Hotels

I took my first ever luxury hotel showround – here's what I found

Mandarin Oriental Mayfair will open in the spring, but even when it comes to a behind-the-scenes preview showround, standards at the hotel are already expectedly high

Five things to know about Iberostar’s newly renovated Cretan gem

Iberostar Selection Creta Marine is set to reopen under a five-star banner this May after extensive renovations. Here’s everything you need to know to get selling it

The Mediterranean island luxury advisors need to have on their radar this year

Majorca is set to welcome a batch of high-end hotels to its fast-growing portfolio of resorts

Kerzner's wellness brand debuts in Dubai with launch of Siro One Za’abeel

New wellness hotel brand Siro has launched in Dubai, debuting its first hotel within the new One Za’abeel development

Is this London’s most unique new hotel suite?

The King’s Lodge suite at The Connaught in Mayfair is an ode to the finest craftsman from the east

Iberostar launches new 'one-stop hub' for agents

The new portal will feature complete, updated product content, destination insights, and tools and resources for agents, as well as regular updates on new products, news and exclusive trade events

Grecotel unveils raft of new resorts and upgrades

Grecotel will open two hotels this year, as well as adding new villas, suites and upgrades among its 40 properties in Greece

British travel brands recognised in Walpole Power List

Leaders of British luxury travel brands featured heavily on this year’s Walpole Travel List, with a number of London hotels also spotlighted

From a bird paradise to a gamified go-kart track: fresh ways to sell Singapore

A popular client stopover, there’s a flurry of new attractions and hotels making a Singapore fling even more worthwhile. Here’s what to see, where to stay and what to experience in the city.

Moroccan hotelier spotlights Agadir for new opening

The View Collection has opened a property in the coastal city of Agadir, adding to a portfolio that already includes Rabat and Casablanca

The Lux Collective makes East Africa debut in Zanzibar

The Lux Collective has expanded into east Africa with the opening of a new resort on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar

One&Only expands upwards in Dubai

One&Only has expanded its collection to include a new city resort in Dubai set on multiple floors in new skyscraper One Za’abeel

Gran Melia's first Vietnam hotel makes debut

Spanish hotel giant Melia has opened it first resort in Vietnam, the Gran Melia Nha Trang, featuring almost 100 beachfront villas

Five things you need to know about Barut Hotels' new Aegean retreat

Here’s everything you need to know to sell the 547-key Anda Barut Collection, on Turkey’s Delice peninsula

Kempinski doubles Dubai portfolio with Address rebrands

Kempinski has revamped two former Address hotels in Dubai and reopened them under its luxury brand

Botswana classic Chobe Game Lodge hits major milestone in style

It’s been 50 years since Chobe Game Lodge opened in Botswana’s Chobe National Park – how have things changed?

The hottest new hotels opening in 2024

Around the world, some long-anticipated projects are coming to fruition in the next 12 months.

Which? blasts lack of basics in many all-inclusive packages

Which? Travel criticises all-inclusive hotel extras, saying clients can spend hundreds of pounds a week on things that should be included

Jet2holidays unveils hotel sustainability labelling scheme

Chief executive Steve Heapy said the new scheme would help agents choose the best accommodation for their clients

Advantage Travel Partnership to merge two major trade events in 2024

The consortium will combine its annual conference in May with its yearly event for international travel marketing companies

Travel mergers and acquisitions on the rise again, says advisory firm

Grant Thornton reports increase in the number of UK travel mergers and acquisitions in the third quarter

Tui launches accessibility guides for customers at 200 of its hotels

Tui has released Detailed Access Guides for an initial 200 hotels in its partnership with AccessAble, with another 200 hotels to be surveyed in 2024

New era of sustainable holiday demand imminent, Jet2 chief warns agents

Airline and operator to flag hotels that have achieved Global Sustainable Tourism Council certification in response to ’exponential’ growth in web searches for ’sustainable’, ’low-carbon’ and ’guilt-free’ holiday product

Tui reveals first location for new upmarket hotel brand

Recently-acquired five-star resort in Zanzibar will be the first to operate under Tui’s new The Mora moniker