“This is the best hotel on the planet”: When Accor group Chairman and Chief Executive Sébastien Bazin delivered his speech at the official reopening ceremony of Raffles Singapore, that was …
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Hong Kong’s Murray Hotel named #1 in Asia by Conde Nast
The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotel has been ranked number 1 among the Top Hotels in Asia/Hong Kong for a second consecutive year, scoring 98.4 in Condé Nast Traveler's …
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Belmond launches “Good Living”
For travellers who have a certain joie de vivre, Belmond has launched a new concept of wellbeing – Good Living.
Regulation catches up with innovation – the case of short-term rentals
The World Tourism Organisation has published the first systematic overview of how both national governments and local authorities are addressing and managing new business models in the accommodation industry.
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World Tourism Day 2019 Celebrates “Tourism and Jobs: A Better Future For All”
Tourism’s potential to build a “better future for all” is the central message of World Tourism Day 2019, which has been officially celebrated at a high-level summit in New Delhi. …
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Saudi Arabia opens to tourists from around the world
In an historic move, Saudi Arabia is opening its doors to international visitors for the first time.
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TOURISM HAS “LIFE CHANGING POTENTIAL”
The future of tourism jobs in a changing world, and the way tourism can help provide education for all, are themes that have featured prominently among ministerial debates at the …
BYE BYE PLASTIC WASTE
Marriott International has announced that it's expanding an initiative to replace tiny, single-use toiletry bottles of shampoo, conditioner and bath gel in guestroom showers with larger, pump-topped bottles.
TEMPTED?
French travel entrepreneur Mariam Bulin-Diarra has launched Tempted: a new travel startup what she claims is the "first and only digital travel platform that is entirely dedicated to accommodations and …
OGILVY CAMPAIGN FOR DEUTSCHE BAHN WINS SILVER AWARD AT CANNES LIONS
72% of Germans fly abroad for their holidays. But Germany's leading railway network showed that travellers don't need to go far to see some of the world's most beautiful locations.
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