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    Las Vegas hospitality workers authorize strike

    09/28/2023
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    Marriott unveils a midscale brand: Four Points Express by Sheraton

    09/27/2023
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    Ensemble enters partnership with Jamaica Tourist Board

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    Big hotel brands leading the charge for electric vehicle stations

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Travel News
No need to disclose hotel markups or commission to clients
Travel 
Posted On : 09/28/2023

No need to disclose hotel markups or commission to clients

Q: We handle meetings and incentive business for some of our corporate clients. For any meeting, typically, we get a net price from the hotel and then mark it up. Our marked-up price covers not only the hotel but also our on-site…

Brits slate UK’s ‘most underrated city’ as ‘Satan’s lay-by’ that’s ‘dismal’

09/28/2023

Student nurse bags Spain holiday for £2.42 ‘by looking at the time’

09/28/2023

Best Jet2 deals in 2023 – Summer flights and holidays on sale

09/28/2023

Europe’s most visited city by tourists – full list

09/28/2023
Destinations News
Jamaica expects to hit record visitor numbers this year
North America & Caribbean 

Jamaica expects to hit record visitor numbers this year

MONTEGO BAY — Jamaica is poised for its “best year in the history of tourism for stopover arrivals,” said minister of tourism Edmund Bartlett at the Sept. 11 kickoff of the Jamaica Product Exchange (Japex) conference here. Visitor numbers, revenues, airlift, new…

Why are safaris so expensive?

09/25/2023

African safari camps step up their wellness offerings

09/24/2023

High-end culinary weekend is planned at the Bellagio in Las Vegas

09/23/2023

Atzaro unveils plans for a luxury safari camp in the Okavango Delta

09/23/2023
Family Holidays

Sweden Turns Itself Into the World's Largest Open-air Bar

06/19/2021

A Tasting Tour of the Greek Islands' Best Natural Wineries

06/06/2021

The 10 Best Portable Induction Cooktops for Camping and Travel

06/06/2021

America's Best Outdoor Bars

05/26/2021

This Chef Is Serving Plant-based Southern Food and a Black-owned Wine List in NYC

05/19/2021
Where to stay
Las Vegas hospitality workers authorize strike

Las Vegas hospitality workers authorize strike

09/28/2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers fighting for new union contracts voted Tuesday to authorize a strike that could impact more than three dozen…
Marriott unveils a midscale brand: Four Points Express by Sheraton

Marriott unveils a midscale brand: Four Points Express by Sheraton

09/27/2023
Marriott International is rolling out a new midscale brand, Four Points Express by Sheraton, in its EMEA region. According to Marriott, Four Points Express will "offer value-conscious consumers a seamless…
Ensemble enters partnership with Jamaica Tourist Board

Ensemble enters partnership with Jamaica Tourist Board

09/26/2023
Travel agency consortium Ensemble and the Jamaica Tourist Board have entered a strategic partnership designed to highlight Jamaica's luxury products. The partnership and Jamaica's new "Come Back to Luxurious" campaign…
Big hotel brands leading the charge for electric vehicle stations

Big hotel brands leading the charge for electric vehicle stations

09/26/2023
Electric vehicle charging stations have become increasingly prevalent at hotels over the past decade but are still far from being an industrywide standard. That is changing. As a growing number…
Avance Collective aims to focus industry giving

Avance Collective aims to focus industry giving

09/22/2023
Avance Collective, a nonprofit from three travel industry professionals, has launched with the goal of providing others in the industry a reputable charity to which to donate, even if it's…
Transport News
House bill would give FAA a short-term funding extension
Transport 

House bill would give FAA a short-term funding extension

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The leaders of the House transportation committee will introduce legislation that would extend funding for the FAA by three months ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline. The proposal would be independent of any action that might be taken in…

Airfares are down right now. Will they stay that way long?

09/25/2023

Some advisors find Delta's loyalty program change unrewarding

09/21/2023

El Al launches Fort Lauderdale service

09/15/2023

Delta to implement new rules for gaining status, accessing lounges

09/13/2023
Holiday guides
Planks ski gear review – top-quality outfits that look stylish on the slopes
Holiday guides 
Posted On : 03/13/2023

Planks ski gear review – top-quality outfits that look stylish on the slopes

Bookmark Get the best travel tips, advice and holiday deals We have more newsletters Hitting the slopes in quality gear that looks good is a must for any skiers on their winter holidays. So, for my recent trip to Bulgarian ski resort…

Would you buy a one-way ticket to Mars? Tell us your answers

08/16/2022

Bikini-clad woman petrified when killer shark appears at bottom of waterslide

06/22/2022

South Africa’s quirkiest places from a ‘big hole’ to a museum about owls

03/25/2022

Is this death-defying snap REALLY as scary as it looks?

01/23/2022
Best News

The safest country to travel to is ‘breathtaking’

11/30/2022

Big changes are planned for Rio Hotel's Ipanema Tower

07/25/2023

Here’s how to use airline miles for a first class upgrade

04/14/2021

Top 25 travel tips to bag the best deals when booking a holiday

04/26/2023

A Singapore Hawker-style Food Market Is Coming to Las Vegas This Summer

03/23/2021
Cruises News

Popular cruise line issues warning for tourists visiting Spain

09/27/2023

Everything you need to know about Holland America Line’s Nieuw Statendam

09/26/2023

Shining a light on the spacious new Viking Aton

09/23/2023

Carnival Legend will sail from Galveston in winter 2025-26

09/22/2023

World’s biggest cruise ships in 2023 pictured – full list

09/20/2023
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