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Lanserhof's sharpest longevity pitch is restraint: knowing what a guest needs, and what they don't. A €95 million investment and plans beyond Europe will test whether the business can keep the medical judgment and personal attention behind that promise.
TKO wants to buy a hotel portfolio roughly four times the size of its own. Service Properties Trust hasn't responded. TKO CEO Jim Koehler believes renovations will boost performance.
Ahead of Netflix’s Chronicles of Narnia dropping early next year, we discover the fantastical landscapes that fired the Belfast-born author’s imagination On the gable walls of the tough, working-class streets of east Belfast, the mystical beasts of Narnia vie for brick space with balaclava-wearing loyalists. The murals of the city have long projected the power of paramilitaries, but in recent years they have also begun to reflect the more positive contributions made by other local people, including the author CS Lewis. Lewis was born in Dundela in 1898 in an attractive terrace house that has s
Radisson’s net zero push is moving from hotels it leases to hotels it manages. In South Africa, the hardest part wasn’t the building investments but buying the necessary renewable power.
In his new book, travel journalist Galo Martín highlights necroturism as cultural activity and claims the work of disseminating the heritage carried out from the Spanish countryside
The fight in Indian online travel is moving away from flights and hotels toward the supply nobody has fully digitized yet.
Airline executives are betting that Starlink will be one way to grow revenue and attract more customers to offset soaring fuel costs.
Share a tip on your favourite trip to Scotland’s wilder regions – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break With dramatic wild landscapes of mountains and lochs, rugged coastlines and remote islands, Scotland is the perfect place to really get away from it all. We want to hear about your favourite wild escapes, whether it was a stay in an off-grid cabin or bothy, a solo hike on a less-visited trail or mountain, or a romantic break on a windswept isle. The best tip of the week, chosen by Tom Hall of Lonely Planet wins a £200 voucher to stay at a Coolstays property – the company has more
Riyadh Air was built to turn the Saudi capital into a global hub. Months after launch and following a wave of Houthi attacks, it is landing passengers 270 miles away and driving them in by coach.
Travel's smallest companies are becoming possible because its largest companies now supply the booking, payments, distribution and software underneath them.
Travelers in the region are adapting to conflict rather than retreating from it, with flexible fares in demand and, for some, shorter booking windows.
At Skift Global Forum 2026, Lindblad Expeditions CEO Natalya Leahy explained how expedition travel is redefining what luxury is. Affluent travelers increasingly value expert guidance, personalization, authenticity, and emotional connection, giving Lindblad room to grow without sacrificing the meaningful, intimate experiences that define its brand.
IndiGo and Air India may move their flights, but Adani’s two-airport strategy will depend on whether foreign carriers with complex connecting networks follow.
One large ski chalet in the French Alps and 17 strangers. An organised trip for solo travellers is a leap into the unknown Everyone had their reasons for joining the trip. Louisa from south London was putting her life back together after a split from her partner; first-timer Tim was strapping on ski boots following years of hesitation; and Lexi from Bristol had a classic case of the non-skiing boyfriend. I was there because I needed a ski gang. None of my friends ski, and my brother was out of action with an injury. Not only that, I needed a good night’s sleep. I love my two-year-old son dearl
Gondolas on demand, electric piste-grooming and chemical-free snow cannons – how Laax is ‘greenstyling’ its future It’s the worst ski resort nightmare: hillsides of shaggy yellow grass streaked with slush under a leaden sky that’s coughing up sleet. Parts of Europe – places previously accustomed to crisp snow fields and pristine blue skies – are now facing this calamity, something meteorologists might describe as a British winter. Not everywhere, of course. Only lower altitudes are seeing such disasters. Higher up, normal service continues. I’m in the Swiss resort of Laax, where most of the sl
For skiers looking to reduce their carbon footprint, rail travel from the UK to the Alps has never been quicker or easier. Here’s how to get there Speeding effortlessly towards the slopes by train, you might wonder why you ever flew to a ski resort. On paper, it seems a short hop by plane; in reality, airport queues, cramped flights and long transfers can mean the journey eats up a whole day. Measured door-to-door, daytime rail travel from London can be as fast as flying, while taking a sleeper train gets you extra time on the slopes. And with Alpine glaciers suffering significant loss of snow
On paper, Airbnb's exclusive short-term rental partnership with Amex Travel didn't change anything for Expedia because it wasn't supplying vacation rentals to Amex Travel. But Expedia's Vrbo has begun supplying vacation rentals to other B2B partners, and now the Airbnb deal blocks that potential expansion.
PS has built one of the more defensible businesses in premium travel on a 90-minute window and nearly a decade of regulatory groundwork. For hotels, lounges, and clubs chasing the same customer, the lesson is that protecting a guest's attention can be worth more than monetizing it.
With 41% of travelers still price-checking after they book, the hotel and flight reservations are now only one part of a longer, more dynamic — and more provisional — process.
Travelers do not separate a connectivity failure from the rest of their trip. Airlines, hotels, platforms, and connectivity providers must build reliable access into the journey before AI raises the stakes.
