True mid-Atlantic meeting point: Iceland
David - Nov 23, 2026
Iceland’s famous volcanic ash briefly overshadowed its growing reputation as a meeting place fueled in part by its location: midway…
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Intruder dies after scuffle in luxury hotel
Ian Jarrett - Nov 23, 2026
A Russian tourist who returned to find a stranger in his room at a five-star Phuket resort fought with the…
Get tough on illegal villas, urges Bali hotel group
Ian Jarrett - Nov 22, 2026
Poor enforcement of the law is blamed for the large number of illegally operating commercial villas in Bali, with half…
PKF hotel figures shows London/regional divide
Bev - Nov 22, 2026
October was another good month for London hoteliers, according to monthly figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services. They…
WA, NT lead the way in rental bookings growth
Ian Jarrett - Nov 19, 2026
Property managers in Australia reported an average occupancy rate of 41% during the September quarter (up from 31% in the…
Wines for the Top 10 Tough-To-Buy-For People on Your Holiday List
Ian Jarrett - Nov 19, 2026
“Wine is one of the few presents that makes both the giver and the receiver look good,†says Natalie MacLean,…
Once ailing UK hotel group gets bank’s “vote of confidence”
Dinah - Nov 18, 2026
Macdonald Hotels is celebrating a new £340 million debt facility, “a vote of confidence” in the group according to…
Nominations open for Caribbean Tourism Web Awards
Bev - Nov 18, 2026
Nominations are now open for the Caribbean Tourism Web Awards, organised by The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association in conjunction…
Accor encourages TripAdvisor reviews
Ian Jarrett - Nov 18, 2026
Accor says it is the world’s first hotel group to post recent customer opinions about its hotels online. Travellers’ opinions…
Google invests in holiday home rental company
Bev - Nov 17, 2026
Google Ventures has purchased an unspecific number of shares in holiday home rentals company HomeAway Inc. HomeAway is the parent…
Holiday Inn to invest in in-room technology
Bev - Nov 17, 2026
Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza are to spend £9 million upgrading the technology across 61 of their UK managed estate…
Tiny Trump touches add up to luxury
David - Nov 17, 2026
It’s a multiple award-winning building, the 7th tallest in the world, but what Explorateur found most impressive was its Trump…
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