Yotel has announced plans to operate a new hotel in Porto, due to open in 2019.The hotel will be located on Rua de Gonçalo Cristóvão, in the heart of the traditional centre of Porto, adjacent to the city’s business district,…
The board of Flybe Group has begun a “comprehensive review” of the company’s strategic options as it looks to overcome the current challenges facing the airline industry.Options include a sale of the group, which has seen it share price lose…
Boutique hotel group the Pavilions Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of the Pavilions Himalayas Lake View – the first luxury tented eco villas of their kind in Nepal.The property becomes the brand’s second property in the region, alongside…
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Carnival Cruise Lines will sail Cuba cruises from three ports in 2020, including the line’s first Cuba cruises from New York.The Carnival Radiance (the current Carnival Victory that will undergo a $200 million transformation in March and April 2020) and…
Child-free holidays give you a chance to kick back, relax and check on the kids, writes Jim Kayes.Three books and 10 games of gin rummy. It’s a basic indication of how different a holiday is when you’ve left the kids…
Hard Rock International has announced Reverb by Hard Rock – the brand’s entrance into the select service hotel category.The new collection of music-centric hotels will be designed as contemporary hubs where modern music lovers can connect and create.In February 2020,…
Following the opening of Six Senses Duxton, sister property Six Senses Maxwell is scheduled to open on December 1st.Six Senses Maxwell is the second of two heritage buildings that together form Six Senses Singapore.Split across two buildings and five minutes…
British Airways has launched new flights from London City Airport to the capital of Italy, Rome.The year-round service is the fourth Italian city to be served by British Airways direct from the Docklands and will operate every day except Saturday.A…
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority has announced the start of construction on a flagship adventure tourism product.The Jebel Jais zipline tour will be located at the Toroverde Adventure Park on the United Arab Emirates’ highest mountain.The new project will…
