
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Luxury travel auction platform Black Platinum Gold has introduced a point-based loyalty program.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Testing requirements have been removed for eligible fully vaccinated arrivals into the UK, with only a simplified passenger located form needed.

Reading Time: 2 minutesGermany: NUMA Group, a hotel operator and technology developer, has raised $45 million growth capital in a new funding round led by DN Capital.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A survey by global hospitality company Accor of 2000 UK consumers has revealed an average spend of 39 per cent more on travel this year.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hospitality businesses in England most impacted by Covid-19 and the Omicron variant will benefit
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Reading Time: 2 minutesFrance: Next-generation lodging company Sonder has expanded into France after acquiring the management and operations

Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: James Matthews, CEO and co-founder of Eden Rock Group, has joined travel technology company
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Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / UK: Marriott has introduced a pilot offer whereby guests booking rentals on Homes

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS / UK: President Joe Biden has confirmed that fully vaccinated UK and EU travellers

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Wheal Tor in Cornwall, comprising eight rooms and a range of ‘Hobbit Houses’, has