Barcelona has outlawed new city centre hotels as part of a plan to curb excessive tourism.New tourist apartments are also to be prohibited as the city seeks to reduce visitor numbers to what has becom…
Enterprise expands in eastern Europe with latest franchise deal
Enterprise Holdings has announced its entrance into Armenia with new franchise partner TravelCar, as well as the partnership’s intention to soon operate in the nearby country of Georgia.In the c…
Les Clefs d’Or welcomed to La Perle in Dubai
La Perle by Dragone hosted the prestigious association of Les Clefs d’Or earlier, where a record number of 350 members were given a sneak peek of the state of the art aqua-theatre.As part of Les…
Anantara unveils development of new resort in Zanzibar
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas has announced the development of Anantara Zanzibar Resort. It is expected to open in 2020 as part of the Zanzibar Amber Resort mixed-use lifestyle community.Occupyi…
TRAVEL DEALS: 60% Off Mexico’s Generations Resort, 50% Off Casa de Campo, $974 Romantic Guatemala
This week’s roundup of the top Latin America travel deals includes a whopping 50-percent discount at the luxurious Casa de Campo resort in the Dominican Republic, as well as an even flashier 60-…
He Tangata: A chat with Snowy Waters Lodge owner Sandy Waters
Each week, Elisabeth Easther gets the story of people in the Kiwi tourism industry. Today, she meets Sandy Waters the owner/operator of Snowy Waters Lodge in Raetihi.I started my hospitality career at…
Royal Caribbean working on mobile app
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said it has a new mobile app under development that should be ready to debut this summer.On a conference call to discuss fourth-quarter and year-end earnings, RCCL chairma…
Domes Noruz Chania set for Greece debut in March
The new adults-only hotel Domes Noruz Chania is set to open its doors on at the end of March for its first full season in the extraordinary destination of Chania.Sister hotel to Domes of Elounda, the …
Sales suspended at Ryanair Holidays
Low-cost carrier Ryanair has suspended sales in its package holiday division Ryanair Holidays.The service has been suspended until the end of February.The airline blamed “illegal screenscraping …
Flynas signs Travelport distribution deal
Travelport and Flynas, a leading low-cost carrier from Saudi Arabia, have today announced the signing of a multi-year, full content agreement.Launched in 2007, Flynas operates nearly 1,000 weekly flig…