Luxury hotel L’Ermitage Beverly Hills is no longer in the Viceroy Hotels & Resorts portfolio. L’Ermitage is moving forward as an independent hotel. EOS Investors acquired the 116-suite hotel in October 2020, and Viceroy continued to operate it during a transition period…
World Travel Holdings is retiring its Cruises Inc. host agency business, with the company pitching the opportunity for independent contractors to join WTH’s CruiseOne and Dream Vacations franchise brands. As part of the transition, Cruises Inc.’s independent contractors (ICs) will have the…
Hospitality industry analysts and travel advisors working in the all-inclusive sphere took a more-the-merrier view of the Oct. 5 announcement introducing the Wyndham Alltra all-inclusive brand. The brand, a partnership between Playa Hotels & Resorts and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, launches Dec….
Hospitality industry analysts and travel advisors working in the all-inclusive sphere took a more-the-merrier view of the Oct. 5 announcement introducing the Wyndham Alltra all-inclusive brand. The brand, a partnership between Playa Hotels & Resorts and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, launches Dec….
In response to surging demand, active-travel specialist Backroads has added 13 new trips to its North America offerings for 2022, including a mix of biking, walking and multi-adventure tours. The newly added itineraries include a Bryce & Capitol Reef Multi-Adventure Tour, Bryce…
“We really didn’t know what we were buying, except that it had a fantastic beach.” The year was 1981, and the quote appears in the 2006 book, “All That’s Good: The Story of Butch Stewart, the Man Behind the Sandals Resorts.” The…
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has partnered with Playa Hotels & Resorts to launch Alltra, Wyndham’s first all-inclusive brand. The deal brings together the large franchise and customer base of Wyndham, which includes 9,000 hotels and 89 million loyalty group members, with the…
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has partnered with Playa Hotels & Resorts to launch Alltra, Wyndham’s first all-inclusive brand. The deal brings together the large franchise and customer base of Wyndham, which includes 9,000 hotels and 89 million loyalty group members, with the…
“We really didn’t know what we were buying, except that it had a fantastic beach.” The year was 1981, and the quote appears in the 2006 book, “All That’s Good: The Story of Butch Stewart, the Man Behind the Sandals Resorts.” The…
Host Agency Reviews (HAR) is further cracking down on fraudulent reviews with the launch of its Review Integrity Initiative. The initiative, which builds on HAR’s existing safeguards against fraudulent reviews, was created in collaboration with a security consultant, as well as companies…