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Destinations that fail to incorporate 'play' into their experiences risk alienating new generation of travellers
Established destinations such as Las Vegas, London and New York, as well as Saudi Arabia's Qiddiya – 'the first city built for play' – warn others to think carefully about new experiences
The Chancery Rosewood opens in London

The Chancery Rosewood has officially opened in London’s Grosvenor Square, marking the completion of a four-year-long renovation. 

Located in the former US Embassy, the Grade II listed building offers four different room types and 144 suites. 

'Travel's new power couple' bringing domestic bliss to the shop floor
Claire and James Smith’s romance was an unlikely one – so how are they making things work now they’re also working together?
Gatwick ready to accept stricter noise limits in bid to secure second runway
Gatwick has accepted a series of limits on noise pollution in a bid to secure the government’s permission to bring its standby runway into regular use, and also pledged to increase the number of passengers accessing the airport by public transport to more than 50%
Italy's national rail firm launches €1 billion bid to challenge Eurostar
Avanti West Coast co-owner FS Italiane Group has partnered with Spanish start-up Evolyn with a view to launching high-speed rail services between London and Paris from 2029
Eurostar vows to restore full London-Amsterdam capacity by September
European rail operator has restarted direct services between London and Amsterdam following works at Amsterdam’s central station, and hopes to increase the route to five daily services by 2026
London agency 7Seas Holidays vows to double team in size after relocating
Shakeel Ahmed was joined by the mayor and deputy mayor of Kingston for the grand opening in Surbiton on Saturday (1 February)
Heathrow airport expansion: everything you need to know
Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday (29 January) confirmed the government will back expansion at Heathrow, and potentially at other London airports. So what are the ins and outs for travel?
EasyJet axes hundreds of flights as cabin crew in Portugal walk out
Of the 232 flights easyJet has cancelled, 27 return flights between the UK and Portugal have been pulled, the airline confirmed in a statement
WTM London to host 'timely' debate around the transformative potential of AI
This year’s Ministers’ Summit will be moderated by ’a well-known BBC journalist’ and will feature more than 50 tourism leaders from around the world
My family link to Tower Bridge's new 'accessible' exhibition
Tower Bridge is celebrating its 130th anniversary with a new exhibition, displaying never-before-seen photos of workers on the bridge and the public opening.
Ponant unveils 2024 ship visit programme for UK and Irish agents
The French line will invite agents to join one of 24 ship visits on Le Lyrial, Le Boreal, Le Champlain and Le Dumont d’Urville
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
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
Pioneering tour operator and Aito co-founder Colin Murison Small dies aged 93
Following the collapse of Court Line Holidays in 1975, Murison Small decided to gather smaller tour operators to discuss how they could pay the huge bond bill
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
The sweet spot: Travel Matters’ Karen Simmonds on 25 years of doing what she loves most
Karen Simmonds, founder of south-west London agency Travel Matters, sits down with TTG to talk about how following your beliefs makes good business
Abta hails Mayor of London's backing for youth mobility scheme
Abta’s Luke Petherbridge said it was great to see ‘a high-profile figure’ like the mayor of London back the travel industry’s calls to ease the effect of the end of posted working
Agency puts in round-the-clock shift to help customers stranded due to rail disruption
Westoe Travel booked new hotels and train tickets for most affected customers, but some travelled home in a hire car
Heathrow rail disruption likely to continue following power line failure
Heathrow has called on passengers to allow extra time for their journeys
Raffles London at The OWO's MD Philippe LeBoeuf on his career, building a team and going 'the extra 5%'
LeBoeuf tells TTG Luxury how his career led him here, and what it takes to run such a hotel
London gains new ski service with extra Austria route
The new route will take off every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
The London experience that's a must for all fans of Sir David Attenborough
If your clients are enchanted by the BBC One Planet Earth III series, suggest a visit to London’s BBC Earth Experience, now running until summer 2024.