The World’s Largest Sailing Yacht Ushers in a New Era for Orient Express
The 54-suite vessel launches in Saint-Nazaire with maiden voyage from Marseille in June, competing against Ritz-Carlton and Four Seasons yacht collections.
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Google’s Advice for Travel Brands: Forget Generic Keywords, AI Can Read Your Photos
Google's travel industry head advises brands to optimize for AI interpretation of images and reviews rather than traditional keyword strategies.
Why capsule hotels are taking global cities by storm
The 1,000-room Zedwell in London's Piccadilly Circus represents the world's largest capsule hotel, with rates starting at £30 per night in windowless pods.
All aboard Rome’s new hotel inspired by the Orient Express
Architect Hugo Toro transformed five 17th-century Roman buildings into the Orient Express brand's first hotel, drawing design inspiration from the Pantheon and Roman fountains.
La Dolce Vita Orient Express: 24 hours on board Italy’s new luxury train
Italy has an expensive new transport experience, and it’s not a Ferrari. The Dolce Vita Orient Express — unveiled earlier this year — is the country’s first homegrown luxury train, pitched as an homage to the 1950s and ‘60s, when glamor meant Fellini, Valentino and sunglasses after dark.
Dutch consumer groups prepare legal action against Booking.com, alleging inflated hotel prices
Two Dutch consumer groups said on Wednesday they are seeking affected customers for a legal claim against Booking.com (BKNG.O), opens new tab, one of the world's largest online travel agencies, over what they described as inflated hotel prices since 2013.The Consumer Competition Claims Foundation (CCC) and the Consumers' Association said in a statement that Booking.com had allegedly been charging consumers too much for hotel rooms for years, leading to "hundreds of millions of euros in damage to Dutch consumers".
Dalata Draws a Line in the Sand, Spurning Pandox’s “Low-Ball” Bid
In a firm show of resolve, Dalata Hotel Group has slammed the door on an unsolicited €6.05-per-share cash approach from the Pandox–Eiendomsspar partnership, branding the proposal a glaring undervaluation of Ireland’s largest hotel operator.
Spain's Malaga to ban new holiday flat permits in 43 neighbourhoods
Malaga will ban new short-term tourism rentals in 43 neighbourhoods of the city, the latest step taken by Spanish authorities to address residents' concerns that they are being priced out of the property market by the booming tourism business.
Former Nazi bunker turned into hotel and leisure complex in Germany
At 58 meters tall - just a little taller than the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but with considerably more heft - the St. Pauli bunker in Hamburg, Germany, has dominated the city skyline for just over 80 years.
Barcelona anti-tourism protesters fire water pistols at visitors
Protesters in Barcelona have sprayed visitors with water as part of a demonstration against mass tourism.
Amsterdam bans construction of new hotels as a way to fight overtourism
CNN — The Netherlands’ Amsterdam will no longer allow new hotel buildings to be built as part of its fight against mass tourism, the local government said on Wednesday, April 17.
Thousands protest in Spain's Canary Islands over mass tourism
Thousands of people protested in Tenerife on Saturday, calling for the Spanish island to temporarily limit tourist arrivals to stem a boom in short-term holiday rentals and hotel construction that is driving up housing costs for locals.
Accor CEO Sébastien Bazin: How the 2024 Olympics could help with hospitality staff shortages
Accor CEO Sébastien Bazin discusses the upcoming Paris Olympics and hospitality opportunities.
This London Hotel Cost 1 Billion Pounds to Build - Here's Why It's One of the City’s Best New Properties
In September 2023, one of the world's leading luxury hotel brands expanded its portfolio of deluxe properties with the opening of The Peninsula London, a five-star development dripping in lion-guarded splendor.
Inside the elite Swiss school for hotel managers
In a smart restaurant on the edge of Lausanne, a young woman from Cannes is attempting to open a bottle of Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé. Watching from the middle of the dining room, which has views of the Alps across Lake Geneva, is Eric Iunker, a lecturer whose eyebrows seem to be permanently raised.
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Inside the Glamorous New Dior Spa at This Fashion Favorite Hotel in Paris
Twice a year (or six times, if you’re counting the couture and men’s shows too), a glittering phalanx of buyers, editors, stars, and influencers descend on Paris for the world’s most stylish trade fair: fashion week. And when it comes to their accommodations, the seasoned pros know you have to book early—at least if you want to be in one of the city’s ultimate see-and-be-seen hotels, and especially those within easy proximity of the most popular show venues.
Inside Chopard’s new ‘anti-hotel’ for the ultra wealthy
Luxury jewelry and watch maker Chopard has quietly opened an “anti-hotel” in the heart of Paris, a new development in a growing category of hospitality in the French capital.
Soaring hotel prices, crackdown on illegal renting to hit Paris 2024 experience
Visitors heading to Paris for next year's Olympics face major accommodation problems amid soaring hotel prices and a crackdown on rentals of tourist apartments.
The Peninsula vs Raffles: how London’s 2 new Asian-brand hotels square up – rooms, suites, restaurants, prices and more
To borrow from the popular British saying about buses, in this case you can wait years for an Asian grand dame hotel to come to London, and then two open in the same month.
Fit for an emperor: Bulgari Hotel Roma
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