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UN Tourism Advances Accessibility with focus on Ukraine
With Ukraine’s State Agency for Tourism Development, UN tourism hosted the International Webinar on Accessible Tourism for All: Focus on Ukraine, welcoming experts from the European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT), as well as from Spain, Portugal, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The webinar emphasized accessibility both as a fundamental right and a major economic opportunity for destinations and companies to expand their market outreach and reduce seasonality.
ITC Hotels Limited honoured with host of top titles at World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards
Indian hospitality leader ITC Hotels Limited has been honoured with a series of top titles at the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards (WSTHA). The company, which today encompass over 140 hotels across 90+ destinations, was voted: • World’s Leading Sustainable Organisation 2025 • World’s Leading Sustainable Employer 2025 • World’s Leading Sustainable Food & Nutrition Initiative 2025 • World’s Leading Sustainable Marketing Campaign 2025 The prizes were revealed in front of hundreds of global leaders of sustainable tourism gathered in Dubai for the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards 2025. The VIP ceremony was held at Terra, Expo City Dubai and recognised the individuals and organisations that are accelerating change in net positive tourism
Iberostar Group honoured with World’s Leading Marine & Biodiversity Conservation Programme title
Hospitality provider Iberostar Group has been recognised with the title of World’s Leading Marine & Biodiversity Conservation Programme 2025 for its Wave of Change program at the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards (WSTHA). The prize was revealed in front of hundreds of global leaders of sustainable tourism gathered in Dubai for the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards 2025. The VIP ceremony was held at Terra, Expo City Dubai and recognised the individuals and organisations that are accelerating change in net positive tourism.
Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor honoured by World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards
Luxury hotel Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor has been recognised with the title of World’s Leading Sustainable Water & Waste Innovation 2025 by voters at the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards (WSTHA). The prize was revealed in front of hundreds of global leaders of sustainable tourism gathered in Dubai for the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards 2025. The VIP ceremony was held at Terra, Expo City Dubai and recognised the individuals and organisations that are accelerating change in net positive tourism.
Gamewatchers Safaris & Porini Camps - Selenkay Conservancy honoured by WSTHA
Gamewatchers Safaris & Porini Camps - Selenkay Conservancy has been recognised with the title of World’s Leading Conservation Programme 2025 by voters at the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards
Hilton and Winnow honoured with World’s Leading Sustainable Partnership 2025
Green Ramadan 2025 by Hilton and Winnow has been recognised with the title of World’s Leading Sustainable Partnership 2025 by voters at the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards (WSTHA). The prize was revealed in front of hundreds of global leaders of sustainable tourism gathered in Dubai for the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards 2025. The VIP ceremony was held at Terra, Expo City Dubai and recognised the individuals and organisations that are accelerating change in net positive tourism.
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler honoured - World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards
Luxury Canadian property Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler has been recognised with the title of World’s Leading Indigenous Community Tourism Initiative 2025 by voters at the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards (WSTHA). The prize was revealed in front of hundreds of global leaders of sustainable tourism gathered in Dubai for the World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards 2025. The VIP ceremony was held at Terra, Expo City Dubai and recognised the individuals and organisations that are accelerating change in net positive tourism.
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Discover the ‘Chelsea of Asia’ at Gardens by the Bay - Twenty Years of the Singapore Garden Festival
The biennial Singapore Garden Festival (SGF) is one of the world’s leading garden shows, attracting award-winning landscape and garden designers, florists and horticulturalists from all over the world. The July 2026 event marks the festival’s 10th anniversary and will be a celebration of two decades of horticultural excellence, floral artistry and green ingenuity in the extraordinary setting of Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay. Recognising that Asia’s premier flower show is still an undiscovered gem for many garden lovers in the UK, independent tour operator ECT Travel has curated an eight-day/seven-night holiday to the world’s greenest city that begins with two full days at this inspiring show.
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Sweden’s End-of-Year Offer: Come and Get Bored!
Gazing at an open fire deep in the forest, watching the stars light up the sky, waiting for the Aurora, hoping for fish to bite while sitting on a frozen lake… for hours on end… In Sweden, boredom isn’t a problem – it’s the point. Introducing a travel concept that embraces an idea increasingly gaining ground: that boredom is good for you. “And then you also need some time to just sit and gaze,” world-famous author Astrid Lindgren wrote in her diary in 1964. This quiet insight feels more relevant than ever. As the year winds down and to-do lists fill up, Lindgren’s home country of Sweden is offering experiences that are increasingly rare: the chance to disconnect, slow down, and do nothing. Well, almost nothing.
W Living Room X Veuve Clicquot: First–ever Pop-Up Café
This November, W Kuala Lumpur is proud to unveil an exclusive Parisienne-inspired champagne journey, unveiled for the very first time at the leading luxury lifestyle city escape in the heart of Kuala Lumpur City Centre. This immersive Parisienne-inspired champagne experience redefines the art of sipping, bringing together the spirit of Veuve Clicquot with the vibrant energy of the city’s most iconic luxury lifestyle hotel. Guests are invited to indulge in an elevated pop-up journey from 7th November 2025 to 30th November 2026 that celebrates sophistication, style, and the unmistakable joie de vivre of champagne culture.
Hamilton Island Appoints Rebecca Hamey as General Manager Qualia
Hamilton Island today announced the appointment of Rebecca Hamey as General Manager of qualia, the island’s internationally acclaimed luxury resort. With more than 15 years’ experience in luxury and boutique hospitality, Hamey returns to qualia with deep knowledge of the resort and its guests. This appointment marks a homecoming – Hamey previously held a leadership role at qualia from 2016 to 2018.
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Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa Ignites the Festive Season
This festive season, Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa invites guests to rediscover the joy of togetherness in the world’s gathering place. From December 1, 2025, to January 7, 2026, the resort transforms into a luminous sanctuary adorned with its signature theme, White Shores & Golden Lights – a symphony of shimmering whites and sunlit gold inspired by the purity of the season and the golden glow of new beginnings. The festive spirit officially ignites on December 1 with a magical Tree Lighting Ceremony, setting the tone for a season of warmth, wonder, and celebration. After a period of tranquil island indulgence, the festivities return in radiant full swing from December 21 onward, with a vibrant calendar of personalized experiences that lead all the way to the joyous Orthodox Beach Buffet Dinner on January 7.