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Economy

Euroviews. Are Europe's small, family-owned hotels at risk of disappearing?

The continent's local establishments are in a steady state of decline, and the continent's rich cultural diversity in travel and tourism is giving way to chainification, Peter Lochbihler writes.

Design

The hotels in Europe putting design centre stage

When selecting furnishing, “hotels are normally looking for something a bit more wow in terms of installation and maybe larger in scale,” designer Alexander Lamont says.

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Booking.com’s CEO on planning ahead and travelling sustainably

How has travel changed since the pandemic and what’s in store for the future? We spoke to Glenn Fogel to find out.

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Hotels reveal their most bizzare room service requests

Hotels.com reveals the most unusual room service orders, as well as where you can order a 24K gold burger.

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Where in the world are Airbnb-style rentals banned or restricted?

Austria will cap the number of nights hosts can rent out their property from summer 2024.

Destinations

Here's which European capital welcomes the most overnight visitors

Over 43 million nights were spent in Paris hotels in 2019. How do other cities stack up?

Travel News

Everything you need to know about Destination Europe Summit

What are the biggest challenges facing European travel? This event aims to solve them.

Destinations

This UK city will soon tax tourists. But what will it pay for?

This is the first ever city in the UK to introduce a nightly tourist tax.

Travel News

Heartbeat passports? What experts predict for travel in 50 years

Airport check in and security will become increasingly sophisticated - and queue free.

Food and Drink

Fancy drinking in the style of James Bond?

A London fixture going back to 1931, London's Dorchester Hotel has undergone several changes, which will continue throughout the year, and has recently unveiled The Vesper Bar.

Travel News

'Budget British tourists' no longer welcome in this part of Spain

El aumento del número de visitantes tras la derogación de las normas COVID ha reavivado el debate sobre el turismo excesivo.

Conscious Travel

Can big hotels benefit small communities? This resort is a ray of hope

The Sarojin is a shining example of community-based tourism.

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Opening ceremony of Atlantis The Royal in Dubai

Atlantis The Royal, billed as the world’s most ultra-luxury resort has opened in Dubai.

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Europe’s most luxurious hotel openings of 2022, revealed

The World's Best New Luxury Hotels 2022 have been unveiled by The experts at Luxury Travel Intelligence.

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Working in the city a few days a week? Stay in a residents’ club

Discover the new breed of long stay hotels where you’re a resident, not a guest.

Experiences

NFTs: Your next holiday may be one-of-a-kind and slightly intangible

From exclusive hotels offering keyless stays to auctioneers selling one-off experiences, here's how NFTs are taking the travel world by storm.

Travel News

Rescued: Five Grand Canyon tourists spend night 60 metres underground

The five visitors became trapped in a Grand Canyon cave when the access elevator malfunctioned, local authorities have said.

Travel News

Japan has reopened, but tourists find it's not ready to welcome them

Japan has reinstated visa-free travel to dozens of countries, ending some of world's strictest COVID border controls.

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Massive expansion for Hilton Middle East, Africa and Türkiye

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

90 new Hilton hotels are to be added to the existing Middle East, Africa & Türkiye regional portfolio of 179 within the next five years. With 60 new hotels in the UAE and 45 of them in Saudi Arabia alone. That's a whopping 24,000 additional rooms across the region for the 103-year-old hotel brand.

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Are Airbnbs more cost-effective than hotels?

Airbnb is rarely a money-savvy choice for short stays but remains the best option for big groups, study finds.