American Express Global Business Travel has completed the previously announced acquisition of Banks Sadler.The international event management agency, headquartered in London, becomes part of Americ…
Poland Tourism Chief Gets Fired Over Axing Auschwitz From Press Tours
Poland’s tourism minister says he has fired the head of the national tourist organization after he said he wanted to remove the Auschwitz memorial and a Jewish history museum from tours for f…
InterContinental Ljubljana opens in Slovenian capital
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts continues its trailblazing heritage by opening the doors to InterContinental Ljubljana in Slovenia’s beguiling capital.The city is one of the latest risi…
Onefinestay becomes global leader in luxury private rentals
AccorHotels has announced the grouping of Travel Keys, Squarebreak and onefinestay with the intention to integrate the three companies under the onefinestay brand before the end of 2017. The portfo…
Nobu Hotels appoints Fox PR in London
Nobu Hotels has appointed London-based Fox PR to lead its communications effort in the UK.Nobu Hospitality, founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, has seen tremendous growth with…
The Trafalgar St. James London joins Curio Collection
Overlooking the world-famous Trafalgar Square, The Trafalgar St. James London, Curio Collection by Hilton, has joined the exclusive collection of more than 35 hotels and resorts.As the first Curio …
Overtourism Isn’t a Problem (Yet) for These Alternative Destinations
Travelers have clocked 369 million international trips so far this year, an incredible sum equal to nearly 1.6 million trips per day. Year to date, it’s 21 million more passport stamps than w…
Croatia Wants to Lure Bigger Spenders to Help Curb Overtourism
Croatia is seeking to shift away from its tried-and-true model of packing in tourists in favor of increasing visitors’ overall spending, officials said, dealing a potential blow to cruise and…
Spanish Tourism Is a Lot Bigger Than Barcelona and Will Bounce Back Soon
Spain’s booming tourism industry should withstand the Barcelona attacks as people become more accustomed to near-constant security threats and the killings in the popular city fail to dent th…
Tourists and Locals Return to Barcelona’s Las Ramblas After Attack
A man jogs by armed police officers standing next to their vans on a street in Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. Manu Fernandez / Associated Press Tourists and Barcelona residen…