Day Headlines in Travel News: 2026-09-21

  • Perk selects Katanox to improve hotel payments & financial infrastructure (Breaking Travel News 2026-09-21 06:55:47)
    Katanox, the financial infrastructure for hospitality, today announced a strategic partnership with Perk (formerly TravelPerk), the intelligent AI-native platform for travel and spend management.Through the partnership, Perk will use Katanox to improve the way hotel stays are booked, paid, reconciled, and settled. The companies will also work together to expand Perk’s access to hotel partners through the Katanox platform.
  • The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari Camp invites families to transform safari moments (Breaking Travel News 2026-09-21 06:49:24)
    The Ritz-Carlton, Masai Mara Safari Camp offers an immersive photography experience designed to help guests, from seasoned photographers to passionate beginners, capture the magic of the Masai Mara through professional Canon equipment.
  • FHS HONOURS VISIONARY LEADERSHIP IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY (Breaking Travel News 2026-09-21 06:46:39)
    Future Hospitality Summit – FHS World today announced the winners of this year’s FHS Awards, presented to exceptional leaders and visionaries in hospitality and tourism at FHS World, taking place from 29 September – 1 October at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai.Representing unparalleled leadership, vision, achievement, excellence and innovation, the accolades will be presented by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman Dubai Holding, Dubai Airports, Emirates Group; President, DCAA, and patron of Future Hospitality Summit, at the FHS Awards ceremony on Tuesday, 29 September.His Excellency Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism, receives the FHS Leadership Award, recognising his leadership in advancing the UAE’s economic diversification and elevating tourism and hospitality as strategic pillars of national growth, investment and global competitiveness.
  • YOTEL TO MAKE THAILAND DEBUT IN CLOUD 11 – BANGKOK’S NEWEST CREATIVE LANDMARK (Breaking Travel News 2026-09-21 06:40:01)
    YOTEL, the global hospitality brand known for its design-led, tech-enabled hotels, is set to make its debut in Thailand with the opening of YOTEL Bangkok Sukhumvit in October. The cutting-edge 250-key property is located within the impressive Cloud 11 development, which is a brand new creative landmark in Bangkok’s South Sukhumvit district, in the south-east of the city.
  • Minor Hotels Earns 22 MICHELIN Keys in 2026 as Recognised Portfolio Grows to 18 Properties (Breaking Travel News 2026-09-21 06:37:37)
    Minor Hotels is proud to announce that 18 of its properties across 13 countries have earned 22 MICHELIN Keys in the 2026 selection. The group saw an increase of nine Keys from 2025, and the recognition spans three Minor Hotels brands: Anantara Hotels & Resorts, Avani Hotels & Resorts and Tivoli Hotels & Resorts.
  • THE NEW GREECE: 4 TRAVEL STORIES RESHAPING THE GREEK ESCAPE (Breaking Travel News 2026-09-21 06:33:43)
    Greece may be synonymous with peak summer, but some of the most interesting reasons to visit begin once the August rush starts to ease.As September brings warm seas, fewer crowds and the start of Greece’s traditional grape harvest, the country enters one of its most compelling seasons. Across its islands and mainland coast, a new generation of hotels is offering a fresh perspective on the Greek escape: creativity is becoming part of the travel experience, destinations such as Paros are evolving beyond their familiar image, Mykonos is revealing a quieter side, and wine and gastronomy are giving travellers new reasons to visit outside peak summer.
  • Beyond the usual Christmas markets: five different European festive escapes to discover by rail (Breaking Travel News 2026-09-21 06:30:18)
    Europe has no shortage of famous Christmas markets. But for travellers who have already visited the classics – or simply want to go somewhere they had not immediately thought of – there are plenty of other options.Rail Europe has selected five places that do Christmas a little differently: a giant Advent calendar in the Black Forest, markets inside caves in the Netherlands, a centuries-old Milanese fair and even a mountain railway to Santa’s House. All can be reached by train, and several fit easily into a wider European itinerary.
  • Somabay Golf tees up a landmark year with international tournaments and a new course on the horizon (Breaking Travel News 2026-09-21 06:25:09)
    Somabay Golf is enjoying a landmark year, with a series of upcoming international golfing events and the much anticipated opening of its second 18-hole course, The Hidden Coves, along with its recent recognition in Golf World’s top 100 X Factor courses helping to cement its place on the global golfing stage.
  • OUTRIGGER Koh Samui Invites Families   to Swap Screen Time for Island Time (Breaking Travel News 2026-09-21 06:20:21)
    For families looking to spend less time scrolling and more time together, OUTRIGGER Koh Samui Beach Resort offers an island escape built around shared experiences. Set within tropical gardens across from Lamai Beach, the five-star resort combines easygoing beach days with Thai culture, outdoor discovery and hands-on conservation.
  • TALENT BEHIND THE TABLE AT THE LANGHAM, CUSTOM HOUSE, BANGKOK (Breaking Travel News 2026-09-21 06:18:32)
    Langham Hospitality Group today unveiled its food and beverage programme for The Langham, Custom House, Bangkok, the luxury hotel scheduled to open this December.Led by a group of accomplished culinary and bartending specialists, the programme centres on a collection of dining and drinking venues designed to position the restored Custom House complex as a new social address on the Chao Phraya River – a place where Bangkok residents and hotel guests can meet, celebrate and linger from morning till late.
  • H10 Hotels expands its portfolio of Boutique Hotels in Barcelona (Breaking Travel News 2026-09-21 06:10:01)
    H10 Racó del Pi has undergone an extensive refurbishment of its facilities, encompassing both its communal areas – reception, lobby and restaurant – and all of its rooms. This extensive refurbishment, together with its prime location on a pedestrian street in the historic city centre, reinforces the unique character of the hotel, which now joins H10 Hotels’ Boutique Hotels collection.