Resorts

Warner expands hotel portfolio with Heythrop Park acquisition

The Grade II listed property dates to the 18th century and sits on 440 acres of parkland

Ibis completes first ‘social media sitter’ trial

The hotel chain has been offering guests the services of a dedicated social media helper to take and upload pictures on their behalf

Marriott hack: 500 million customers’ data potentially compromised

Data compromised includes names, personal details, email addresses, passport numbers, payment card numbers and expiry dates

Jet2holidays extends free resort flight check-in and luggage service

Service set to go live in four additional destinations - Faro, Madeira, Costa de Algeria and Girona

Club Med lifts lid on flagship Dominican Republic eco resort

Bookings for Club Med Miches Playa Esmeralda will open in January 2019 ahead of its launch in December 2019

WTM 2018: Jordan reveals positive impact of embracing social media influencers

The country welcomed around 700 influencers last year and another 500 this year to help portray a ’natural, authentic and unique’ picture of its tourism offering

Thomas Cook firms up plans for own-brand hotel expansion

Cook will open 20 new Casa Cook and Cook’s Club own-brand hotels by the end of 2019

Rosewood Hotels and Resorts appoints new European comms chief

Marie Le Vavasseur has been promoted from director of communications at Rosewood London to Rosewood area director of European communications

Constance Hotels and Resorts unveils sister ‘lifestyle’ brand C Resorts

The first C Resorts hotel will open in Mauritius on December 15

A Haven in the Lake District

With its sweeping lakeside views and convenient location, Sophie Griffiths finds Haven’s Lakeland park to be an ideal base for exploring the landscapes of the Lake District

Thomas Cook secures €40m funding for own-brand hotel investments

The cash will support growth of Cook’s own-brand hotel portfolio in the Mediterranean

Cook's Club 'categorically not' a replacement for Club 18-30

Thomas Cook trade marketing manager Katrina Latimer outlined the importance of the operator’s own-brand offering in an update at the Hays Travel Independence Group conference

Caribbean resort pledges $12m to further extend luxury offering

Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic says the improvements, which include a new pool, beach club and golfing facilities, will be completed in time for the peak winter season

Travel Hero: Nobu Matsuhisa

From his guilty pleasure of eclairs, to wanting to be an artist, keeping a pair of trainers in every restaurant and never giving up on his passion, chef Nobu Matsuhisha tells ttgluxury about his inspiring life, travels and career

Thomas Cook reveals major growth plans for Cook’s Club brand

The operator, which opened its first youth-focused Cook’s Club hotel in June, hopes to launch another 10 next year

Full investigation into Hurghada deaths 'could take months', coroner says

UK authorities to begin examining how Hurghada couple died

Grenada takes a stand on plastic waste

Caribbean island to ban all single use plastic next year

Tui to target British market with new Magic Life clubs

The operator will launch new clubs in Tunisia, Turkey and Italy next year

Mark Warner to launch new Greece beach resort next year

Paleros Beach Resort on Greece’s Ionian coast will open in May 2019 featuring 130 rooms furnished to five-star standard

Thomas Cook to pull all guests out of Hurghada hotel where couple died

Cook said the move to relocate all 301 guests at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel was a precautionary measure while it investigates reports of a ‘raised level of illness’ among guests

Couple found dead at Thomas Cook Hurghada hotel named as John and Susan Cooper

Susan Cooper, a ‘loyal and long-serving’ Thomas Cook staff member, and her husband John died during their stay at a Cook hotel in the Red Sea resort on Thursday morning (August 23)

Playa to wrest control of Dreams La Romana resort from AMResorts

Playa Hotels and Resorts will bring management and operations at its popular beach getaway in the Dominican Republic back in-house later this year

Budget and splash-out winter sun holidays

Splash the cash on far-flung luxury or take a purse-friendly break closer to home? Abra Dunsby discovers there’s a winter sun holiday to suit all clients

Cook’s Club introduces escape rooms, VR gaming and private discos

Thomas Cook’s new millennial-focused hotel brand says it will set ’new standards’ for in-resort entertainment, aimed at the 18-35 market