AccorHotels has reported consolidated first-quarter 2017 revenue of €425 million, up 35.4 per cent on last year, or 7.4 per cent on a like-for-like basis.Changes in the scope of consolidation (acquisitions and disposals) made a positive contribution of €82 million,…
NASSAU, Bahamas — Baha Mar began hosting media, government officials and VIPs on Thursday, as the long-delayed beachfront resort just west of Nassau prepared to start taking reservations from the general public for stays starting in late May.Dozens of workers…
Mombasa Beach Hotel is undergoing renovations at a cost of Sh200 million ($2m).The hotel is owned by the Kenyan government and is under the management of Kenya Safari Lodges and Hotels.According to the new General Manager, Victor Shitakha, the last…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Residents of Rio de Janeiro can present sustainable solutions for the preservation of Ilha Grande Bay, located off the coast of Angra dos Reis, through the ‘Desafio BIG’ (BIG Challenge) – an unprecedented program in…
It’s 1982 and I’m in Colombo, Sri Lanka, at a travel conference. We rock up at the portico of the legendary Galle Face Hotel in a decrepit 10-seat minibus that the organisers managed to provide for 12 delegates. Hardly the…
Carnival Cruise Line has created pop-up sushi venues on four ships that are smaller than its full-service Bonsai Sushi restaurants.The stand-alone eateries are located on the lido deck and offer a variety of sushi, sashimi and rolls on an a…
Norwegian will launch a new route from London Gatwick to Singapore this winter as the airline’s growing low-cost long-haul UK network expands into Asia for the first time.From September, Norwegian will operate four weekly flights, increasing to five in the…
Amadeus River Cruises christened the 140-passenger Amadeus Provence in Vienne in southeastern France last week, bringing to 14 the number of vessels in the company’s fleet.The company said it will build an additional river cruise ship in Europe for 2018.The…
Tauck welcomed the river vessels Sapphire and Emerald back into its fleet this month, following what the company described as a “massive reconfiguration” of the vessels’ interiors.The Sapphire, which relaunched in Paris earlier this month, was the first of Tauck’s…
Global hospitality group Swiss-Belhotel International has named Laurent Voivenel as senior vice president, operations and development for the Middle East, Africa and India.This strategic announcement comes in time for Arabian Travel Market 2017 where Swiss-Belhotel International will have a strong…
