Europeans are planning 2021 trips despite second wave
European travellers have a stable and positive attitude towards travel but concerns over falling ill at the destination and quarantine restrictions have resulted in postponing more trips to 2021.This is according to the latest report “Monitoring…
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Zurich, Paris and Hong Kong revealed as most expensive cities in the world
How has Covid-19 impacted the world’s most expensive cities? The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Worldwide Cost of Living survey, compiled in September 2020, discovers how the pandemic has changed the cost of living in 133 cities since the start…
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Tripadvisor says travel remains top of mind for consumers
The travel industry is pinning its hopes of recovery on an innate desire to travel and pent-up demand. New research from Tripadvisor shows 65% of consumers are thinking about their next destination.
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Mind the generation gap! Generational differences in hospitality
A look at how to navigate the generational stereotype minefield that has some hospitality brands scratching their heads…
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European 'traffic lights' system aims to reopen travel
The European Union has announced a “traffic light” system in the hope of restarting international travel.
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SNCF sets up testing centres at railway stations
France’s national rail company SNCF has partnered with medical firm Loxamed to set up mobile Covid-19 testing kiosks at rail stations across the country.
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Why The Pandemic Will Lead to a Surge of Meetings Business for Hotels and Venues
Much like the growing popularity of the leisure 'staycation,' the business 'staycation' reveals itself as a predominant post-COVID-19 trend that will leverage hotels within driving distance
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ACI: Almost 200 European airports face insolvency in coming months
Airports Council International has issued a stark warning on the future of European airports, as new data shows a loss of nearly 1.3 billion passengers at European airports since January. ACI Europe said that an estimated 193 airports face…
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53 Proven Hotel Marketing Ideas & Examples to Win More Events & Group Business
Because the digital marketing landscape shifts so rapidly, it’s important that your hotel is using the best marketing ideas to drive new business.
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Castelfalfi resort takes top-to-bottom local approach
“The key to success right now is local — local history, local food,” says Isidoro Di Franco, general manager of Toscana Resort Castelfalfi, 70 minutes’ drive southwest of Florence, Italy.
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7 Innovative (But Simple) Ways Hotels Can Survive the Covid-19 Travel Crunch
Tactics and strategies that hotel owners can use to adapt and outlast the pandemic.
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Digital is the new normal and the future of hospitality
The past few months have been a strange time in the hospitality industry. We have seen a lot of hotels closing. Some haven’t opened up since. But the ones that did are doing a lot to keep up with the new normal…
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Rome's Fiumicino Airport awarded world's first five-star anti-Covid award
Travelers eager to fly again may want to consider Italy as their next destination. Rome's Fiumicino Airport has become the first airport in the world to earn "the COVID-19 5-Star Airport Rating" from Skytrax, an international airport industry…
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As restrictions on travel begin to ease globally, destinations around the world are focusing on growing domestic tourism, with many offering incentives to encourage people to explore their own countries…
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Rented penguins and $300,000 dinners: The wildest holiday requests from the super rich
Holiday planning for the super rich: Ultra rich travelers can afford to go anywhere and do anything, but often rely on teams of highly skilled, adaptive and creative travel experts to make it happen…
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Canadian airline WestJet canceled a flight just before takeoff on Tuesday, saying a family refused to comply with "multiple requests" to make their child wear a face mask.
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The tourists are leaving Italy. Now catastrophe looms
For all too brief a time, the Italian summer offered a glimmer of hope. After emerging from what was in early 2020, one of the world's harshest coronavirus lockdowns, Italy managed to dust itself down in time to welcome visitors…
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Arne Sorenson, Marriott: A CEO’s Love Letter to Travel
As the final weeks of summer in the Northern Hemisphere race to a close, I can’t help but think of a travel season coming to an end with far too little travel having occurred…
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