Holiday Inn, a part of the InterContinental Hotels Group, has announced the opening of a 136-room hotel, Holiday Inn Long Island City-Manhattan View. This property is going to showcase the new sign of the brand, which seals the approval of this hotel to meet the standards of the brand’s relaunch program, which cost $1 [...]

easyCruise, part of easyGroup, and Cruise Partner, a cruise reservation system by IBS, have teamed up in an agreement to provide every aspect of the reservation process to consumers, call centers, travel agents, and tour operators via the internet. This new iTG, which is Cruise Partner’s Travel Gateway system, will provide multi-lingual interfaces on [...]

Yesterday, Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced that shore excursions are going to be included for free on 35 of their cruises as part of their new ultra-inclusive voyage pricing initiative. Guests who book select cruises on the Seven Seas Navigator, Seven Seas Mariner, or Seven Seas Voyager for this year will get to choose [...]

Kempinski Hotels and Resorts has opened an Anantara Spa at the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea, which they claim is the biggest one in the Middle East. The spa has more than 10,000 square meters in space, 20 treatment rooms, and boasts a big studio for meditation, pilates, tai chi, and yoga. The [...]

InterContinental Hotels Group has announced that they are officially reopening the Al Bustan Palace InterContinental Muscat after extensive renovations on the whole hotel. The restoration done to the property covers a huge upgrade, which includes changes done to the garden and beach area, lobby, most of the guest rooms, and the sports facilities. [...]

Rotana Hotels and Summit Hotels has signed an agreement for Rotana Hotels to be the managing company for a 5-star hotel in Baghdad, which is set to open early in 2012. This is the first luxury brand of hotels to be opened in Iraq and will be located in the International Green Zone, a [...]