Tag: wellness

February 15, 2022

The emergence of a new COVID strain, Omicron, in late 2021, threw the global travel sector into upheaval once again, as several countries re-introduced travel restrictions to combat the spread of the highly transmissible virus. The crucial year-end holiday season […]

February 15, 2022

Marina Bay Sands Singapore is Expanding with a USD1 Billion Hotel Renovation Billion Hotel Renovation on the Marina Bay Sands Resort (“MBS”). The 2,561-key property will be upgrading all its rooms and suites in Tower 1 and Tower 2, including […]

February 14, 2022

Though many Big Apple restaurants and roughly 70% of local residents support extended outdoor dining, critics are frustrated that these rent-free and tax-free extensions haven’t been afforded to other businesses. Complaints of excessive noise and trash, unattractive dining structures, compromised […]

January 31, 2022

Hihotels by Hospitality International, a recognized leader in franchising of conversion and new build hotels for economy lodging, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2021 awards. These winning properties rose above all the nominees in meeting and exceeding […]

January 31, 2022

Travel and Hospitality is a blessed industry. These words might surprise you after the last two years, but they are true. In 2019, pre- pandemic, 1.3 billion people travelled around the world, a number that had been growing at 4.5% […]

January 26, 2022

Steve Jobs once said, “you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.” At the close of each year, industry leaders find themselves taking a moment to reflect on their critical business processes to identify […]

January 25, 2022

Mark Tanzer, Chief Executive of ABTA – The Travel Association said: “Today’s announcement is a huge leap forwards in getting travel back to normal in England, in particular the removal of day 2 tests for those who are double vaccinated. […]

January 21, 2022

UNWTO has launched the first in a series of tourism investment guidelines focused on a specific country. Developed alongside the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic and the national Export and Investment Center (PRODOMINICANA), the new guide provides key […]

January 21, 2022

Guestline enables hoteliers to capture and leverage data with the launch of its new foundational reporting platform, Guestline Insights – which is available to all Rezlynx PMS and CRS customers. It’ll provide the answers to questions such as: Where are […]

January 11, 2022

Amid increased COVID-19 cases, London’s hotel industry reported lower occupancy but higher room rates, according to preliminary December 2021 data from STR. Occupancy: 53.4% Average daily rate (ADR): GBP153.63 Revenue per available room (RevPAR): GBP82.08 The occupancy level was the […]

January 6, 2022

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and UKinbound have welcomed the government’s decision to remove pre-departure tests for travellers and replace damaging Day 2 PCR testing with antigen tests Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, said: “The removal of […]

January 4, 2022

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) announces the next PATA Annual Summit to be held live and in-person from March 22 – 25, 2022 in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The event will be the first time that the not-for-profit travel […]

January 3, 2022

Though the materialization of new coronavirus strains vex, it turns out, the more thrown our way, the better we now appear to cope. Just as the world was rounding the corner on the Delta variant, along came Omicron—a rowdy interloper […]

December 28, 2021

Although the full impact of the Omicron variant on the travel industry is not yet known, with borders reopening across the world and recovery settling in, airlines and hospitality brands are again looking ahead with an expansive lens. Crisis always […]

December 17, 2021

Lifted by the upcoming holiday season, occupancy on the books is rising in Australia’s key hotel markets with Brisbane and Adelaide nearing 70% for New Year’s Eve, according to STR’s Forward STAR. “The timing is perfect for Australia’s hotels as […]

December 16, 2021

Change in travel accommodation preferences continues A new standard of preferences has been set since the beginning of COVID-19, and accommodation in the current situation continues to be less desirable than in pre-pandemic times. Travelers continue to prefer short-term rentals […]

December 13, 2021

Only time will tell whether European governments are overreacting by trying to bolt the entry door shut after Omicron has already entered the country. However, as an industry, we need to understand that the new normal for travel is uncertainty […]

December 7, 2021

These last two years have not been easy. Tourism professionals have seen tourism industries that just a few years ago were highly successful now needing to fight for their survival. Certainly, world pandemics play a major role in this decline. […]

December 3, 2021

It’s all Greek to me. The COVID-19 pandemic has so thoroughly dominated everyday life that we have all got an education in the Greek alphabet. From Alpha and Beta to Gamma and Delta, each new strain is a grim reminder […]

December 1, 2021

There are only 77 reported cases of the fourth Covid variant, Omicron, in South Africa and 19 in Botswana as of Nov. 30. Yet in just two weeks, the variant is known to have spread to 17 countries: South Africa, […]