Le Meridien Maldives Resort and Spa opened Sept. 1. It is the Marriott-owned brand’s first property in the country. The resort, developed by Singapore-based Chiu Teng Enterprises, is located in Thilamaafushi in the southern part of Lhaviyani Atoll. Guests access the property…
CHICAGO — Successfully tapping into the $109 billion Black travel market requires “a deeper dive into words and their meaning,” said Stephanie Jones, founder and CEO of the Cultural Heritage Alliance and the National Blacks in Travel & Tourism Collaborative. Jones led…
While the exterior of the Langham, Boston hotel may not have changed much, returning guests might not recognize the interior, following an extensive $200 million renovation. The hotel reopened its doors on June 30 after being shuttered for more than two years…
New York-based Fischer Travel has forged a new partnership with emergency travel concierge company Fortis Global. Helmed by former White House Travel Office director Ashley Tate-Gilmore, Chicago-based Fortis Global was founded in 2018 and specializes in providing its members with medical, legal…
Intrepid Travel is phasing out its Peregrine Adventures tour brand as part of a larger effort to ramp up focus on the company’s higher-end travel offerings. Peregrine Adventures, which has been part of the Intrepid Travel fold since 2012, comprises 186 itineraries…
IHG Hotels & Resorts unveiled its newest brand on Tuesday, the 17th one in its portfolio. Dubbed the Vignette Collection, it will be part of the company’s luxury and lifestyle group. “Our new Vignette Collection gives IHG a compelling way to welcome…
CHICAGO — In the words of keynoter Paul Allen, founder of Ancestry.com, looking at the travel advisors and suppliers who had gathered for the ASTA Global Convention was “like witnessing a resurrection.” If the week’s challenges — delta variant spikes, Hawaii’s discouragement…
The Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus, Istanbul opened Aug. 22, marking the hospitality company’s second property in Turkey. The hotel is a roughly 30-minute drive from Istanbul’s central business district and Taksim Square and adjacent to Kurucesme and Bebek parks on the Bosporus between the…
The Hotel del Coronado is updating a 133-year-old icon for a modern audience. Renovations wrapping up this month will reshape arrivals at the San Diego-area property, a National Historic Landmark topped with red-roofed turrets overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The resort, known simply…
The pandemic has done little to curb the hospitality industry’s appetite for all-inclusive expansion, with Hyatt Hotels Corp.’s agreement to acquire Apple Leisure Group (ALG) turning up the heat in an already white-hot sector. The $2.7 billion transaction, which is set to…