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If you're trying to avoid airborne viruses, heading to a near vacuum might not be the worst idea…
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Traditionally, aspiring hoteliers enter the industry because they have a passion for service. And we have groomed them as such. But as COVID-19 has so resolutely proven, that time is resolutely over.
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The total value of the top 50 most valuable hotel brands has decreased 33% year-on-year, down from $70.2 billion in 2020 to $47.4 billion in 2021, according to brand value consultancy Brand Finance.
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Accelerating vaccine efforts this year helped the travel sector turn a corner in major markets like the U.S., leading hotel companies to focus both on recovery and growth opportunities.
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Background: Traditional email marketing utilizes remote images that load when viewing an email or invisible tracking pixels to track email opens and gather information from the recipient’s device such as IP address…
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The U.S. isn’t the only country having issues filling hotel positions. In the wake of pandemic-induced layoffs and furloughs, properties around the globe are having trouble staffing up.
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Lufthansa plans to allow German customers to access their vaccination certificates directly from the carrier’s app.
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Reservation volumes globally have now risen to more than 65% of 2019 levels, well above the 40% seen at this same time last year, according to SiteMinder’s World Hotel Index.
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One of the more intriguing aspects of the post COVID-19 hotel market is the rise of first-time buyers, particularly from high-net-worth and family-office capital…
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Airbnb paid a tourist $7m (£5m) after she was allegedly raped at knifepoint at a rental property in New York City, according to media reports.
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The concept of staying in another family's home while they bed down in yours isn't exactly new. Many frugal holiday makers have been doing it for years to save on accommodation costs while enjoying a different type of vacation experience…
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Two years before Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, the Hilton chain of hotels was already planning to welcome guests in space.
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Direct selling, both telephone and website, has gained a large share of sales during the pandemic…
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United Airlines has signed an agreement with Boom Supersonic to purchase 15 of the firm’s Overture aircraft.
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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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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has unveiled its 21st brand, Registry Collection Hotels, adding a luxury offering to the upper end of the company’s growing portfolio…
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Hurtigruten is sailing a “pole to pole” expedition cruise that visits Alaska, the Northwest Passage, Greenland, the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, South America and Antarctica in one voyage.
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The research, conducted by Dr. Bettina Grün and her co-authors at Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna), looked into the harmful tourist behaviour of taking lots of food at buffets – and not eating it – and why this happens…
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