In what has become a luxury all-inclusive arms race, Hilton has expanded its arsenal at a far more measured pace than its two main competitors in the space, Hyatt Hotels Corp. and Marriott International. Hilton currently has 13 all-inclusive properties in its…
Walk Japan has added seven new tours in Japan this year that include guided and self-guided options for travelers. Five new tours have been added to areas in central and northern Honshu, which is the main island of Japan, and two tours…
Marriott International has settled on a name for its soon-to-launch midscale extended-stay brand: StudioRes. Marriott unveiled details on the concept earlier this year, temporarily referring to the brand as Project MidX Studios. The company has said the brand will cater to a…
NEW YORK — The energy at the newly opened Tempo by Hilton Times Square hotel here at 1568 Broadway matched that of its bustling surrounds on Tuesday, as the property’s grand opening attracted a throng of Hilton executives, owner and development partners…
Chase Travel has named Jennifer Wilson-Buttigieg its head of policy and Kimberly Wilson Wetty head of travel brand culture. The sisters were previously co-presidents of Valerie Wilson Travel, which was acquired by Frosch International in 2021. Frosch, including all of its divisions…
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — I wasn’t expecting to be briefly transported to Nashville while visiting the all-inclusive Margaritaville Beach Resort Cap Cana in July. But Tennessee-based artist Dawson Anderson did just that with his country music set during the Margaritaville Island…
London certainly has no shortage of posh hotels, but an influx of high-end openings is poised to catapult the city’s luxury sector to new heights. In the latter half of this year alone, London is preparing to welcome the Raffles London at…
Cruises are an important product for travel advisors. Indeed, Travel Weekly’s 2022 Travel Industry Survey found that ocean cruises were second only to all-inclusive resorts as the travel products advisors focus on. The pandemic’s impact on the cruise industry was prolonged and…
Maroma, A Belmond Hotel in Mexico’s Riviera Maya has reopened following an extensive revamp. The property had been shuttered since April 2021. Maroma has relaunched with 72 rooms, suites and villas, including 10 new one- and two-bedroom beachfront suites offering ocean views…
Space Perspective, a space tour operator that will use a high-altitude balloon to launch explorers into space, said it has sold more than 1,600 seats, reaching the milestone of $200 million in sales. A flight on the Spaceship Neptune capsule costs $125,000…