Tag: Coronavirus

April 10, 2020

As travel restrictions from the Coronavirus have spread across the world, it’s evident that tourism is currently one of the most affected sectors during this pandemic. In fact the UNWTO has revised its 2020 forecast and estimates that global international […]

April 9, 2020

Restaurants are facing as much as a 27.1% loss of sales, causing many brands to furlough or permanently lay off much of their staff. For brands with larger retail footprints and a more established presence, the option to provide financial […]

April 8, 2020

Nobody has a crystal ball — although many travel buyers probably wish they did right now. One question on their minds will be what is the hospitality sector’s playbook for recovery exactly? In Italy, one of the hardest hit countries […]

April 8, 2020

On Thursday, April 2, 2020, Four Seasons Hotel New York officially reopened its doors to offer a welcome respite to New York’s medical personnel on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 25, the luxury hotel in Midtown Manhattan […]

April 7, 2020

Domestic travel within North America, Australia and Southeast Asia could be on course to return to normal by June if current efforts aimed at curbing the coronavirus outbreak are successful, according to the CEO of Australia’s largest travel agency. International […]

April 7, 2020

Even restaurants with comprehensive business interruption policies are struggling to receive payments after closing their doors due to state and municipal COVID-19 mandates. The Oceana Grill, a popular tourist destination in New Orleans, Louisiana, is currently suing Lloyd’s of London […]

April 6, 2020

Hilton and American Express, in partnership with Hilton’s ownership community, will donate up to 1 million hotel roomnights across the United States to front-line medical professionals leading the fight against COVID-19. Beginning next week, Hilton and American Express will make […]

April 3, 2020

The losses to the U.S. tourism industry due to the coronavirus are snowballing-make that avalanching-by the day. To the point that the national non-profit organization representing all travel sectors estimates the economic fallout for the country will be seven times […]

April 2, 2020

The HANYC Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hotel Association of New York City, donated 5,000 N95 masks to Mount Sinai Hospital, a gift made possible by a donation to the foundation. The donation was facilitated by Hermann Elger, HANYC […]

April 2, 2020

It will take a few weeks for McDonald’s to distribute thermometers to its entire U.S. system, and the chain is also gathering masks for employees that work in markets that have significant COVID-19 outbreaks, Tovar told Business Insider. He also […]

April 1, 2020

Only a couple of weeks ago, we never could have imagined the world would come to a complete stop. Who would have thought that we all would be practicing social distancing or that a large percentage of the population would […]

March 31, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic drastically slowing travel and prompting widespread layoffs, hotel companies across the country have taken steps to help those affected. Casino Companies Donate Food, Supplies Wynn Resorts is donating more than $2.5 million worth of goods to […]

March 30, 2020

More than 115 hotels throughout Los Angeles County have volunteered their hotels to the County Public Health Department, providing access to more than 10,000 rooms as temporary shelter to support the COVID-19 response, the Hotel Association of Los Angeles announced […]

March 27, 2020

Unprecedented. A word we seem to read in every story since the novel coronavirus turned our lives upside down. There are children out of school, employees working remote, and families barred together by nothing but their front doors and the […]

March 27, 2020

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has created unprecedented challenges for our industry, our hotels and our Team Members. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT) is taking decisive action to protect the core of its business and support affected Team Members until […]

March 26, 2020

Up to 75 million jobs are at immediate risk in global Travel & Tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The alarming figure, based on research from WTTC, shows a punishing Travel […]

March 25, 2020

As coronavirus cases surge, doctors are underlining the message that sticking close to home is the best way for individuals to help slow its spread. “To ‘flatten the curve’ people should be staying home, practicing social-distancing and avoiding all nonessential […]

March 25, 2020

Lawmakers are moving ahead with more than $30 billion in cash aid for airlines, according to people briefed on the matter and a draft of the bill, clearing a hurdle for a Senate vote on a massive stimulus bill aimed […]

March 24, 2020

After temporarily closing their doors to ward off the coronavirus, some of New York City’s largest hotel chains are already predicting a summer rebound. “The property looks forward to welcoming guests later this summer,” a Hilton spokesperson told The Post […]

March 23, 2020

With coronavirus now officially confirmed as a worldwide pandemic, we ask digital marketer Kirsten Howarth what this could mean for hoteliers looking to market their hotel online in tumultuous times. Hotel marketing online can be difficult enough at times – […]