Travel News

Sunset Hospitality unveils new luxury hotel in Albania

Saudi Arabia changes hotel, holiday home, travel agency and tour guide licensing rules

Skift Global Forum Preview: Accor CEO on Why Data is Essential, but Instinct Matters Most

Accor CEO Sébastien Bazin shares what drives his decisions at scale for one of the world's largest hotel groups. He calls data essential, but says it should feed instinct rather than overrule it, a claim worth testing at Skift Global Forum.

Google’s New Hotel Search in Europe: What it Looks Like Now

Google’s new user interface is meant to help the company avoid fines from EU regulators.

Ministers face backlash from hospitality industry over ‘tourist tax’ plans

Many mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job losses Ministers are facing a backlash from the hospitality industry after they announced mayors in England would be given sweeping powers to levy taxes on holiday accommodation such as hotels and Airbnbs. The plan, unveiled on Thursday by Angela Rayner, the local government secretary, will allow mayors to impose a “tourist tax” without a cap on how much they can charge and with few controls on how they can spend it. Continue reading...

Ministers face backlash from industry over plans to allow mayors to impose ‘tourist tax’

Many mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job losses Ministers are facing a backlash from the hospitality industry after they announced mayors in England would be given sweeping powers to levy taxes on holiday accommodation such as hotels and Airbnbs. The plan, unveiled on Thursday by Angela Rayner, the local government secretary, will allow mayors to impose a “tourist tax” without a cap on how much they can charge and with few controls on how they can spend it. Continue reading...

Hotels Have Focused on Coral Restoration — Palladium Is Betting on Seagrass Too

Coastal hotels rely on clear water and white beaches to fill rooms, but Palladium’s conservation work protecting them is still funded by its foundation rather than operating budget.

Born into hospitality, built for leadership: Carina Chorengel's Hyatt story

Tourists in England face nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb-style stays under new plans

Many mayors welcome power to impose tourist tax but industry warns of ‘irreparable harm’ and job losses UK politics live – latest updates Holidaymakers will face a nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb-style stays across large parts of England in a move welcomed by many mayors but described as risking “irreparable harm” to the tourism industry. Regions across England will be able to charge an uncapped “tourist tax” on overnight stays to potentially generate tens of millions of pounds that would then be spent in those areas. Continue reading...

Marriott Brings Loyalty Into Corporate Booking Tools With Spotnana Deal

Marriott's best weapon for winning business travelers is its loyalty program. But until now it couldn't show loyalty information inside the booking portals corporations force employees to use. Spotnana says it can fix that.

Tourists in England face nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb stays under new plans

Labelled a tourist tax, proposals would give mayors power to decide how revenue raised should be invested UK politics live – latest updates Holidaymakers will face a nightly levy on hotel and Airbnb-style stays in England under plans ministers are due to outline to give mayors new powers. The idea, labelled a tourist tax, was first raised by Keir Starmer’s government in November and is similar to a scheme running in Scotland. It would allow mayors to charge a fee to visitors staying overnight and decide how the revenue raised should be invested. Continue reading...

Choice’s New CEO Has 3 Top Fixes — Plus $450 Million in Hotels to Sell

New CEO Dominic Dragisich says Choice's build-and-buy era is over. His formula is to grow U.S. room count, close the revenue-generation gap with peer brands like Wyndham, and sell real estate it doesn't need to own.