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SiteMinder World Hotel Index has revealed two reasons for the travel industry to remain optimistic this year…
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The end of 2020 is not the end of the problems for the global hotel industry, but it does bring hope on the wings of a vaccine that, in time, could be a panacea for wait ails it: fear.
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Alan Faena and Len Blavatnik of Faena Group, together with Sébastien Bazin, Chairman and CEO of Accor, today announced the launch of a global strategic partnership focused on expanding the Faena brand around the globe…
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Bangkok-based hotel owner, operator and investor Minor Hotels has signed a memorandum of understanding with Funyard Hotels and Resorts to its expand its portfolio of hotels in mainland China.
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Expecting a tidal wave of distressed selling and recapitalizations at 30-50% discounts to pre-COVID values, the private equity industry raised an unprecedented amount of capital in the early months of the pandemic…
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The hotel industry’s geographic revenue bright spot during the pandemic is even grappling with second surge setbacks.
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Accor is kicking off the year with an encouraging development outlook and a full schedule of new hotel openings around the world…
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The European hotel transactions picture was dire in 2020 as hotel firms saved cash and two of the largest deals took place before COVID-19 erupted, but deals volume could grow in 2021 as more distress hits the market…
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Fetch.ai has unveiled Autonomous AI Travel Agents to enable hotels to offer tailored accommodation services to customers.
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Marriott International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAR) continues to expand its portfolio, expecting to open 100 properties in Asia Pacific in 2021, bringing more brands and experiences to new destinations for guests across the region…
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Marketing efforts at airport hotels are targeting specific groups of travelers such as remote workers, staycation guests, construction crews and front-line workers. With U.S…
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Radisson Hotel Group overcame significant global challenges in 2020 to expand its portfolio of properties in Asia-Pacific, with the addition of 84 new hotels and resorts, covering eight of its distinct brands…
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Hotel executives on a webinar hosted by HVS and The Lodging Conference discussed adjusting operations, needed liability protection and the benefits of bleisure travel.
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The Best Western Hotel in the London suburb of Croydon would normally be packed with visiting families, out-of-town construction workers, and business travelers.
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IATA’s head of airport, passenger and security products, Alan Murray Hayden, says fast progress is being made to bring its Travel Pass digital health credential solution to market, and “most of the world’s biggest airlines will be using it from…
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Some smart robots can perform complex tasks on their own, without the programmers understanding how they learned them.
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My first published article on hospitality debuted in early March 2011 and just last month we rolled out our sixth book entitled, "More Hotel Mogel" (October 2020)…
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Premier Inn’s owner Whitbread says that around 1,500 staff have left the business as a result of travel restrictions and decreased demand caused by Covid-19.
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