The Alternatives are back
Bev - Sep 06, 2026
Winners of the Strictly Alternatives Award 2008 After a one-year hiatus, Nick and Viv Wrightman are back in the business…
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Russia announces plans for a space hotel
Bev - Sep 06, 2026
Russia has announced that it plans to open a space hotel by 2016. The facility would accommodate up to seven…
IHG firms up commitment to indigenous employment
Ian Jarrett - Sep 06, 2026
Australian employment service Mission Australia is teaming up with InterContinental Hotels Group to help boost Indigenous employment in Australia’s hospitality…
Peru’s Amazing Amazon Raft Race
Ian Jarrett - Sep 06, 2026
More than 50 teams are expected to take part in the annual Great River Amazon Raft Race, starting October 6…
Abu Dhabi on a roll
Ian Jarrett - Sep 06, 2026
Abu Dhabi achieved record hotel guest growth in July, with numbers up by more than a third over the same…
World’s longest airliner ready for take-off
Ian Jarrett - Sep 06, 2026
The world’s longest passenger airliner, the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, will go into service with Lufthansa – the launch customer –…
Rugby World Cup bonus for New Zealand
Ian Jarrett - Sep 06, 2026
The Rugby World Cup (RWC) is expected to drive up international visitor arrivals to New Zealand by more than a…
Top 10 most expensive cities for hotel stopovers
Ian Jarrett - Sep 06, 2026
The Telegraph in the UK has released its annual list of the world’s most expensive cities for hotel stays. Here…
Self-serving 9-11 warning shows the terrorists have already won
David - Sep 05, 2026
The US State Department issued a curious travel advisory for Sept. 11 but most commentators saw it as an empty…
Canada trying to beef up cruise biz as overall tourism reports healthy numbers
David - Sep 05, 2026
In news from Canada, tourism is slightly up and officials are looking to expand the cruise business there along the…
Miami now a resort for all seasons
David - Sep 05, 2026
Not so long ago, south Florida and Miami in particular were known for being closed for the “season.” But that’s…
Global hotels, rates on the rise
David - Sep 05, 2026
Hotels around the world have a growth rate of 4 percent in the first half of 2011, according to a…
