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independent.co.uk10 Nov

Greggs launches world's first 'ring for a sausage roll' service at luxury Newcastle hotel

Guests staying in the suite will have a dedicated rotary phone to request freshly baked Greggs favourites

skift.com9 Nov

Hard Rock Hotels Plug Into Accor Without Selling a Stake

Hard Rock keeps its equity and hands Accor the task of developing its pipeline of non-casino hotels. Accor collects ongoing fees and gets a well-known brand to essentially rent out to its loyalty members.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com9 Nov

In 2006, tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf partnered with Fairmont for a luxury Idaho hotel; 2 years later a $260,000,000 debt dispute totally derailed their plans

Tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf had envisioned a luxurious hotel at Tamarack Resort in Idaho, complete with the backing of Bayview Financial and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. However, financial setbacks and legal issues thwarted their ambitions, forc…

independent.co.uk10 Nov

Airbnb's new rules apply from next week. Here's what it means for travellers and hosts

Guests have questioned why they should pay a cleaning fee while still being expected to complete cleaning tasks themselves

business-standard.com9 Nov

Keralam to deny bar licence renewals to hotels without star classification

Keralam Excise Minister M Liju on Monday said bar licences would not be renewed for hotels whose applications for star classification had been rejected by the Union Tourism Ministry. The state government would also take the same stand before the Kerala High C…

skift.com7 Nov

Airbnb Sells IP to AI Lab Owned by Its CEO and CTO

Airbnb’s CEO and CTO both own part of the lab buying its IP, but the filing gives shareholders little detail on what changed hands.

skift.com10 Nov

Airbnb Opens Its API to Business Travel, Starting With Perk: Exclusive

Airbnb has courted business travelers for a decade, but corporate bookings mostly happened off to the side, through referral deals and workarounds. Letting Perk tap its API puts live Airbnb listings inside a corporate booking tool for what Perk says is the first time.

skift.com9 Nov

Can Venezuela Build a Different Kind of High-End Tourism?

Adriana Cisneros sees an opportunity for Venezuela to build a distinctive, conservation-minded tourism industry before the international hotel brands arrive. Whether that vision becomes reality will depend on political stability, security, and crucially, the choices made by the country's tourism leadership.

naftemporiki.gr9 Nov

2027 hotel bookings down 15%-16%

Meanwhile, from Corfu to Santorini and from Thassos to the Peloponnese, hoteliers are voicing concerns over the excessive tax burden on hotel businesses and the rapid expansion of short-term rentals, which they say are operating on an unfairly competitive basis.

wildabouttravel.boardingarea.com9 Nov

Which Hotel Brands Belong to Which Group? And Which Would I Choose to stay in?

Last week, I talked about booking engines and how so many belong to the same few companies. In the hotel world, it’s much the same.

dailymail.co.uk8 Nov

Inside the extraordinary Portugal hotel designed by Christian Louboutin in the 'Hamptons of Europe'

This sun-drenched portion of the north Portuguese coastline has quietly become a go-to for stars, with Christian Louboutin behind the design at one of its coolest hotels.

thepointsguy.com7 Nov

Aman is coming to Puerto Rico, Wyndham expands its luxury footprint

Aman announces a luxury resort in Puerto Rico, Wyndham adds 40-plus hotels, Viceroy heads to NYC and Raffles launches an online shop.

skift.com9 Nov

Expedia Goes Live on Muse, but Its AI Wins Are Inside Its Own Apps

Expedia's Muse connection is live: CEO Ariane Gorin noted it may even have happened during the OTA's earnings call this week. So Skift took it for a spin to see what it can and cannot do.

skift.com9 Nov

Hard Rock Hotels Plug Into Accor Without Selling a Stake

Hard Rock keeps its equity and hands Accor the task of developing its pipeline of non-casino hotels. Accor collects ongoing fees and gets a well-known brand to essentially rent out to its loyalty members.

skift.com9 Nov

Can Venezuela Build a Different Kind of High-End Tourism?

Adriana Cisneros sees an opportunity for Venezuela to build a distinctive, conservation-minded tourism industry before the international hotel brands arrive. Whether that vision becomes reality will depend on political stability, security, and crucially, the choices made by the country's tourism leadership.

theguardian.com7 Nov

Albania’s restored stone houses throw open the doors to visitors

A project to convert the country’s traditional kulla houses into guesthouses offers a true flavour of ancient hospitality in a part of the country almost untouched by tourism Sunlight pours through a tiny stone window, causing the wooden floorboards to creak as they warm up. The sound of sheep’s bells filters in from a passing flock.

dailymail.co.uk8 Nov

Inside the extraordinary Portugal hotel designed by Christian Louboutin in the 'Hamptons of Europe'

This sun-drenched portion of the north Portuguese coastline has quietly become a go-to for stars, with Christian Louboutin behind the design at one of its coolest hotels.

thepointsguy.com7 Nov

Aman is coming to Puerto Rico, Wyndham expands its luxury footprint

Aman announces a luxury resort in Puerto Rico, Wyndham adds 40-plus hotels, Viceroy heads to NYC and Raffles launches an online shop.

independent.co.uk9 Nov

New Airbnb rules go into effect soon despite petition and calls for booking blackout

Guests have questioned why they should pay a cleaning fee while still being expected to complete cleaning tasks themselves

skift.com6 Nov

Qatar’s Tourism Recovery is Coming by Road, Not Air

Qatar’s visitor numbers are recovering on road traffic across the Saudi border, while air arrivals keep falling. Drive-in visitors tend to make shorter trips, which limits how much they can do for hotels.

travelweek.ca6 Nov

Saint Lucia Tourism Authority brings roadshow to Southern Ontario

The roadshow will stop in Burlington, Ajax and Toronto, offering advisors the opportunity to meet with Saint Lucia’s tourism representatives and hotel partners.