Royal Caribbean has appointed Melanie Wood, who recently joined the UK & Ireland sales team, as key account manager.Wood has six years’ experience working within the travel industry, most re…
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Hyatt Place Jacksonville under construction in US
Concord Hospitality has announced construction has started on Hyatt Place Jacksonville.Located across the street from St. Johns Town Centre, the 160-room hotel, Hyatt Place Jacksonville, is scheduled …
Caribbean Tourism Organisation to host sustainability conference in St. Kitts
The Caribbean Tourism Organisation is partnering with the ministry of tourism in St. Kitts to host a sustainable tourism forum, with a focus on climate change.Themed Good for Us, Better for All, the C…
Schrager’s Public brand to make New York debut
Boutique hotelier Ian Schrager, who debuted his Public brand in Chicago in 2011, will bring the badge to his native New York by opening a Public-branded property on Manhattan’s Lower East Side o…
Royal Caribbean continuing Cuba sailings from Tampa in 2018
Royal Caribbean International’s Empress of the Seas will reprise its summer season in Tampa in 2018, with 58 itineraries featuring Cuba stops from January 2018 to March 2019.More than half the f…
Priceline believes it has edge on Expedia in vacation rentals
The Priceline Group plans to continue its efforts to bolster alternative accommodations, all of which are instantly bookable, something CEO Glenn Fogel feels is an advantage.Fogel spoke to the topic d…
Two Majestic Princess cruises made available for non-Chinese
Princess Cruises has added two 2018 sailings of the Majestic Princess that are open for purchase by non-Chinese passengers.The two 14-day Grand Asia voyages sailing between Shanghai and Singapore will…
Delta apologizes to family removed from flight over seat dispute
Delta has issued an apology to a California family that it kicked off a red-eye flight from Maui to Los Angles late last month.“We are sorry for the unfortunate experience our customers had with…
Loews to operate hotel in Texas Live complex
Loews Hotels will return to the state of Texas for the first time in 24 years when it opens a luxury hotel in 2019 as part of the Texas Live entertainment and sports district near Dallas.Live by Loews…
Pod Hotels’ first non-NYC property opens in Washington
Pod Hotels, which operates three New York City hotels known for their micro-sized, hyper-designed rooms, has opened its first property outside of New York in Washington’s Penn Quarter/Chinatown …