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Beginning October 20, Kat Florence Hotels will introduce the country's most extraordinary complimentary wine experiences

Ad Feature Ontario hotel offers rare wine tastings

Premier Inn enlist Rylan to help solve the hard versus soft pillow debate

The hard versus soft pillow debate has been solved by Rylan

Michael O’Neill, deputy general manager, and Laura Davies, general manager, The Waterfoot Hotel

Waterfoot Hotel in Derry-Londonderry acquired by local hotelier

Ad Feature 'Oasis effect' set to boost hotel bookings in Summer 2027

Vicky Green, NIHF president.

Hospitality Exchange 2026 checks in with a standout line-up

Almost a fifth of respondents have embarked on 12 or more work trips over the past year alone

A quarter of workers are travelling more post pandemic than before

The partnership strengthens MHR's Where Business Connects proposition

Ad Feature Millennium Hotels and Resorts partners with HXE for digital innovation

In 2024, the group opened its 3rd hotel in New York, The Warren Street Hotel

Ad Feature Firmdale record £232m turnover

Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa overlooking the Marne Valley vineyards

Review: France’s award-winning Champagne hotel escape

Tokyo remains one of the most exciting destinations in the world.

Ad Feature Where to stay in the world’s best cities for 2026

Liverpool earns KAYAK’s highest ‘lucky in love’ star rating, with the lowest divorce rate in the country.

Ad Feature Liverpool is this year’s #1 Valentine’s destination

The index ranks resorts based on a combination of factors, including the cost of lift passes, equipment hire, accommodation, transport and the average price of a beer, as well as accessibility from the UK.

Balkan resort with £1 beers is Europe’s most affordable ski resort

Natura Bissé is currently present in over 450 hotels around the world.

Ad Feature Natura Bissé becomes first Official Spa Brand of 50 Best Hotels

Darren Nickels, Retail Technology Operations Director at Henderson Technology.

NI technology company expands into hospitality market with acquisition

The S1 Ultra has a 3-inch viewing screen

Dashcam films the front, back and gets you moving, literally

Each trend is backed by first-party data and insights from 24,000 global travellers

Travel trends for 2026 - including reading retreats and farm stays
It comes as Expedia Group releases its Unpack ’26: The Trends in Travel™.
George Jones

ThermoPest wants to highlight the proven success of controlled, high-temperature heat systems

Ad Feature Experts reveal 'go-to' method that completely rids bed bugs

Hotels to introduce a verbal tech walk-through at check-in

Hotels feel pressure to keep upgrading their tech, research reveals

Hospitality Exchange Compere Pamela Ballantine, Ulster Bank Relationship Director Richard Lusty and NIHF President Vicky Green.

NIHF launches search for Rising Stars

90's rockers Liam and Noel Gallagher bring Oasis to Heaton Park's gig goers

One in four gig goers miss the encore and leave early

OBLU NATURE Helengeli by SENTIDO

Dear diary, I awoke in the glorious Maldives

Gallaghairs' opens in the Manchester Picadilly Premier Inn to give guests a free Oasis style haircut

Oasis fans flock to 'Gallaghairs' pop-up barber to get iconic haircut

The results were released by Virgin Money

UK spending trends revealed - with £1.8 BILLION on non-essentials

Dublin & Galway

P.S I love you Ireland; my whirlwind trip to Dublin and Galway

The rename was to inspire thousands of London marathon runners to keep up their pace at the hardest part of the course

A hotel renamed to the ‘Keep Go-Inn’ to inspire marathon runners

Four racing fans will have the chance to jet off to Benidorm and watch the famous horse racing event

Brits could win an expense paid trip to watch Cheltenham in...Benidorm

40 per cent of Brits nationwide struggle to sleep during the night sky phenomenon

A third of Brits say that the moon’s phases affect their sleep quality
Nearly a third of Brits admit that the moon’s phases affect their sleep quality.
George Jones

Expedia Group unpacks the eight noteworthy travel trends for 2025 - including Detour Destinations, JOMO (Joy of Missing Out) Travel and One-Click Trips.

Ad Feature Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo reveal the top travel trends for 2025

The social spaces are bright, modern and welcoming

I visited newly refurbed London hotel with amazing food and local wine

A chicken and a pet lizard make up some of the weirdest things left in hotel rooms around the world

Some of the oddest things left in hotel rooms around the world

The House of Gods hotel in Glasgow will open in January 2024.

I was treated like a star in a luxury suite at House of Gods Glasgow

The sea around Sardinia is spectacularly blue on a summer's day (Photo: Amber Allott)

Experience Sardinia in style at the Chia Laguna Resort

Top TV chef's Rudloe Arms Hotel is offering special deals on country stays

Foodies rush to snap up TV chef's country manor break as price slashed

Luxury hostel brand in Berlin makes going to the Euros affordable

If you have trouble sleeping at night, or in the morning, listening to something relaxing might help

These clever gadgets let you discreetly listen to music in bed

Millions of Brits suffer from 'holiday choice paralysis'

The Spa at Carden Park in Cheshire

Carden Park: £10m spa offers ultimate spot to relax with friends

A Travelodge ‘budget-luxe’ room. The chain is releasing two million of its rooms for just £38 as part of a huge sale for Autumn 2023.

Travelodge launches huge sale - how to book a room for £38 or less

Tourists are evacuated from hotels during a wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes on July 22, 2023.

Thousands evacuated from Rhodes homes & hotels as island blaze spreads

A trail towards The Old Man of Storr during changeable weather, Trotternish peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK (Getty Images)

The Times’ 5 best hotels on the Scottish islands

Meet the woman whose van lifestyle has allowed her to save more than £22k - and live in one of Britain’s poshest areas rent-free.

Van-dweller saves £22,000 and lives in posh areas rent-free

Muddy festival goers at Glastonbury will be able to get a free shower this year

Hotel chain offering free showers to Glastonbury Festival goers

Hotels.com reveal their weirdest room service requests

Hotels.com is offering up to £100 for 100 guests to spend on their unusual room service requests

These are the top 10 wacky room service orders - including diet water

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 30: A general view of Paris Disneyland during the workers' strike in Paris, France on May 30, 2023. (Photo by Mohamad Salaheldin Abdelg Alsayed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Disneyland Paris warns of disruption amid staff strike

Travelodge is set to open 300 news hotels across the UK in a huge expansion the budget chain dubbed a lucrative opportunity for local councils.

Travelodge to open 300 new hotels across UK - see full list

A variety of hotels in the UK are offering free upgrades and complimentary drinks to customers as part of a new discount scheme (Photo: Shutterstock)

Hotels in the UK are offering free upgrades, meals and drinks as part of a new d...

Stuart Retson, Sales and marketing, Vending By JSR

Unique vending machine changing the face of the Scottish High Street

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