The Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture & Tourism asserts that now the country is lacking unlicensed hotels.

Abulfas Garayev, the culture & tourism minister, says that 40 hotels have been closed in Azerbaijan.

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The UAE is continuing to invest heavily in tourism according to a report which revealed it had the highest number of hotels in the construction pipeline across the MENA region.

The May 2010 STR Global Construction Pipeline Report, which spanned the whole of Middle...

LONDON, ENGLAND, June 26, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Hotels.com has revealed in its latest survey that there has been a significant rise in the number of searches for European countries compared with this time last year. This is believed to be because UK travellers are trying to take advantage of Sterling's current strength against the euro.

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The new Sentido Hotels Tunisia destinations include Tabarka (Sentido Tabarka Beach Resort), Djerba (Sentido Djerba Beach) and Hammamet (Sentido Phenicia).

With the Sentido Tabarka Beach resort, the brand will be opening up a virtually untouched vacation region in t...

Latvian carrier airBaltic has launched its first flight to the Jordanian capital, Amman. The new service will be offered on Saturdays and Tuesdays from the Latvian capital, Riga to Amman, and Sundays and Wednesdays from Amman to Riga.

Singapore-based Frasers Hospitality has announced the opening of its first property in the UAE, the Fraser Suites Dubai. Located on Sheikh Zayed Road, the new hotel occupies the top 23 levels of the 45-storey Sidra Tower and offers 180 suites and penthouses, food and beverage facilities, a business centre, and a boardroom and meeting facilities.

According to Expedia, this can be anything from translating a menu using Google Goggles to putting the guidebook to one side and using a virtual reality layer on your phone to picture the street in front of you and get links to restaurant reviews or travel information.

Carlson, a privately-owned, global hospitality and travel company, and publicly-held The Rezidor Hotel Group AB today announced that the acquisition of the Regent luxury hotel business by Formosa International Hotels Corporation has been completed.

The companies a...

British Airways is facing further strikes by cabin crew after the latest talks with the Unite trade union failed to reach an agreement.

The Acas conciliation service said that they “regrettably” were unable to break the deadlock and move closer to a de...

President Barack Obama has played the role of tourism chief on his trip to USA’s Gulf Coast this week, saying the region remains “outstanding” and “open for business” despite the country’s worst environmental disaster in history.