Resorts

Luxury and adventure in equal measure in the Bahamas

On a Bahamas trip, Andrew Doherty explores Nassau’s newest mega resort, Baha Mar, and goes off the beaten track to the Abaco Islands

Riu acquires second Zanzibar hotel and plot for third

149-room hotel in Nungwi Beach to complement existing Riu Palace Zanzibar hotel

Tui officially debuts Magic Life brand in Italy

Launch follows recent openings in Tunisia and Turkey and grows the brand to 16 resorts in total

Facebook group helps reps reconnect and tackle mental health issues

The founder of the fast-growing site is planning a reunion for 1,000 people later this year

First look at Thomas Cook’s new Egypt hotels

Cook to debut Cook’s Club and Casa Cook brands in El Gouna

Man dies following bar brawl at Butlin’s resort

Victim punched in the face during fight ‘involving several people’ according to Sussex Police

Five-year-old boy dies on Tui holiday in Kos

Investigation under way after Theo Treharne-Jones from South Wales was reportedly found dead in a swimming pool

Thomas Cook to debut new activities at Cook’s Club hotels this summer

Virtual reality gaming and private karaoke and disco party rooms coming to operator’s millennial-focused hotel brand this summer

Tui grows Greek hotel portfolio with first Santorini property

The new-build in Perissa features 96 rooms and is aimed at couples

Thomas Cook pledges further €40 million for own-brand hotel operation

Additional funds announced at the launch of the operator’s newest Cook’s Club in Playa de Palma, Majorca

Caroline Tjia to join Heritage and Veranda Resorts as senior sales executive

Tjia will take up her role with the operator’s UK sales team on 10 June

Safer Tourism Foundation issues first operator accreditation

The charity is aiming to make good health and safety practice “as recognisable as an Atol stamp” to consumers

Tui introduces first Riu properties in the Maldives

Four-star Riu Atoll and five-star Riu Palace Maldivas are Riu’s first in the archipelago

Away Resorts 'aiming to become £1bn holiday park operator'

Firm planning £25 million investment following acquisition by Bregal Freshstream

Inghams teases summer 2020 programme with new 'preview' magazine

Summer Moments will feature exclusive early booking offers with price parity for the trade, head of agency sales Julie Franklin confirmed

Thomas Cook to open first family-focused Casa Cook property

The ‘village-like’ resort in Chania, Crete, will open on Saturday (25 May)

Elegant spearheads luxury family range

Elegant Resorts has launched its first Family Adventures brochure, said by the operator to be one of the only luxury-focused family brochures of its kind

Making a splash in Butlin's Bognor Regis' new pool

Butlin’s Bognor Regis opened a new £40 million pool complex last month. Charlotte Cullinan and her family take the plunge and put it to the test

James Villa Holidays appoints former Expedia boss new MD

Andreas Nau joins from the OTA where he was managing director EMEA

Tui welcomes first guests to new Magic Life resort in Bodrum

Following a wide-ranging refurbishment, Bodrum becomes Tui’s fifth Magic Life club in Turkey

Tui opens new €35m Riu hotel in Majorca

Riu Playa Park rebuilt from the ground up to four-star standard

9 things to book in the Middle East right now

We highlight the latest updates in the Middle East region

Trade 'integral' to Interhome and Inter Chalet growth plans

New Hotelplan holiday home boss says ’potential for incoming and outgoing tourism not yet exhausted in the UK’ amid pledge to build closer ties with agents

How Sandals is 'raising the bar' with its trade focus

Sandals was the big winner at the 2018 TTG Travel Awards. TTG caught up with UK boss Karl Thompson to find out what effect scooping Travel Company of the Year has had on business