Are Airport Hotels Still Popular for Meetings?
Despite the current chaos surrounding air travel, airport hotels are recovering from low pandemic occupancies at a faster pace than urban hotels…
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Room2 Chain Carves Out ‘Hometels’ With Quirky, Design-Led Spaces
The rise of Airbnb has revealed consumer preferences to be more flexible than previously assumed. Independent hotel company Room2 is responding by innovating in lodging brand standards with $110 million in fresh, net-zero development…
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Spain’s hotel supply is characterized by mid- and upscale hotels. However, the number of higher-end hotels is increasing at a rapid pace, as HVS’ Maria Coll, senior associate, and Sophie Perret, senior director, explain…
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What Can Hotels Learn from Short-Term Rental Technology Innovation?
Hotels are working within a world where change is at a pace never before experienced…
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Finnair launches new long-haul premium economy and business class dining concepts
Finnair has launched new premium long-haul dining concepts, to coincide with the recent launch of the carrier’s new business and premium economy seats.
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You lie awake in a bed that’s not your own, in a strange place, unable to sleep. You struggle to keep your eyes open during the key business meeting in which you are expected to close a deal critical to your quarterly quota…
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Meet Betty Bot, the hotel restaurant robot
Radiant166 restaurant at the Marriott Fort Lauderdale Airport in Florida has found a new busser, and she is very efficient at her job…
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VisitBritain and British Airways partner on marketing push
VisitBritain and British Airways have launched a multimillion-dollar campaign in the U.S called "Meanwhile in Britain" as part of a three-year partnership to market Britain globally.
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Russia's largest airline yanked from global reservation systems
The reservation system that is the backbone of airlines around the world has terminated its agreement with Aeroflot, crippling the majority government-owned carrier's ability to sell seats.
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Swiss to become first airline to use solar fuel
Swiss and its parent company, the Lufthansa Group, have partnered with synthetic fuel group Synhelion to use its solar fuel.
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Lufthansa and Fraport to recycle up to ten million PET plastic bottles per year
Lufthansa and Frankfurt operator Fraport have announced plans to recycle four million plastic bottles this year, equating to 72 tonnes of recycled material.
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IATA Data Shows Travel Momentum Builds As Restrictions Are Lifted
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data showing growing momentum in the recovery of air travel as restrictions are lifted.
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World's first 'winery airline' to launch in New Zealand
There's been much debate about alcohol and flying in the past few years, with some airlines banning booze onboard flights altogether.
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Hotels vs. Airlines: Who Can Ride Inflation to a Full Recovery?
Inflation can be a good thing for travel sectors able to play the rate game. But volume eventually has to catch up and play a part in the rebound…
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ONLINE TRAVEL GIANTS' MARKETING SPEND CONTINUES TO HEAD NORTH
The third quarter of 2021 saw major online travel players continue to increase advertizing and marketing spend.
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How Airlines and Hospitality Companies Can Engage and Attract Talent for the Future
With airline and hospitality industries set for a strong recovery in 2022, the smartest companies are positioning themselves to attract a pool of global talent in an ever more competitive environment, embracing the opportunities and challenges that…
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Regional airlines intend to buy vertical electric aircraft
The two largest U.S…
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Covid: Travel misery for tens of thousands as flights are cancelled
Tens of thousands of airline passengers have been hit by the grounding of thousands of flights as a surge in Covid cases causes staff shortages.
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