Resorts

Elegant Resorts places renewed focus on agents

Elegant Resorts is preparing a stronger focus on agents as it enters its 30th year

Sandals Royal Barbados is now welcoming guests. James Litston takes a first look at the resort group’s latest opening

Safer Tourism Foundation now boasts more than 20 members

Arabian Travel Market to take sustainability theme

Dubai trade show to stress need for environmental credentials

Iberostar reveals new look and future strategy

Iberostar Hotels and Resorts has set out the company’s vision and future investment, including €700 million earmarked for continued renovations and new openings

Package holidays: family fun in the sun

From playgrounds and story time for tots to adrenaline- fuelled activities for teens, Charlotte Cullinan rounds up breaks that are ideal for families with children this summer.

Bali 'safe to visit' despite volcano

Ash cloud unlikely to affect Bali airport, authorities say

Minoan Group in talks to offload agency and raise cash

£1.3 million sought by Minoan in share issue as it negotiates agency sale

Giving in to Temptation at Cancun's newest topless-optional resort

A $40 million renovation has seen Temptation Cancun rise to new levels. Andrew Doherty headed to the topless-optional resort to experience its sensual all-inclusive concept

How the millennial ExCom-Y board is shaping Movenpick's hotels

Movenpick Hotels & Resorts’ ExCom-Y board – which is made up of millennials - is mirroring its executive committee and providing fresh insight into a much sough-after segment

Marriott creates ‘hotel room of the future’

Hotel firm offers glimpse into new personalised room services

Hoseasons boosted by ‘hot tub’ break bookings

More family groups are choosing a short break close to home

Tenerife marine park loses court battle over orca welfare

Animal rights charity PETA claims victory against Loro Parque

Sustainability now more important for luxury travellers

Upmarket clients are taking sustainability into account when choosing resorts

Balearic Islands to double environment tax next summer

€3 charge to be levied on Balearic Islands’ visitors

Norwegian quits Birmingham airport

Budget airline axes flights from Midlands

Thomas Cook adds own-brand resort in Sardinia

Operator reveals plans for 18 new properties across six brands

How Shangri-La's three Indian Ocean properties compare

Last year Shangri-La scored an Indian Ocean hat trick with the opening of a Sri Lanka property. Peter Ellegard outlines how the group’s three resorts stack up

Club Med enjoys surge in ski bookings

All-inclusive resort operator records 31% rise in winter sales

Government calls for evidence on fake sickness claims

Travel industry urged to submit details of increase in bogus claims

AccorHotels buys Australian hotel company

French hotel giant to acquire Mantra Group in €900 million deal

Playa Hotels & Resorts to manage Sanctuary Cap Cana

Playa Hotels & Resorts has taken over the management of the Dominican Republic’s Sanctuary Cap Cana resort

A new wave of living: Warner Leisure Hotels' latest lodgings

Warner Leisure Hotels has added new Clifftop Lodges with sea views to its Corton Coastal Village in Suffolk. Abigail Healy and her grandma head east to try them out

On Our Radar: Luxury lodgings in South Australia’s Barossa Valley

With a host of wineries, public cellar door tasting rooms, world-renowned cuisine and gorgeous luxury properties, The Barossa Valley should place highly on client’s bucket lists. Andrew Doherty discovers its charms.