Travel in county Windsor

IHG Hotels & Resorts revealed on Tuesday that it has been pitching hotel owners on a new brand addressing an opportunity in the middle of the market it said is underserved.

Brooklyn’s allure for the young, professional sector can be seen in its cozy boutiques, beautiful brownstones, vibrant atmosphere and lower cost of living than Manhattan. As a result, parts of Brooklyn have evolved into a hub of entrepreneurship, high-technology startup firms, postmodern art and design dating back to the 2010s.

Palm Beach Cannes, an iconic destination on the French Riviera since the 1920s, is set to reopen during the Cannes Film Festival after undergoing a four-year renovation. The new launch will feature the first-ever waterfront saltwater pool on the Riviera, offering magnificent views of the Bay of Cannes. Additionally, there will be a fitness center, wellness area, luxury boutiques, and a large ballroom.

The giant oaks are turning copper; the hawthorns are burnished-marigold and most of the chestnut trees are vibrant with amber hues. Autumn might have arrived late this year in Windsor Great Park, but it’s turned up in majestic style. As the leaves crunch underfoot and float down from crooked branches above, their golden, sunset colours add a fleeting spectacle to this ancient landscape.

Leaf-peeping isn’t as harmless as you might at first expect, and one small town in Vermont learned that the hard way in recent years, leading to the townsfolk getting creative in how to deal with overtourism. 

For InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), soaring hotel rates owing to a post-pandemic surge in pent-up demand for travel have been a boon after the pandemic bludgeoned the travel sector. But IHG Hotels & Resorts said its pricing power would last beyond the present moment thanks partly to its investments in digital technology. The company also anticipated future growth as China, the world’s second-largest economy, reopens.

IHG Hotels & Resorts‘ new CEO Elie Maalouf said his strategy is to make the company’s portfolio as appealing to owners and guests as possible. Maalouf spoke to Skift on Tuesday after his first earnings call as CEO, having taken the helm last month.

One of Rome’s most storied hotels has recently undergone a show-stopping renovation, just in time for the record crowds flowing into the Eternal City this year.

The number of people concerned about their health and wellbeing has rocketed since the pandemic began. The stats are legion but among them, 80% of those surveyed by Public Health England in 2020 — in the first year of Covid-19 — reported wanting to change their lifestyle in 2021 to become healthier. Meanwhile, an Ipsos study in 2021 noted that 62% of Americans believe health is more important to them than before the pandemic. And this has, as countless more reports will attest, changed the way many of us want to travel.

Editor’s note: Due to COVID-19 concerns, the U.S. State Department is encouraging potential visitors to reconsider travel abroad, and has banned arrivals from the entire continent of Europe. The below story is based on a 2019 survey of travelers and safety statistics from 2018.