The president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) joined regional tourism industry stakeholders in mourning the passing of Sir Royston Hopkin, one the Caribbean’s most respected and accomplished hoteliers. CHTA President Patricia Affonso-Dass of Barbados remembered the Grenadian businessman as “a giant of a man, a bright light that lit up a room …
U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to allow for the electronic submission of required documents for REAL ID applications: “DHS’ announcement—for which U.S. Travel has been a vocal advocate— is a step forward in …
Meredith Corporation’s Travel + Leisure has released its 15th annual It List, a selection of the top new and renovated hotels in the world. The list is available on TravelandLeisure.com and in the March issue, available on newsstands February 21. Each year, Travel + Leisure editors scout hundreds of new hotels around the globe in …
Angama Mara, the award-winning safari lodge overlooking Kenya’s Maasai Mara, has announced the July 2020 introduction of Angama Safari Camp, a seasonal sole-use tented camp situated in a remote wilderness region of the southwestern Mara Triangle. The team that created Angama Mara has reunited to launch the new Safari Camp with Jan Allan’s tent design …
As winter’s cold settles in over most of North America, now is the perfect time to plan a warm weather escape and Ocean Terrace Inn, one of St. Kitts’ premier boutique hotels, makes the planning easy. With their all-inclusive package, guests can make one payment for the trip then put their wallets away and simply …
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has announced a new property in San Francisco, a 248-room hotel in the prime waterfront location of Fisherman’s Wharf. When it opens this summer, the Kimpton Alton Hotel will join two other Kimpton San Francisco hotels to offer travelers an elevated and thoughtfully designed travel experience in one of the most …
Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”), a leading global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas, has announced its annual Star Rating list, presenting Nemacolin Woodlands Resort with several Five- and Four-Star Ratings. The Nemacolin team was presented with a Five-Star Award for Falling Rock, for the third consecutive year, a testament to the resort team’s …
Half Moon, one of the Caribbean’s most iconic destinations, has been awarded the prestigious Four-Star Rating by the Forbes Travel Guide. The gold standard in the hospitality industry since 1958, the Forbes Star ratings are based on professional, anonymous inspections. With this new honor, Half Moon becomes the first resort in Jamaica to ever hold …
Red Carnation Hotels has announced that four of its award-winning properties have achieved the prestigious Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”) Five-Star rating in the annual Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards. Joining sister property Hotel 41 in receiving the highest FTG accolade are London’s The Milestone Hotel and The Egerton House Hotel, alongside Virtuoso’s 2015 ‘Hotel of …
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