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…
“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…
Stanley Tollman, founder and chairman of the Travel Corporation, which grew from a single hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa, to a travel industry powerhouse encompassing more than 40 brands, died following a battle with cancer, according to a statement from the Travel…
The Blackstone Group is selling the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in a $5.65 billion deal, with MGM Resorts International taking over resort operations at the central Strip hotel-casino for $1.625 billion. MGM will enter a 30-year lease, with three 10-year renewal options,…
The Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association is holding free, online training sessions this fall to help travel advisors and others deepen their knowledge of the Aloha State. Available on Sept. 28, a one-hour course will cover an introduction to Hawaiian language, referred to…
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A hospitality company involving actor Robert De Niro will open a restaurant in Caesars casino in Atlantic City and renovate hotel rooms there. Caesars Entertainment said Tuesday it is joining with Nobu Hospitality for a project to…