Ascott rolls out telehealth, telecounselling and travel security advisory for guests
The Ascott Limited (Ascott) has entered into a global partnership with health and security services company, International SOS, offering guests easy access to services including telehealth, telecounselling and travel security advisory…
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Multifamily hotel hybrids new option for hoteliers
As the occupancy rates around the country have dropped due to the pandemic, hotel owners and operators are taking a look at new ways that they can fill their rooms…
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Boom Supersonic aims to fly 'anywhere in the world in four hours for $100'
The aviation industry is in crisis, there's a global push to cut carbon emissions, and many of us haven't stepped on a plane or hugged far-flung loved ones in more than a year. Reviving the supersonic dream that died with Concorde's retirement…
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Building on the success of Hyatt’s global initiative in 2020, Hyatt hotels are teaming up with even more minority and female-owned businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to strengthen communities in which they operate in…
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Space tourism: Virgin space plane to fly above new base
Virgin Galactic is set to carry out a milestone test flight of its rocket-powered tourist plane on Saturday…
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Wyndham Continues its Growth Across EMEA
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has continued to cement its presence across Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa (EMEA) with new openings and a series of strategic measures to support its hotel partners to respond to changes in demand and transition…
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New Independent Hotel Group Fights Back on Industry’s Bigger-Is-Better Mentality
Independent hotel owners have a new pandemic survival strategy with the arrival of the Curator Hotel & Resort Collection. The big brands need to address grievances over their high costs in order to remain competitive…
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Kempinski Hotels and Swiss Education Group announce new partnership
A partnership between luxury hotel group Kempinski Hotels and Swiss Education Group was officially signed yesterday in a ceremony hosted on the Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland campus in Le Bouveret.
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Wyndham launches hybrid meeting spaces in Europe
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts has launched a hybrid meeting concept to “help drive corporate business demand to its hotels” in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic…
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Security via Passwords: Will it soon be a thing of the past?
When used correctly, passwords are an extremely simple and effective way to protect data and IT systems from unauthorized access. However, creating a complex password, never mind remembering it, is difficult…
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The pandemic hurt Richard Branson's business empire. He's looking for new deals anyway
The coronavirus pandemic has battered Richard Branson's business empire. Now, the billionaire is going on the offensive…
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Hoteliers plan for a budget season unlike any other
With even less certainty about future performance than normal, hoteliers are changing how they prepare a budget as they get ready for 2021.
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Talia Oleshansky was hoping to spend her junior year at Indiana University in the sorority house for Alpha Epsilon Phi, as she did her sophomore year…
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20 offices turned into 2,000 individual pods for post-Covid working
Welcome to cube city. Xu Weiping, a Chinese multimillionaire, has a vision for the future of office work in the post-Covid-19 pandemic world: thousands of office pods where each person works in their own self-contained 3m x 3m cube…
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Stunning desert hotel project in Abu Dhabi revealed
Architectural design competition organisers Bee Breeders, in partnership with the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD), have announced the winners in an international contest to design a 'mega dunes eco-lodge' for the Rub’ al Khali desert…
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