With business travel lagging, urban hotels embrace leisure
In November 2020, Stephen Power took over as general manager at the Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco while it was still shuttered due to the pandemic…
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Bucuti & Tara adds a carbon offset concierge to its staff
The adults-only Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort on Aruba's Eagle Beach, which since 2018 has been certified as a carbon-neutral hotel, has added what it said was the world's first carbon offset concierge to its staff…
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Aslan Serkan: Tasigo hotels in Kazan. The first design and eco-friendly
Aslan Serkan has a classic career path as a hotelier - from bell boy, whom he worked every summer in Turkey, to the general manager of the Kazan Palace by Tasigo and Neo Kazan Palace by Tasigo hotels in Kazan…
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SLH Creates New Sustainable Hotel Collection
Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has identified 26 actively sustainable luxury hotels to be part of its newly launched “Considerate Collection.” The hospitality brand has also announced new sustainable initiatives forming part of a renewed…
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Spanish Theme Park Says Now Is the Time to Begin Cryptocurrency Acceptance
PortAventura World, a resort that boasts the most theme parks in Europe, in addition to six hotels with 2,300 rooms, recently announced that it is developing software so that its guests can use cryptocurrency as a means of payment…
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Sustainability in hospitality: Putting construction issues first
Hospitality firms are increasingly keen to jump on the sustainability bandwagon. However, too often they get lost in the complexity of the subject and limit their engagement to unimaginative solutions such as towel reuse in bathrooms…
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News From St. Regis: New and Upcoming Hotels, Butler Service Enhancements and More
Even as the travel industry continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are finding ways to move forward and innovate — and not just in ways related to the coronavirus.
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Accor launches Commute and Stay offer for flexible workers
Accor has launched an offer to cater to the flexible workers of the pandemic era. Commute and Stay is designed for workers who have moved out of the city but might commute to the office two or three days per week…
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50 hotels every gentleman should visit before he dies
The best moment of any hotel experience comes just after check-in, and just after the trip in the ornate lift, and just after the handing over of pleasingly heavy-set keys, and just after the bell-hop has escorted your luggage (magicked, it seems…
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Silicon Valley Gets a New Meeting-Ready Hotel
The Ameswell, an independent 255-room property, opened this month close to Google headquarters.
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Revolut enters travel sector with booking feature
London-based fintech giant Revolut has launched a new app feature designed for travel. ‘Stays’ allows UK customers to browse and book accommodation through the same app that they use to manage their finances…
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Wellness’ pandemic challenge: Grieving guests
Advisors are finding that some clients’ needs go beyond a simple vacation. For travelers dealing with loss or a major life change, emotional healing is the goal.
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‘Superyacht of the Savannah’: world first luxury concept leaves the world stunned
Italy has a lot of feathers in its cap: the leaning tower or Pisa, the Colosseum, St Marks Cathedral; pizza. France, likewise, has more tourist attractions than you can throw a Michelin star (or historical tour guide) at…
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Virgin Galactic completes successful test flight with Richard Branson aboard
Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival Jeff Bezos…
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Sir Richard Branson sets 11 July to make spaceflight
Sir Richard Branson has named the date he'll fly to the edge of space. It will be 11 July, or very soon after…
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On sale: $125,000 balloon trips to the edge of space
If you're trying to avoid airborne viruses, heading to a near vacuum might not be the worst idea…
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First-time hotel owners’ primer for success
One of the more intriguing aspects of the post COVID-19 hotel market is the rise of first-time buyers, particularly from high-net-worth and family-office capital…
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Hilton's bizarre 1967 plan for a space hotel
Two years before Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, the Hilton chain of hotels was already planning to welcome guests in space.
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