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Travel+Leisure: Cusco is South and Central America's best tourist destination in 2025

Travel+Leisure: Cusco is South and Central America's best tourist destination in 2025

A new international award for Cusco, the archaeological capital of the Americas and a World Cultural Heritage Site! This time, the Imperial City, one of Peru's historic capitals, has been chosen, for the seventh consecutive time, the best tourist...

‘Meat lovers mecca’: The exotic, clean tourist destination Aussies can’t get enough of

‘Meat lovers mecca’: The exotic, clean tourist destination Aussies can’t get enough of

Australians are having a love affair with Japan with record numbers of tourists flocking to the Land of the Rising Sun. A total of 920,000 Australians visited Japan in 2024, and the number is expected to top one million by the end of this year....

Hotel Milu Milano opens in Milan

Hotel Milu Milano opens in Milan

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality July 2025 139 Hotel Milu Milano, a new boutique hotel in Milan's Porta Venezia district, offers a blend of historical Milanese architecture and contemporary interiors, providing an inspiring urban retreat for modern...

Tourism & Travel Tribunal Appoints Justice Bello Chairm⁸an

Tourism & Travel Tribunal Appoints Justice Bello Chairm⁸an

9 The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) has announced the formal inauguration of the Hospitality, Tourism & Travel Tribunal (HTTT) in line with Section 40 (1) and (2) of the NIHOTOUR Establishment Act. The tribunal has been...

Tourism boom takes hold in newly-expanded HCM City

Tourism boom takes hold in newly-expanded HCM City

HCM City – As HCM City adapts to a streamlined two-tier governance model following its merger with Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu and Bình Dương provinces, its tourism industry is riding a boom, shifting from post-pandemic recovery to robust growth. The city...

Tourist Attractions in Luxembourg

Tourist Attractions in Luxembourg

Written by Bryan Dearsley Updated Jul 10, 2025 Although a small country of just 670,000 people that only covers around 1,650 square kilometers, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg delivers a considerable diversity of attractions and fun things to do....

Tourist Attractions in Monterey

Tourist Attractions in Monterey

Written by Brad Lane Updated Jul 10, 2025 Monterey is a small coastal city in California with many historical sites and modern attractions. It was the capital of Spanish California from 1770 to 1882 and, at one time, Monterey was an important city...

Europe’s Tourist Hotspots Crack Down on Overtourism With New Taxes

Europe’s Tourist Hotspots Crack Down on Overtourism With New Taxes

There’s a chance your summer trip might have extra fees you weren’t aware of. Some popular European destinations are rolling out new taxes and restrictions to curb the flood of tourists overwhelming its most iconic locations, such as the €5 entry...

Villa Park, Villa Nautica named among top 100 hotels worldwide

Villa Park, Villa Nautica named among top 100 hotels worldwide

Villa Resorts has been recognised in the TopHotels “Top 100 Hotels of the Year 2024” list, with two of its properties, Villa Park and Villa Nautica, featured among the highest-rated hotels based on guest reviews from Russia and the CIS. TopHotels...

Lily Hotels appoints Abhinav S. Raghuwanshi as Cluster Head of Revenue Management

Lily Hotels appoints Abhinav S. Raghuwanshi as Cluster Head of Revenue Management

Lily Hotels has announced the appointment of Abhinav S. Raghuwanshi as Cluster Head of Revenue Management, responsible for overseeing the commercial strategy and revenue performance of its two award-winning properties: Lily Beach Resort & Spa and...

W Hotels expands Italian footprint with Florence property

W Hotels expands Italian footprint with Florence property

10 July 2025 W Florence has opened its doors in the heart of the Tuscan capital. Situated steps away from Il Duomo, the hotel is housed in the former Grand Hotel Majestic, designed by renowned Florentine architect Lando Bartoli in 1968. Italian...

The Edinburgh Grand reopens as a Luxury Collection hotel

The Edinburgh Grand reopens as a Luxury Collection hotel

The Edinburgh Grand has officially reopened, joining Marriott’s The Luxury Collection portfolio. Owned and operated by Chris Stewart Group, the hotel has undergone a light refurbishment and repositioning to target the luxury extended-stay and...

Suzanne Holbrook unveils plans for @MarriottIntl to drive #spa occupancy to 70-80 per cent #wellness #hotel

Suzanne Holbrook unveils plans for @MarriottIntl to drive #spa occupancy to 70-80 per cent #wellness #hotel

Suzanne Holbrook said it's unsustainable that in the US, it’s nearly impossible to get a massage in a hotel for under US$250 (€218, £185) Being innovative could help hotels grow spa occupancy to between 70-80 per cent Last year, Marriott’s overall...

Tourism Ireland Unveils 'This Is Open Country' Documentary

Tourism Ireland Unveils 'This Is Open Country' Documentary

10/07/2025 As the biggest names in golf descend on Royal Portrush next week for The Open Championship, Tourism Ireland has announced the eagerly anticipated release of 'This is Open Country', a one-hour feature documentary. Produced for Golf...

Allegiant sells Florida resort for $200M after pandemic delays, hurricane setbacks

Allegiant sells Florida resort for $200M after pandemic delays, hurricane setbacks

Allegiant Air’s parent company is selling its Florida resort less than two years after it opened the property, following setbacks from the pandemic and hurricanes and steep financial losses. Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co. announced Monday...

Cross River Govt approves N18 billion for upgrade of Tinapa, Marina Resort, other tourism assets 

Cross River Govt approves N18 billion for upgrade of Tinapa, Marina Resort, other tourism assets 

The Cross River State Government has approved the release of N18 billion for the rehabilitation and upgrade of major tourism assets, including the Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort, Marina Resort, Obudu Mountain Resort, and Kwa Falls. The...

C’River govt to spend N18bn to upgrade tourism assets 

C’River govt to spend N18bn to upgrade tourism assets 

BY PETER USMAN In a plan to boost economy of the state, create more employment for the teeming population, the Cross-River State Government has approved the release of N18 billion for the rehabilitation and upgrade of major tourism assets,...

Over 50,000 tourist arrivals recorded so far in July

Over 50,000 tourist arrivals recorded so far in July

The statistics go on to reveal that about 6,931 tourists arrived on average every day during January, 7,646 in February, 6,563 in March, 6,611 during April, 4,375 during May and 4,726 during June. So far in July, 5,772 tourists are arriving on...

Ho Chi Minh City expects to become regional leading tourism hub

Ho Chi Minh City expects to become regional leading tourism hub

Following the recent administrative restructuring that merged the city with the neighboring provinces of Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City now boasts 681 potential tourist sites. With a population of over 14 million, it has become...

The Bawaki Beach Resort: How a Dream in Sinai Kicked off a Magical Tourism Niche

The Bawaki Beach Resort: How a Dream in Sinai Kicked off a Magical Tourism Niche

When I first moved to Egypt in 2017, every person I met urged me to visit the Red Sea beaches in Sinai. "You should go diving in Dahab, but you really have to see the sunrise in Nuweiba," they'd say. So, I took a long bus ride through the desert,...

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