Travelodge has retained a network of 578 hotels following an acrimonious company voluntary arrangement deal with owners. The brand said the remaining hotels accounted for more than 98 per of its 2019 UK hotel EBITDA. Steve Bennett, Travelodge property director, Read More
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has signed an agreement with the Al Khozama Company to manage and ultimately brand the Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh. The group will take over the management in the first quarter of 2021. The hotel is undergoing Read More
Saga has become the first cruise operator to be awarded new Covid-19 health assurance accreditation by Lloyd’s Register, the maritime safety experts. The move is a crucial step ahead of the planned return of cruise operations in spring next year Read More
Marriott International has signed an agreement with Magellan Development Group to introduce its St. Regis Hotels & Resorts brand to Chicago. The project is anticipated to include 191 hotel rooms – including 33 spacious suites – and 393 branded residences Read More
Aruba, the Pacific Islands, Bhutan, Timor-Leste and Mongolia have all been added to the UK quarantine-free travel list. Guests arriving from the countries will no longer be expected to self-isolate for two weeks from Saturday. The Pacific Islands include Samoa, Read More
Located in the heart of Buckinghamshire’s vast Langley Park and just a short drive from central London, The Langley, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Buckinghamshire, has reopened. The property offers an exclusive country retreat to unwind and indulge this winter, just Read More
Hyatt has entered into management agreement with R&F UK for a new hotel in London. The 203-room Park Hyatt London River Thames is expected to open in 2022 and will be located within the Nine Elms development on the south Read More
Jamaica’s ground-breaking Reggae Sunsplash festival returns this weekend for the first-ever virtual staging of the event featuring a special tribute honouring the late reggae icon, Dennis Emmanuel Brown. The Dennis Brown tribute will air during the first night of the Read More
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, has announced a return of its direct service from the United Kingdom to South Korea. The route was paused earlier this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. South Korea is a Read More
Delta Air Lines, the Aeroporti di Roma and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have joined forces for a transatlantic Covid-19 testing program. It is hoped the scheme will enable quarantine-free entry into Italy, in accordance with a decree expected to be Read More
