Comment: Selfie sticks at the readyTravelzoo’s UK managing director Joel Brandon-Bravo on why he thinks social media-savvy hotels will win the battle for the younger customer
Alpharooms to close Betabeds brand after 18 monthsAmie Keeley Aug 10th 2017, 12:30Trade-only bed bank Betabeds will cease trading at the end of August.
UK hotel room openings at highest rate for five yearsLee Hayhurst Aug 10th 2017, 08:29Figures show numbers were up 40% on a year ago and as high as at any time since 2012, with 7,500 bedrooms opened in the first half of 2017.
OTA BookDifferent starts giving to Travel FoundationIan Taylor Aug 10th 2017, 08:06Netherlands-based OTA is powered by Booking.com but operates as a social enterprise
Airbnb vows to challenge Balearics sharing economy crackdownLee Hayhurst Aug 10th 2017, 08:05Licencing regime will reduce choice and push up prices, says sharing site
Comment: Travel needs locals’ consentLucy Huxley Aug 9th 2017, 09:36Protests about how tourism is ruining local communities in popular destinations are nothing new.
Balearics to crackdown on peer-to-peer as anti-tourism protests growLee Hayhurst Aug 9th 2017, 08:29An attack on a tourist coach carrying Brits in Barcelona last week and a protest in Palma, Mallorca, were described as isolated incidents.
Bedswithease embarks on three-year international expansion planLucy Huxley Aug 8th 2017, 08:14Broadway Travel-owned bed bank aims to increase turnover to £100m
UK association files multiple complaints against Booking.comIan Taylor Aug 4th 2017, 10:47‘Misleading’, ‘deceptive’ and ‘harmful’ practices alleged
Club Med sees sales surge after hosting conferencesLucy Huxley Aug 3rd 2017, 17:59Operator reports ‘staggering’ uplifts in bookings by agents who have experienced its product
Wyndham Worldwide to spin off hotels businessLee Hayhurst Aug 3rd 2017, 08:11Corporate names of post-spin public companies have not yet decided
Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts appoints new CFOBen Ireland Aug 2nd 2017, 17:06Michel Checoury joins from Aman Resorts and will be based in Dubai.
Webjet to acquire JacTravel for £200 millionAmie Keeley Aug 2nd 2017, 11:09Webjet has entered an agreement to acquire UK-based travel wholesaler JacTravel from Vitruvian Partners and its management team for a £200 million.
Melia attributes 34% profit boost to ‘bleisure’Phil Davies Jul 28th 2017, 17:53Profits for six months to June 30 came in at €60.4m
Pine Cliffs to focus on experiential travel after final redevelopmentsBen Ireland Jul 28th 2017, 13:01Algarve resort underwent a €50million refurb last year and is currently adding 87 apartments.
UK association hits out at Booking.com ‘abuse’Ian Taylor Jul 28th 2017, 10:40Accommodation providers’ group complains to competition authorities
