There remain plenty of unknowns when it comes to Hurricane Ian’s impact on Southwest Florida’s hospitality and tourism infrastructure. But the sheer scale of destruction wrought by the storm suggests that the region’s hotels and resorts face a long and challenging road to recovery. Days after Ian made landfall as[…]
The Schloss Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course in Scotland has joined the Destination by Hyatt collection. Located within the Scottish Borders in southern Scotland, the Schloss Roxburghe is located approximately an hour’s drive from both the Edinburgh and Newcastle airports. The property is in a country estate that dates to[…]
JetBlue Vacations customers can now use TrueBlue loyalty points toward the flight, hotel and rental car portions of their vacation package. Previously, TrueBlue points could only be used for the airline portion of a trip. With the move, JetBlue Vacations has also begun offering a hybrid redemption option, in which[…]
London Heathrow Airport will lift its daily cap of 100,000 passengers per day on Oct. 29, according to a New York Times report. The news comes a few days after Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport announced it would extend its passenger cap until the end of March 2023, with the possibility of[…]
Amidst a resurgence of group travel, Disney Destinations is bringing together three businesses under a new brand, Disney Destinations Gatherings. Disney Destinations Gatherings includes Disney Meetings & Events, Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons, and Disney Imagination Campus. “Lost experiences and stolen moments have created a deficit of connections for[…]
Payments platform WeTravel and Queer Destinations, a travel training, marketing and consultancy organization focused on the LGBTQ+ space, have launched a course focused on LGBTQ+ travel. Introduction to Inclusive Tourism: LGBTQ+ Travel is a one-hour course for travel professionals. It focuses on building an inclusive travel business, both client-facing and[…]
Cruise Large ocean cruise ships have long been considered among the most accessible vacations for people with mobility limitations, and that is in part because all cruise ships that sail in U.S. waters must be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). But many river cruise ships that operate[…]
For Good, For Travel is a new nonprofit that aims to educate travel advisors on sustainability and encourages them to donate to sustainability-focused organizations in destinations where their clients travel. The nonprofit is headed by Tim Morgan, co-founder of The 1000 club of top travel advisors. “There is a real[…]
Auberge Resorts Collection has expanded its presence in the Northeast with the opening of Wildflower Farms, Auberge Resorts Collection in New York’s Hudson Valley. Located in Gardiner, approximately 90 minutes from New York City, Wildflower Farms is situated across 140 acres, encompassing a farm, orchard, gardens, fields and wooded areas.[…]
World Travel Inc. and U.K. company Clarity Travel Management have launched a joint venture, One Global Travel. The company unites travel management companies around the world in a “community” to better service World Travel clients in local marketplaces. Clarity and Exton, Pa,-based World Travel (No. 20 on Travel Weekly’s 2022[…]