Luxury hotels

Aman signs new hotel in Italy

The move sees Aman enter an agreement with Rosa Alpina, making it the second hotel for the group in the country

One&Only opening to boost Montenegro’s profile

Luxury brand’s first European property will open in March 2021

Peninsula Hotels launches flexible check-in

The hotel group is rolling the move out as part of new Peninsula Promise, driven by needs of travellers in Covid era

ILTM enters new virtual world

Things are going to look a lot different for ILTM this year, with a tri-location, three-week virtual ILTM World Tour

London hotels vow to stay open

Many of the capital’s luxury hotels say they are literally still “open for business” as guest rooms remain available for business guests only

“Sustainability is something no one can put on the back burner”

The head of Mandarin Oriental has said the pandemic is no excuse to neglect sustainability goals

Marriott slapped with £18.4m fine for data breach

Information Commissioner’s Office says hotel giant failed to protect guests’ personal data

Surge in demand for Maldives following corridor addition

Luxury operators have welcomed the news that UK travellers will no longer need to quarantine on return from the Maldives

Filling the void with virtual visits

There’s no substitute for “being there” right? But touring the new Healing Village Spa at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay provides a change to the usual virtual world we find ourselves trapped in.

Adrian Zecha plans Japan debut

The legendary hotelier is to launch a ryokan concept property in the country

TTG Luxury Travel Summit: Effective PR strategies for ensuring your brand isn't forgotten

Mandarin Oriental boss to close TTG Luxury Travel Summit

The group chief executive of one of the world’s most well-known luxury hotel brands will speak on the final day of the event

Sri Lanka properties team up to launch agent training

A group of more than 30 suppliers will hold three online sessions on the destination

Rocco Forte Hotels steps in to reassure guests to Italy

The hotelier is partnering with a private clinic to ensure UK guests can easily get Covid tests and at a reduced rate

Atlantis, The Palm to cover Covid-19 test costs for UK guests

The Dubai resort is aiming to entice UK travellers to visit by matching the cost of a mandatory PCR test with in-resort credit

Abercrombie & Kent to offer 'social bubble' chalets

A&K reveals selection of winter sports accommodation suitable for family social bubble

Discover Tuscany’s foodie hotel that’s renovated, rebuilt and reopened

With just a Covid-19 negative test result required on arrival, Italy is very much a viable destination for UK travellers in 2020. In fact, Villa La Massa in Tuscany is more ready to receive guests than ever, having used the pandemic’s quiet period to make guest experience improvements

Hotels try and adopt some curfew creativity

UK hotels are trying to find ways to keep guests entertained once the 10pm curfew kicks in

Why a trip to Crete was a Groundhog Day saviour

“The island may have fallen foul of a sudden change of rules when I was there, but I wouldn’t have changed this Cretan retreat for the world”

Make mine a quarantini: checking into London's newest hotel

A new hotel in Hampton Court provides a perfect quarantine-release weekend – complete with Whispering Angel bar

Ten Thailand fam trip places up for grabs in Pure Luxury promotion

Gold Medal luxury brand to run fam trip to Thailand in 2021

Why the pandemic makes this Tuscan hotel more appealing

Villa La Massa’s general manager thinks the Covid-19 outbreak has increased the five-star hotel’s appeal due to the new traveller mindset

Taking green living to a whole other level

Cannabis-travel, veganism and a boom in pet ownership are among trends heightened by the pandemic and set to impact future holiday demands

‘We must all begin from zero’: Metropolitan Touring boss

Metropolitan Touring’s Roque Sevilla on how tourism can survive the crisis, his fundraising efforts to help people in Ecuador via the Por Todos initiative, and battling to protect the Galapagos Islands