Fankhauser said he expected demand for Spain to “balance out”

Thomas Cook's group earnings improve but fake sickness claims impact UK business

In 2017 more than 100 stores were closed "in order to accelerate the shift towards online distribution"

President sees 'Trump slump' in own hotel chain

US states might claim to be defying the predicted “Trump Slump” but it seems the president’s hotels haven’t managed to get away so lightly

Sustainability now more important for luxury travellers

Upmarket clients are taking sustainability into account when choosing resorts

New Peninsula will be ‘gateway to Belgravia’

The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH) group is planning to build “the most magnificent hotel in London”

WTM 2017: Grand Central returns to Belfast

Northern Ireland’s largest hotel is set to open in June 2018. With the development in the country’s capital, Belfast, it comes at a time when interest in the destination is reaching a new high

Club Med to open first resort in Canada

All-inclusive operator will launch property in Quebec ski resort

Four Seasons sets out offers ahead of Tunisia hotel debut

Four Seasons is preparing to debut in Tunisia, launching special offers ahead of the opening of its hotel in the capital Tunis in December