Condé Nast Traveller has revealed the best cruise lines in the world, as voted by thousands in the 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards.

Preferred Travel Group, parent company of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Beyond Green, Historic Hotels of America, Historic Hotels Worldwide, PTG Consulting, and Beyond Green Travel, is reaffirming its commitment to sustainable tourism and climate action with the development of a comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CAP).

Dorchester Collection will open a second property in Dubai, partnering with developer OMNIYAT on a new groundbreaking mixed-use coastal project named The Alba.

Scenic has confirmed the cancellation of three upcoming Scenic Eclipse sailings in the Caribbean and Brazil due to necessary maintenance work on one of two Azipod propulsion units.

Virgin Atlantic is set to open its Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at Los Angeles International Airport in early 2025. The lounge, located in the Tom Bradley International Terminal, will invite customers to relax and enjoy the airline’s premium, personalised experience before they board their flight to London and beyond.

Qatar Airways Group has agreed to acquire a minority equity stake (25%) in Virgin Australia (from owner, Bain Capital) in a move that will give the Gulf carrier additional capacity into the lucrative Australian market. In a joint statement today, the Qatari and Australian airlines confirmed plans to strengthen their existing alliance even further, with new non-stop flights to Doha enhancing competition with rival partner airlines, Qantas and Emirates through Dubai.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation continues the strategic expansion of luxury and lifestyle hotels with a significant development pipeline of more than 20 recent and planned openings across the US, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean through 2025.

Plans for a new five-star hotel in the heart of Launceston have won praise from Tasmania’s Premier.

Ensemble’s President, Michael Johnson, has referred to the current boom in travel and tourism as the ‘Golden Age of the Travel Advisor’.

Eurostar and global airline alliance, SkyTeam, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that paves the way for integrated intermodal journeys via air and rail for millions of customers.

After 10 years of rapid expansion, Vail Resorts has revealed a two-year plan to transform the company for future growth and global expansion.

MICHELIN Guide this week revealed the new One, Two and Three Key distinctions for the most outstanding hotels in Thailand. This announcement comes four years into a comprehensive refresh of MICHELIN Guide’s hotel selection, which now includes over 5,000 hotels across the world. The culmination of countless hours of evaluation by the company’s Inspectors.