Hyatt, Playa enter exclusive merger talks
Already working together in the all-inclusive space, a merger or acquisition would give Hyatt a greater presence in the Caribbean and “add new incremental durable fee streams.”
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Hyatt, Playa enter exclusive merger talks
Already working together in the all-inclusive space, a merger or acquisition would give Hyatt a greater presence in the Caribbean and “add new incremental durable fee streams.”
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Prioritizing Hospitality Workers' Mental Health This Holiday Season And Beyond
The majority of hospitality workers believe there is a stigma around mental health across the industry. But self-care and therapy isn’t enough to solve the issue when 51% of hospitality workers say their job is stress-inducing most or all of the…
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Great news about direct hotel bookings or simply wishful thinking?
Skift Research came with its much anticipated Hotel Distribution Outlook 2024. In this report, based on the wishes of both branded and independent hoteliers surveyed, Skift Research predicts that by 2030, direct digital channels will have overtaken…
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Trump’s presidency and the path ahead for hospitality
With Trump’s economic and policy changes, the hotel industry will adapt to the shifting landscape of travel and guest expectations both at home and abroad.
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With the pandemic largely in the rearview mirror, the last twelve months have been about interest rates, less transactions, and wild presidential election cycles worldwide. The hotel industry will be impacted in significant ways as these issues…
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The Future of Travel for Young Indian Travelers
This comprehensive report dives into the mindsets and spending habits of an emerging generation of young Indian travelers (under 35 years) as they explore the world through international travel.
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Global Hotel Pipeline Reaches Record High
The number of projects in the global hotel construction pipeline at the end of 2023 reached nearly 15,200, up 7 percent year over year and a record high, according to a new Lodging Econometrics report…
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Central bank - Foreign tourists spend €1.2 billion in Estonia in 2023
Nearly 4 million foreign tourists visited Estonia in 2023, spending a combined €1.23 billion while in the country, according to the latest statistical release published by the Bank of Estonia…
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ETIHAD REPORTS JANUARY 2024 TRAFFIC STATISTICS
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has published its preliminary traffic statistics for January 2024…
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Scottish hotel market records £310 million in transactions
Scotland saw hotel transaction volumes (sales of £1 million+) reach £310m in 2023, up 98% on 2022’s figure of £156m, according to Savills…
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ASIA, TOTAL EXTENDED-STAY HOTELS ACHIEVED FOURTH QUARTER MILESTONES IN 2023
TOTAL EXTENDED-STAY HOTELS achieved new fourth-quarter milestones in 2023, setting records in supply, demand, ADR, RevPAR, and room revenues, according to The Highland Group…
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U.S. hotel profitability gains led by full-service chains, major markets
Overall, 14 of the top 25 markets reported double-digit increases in GOPPAR. Improvement in group business, especially across the Top 25 Markets and upper-upscale chains, drove growth in U.S…
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Norwegian soars: 1.3M December passengers, expansion In 2024
During December, Norwegian experienced a surge in passenger numbers, exceeding 1.3 million travelers with a robust load factor of 83.6%, marking a significant 6 percentage point rise from December 2022…
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So-called affordable luxury is what best defines the current demand for global travel.
ASAP Tickets has released the findings of its recent consumer travel habits survey, revealing the most popular in-flight amenities and main factors that influence travelers’ flight preferences. Despite the overall increase in travel costs, 93% of…
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Active GCC hotel development pipeline now equal to 40% of existing room supply
According to new research commissioned by Arabian Travel Market (ATM), and conducted at the end of September 2022 by hotel market intelligence and global benchmarking company STR, the GCC region now has over 170,000 hotel rooms under active…
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HOTEL FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INFLUENCED BY CHANGES IN F&B OFFERINGS
Beverage venue revenues, public-room rental and A/V revenue saw greatest POR revenue change - THE 2020 COVID-influenced lodging industry recession resulted in some noticeable changes to the way hotels provide F&B service…
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Lagos Implements Digital Revenue Collection for Hotels and Restaurants
The digitalization of the procedure for collecting the hotel occupancy and restaurant consumption taxes from owners of the state’s facilities—hotels and restaurants—has been announced by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service…
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17 IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRAVEL STATISTICS IN 2023 (U.S. & WORLD)
You may have thought the global pandemic ended the need for business travel. It’s certainly true that a great deal of meetings were conducted virtually…
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