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Frasers Hospitality executes multi-market strategic asset enhancement plan

Frasers Hospitality executes multi-market strategic asset enhancement plan

Frasers Hospitality, a business unit of Frasers Property Limited, has unveiled a series of comprehensive asset enhancement initiatives (AEIs) spanning four gateway-city assets across Kuala Lumpur, London, Melbourne and Singapore. The asset enhancement strategy reflects Frasers Hospitality’s disciplined capital deployment approach aimed at sustaining value, enhancing income resilience and reinforcing long-term portfolio performance.

AI sparks a SaaS shakeout in travel: TripWorks warns industry is entering a ‘reckoning phase’

AI sparks a SaaS shakeout in travel: TripWorks warns industry is entering a ‘reckoning phase’

TripWorks, the AI- and business intelligence-driven booking and automation platform for tours, activities, and attractions operators, today issued a warning that the travel industry is heading into a decisive consolidation phase as AI accelerates a long‑brewing SaaS shakeout. New research shows travel agencies and operators are relying on an unsustainable number of disconnected systems – a fragmentation problem that is driving up costs, eroding margins, and undermining customer experience.

AC Hotel Scottsdale Old Town Officially Opens in Scottsdale's Entertainment District

AC Hotel Scottsdale Old Town Officially Opens in Scottsdale's Entertainment District

Old Town Scottsdale is now home to a modern, European-inspired hotel, AC Hotel Scottsdale Old Town, located at 7117 E. 3rd Ave. Designed for travelers who value intentional design and elevated simplicity, the six-story hotel brings AC Hotels by Marriott's signature European-inspired aesthetic and "Perfectly Precise" guest experience to one of the city's most dynamic neighborhoods.

Taos Ski Valley Announces Winter 2027 Season Passes with Pass Assurance Included for the First Time

Taos Ski Valley Announces Winter 2027 Season Passes with Pass Assurance Included for the First Time

Taos Ski Valley today announced its Winter 2027 season passes and Spring Pass Sale, offering six different pass options at the lowest prices of the year. New for 2027, all passes purchased during the Spring Pass Sale will include Pass Assurance, a benefit that was previously only available at an additional cost. The resort expanded midweek access to include Fridays, for an improved Weekday pass. Additionally, all passholders are entitled to expansive benefits and the ability to "buy now, ride now," just in time for last-minute spring break planners and people wanting to take advantage of late-season snow.

Vivid Sydney 2026 Program Revealed

Vivid Sydney 2026 Program Revealed

Running from Friday 22 May to Saturday 13 June, the 23‑day program brings together the full breadth of the city's creative identity across Vivid Light, Vivid Music, Vivid Minds and Vivid Food. More than 80 per cent of the festival remains free, including the entire Vivid Light Walk, an unbroken 6.5‑kilometre journey featuring over 43 installations and projections created by acclaimed local and international artists. Minister for Jobs and Tourism Steve Kamper said Vivid Sydney will be bigger and better than ever before.