April 20, 2021
Via: Hotel News ResourceIn a digital age, when a potential guest picks up the phone to make a reservation, they expect a personal touch on the other end. Chances are, they’ve exhausted all digital booking avenues and are seeking true customer service by […]
April 19, 2021
Via: Hotel News ResourceA strong return of leisure travel has created much cause for celebration during the early months of 2021. In the U.S., hotel room demand in March was the country’s highest level recorded since the start of the pandemic. To fully […]
April 16, 2021
Via: Hotel News ResourceThe World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today launches its new high-level guidelines for inclusion and accessibility in the sector which focus on the experience of travellers with disabilities and will help make the Travel & Tourism sector a more […]
Finance and Development, Real Estate
April 16, 2021
Via: CNBCAirbnb will have to add millions of new hosts to accommodate guests as travel picks up again following the coronavirus pandemic, CEO Brian Chesky told CNBC. “To meet the demand over the coming years, we’re going to need millions more […]
April 15, 2021
Via: HospitalityDesign2021 is shaping up as a landmark year for EDITION Hotels, which recently launched the Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon and will inaugurate four additional properties before the close of the year. The Marriott brand will maintain its momentum in 2022, with […]
April 15, 2021
Via: Hotel News ResourceThe World Travel & Tourism Council’s annual Economic Impact Report (EIR) today reveals the dramatic impact COVID-19 had on France’s Travel & Tourism sector, wiping out €103 billion from the nation’s economy. The annual EIR from the World Travel & […]
April 15, 2021
Via: Hotel News ResourceEurope is the only world region showing increased hotel construction activity in comparison with the end of Q1 last year, according to March pipeline data from STR. March 2021 (% changes in comparison with March 2020) Europe In Construction: 258,129 […]
Finance and Development, Trends
April 15, 2021
Via: Hotel News ResourceThe past year was unlike any other for the hospitality industry and many hoteliers made the difficult decision to reduce their digital marketing efforts to save money until revenue streams increased. In many cases, paid media budgets were reduced to […]
Finance and Development, Markets
April 13, 2021
Via: Hotel News ResourceIn recent research, Dr. Paul Willie, DBA, MBA, CHAE+, CHTP, CMA and Isidro Fierro set out to identify the elements and requirements of a global leader in today’s hospitality industry. They leveraged existing secondary data to highlight why global leaders […]
Finance and Development, Financial
April 8, 2021
Via: WSJAsset managers are fighting a proposal from U.S. antitrust authorities to tighten scrutiny over how these firms influence the way businesses operate and, in turn, the prices of everything from airline tickets to food. In March, the asset-management industry pushed […]