People Want to Travel! 4 Industry Leaders Say That Tourism Will Change and Grow
The global travel and tourism industry's post-pandemic recovery is gaining pace as the world’s pent-up desire for travel rekindles.
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People Want to Travel! 4 Industry Leaders Say That Tourism Will Change and Grow
The global travel and tourism industry's post-pandemic recovery is gaining pace as the world’s pent-up desire for travel rekindles.
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The Set Collection joins the Global Hotel Alliance
Luxury hotel group The Set Collection has announced plans to join the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA).
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Are Hotel Guests Talking the Talk but Not Walking the Walk on Sustainability?
A while ago, I was conducting some focus groups with frequent travelers. The participants were educated, experienced, and frequent guests at hotels and resorts…
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HOW TO INCREASE BOOKINGS IN A COOKIELESS WORLD
In 2023, third-party cookies are going away, whether hotel marketers like it or not. This is a fundamental shift away from a 30-year-old technique that marketers have relied on to track potential travelers across sites…
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China’s hotel construction pipeline hits record high
According to the latest Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), at the end of Q1 ‘22, China’s total hotel construction pipeline reached record high project and room counts, standing at 3,711 projects/704,101 rooms and up…
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Why an RMS Will Never Replace Human Revenue Managers
For some hoteliers, a Revenue Management System (RMS) seems like the ticket to higher occupancy and room rates. Get the software, input some data and away you go. Or something like that.
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Alternative lodging options in the middle east
In the hospitality industry today, customers have a considerable number of alternatives compared to the options that were available only few years ago…
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Three Tactics for Staffing Up Ahead of the Busy Season
From offering flexible scheduling to prioritizing training, these three tactics will help hoteliers improve employee satisfaction and draw in more applicants.
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As travel ramps up, travel professionals face a slew of challenges, including staffing shortages, burnout, high prices and low availability.
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WTTC report suggests a "digital one-stop-shop" travel portal
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has published a report offering a blueprint to governments on how best to implement a common digital travel portal.
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Tourism Tidbits: Getting Ready for the Family Vacation Season
Although most family vacations will not occur in the Northern Hemisphere until June – August, May is the month when families plan their vacations…
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The Travelin’ Man: Understanding What Travelers Want from a Hotel
The pandemic has forever changed the future of travel. However, the travel demand is up much higher, and new travel trends have emerged since restrictions were relaxed.
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A New Mandarin Oriental Hotel Is Coming to London Before the End of the Year
Located in historic Hanover Square, the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair will house 50 rooms and suites, an 80-foot pool and more.
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NOMO CLAIMS U.S. FIRST WITH NFT HOTEL STAYS
NoMo SoHo is the latest to claim an NFT first with its launch of a token with hotel stays attached. The property, and its owner Sapir Corp, believe it's the first hotel in the United States to enable guests to book stays via blockchain technology…
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BRIDGE FINANCING CRITICAL FOR ENTREPRENEURS
As my colleague Stephen O’Connor says, “bridge lenders are keeping the industry going – they lend where others won’t and have a penchant for executing on the most innovative hospitality projects.” This is truer now than it has ever been with…
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Texas Woman Sues DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Austin in Sexual Assault Case
Lawsuit alleges DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel failed to cancel lost room key picked up by attacker
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Turkey’s Tourism sector to grow at twice the rate of the national economy
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) reveals Turkey’s Travel & Tourism’s GDP is forecasted to grow at an average rate of 5.5% annually between over the next decade, more than twice the 2.5% growth rate of…
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MGM acquires operations of The Cosmopolitan for $1.625B
MGM Resorts International has closed on its transaction with Blackstone to acquire the operations of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for cash consideration of $1.625 billion…
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