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Capella Bangkok hotel opens on the banks of Chao Phraya River
Harry S. Johnson- October 7, 2020Capella Bangkok officially opened its doors, welcoming its first guest from Bangkok, Ms. Lina LIU, as the hotel takes center-stage ... Read More
Sandals Resorts Announce More Resort Openings This Month
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- October 6, 2020Signaling the continued strength for Caribbean Tourism, Sandals Resorts International announced that it would usher in four more resort openings ... Read More
Sandals Resorts: Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall!
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- October 2, 2020As the weather starts to cool in a lot of places around the world, Sandals Resorts in the Caribbean is ... Read More
New Four Points by Sheraton resort opens in Thailand
Harry S. Johnson- October 2, 2020Four Points by Sheraton makes a breakthrough in Thailand, with the opening of Four Points by Sheraton Phuket Patong Beach ... Read More
Ovolo Hotels in Australia and Hong Kong go vegetarian
Harry S. Johnson- October 1, 2020Ovolo Hotels announced today, on World Vegetarian Day, that all of its restaurants and bars across Australia and Hong Kong ... Read More
Enchanted Princess joins Princess Cruises fleet
Harry S. Johnson- September 30, 2020The newly completed Enchanted Princess was delivered to Princess Cruises today in an official handover ceremony presented via live streaming ... Read More
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts announces three new properties
Harry S. Johnson- September 28, 2020Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts today announced three new properties with the latest San Francisco, Madrid and Tokyo openings. The ... Read More
US only region to not return to hotel profitability
Harry S. Johnson- September 25, 2020Hoteliers outside the U.S. have cause for muffled celebration: Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East all showed positive gross operating ... Read More
Sandals Resorts: We’re Back!
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- September 24, 2020All Sandals Resorts are reopening, in fact, many are already open with the rest due to open soon. The time ... Read More
Centara Offers Travelers the Ultimate Staycation Experience
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- September 24, 2020Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, is giving travelers the chance to upgrade their holiday into The Ultimate ... Read More
Hawaii vacation rentals supply, demand and occupancy decline sharply in August
Harry S. Johnson- September 24, 2020In August 2020, the total monthly supply of statewide vacation rentals was 356,500 unit nights (-60.1%) and monthly demand was ... Read More
Antigua and Barbuda tourism arrivals begin gradual rise
Harry S. Johnson- September 23, 2020As Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Industry stakeholders prepare for peak season, tourism officials are cautiously optimistic that with arrivals steadily ... Read More
New hotel opens in Downtown Fort Myers, Florida
Harry S. Johnson- September 23, 2020New 243-room waterfront Luminary Hotel & Co. officially opened its doors today, making its long-awaited debut in downtown Fort Myers, ... Read More
First adults-only casino resort opens in Las Vegas in October
Harry S. Johnson- September 23, 2020On October 28, Circa Resort & Casino – Las Vegas' first adults-only casino-resort – will open its doors. Located in ... Read More
Michelle Obama’s TV campaign a boon for luxury Fiji resort
Harry S. Johnson- September 22, 2020A trending hashtag on social media channels has inadvertently placed a big spotlight on a small private island resort in ... Read More
Hotels, restaurants, tourism and trekking businesses re-opening in Pokhara
Harry S. Johnson- September 22, 2020Pokhara Tourism Council, the umbrella organization of the institutions working for the development, promotion and protection of tourism in Pokhara, ... Read More
AHLA: 74% of hotels will lay off more employees without further aid
Harry S. Johnson- September 22, 2020As devastated industries wait for Congress to pass another round of COVID-19 recovery legislation, a new survey of American Hotel ... Read More
Mexican Caribbean announces increased operations for MICE segment
Harry S. Johnson- September 21, 2020Quintana Roo’s Tourism Ministry announced last week the MICE segment (Meetings, Incentives, Conferencing and Exhibitions) will have more capacity to operate: ... Read More
Summer travel analyzed: Booking numbers significantly fell in August
Harry S. Johnson- September 21, 2020Travel industry analysts have released a monthly consumer intent and demand insights for August, analyzing the peak summer period. The ... Read More
UFC Fight Island returns to Abu Dhabi Yas Island
Harry S. Johnson- September 21, 2020The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts ... Read More
Hawaii hotels report substantially lower revenue and occupancy
Harry S. Johnson- September 18, 2020In August 2020, Hawaii hotels statewide continued to report substantially lower revenue per available room (RevPAR), average daily rate (ADR), ... Read More
UNWTO backs strong, united plan for global tourism
Harry S. Johnson- September 17, 2020The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has met in-person and virtually for its 112th session. This was ... Read More
Santiburi Koh Samui names new General Manager
Harry S. Johnson- September 16, 2020Santiburi Koh Samui, the high-end, experience-driven beachfront retreat on Samui’s north shore, has appointed Mr. Alexandre Frenkel as its new ... Read More
Sandals Resorts Wedding: “Virtually Perfect” Solutions
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- September 15, 2020Over the past few months, one thing has remained truer than ever before – love hasn’t faltered, and neither have ... Read More
UNWTO: International tourist numbers down 65% in 2020
Harry S. Johnson- September 15, 2020International tourist arrivals plunged 93% in June when compared to 2019, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organization ... Read More
MGM Resorts announces Las Vegas’ first smoke-free casino
Harry S. Johnson- September 14, 2020MGM Resorts International announced today that Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas will open their doors on September 30, completing ... Read More
Dominica’s Citizenship-by-Investment-funded Secret Bay Resort is expanding
Harry S. Johnson- September 12, 2020The Commonwealth of Dominica's Secret Bay Resort has recently announced that it will be adding four new, two-story villas to ... Read More
Travel Partnership Corporation Announces Creation of .Travel SmartConnect
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- September 10, 2020Since 2005, .Travel has been the exclusive domain name extension for the travel and tourism industry. Small and medium size ... Read More
Luxury Fairmont hotel brand arrives to Australia for the first time
Harry S. Johnson- September 10, 2020Accor will bring the luxury Fairmont brand to Australia for the first time, with the announcement that the Fairmont Port ... Read More
Hyatt Regency Lanzhou opens as new landmark Beside China’s Yellow River
Harry S. Johnson- September 10, 2020Hyatt Regency Lanzhou opens today. The 711-foot-tall (217-meter-tall) landmark beside the Yellow River is the first Hyatt hotel in Lanzhou, ... Read More
Lux Collection expands 5 Star to Chongzuo, Guangxi, China
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 10, 2020The Lux Collective, a luxury hotel management operator headquartered in Singapore, has signed an agreement with Mingshi Yijing Tourism Development ... Read More
Sandals Resorts South Coast Unveils New Design Plans
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- September 10, 2020Sandals Resorts International, all-inclusive company, unveiled design plans of a multi-million-dollar renovation at its picturesque Jamaican oasis, Sandals South Coast. ... Read More
Costa Crociere suspends 2020-2021 season in South America
Chief Assignment Editor- September 8, 2020Costa Crociere (Costa Cruises), a part of Carnival Corporation & plc,?today?announced the cancellation of the arrival of its ships for ... Read More
Phuket hotels fight for their lives
Harry S. Johnson- September 8, 2020Phuket’s hotel industry is reaching breaking point and drastic economic support from the government is needed for it to survive ... Read More
Will Copacabana Beach become the source of death in Brazil?
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 8, 2020The party never stops at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Even Coronavirus will not intimidate this beach most in ... Read More
The Clement Palo Alto accepted into membership of Preferred Hotels & Resorts
Harry S. Johnson- September 7, 2020The Clement Palo Alto has been accepted into membership of Preferred Hotels & Resorts — the world’s largest independent hotel ... Read More