Banyan Tree launches Live Well Travel Well campaign
The resort group is celebrating its birthday with a new wellbeing program and some great savings. No one tell them it's ...
Marketing team cleaning rooms, HR clearing tables as Omicron strips QLD hotel workforce
Gold Coast baristas are experiencing quite a bit of schadenfreude at the sight of an HR worker trying to whip up a flat ...
Marriott offers its own ‘vaccine passport’ to Aussie travellers
Fancy a month’s worth of free accommodation across Australia, NZ and the Pacific to enjoy once it is safe to do so? We...
“Vaccinate staff or hotel industry will perish”, warns hotelier Dr Jerry Schwartz
Given he is also a qualified medical doctor, it’d be right to assume that Dr Schwartz knows what he’s talking about ...
Bill Gates takes controlling stake in Four Seasons hotel chain with $3bn deal
Do you ever wonder what Bill does with his many billions? Well, apparently he invests it in luxe hotel chains.
Hyatt to double global resort footprint with $3.7bn acquisition
Hospitality giant Hyatt has grown its 'giant' status with a giant acquisition. Rumour has it that the GWS Giants could b...
Club Med offers Aussie guests free COVID-19 medical assistance coverage
The premium, all-inclusive holiday specialist has eliminated any COVID-19 worries for guests with this reassuring new co...
Marriott to more than double all-inclusive portfolio through new deal
Just like the waistline of Travel Weekly’s editor, Marriott’s all-inclusive portfolio of hotels and resorts is expan...
Marriott names new CEO and president
After the unexpected death of Arne Sorenson last week, Marriott has chosen who will succeed him.
Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson dies at 62
In very sad news, Marriott International has announced the passing of its president and CEO at 62 years of age.
Club Med welcomes new head of sales following “very competitive” recruitment process
Travel Weekly’s editor is a big fan of scarves, so he is giving Club Med two thumbs up for its latest hire.
IHG unveils new name as part of updated brand identity
The hospitality giant has been given the Queer Eye treatment. However, that’s not to say staff have all been forced to...
Marriott boss Arne Sorenson to step back for cancer treatment
In the meantime, Sorenson has tapped two veteran Marriott execs to oversee the company's day-to-day operations. Here’s...
Marriott begins global roll-out of refreshed Sheraton brand
Did you think Sheraton hotels had become a bit dowdy? Well, it appears the big cheeses over at Marriott thought so too.
Club Med kicks off 2021 with new brochure, new resorts and loyalty program extensions
Meanwhile, Travel Weekly's deputy editor kicked off the new year by waking up on her bathroom floor and promptly putting...
An accommodation giant just acquired a travel publication
And before you go speculating, we can confirm the travel publication that has a new owner is not yours truly.
Small Luxury Hotels of the World welcomes 44 new members
The newbies include a spiritual sanctuary in Bhutan and a floating arctic bathhouse hotel in Sweden. Sign us the heck up...
Hotel Wrap: Accor to bring Fairmont brand Down Under, Ovolo South Yarra + MORE
This week’s Hotel Wrap is so big that you’ll probably need to take a break or two from reading it. Pace yourself.