Hotels

SiteMinder adds 33,000 rooms to network in new Barcelo deal

Pricing platform signs up Spanish chain’s 109 properties

Guest comment: Duetto's Michael McCartan on why it’s getting personal in the online booking arena

The recent Revenue Strategy Forum considered the current state of online marketing in the hospitality industry. Duetto’s Michael McCartan looks at how hotels can win the customer back from the major online travel giants

On Our Radar: What's new for the Emerald Isle

The literature of James Joyce, a pioneering industrial past and nightlife to rival the planet’s most hedonistic cities make Ireland a popular bucket list destination. TTG learns more

Barcelo Hotel Group's new multi-brand strategy

The Barcelo Hotel Group has a new multi-brand strategy which sales manager UK and Ireland, Debbie Walker, likens to a dessert. TTG gets a taste for the products

DataArt bridges data gap between JacTravel and TotalStay systems

Tech consultancy helps complete final phase of B2B accommodation wholesaler acquisition

With exchange rates changing daily, the stability of all-inclusive hotels is making them more popular than ever with Brits. Octavia Bromell looks at what’s new for 2017

New guide offers insight into loyalty schemes

Loyalty programmes under microscope with new Collinson Latitude eBook

Sandals to add fourth St Lucia resort

Work on the new property is scheduled to begin in the spring

BHA reports decline in inbound visitors for second month running

The BHA chief executive has described its findings as "concerning"

Travellers in 2017 set to be currency-conscious but willing to consider long-haul city breaks

Abta has predicted that early sales will be up 11%, which it believes may be due to the 2016 capacity squeeze prompting some early bookings

Mottershead: Why Thomas Cook has cancelled its summer 2017 Sharm programme

Managing director, Thomas Cook UK & Ireland, Chris Mottershead, explains why the operator has cancelled its entire summer 2017 Sharm el Sheikh programme

Thomas Cook cancels summer 2017 Sharm programme

Customers who had booked will be offered alternative holidays

Nikki Beach opens latest Dubai property

New hotel opens on Pearl Jumeira

Rosewood adds fifth Mexico hotel

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is to expand its footprint in Mexico with the opening of Rosewood Mandarina

Elegant Hotels makes Waves

This summer Elegant Hotels opened the Waves Hotel & Spa, the group’s sixth in Barbados. Andrew Doherty journeys to the new property for a Bajan adventure

Jet2holidays to sell villas for first time with Jet2Villas

The new venture will offer villas in destinations including Majorca, Menorca, mainland Spain, the Algarve, Greece and Croatia

Greek hotelier to double portfolio with €200 million investment

Ikos Resorts is set for further major expansion just two years on from original launch

Marriott Hotels rolls out newest property as Travel Brilliantly campaign progresses

The launch of the luxuriously renovated County Hall in London is a milestone in the brand’s vision to transform

Airbnb working to 'crack boutique hotel experience'

Boutique hotel veterans Josh Wyatt and Anwar Mekhayech were optimistic despite the growing influence of big-name legacy hotel companies in the area

Heritage to upgrade Mauritius resorts

Speaking to TTG; Heritage’s chief operations officer revealed details of the upcoming renovations

Thomas Cook to open own-branded hotels in the Maldives and Italy

A total of 14 new Cook-branded properties will open in the next two years

Hard Rock to boost 18-34s in Tenerife

Palladium Hotel Group has said the opening of its new Hard Rock Hotel Tenerife property will enable the company to bring a younger client base to the Canary Island

Atlantis Paradise Island starts offering all-inclusive deals

Bahamas resort offers all-inclusive packages during non-peak periods

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