Protesters denounce gentrification in Lisbon as housing prices soarDestinations

Protesters denounce gentrification in Lisbon as housing prices soar

Anti-gentrification groups from across Europe joined hundreds of Portuguese activists last Saturday in a rally against soaring rent prices in…

Tired Londoners rent sleep pods for some zzz’sHotels

Tired Londoners rent sleep pods for some zzz’s

Exhausted Londoners hoping to take a rest from their busy schedules are being offered an alternative to coffee breaks: a…

Thomas Cook says it found e-coli in Egypt hotel where Britons died

Thomas Cook says it found e-coli in Egypt hotel where Britons died

British tour operator Thomas Cook said it had found a high level of e-coli and staphylococcus bacteria at the hotel…

Spanish tourist numbers fall in July for first time in nearly a decade

Spanish tourist numbers fall in July for first time in nearly a decade

The number of tourists visiting Spain in July fell for the first time in nine years, official data showed today,…

Thomas Cook moves 300 Egyptian hotel customers after death of coupleTravel Agents & Tour Operators

Thomas Cook moves 300 Egyptian hotel customers after death of couple

Britain’s Thomas Cook said it was moving all 301 of its customers from a hotel in Hurghada, Egypt, as a…

Spanish hotels cut prices as competition from Turkey, North Africa heats up

Spanish hotels cut prices as competition from Turkey, North Africa heats up

Spanish hotels are cutting prices on summer holiday packages as tourists return to destinations like Turkey and resorts in North…

Global airfares, hotel rates to rise in 2019 – industry forecast

Global airfares, hotel rates to rise in 2019 – industry forecast

A strong global economy and rising oil prices are expected to push up the cost of air travel in 2019,…

Marriott hotels to eliminate plastic straws by July 2019Tourism Insight News

Marriott hotels to eliminate plastic straws by July 2019

Marriott International Inc, the world’s largest hotel chain, plans to remove disposable plastic straws and stirrers from its 6,500 hotels…

Virtual reality, an ever more present future in the tourism sectorCool Tech

Virtual reality, an ever more present future in the tourism sector

The future we imagined not so long ago is now here, and some of the solutions we’d previously only seen…

LaSalle Hotel backs Blackstone bid, says Pebblebrook offer not superiorTourism Insight News

LaSalle Hotel backs Blackstone bid, says Pebblebrook offer not superior

U.S. hotel owner LaSalle Hotel Properties yesterday sided with Blackstone Group LP’s $3.7 billion all-cash offer to buy the company,…