Edition, the luxury-lifestyle brand co-founded by Marriott International and boutique hotel progenitor Ian Schrager, will enter Japan with two Tokyo hotels.The Tokyo Edition Ginza, breaking ground next year, will be a freestanding 13-story building with 80 guestrooms on Chuo Street…
The significant economic benefits to host countries of the influential Africa Hotel Investment Forum have been quantified in an independent assessment by the international audit, tax and advisory experts, Grant Thornton.The total contribution to African economies is estimated at $16.8…
Norwegian Cruise Line will assign a second ship to do short Cuba cruises, and it, too, will have an open bar.The Norwegian Sun will reposition to Port Canaveral next summer, sailing a four-day itinerary to Havana and Key West, with…
Australis, the cruise line of Patagonia, is expanding its sales efforts in the U.S. ahead of the delivery of a new ship next year.The line expects to begin sailing the 210-passenger Ventus Australis in January 2018, when it will join…
The International Olympic Committee has agreed to award both the Olympic Games 2024 and 2028 at the same time – with either Paris or Los Angeles going first.The other city will take the 2028 Games.The organisation argues the decision paves…
The Ascott continues to expand its presence in the Philippines with the opening of its seventh property in the country – the 293-unit Citadines Millennium Ortigas Manila – and its first in Ortigas Centre, a key central business district in…
London Stansted welcomed over 2.3 million passengers to the airport during June this year, up 7.9 per cent over the same month in 2016 and a new record for the month of June, surpassing the previous high set eleven years…
Fairmont Dubai has appointed Ammar Hilal to the role of general manager.Hilal joins Fairmont Dubai from his most recent role as general manager at Sofitel Dubai Downtown, sister property to the Fairmont.Under his leadership, the Sofitel Dubai Downtown received a…
The Kenyan government has been urged to implement the open-skies policy at Moi International Airport, Mombasa, to bolster international tourist arrivals at the coast.Tourism Cabinet Secretary, Najib Balala, said when the government authorised more international airlines to operate flights to…
You see plenty in the press about how much vacation time Americans leave on the table, but the sheer size of this market still makes the USA a formidable force on the travel spending stage. Results from the most recent…
