Fattal Hotels has acquired the leasehold of The Dilly, the hotel trading name at the former Piccadilly landmark in central London, located at a prime position between Piccadilly, Regent Street and Air Street for £66.5m. It has operated the Grade II listed building as a hotel since 2022. The transaction forms part of Fattal Hotel Group’s broader global growth strategy and underscores its continued expansion across key European gateway cities.

Hilton has announced the signing of three lifestyle properties, including a Curio Collection by Hilton hotel in Phuket and two Tapestry Collection by Hilton properties in Chiang Mai and the Maldives, further expanding the company’s lifestyle brand portfolio in South East Asia. The hotels in Thailand will join a growing lifestyle portfolio that includes the recently opened Kahavadi Chiang Rai, Curio Collection by Hilton, as well as Canopy Bangkok Sukhumvit and Nivata Koh Samui, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, both of which are set to debut this year.

On National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, DoubleTree by Hilton celebrates the warm welcome that has become synonymous with the brand: an original, warm DoubleTree chocolate chip cookie at every check in. To celebrate this holiday, DoubleTree by Hilton is once again inviting both travelers and local community members to stop by any DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in the U.S. on August 4 to enjoy a complimentary DoubleTree chocolate chip cookie – no reservation required.

After reports that footballer Erling Haaland allegedly brought a taxidermy raccoon home from the FIFA World Cup, many Britons remain unclear about what they can and cannot bring through customs as searches for “what can I bring through customs” spiked by 169% in the last quarter alone.1 With an estimated 30 million Brits heading abroad this summer, holidaymakers may need to think twice about bringing home any souvenirs, as seemingly harmless items may land you in trouble with customs, leading to confiscation or a hefty fine.

One of the Caribbean’s foremost tourism strategists, Beverly Nicholson Doty, argues that the region’s greatest innovations are not found in artificial intelligence or smart cities but in its leadership in sustainability, resilience and stewardship.

Red Sea Global (RSG), the regenerative tourism developer, has collaborated with DarkSky International to create the world’s first certification recognizing resorts that protect natural night skies through responsible outdoor lighting, benefiting wildlife while creating exceptional stargazing experiences. Desert Rock and Nujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, at The Red Sea have become the first resorts in the world to earn certification under the new DarkSky Approved Lodging & Resort program.

Delta Air Lines is ramping up service to Las Vegas for CES® 2027 with more than 120 peak-day flights connecting the city to key business hubs across the U.S. and around the world. Special Asia-Pacific services from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei, and Seoul-Incheon give customers more convenient access to the world’s premier technology event.