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Regent Seven Seas Commits to Decade-Long Ultra-Luxury Fleet Expansion with Fourth Prestige-Class Order
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has signed an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to construct a fourth vessel in its Prestige-Class…
Regent Hotels maps careful course back to luxury’s upper tier under IHG ownership
Nearly five decades after establishing the benchmark for Asian luxury hospitality, Regent Hotels & Resorts is executing a deliberate brand…
KemperSports appoints Sara Kearney as its first Chief Marketing Officer
KemperSports has appointed Sara Kearney as Chief Marketing Officer – a newly created role that marks the first time the…
Radisson Blu and BNW Developments launch RAK Central’s first hotel in 361-key urban mixed-use project
BNW Developments and Radisson Hotel Group have unveiled the first hotel to be announced for RAK Central, Ras Al Khaimah's…
Host Hotels sells two Four Seasons resorts for $1.1 billion in strategic portfolio reset
Host Hotels & Resorts, America's largest lodging real estate investment trust, has completed the $1.1 billion sale of two premier…
UK visitor tax plan could cost £14.4bn and put tens of thousands of jobs at risk, WTTC warns
New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council has put a stark economic figure on the UK government's proposed…
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Wyndham posts record pipeline growth as US RevPAR headwinds and European franchisee insolvency weigh on Q4 earnings
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts closed 2025 with its development engine operating at peak capacity, even as sustained weakness in US…
Villa Vie Residences and Avora Residences form marketing alliance to expand residential cruising options
Villa Vie Residences has announced a strategic marketing alliance with Avora Residences, a newly launched luxury residential cruise brand. The…
Hyatt’s Thomas Pritzker retires as executive chairman after 45 years; Hoplamazian takes combined role
Thomas J. Pritzker has retired as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, effective immediately, bringing to a close a 45-year…
Accor and InterGlobe weigh IPO as India hotel venture targets 300 properties by 2030
Accor and InterGlobe are weighing a public listing for their joint hospitality venture as the partnership accelerates toward a target…