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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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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Rival powers jockey for the lead in hypersonic aircraft
"I've spent my career on things flying fast," says Adam Dissel, who heads up the US operations of Reaction Engines. This British company is building engines that can operate at dizzying speeds, under conditions that would melt existing jet engines…
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Coronavirus: 'Covidiots' criticised on Tui quarantine flight
A flight from Zante which left nearly 200 people facing two weeks' self-isolation was a "debacle" and a "free-for-all", passengers say.
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New Covid-19 microsite responds to changing needs of business travel managers
With countries around the world delivering various levels of response to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic, the challenge for travel managers lies in keeping up to date with the latest information.
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Why hotels are offering long-stay deals to UAE residents
One of the buzzwords of the past few months has been ‘pivot’. The ability to change focus and make the most of the realities of COVID-19 has forced people to look at what they were doing and adapt to a situation like no-other…
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