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Hilton said Wednesday it had acquired a majority controlling interest in Sydell Group, the owner of NoMad Hotels.

When John Pagano arrived in Saudi Arabia in 2018, the country subverted his expectations. "We all paint a picture in our minds of what the Middle East is about," he said. "I found a pristine environment, an archipelago of 90 beautiful islands, and turquoise-colored water. It was truly remarkable."

Lopota Lake Resort & Spa offers guests a plethora of experiences including bird watching, quad biking, cycling, air tours, hiking, horseback riding, fishing, and catamaran escapades on the Lopota Lake.

Ruby Rebel is the airline’s newest Airbus A330neo named in honour of Sir Richard Branson. Aircraft will feature brand new flying icon with registration G-VSRB.

Rylan Clark surprised Economy customers onboard a Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Miami as he took part in cabin crew training at 38,000 feet.

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are offering a huge programme for Summer 24, with 45 sun and city destinations on sale from London Stansted Airport. This offers local customers and independent travel agents with unrivalled choice and flexibility when it comes to booking or enjoying a much-needed getaway to their favourite summer destinations. 

The largest range of novelties for summer flights from Riga is offered by the national airline airBaltic.

The airline will soon add an extra daily service in April 2024, bringing the total number of weekly frequencies to 31 in the peak of the summer season. This rotation will also be operated with an Airbus A220-100.

Pondering where to go for your next trip? Why not take a cue from your favourite TV series or movie? More and more of us are getting inspiration for our travel plans from the locations where our most loved shows and films are set.

I recently flew back-to-back on two countries' flag carriers in Europe: British Airways and Finnair.

Wildly creative in a refined way. That’s how a local Swiss journalist hailed Dutch chef Jeroen Achtien during his previous job. “Wildly creative” is one of those phrases that get thrown around a lot (guilty here), but in this case it’s apt. It’s what the chef is now doing in his native Netherlands, where he’s stepped into some pretty big shoes.

The romance of pan-European train travel is nothing new. But a few high-profile redesigns in Italy have captured the imaginations of the globetrotting glitterati. Vintage slow trains are now the most elegant way to travel through Italy.

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It will soon be easier and cheaper to fly from Las Vegas to London.  Norse Atlantic Airways is launching a new route from London’s Gatwick Airport to Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport, the airline shared with Travel + Leisure on Thursday. The service will begin on Sept. 12, and operate three times per week. In a nod to the luck that visitors aim to have when visiting Las Vegas, the flight will operate with Norse’s lucky number seven as flight ‘Z0777’. The 9-hour and 50-minute direct route will depart Las Vegas at 4:45pm, and arrive in London Gatwick at 10:35am the following day, local time. The flight will operate on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. “We are excited to introduce this new route from London Gatwick to Las Vegas, a unique city that offers unparalleled diversity, boasting an abundance of entertainment, dining, and recreational options to suit every taste,” Norse Atlantic Airways CEO and Founder Bjorn Tore Larsen said in a statement.

It's theoretically great news for travelers leaving the U.K. with carry-on hand luggage—that by June 2024, all U.K. airports should have scrapped the 100ml limit on liquids.

Tempted to take your kids on holiday during term time to avoid high-season rates?

The business concept of a new travel company called WeatherPromise is simple, if not a little outlandish. Book a trip with them, purchase a WeatherPromise, and you'll get a refund if it rains a certain number of days during your vacation.

When is a hotel more than a place to sleep? When it’s in a building with a storied past, allowing guests to go back in time to the Gilded Age or Edwardian era as easily as they go to the gym or spa.

From Armani Hotels to Palazzo Versace, the fashion and hospitality worlds have long been amicable bedfellows. Last year alone saw the Christian Louboutin and Karl Lagerfeld brands open five-star properties—respectively, the Vermelho Hotel in Melides, Portugal and The Karl Lagerfeld Macau in China. Then there are the recent designer x hotel crossovers, such as the Fendi Beach Club at Puente Romano in Marbella, Spain; the Valentino takeover at Palazzo Avino, in Ravello, Italy and the Sir Paul Smith Suite at Brown’s Hotel in London, to name but a few.

Concrete is the single most widely used material in the world for constructing residential homes, roads, bridges, dams and skyscrapers. But we don’t tend to see this ubiquitous material as particularly interesting or attractive and as Thomas Guillot,Chief Executive of the GCCA (Global Cement and Concrete Association) says, “we don’t always appreciate it but if we didn’t have it, we’d certainly notice” and it does “offer the potential for beautiful design, as well as durability and strength.”

Hurtigruten has appointed the world’s first “chief aurora chaser” to help guests get the most out of their Northern Lights viewing experiences while cruising along the coast of Norway.