Aspen Skiing Co. and private-equity firm KSL Capital Partners will acquire California’s Mammoth Resorts from an entity majority-owned by Starwood Capital Group.Aspen Skiing and KSL earlier this week formed a joint venture to acquire Intrawest.With the acquisition, the new company…
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group transported some 9.6 million passengers in March, 14 per cent more than the same period last year, although the popular Easter travel time started at the beginning of April.In the first quarter, 25.2 million…
Located on a unique 350 metre wide waterfront site, occupying an area of just over 100,000m2, and overlooking beautiful Torba Bay, The Bodrum by Paramount Hotels & Resorts is preparing to open.The property, set to debut on May 6th, will…
Gatwick passed the 44 million passengers a year mark for the first time this weekend – a world record for a single runway airport.The airport also announced that it has secured 49 consecutive months of growth.Driven by growth in long…
U.K.-based river cruise company Riviera Travel is introducing its fleet of European river vessels to the U.S. market with a sales office opening in Fairfield, Conn., and a U.S.-facing website launching on April 3.Starting next week, U.S. customers will be…
InterContinental Hotels Group has welcomed the opening of Crowne Plaza Paris – Neuilly.Located in the prestigious residential neighbourhood of Neuilly, close to the American Hospital of Paris, the 281-guest room hotel is ideal for business travellers as it is close…
The U.S. Virgin Islands celebrates the 100th anniversary of Transfer Day on March 31 on St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas.Transfer Day, a national holiday, commemorates the day in 1917 when the 133-square-mile island chain comprising the Danish West…
PARIS — Actress Joan Collins christened Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection’s new river cruise ship, the S.S. Joie de Vivre, here on Monday, signaling the company’s confidence in the enduring allure of Paris.“Like so many places in the world, [Paris…
Valletta has launched a preview of its 2018 European Capital of Culture programme.A collection of artistic, cultural, and community projects as well as festivals and carnivals, the island is thrilled to be showcasing its eclectic history and heritage.The programme will…
Crystal River Cruises has pushed back by one month the launch of its first two new river cruise vessels to allow for more time to “prepare the vessels,” the company told Travel Weekly.Crystal has postponed the originally scheduled launch of…
