Dubai developers target luxury Lombok resort
Ian Jarrett - May 17, 2025
DUBAI - The UAE’s Emaar Properties will develop a US$600 million mixed-use project on Lombok island in Indonesia. The project…
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Tune Hotels set to fly
Ian Jarrett - May 17, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR - Tune Hotels.Com, touted as ASEAN’s first “no frills” hotel chain, has set its eyes on the world,…
Geoff Robert’s legacy to us all
John Alwyn-Jones - May 16, 2025
Olga Abel, formerly of Qantas Holidays sent me a very touching and appropriate reminder of how we should value and…
Second Person stays half price at Club Med
John Alwyn-Jones - May 16, 2025
Give yourself a treat and book a holiday to any of Club Med’s all-inclusive resorts in South East Asia and…
Overseas holidays spend up 28%, says Mintel report
Bev - May 16, 2025
Spending by Brits on long-haul holidays grew by 41% between 2002 and 2006 to just under £8 billion, according to…
Neilson adapts Stay & Sail programme
Bev - May 16, 2025
Neilson is now offering customers the chance to learn how to sail a yacht and have a flotilla break in…
Study of France’s image throws up areas for improvement
Bev - May 16, 2025
A survey of consumers and travel industry professionals by Maison de la France has thrown up a number of areas…
Adult entertainment firm considers lawsuit after hotel cancels event
Bev - May 16, 2025
The cancellation of an adult entertainment event earlier this year in Reykjavik, Iceland, has industry executives wondering about the seriousness…
Extended stays hottest segment of hotel industry
David - May 15, 2025
Fast-growing extended stay lodging continues to outpace the industry with a growth rate about nine times that of hotels overall,…
Hotels showing more green than ever
David - May 15, 2025
Hotels continue to “warm up” to carbon offset programs. One of the latest examples: TravelGreen, run by Sustainable Travel International,…
And the award for the most boring award goes to…
Ian Jarrett - May 15, 2025
by Yeoh Siew Hoon I have always believed we suffer from a surfeit of awards in our industry. Almost every…
GTMC to step up lobbying
Phil Davies - May 15, 2025
The Guild of Travel Management Companies is to beef up its lobbying in order to better influence government decision-making on…
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