PONANT has announced plans to acquire French Polynesia and South Pacific specialist Paul Gauguin Cruises.

Brand USA is the destination marketing organization for the United States. It is driving significant incremental international visitation and spend, which is helping to fuel the nation’s economy.

Meliá Hotels International has presented results for the first half of 2019, showing earnings of €43.5m, 25.4% less than in the same period in the previous year, largely caused by the impact of €12m in capital gains in 2018. 

Malvern Group has ceased trading, with as many as 50,000 holidaymakers set to be impacted.

Hesperia Investment Group has reached an agreement with Arum Group to acquire a majority stake of the luxury resort La Manga Club.

Accor has reported a 5.1 per cent rise in first-half operating profit, driven by restructuring efforts and robust demand in most regions. Consolidated EBITDA came in at €375 million in the first half of 2019.