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GHA DISCOVERY
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Cheval Collection Wins Top GHA Honour as Cross-Brand Loyalty Success Reshapes Global Luxury Travel

Cheval Collection has strengthened its position in international luxury hospitality after securing the Best Cross-Brand Contribution title at the 2026 Global Hotel Alliance Awards, recognising strong loyalty engagement and cross-brand performance within the GHA DISCOVERY ecosystem. The achievement highlights the growing influence of loyalty programmes across independent hospitality brands as travellers increasingly expect rewards, recognition […]

Detroit Travel
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Michigan Lodging Tax Changes Reshape Travel Costs Across Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Traverse City

Michigan’s lodging tax structure is becoming increasingly important for travellers and hospitality operators as state use tax, county accommodation levies and tourism assessments combine to create significantly different overnight costs across destinations. From Detroit and Grand Rapids to Ann Arbor and Traverse City, accommodation bills can include several layers of taxation or assessments depending on

Hotel Industry
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Russia Hotel Tax Revenue Surges as Regional Tourism Funding Transforms Destinations Across the Country

Russia’s tourism tax is generating stronger municipal revenues in 2026, creating a new source of funding for destinations seeking to improve visitor infrastructure, strengthen hospitality regulation and support long-term regional tourism development. The system, introduced nationally from January 2025 to replace the previous resort-fee model, allows municipalities to levy a tourism tax on qualifying accommodation

Protaras
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Cyprus Tourism Surges as Ayia Napa, Protaras and Limassol Reveal Five Stunning Beach Resorts for Luxury Mediterranean Escapes

Cyprus is strengthening its position as a leading Mediterranean holiday destination as travellers seek luxury accommodation, attractive beaches and competitive summer value across Ayia Napa, Protaras, Limassol and Larnaca. The island’s compact geography, warm climate and varied resort offering make it especially attractive for families, couples and short-break visitors. Travellers can combine beach holidays with

Ho Tram
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Vietnam Tourism Booking Scam Alert as Vung Tau and Ho Tram Face Rising Online Fraud During Summer Travel Boom

Vietnam’s booming summer tourism season is driving exceptional demand across Vung Tau, Ho Tram and surrounding coastal destinations, but the surge in accommodation bookings is also creating new risks for travellers. Hotels, resorts, villas and homestays across Ho Chi Minh City’s eastern coastal tourism region are seeing strong occupancy during the peak holiday period. At

Southwest Inn Sedona
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Sedona Wellness Tourism Expands as Boutique Hotels Add Salt Rooms, Saunas, Cold Plunges and Red-Light Therapy

Sedona’s wellness tourism landscape is expanding beyond large destination spas as two smaller West Sedona hotels introduce dedicated facilities including salt rooms, saunas, cold plunges and red-light therapy. Arroyo Pinion Hotel and Southwest Inn at Sedona, both located along the State Route 89A corridor, are adding wellness experiences that travellers can combine with hiking, sightseeing

Rhodes Tourism
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France and Greece Tourism Surge as Accor MGallery Opens 102-Room Atlantic Thalasso Retreat and Plans 222-Room Rhodes Resort

France and Greece are gaining major new boutique hospitality offerings as Accor accelerates the European growth of its MGallery Collection through two distinctive coastal properties. In France, the 102-room Bel Hotel Oléron Thalasso & Spa – MGallery Collection has opened on Île d’Oléron, combining Atlantic Ocean scenery, wellness and thalassotherapy. Meanwhile, in Greece, a new

New Zealand Tourism
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New Zealand Tourism Gets Luxury Boost as voco Queenstown Opens With 227 Upgraded Rooms Near Iconic Alpine Adventures

New Zealand’s hospitality sector has gained a fresh premium accommodation option with the opening of voco Queenstown, bringing 227 upgraded guest rooms and suites, refreshed public spaces and new dining experiences to one of the country’s most celebrated tourism destinations. The hotel has been repositioned from the former Holiday Inn Express & Suites Queenstown into

Korba Heliopolis
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Heliopolis Terrace Revives Cairo Heritage: All You Need to Know

Egypt’s hospitality landscape has gained a striking heritage-led addition as Heliopolis Terrace, a landmark building dating to 1908, begins a new chapter as a boutique hotel in Cairo’s historic Korba district. Standing at 21 Al Ahram Street in Heliopolis, the property combines more than a century of architectural identity with contemporary accommodation, dining and personalised

Singapore Hotels
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Singapore Tourism Gets Major Boost as Four Points by Sheraton Jurong Opens 557-Room Hotel in Growing Business District

Singapore’s western hospitality landscape is gaining fresh momentum with the opening of Four Points by Sheraton Singapore, Jurong, bringing 557 rooms and suites to the fast-developing Jurong Lake District. The property strengthens accommodation choices for business and leisure travellers seeking access to western Singapore. It also arrives as Jurong Lake District continues its transformation into

Benahavís
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Marbella Tourism Safety Alert as Costa del Sol Hotel Pool Chemical Failure Sends More Than 60 Guests for Medical Treatment

Tourism safety on Spain’s Costa del Sol has come under renewed scrutiny after more than 60 people required medical attention following a suspected chemical exposure involving a hotel swimming pool system in Benahavís, near Marbella. The incident affected adults and children staying at an unnamed accommodation property and triggered an emergency medical response across the

Marrakech
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Morocco Supercharges Tourism With 60,000 New Hotel Beds and Massive Infrastructure Push Ahead of 2030 FIFA World Cup

Morocco is accelerating one of the most ambitious tourism and hospitality expansion programmes in Africa as it prepares to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Spain and Portugal. The North African destination is planning approximately 60,000 additional hotel beds, significantly expanding accommodation capacity ahead of an expected surge in international demand. At the same

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