AMResorts will debut its Zoetry brand in Curacao with the November opening of the Zoetry Curacao Resort & Spa. The property will span two adjacent locations, the former Floris Suite Hotel and the beachfront Spazio section, a new addition. The resort plans…
BWH Hotel Group announced that president and CEO David Kong will retire at the end of 2021. The hotel industry’s longest tenured CEO, Kong joined Best Western Hotels & Resorts in 2001 and was named CEO in 2004. During his 20 years,…
The Fairmont Century Plaza is slated to reopen Sept. 27 following an overhaul and five-year closure. The landmark hotel is now part of a $2.5 billion mixed-use development that revamped the existing midcentury modern buildings and added new structures. The redesign has…
Sandals Resorts International has introduced a new program to put cancellation-weary travelers at ease when they book trips through next year. Sandals Vacation Assurance guarantees “a free replacement vacation including airfare for guests impacted by Covid-19-related travel interruptions,” according to a statement…
The separate mountains of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows will now go by the unified name of Palisades Tahoe. In addition, resort owner Alterra Mountain Co. has renamed the Squaw Valley base area as the Village at Palisades Tahoe. Alterra’s announcement on…
Signature Travel Group CEO Alex Sharpe touted companywide progress during the network’s Owners Meeting on Friday, citing strong growth in member portfolio sales, with cruise sales in particular emerging as a standout. The annual event was held virtually, after a delta variant-related…
Bill Gates’ private equity firm, Cascade Investment, is poised to take majority control of Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts as part of a $2.21 billion deal. Four Seasons said Cascade has agreed to acquire half of a 47.5% percent stake currently owned…
Paula Hayes, vice president of sales for the Globus family of brands, will retire at the end of the year. For the past 13 years, Hayes has been managing sales operations for Globus, Cosmos, Monograms and Avalon Waterways, including supervising the company’s…
JERUSALEM — Israel says it will soon reopen its gates to foreign tour groups — even as it battles one of the world’s highest rates of coronavirus infections. The country’s Tourism Ministry on Sunday said it will begin allowing organized tour groups…
The Covid-19 pandemic boosted an already growing trend of dog owners traveling with their pooches, and hotels are stepping up with lenient policies and extra amenities to entice guests who don’t want to part with their canines. The pandemic stirred up just…