Are Airport Hotels Still Popular for Meetings?
Despite the current chaos surrounding air travel, airport hotels are recovering from low pandemic occupancies at a faster pace than urban hotels…
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Are Airport Hotels Still Popular for Meetings?
Despite the current chaos surrounding air travel, airport hotels are recovering from low pandemic occupancies at a faster pace than urban hotels…
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LE: Europe hotel conversions reach all-time high
According to the Q3 2022 Europe Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts report that at the close of the third quarter, Europe’s hotel construction pipeline stands at 1,660 projects/258,476 rooms…
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IHG signs long-term commercial agreement with Iberostar
IHG Hotels and Resorts has signed a long-term commercial agreement with Iberostar for resorts and all-inclusive hotels.
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How Psychological Safety Can Create a Happier, More Resilient Workforce
When team members feel psychologically safe and comfortable bringing their whole selves to work, they are empowered to come up with creative solutions to problems, find new ways to collaborate and communicate…
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Why hotel investors are opting for upgrades over new builds
Hotel investors are moving away from new developments in light of expensive construction loans and skyrocketing costs for materials and labor.
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Hotel Marketing: Email Marketing Segmentation Explained
Segmentation is one of the most important elements of your hotel email marketing. However, despite its importance, it is often neglected and it may well be one of the reasons why your email strategy is not working for you…
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On the up: mapping out east Africa’s potential
It’s true that East Africa’s travel, tourism and hospitality sectors have experienced numerous ups and downs in recent years. However, there are positive signs of growth, as Thuku Kimani, manager of hotels MENA at Colliers International, points out…
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Driving Hourly Holiday Employment: Financial Instability, Career Progression, Economic Uncertainty
Axonify’s 2022 State of the Seasonal Worker Report finds frontline workers are leveraging seasonal work to get their foot in the door, progress their career.
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Fighting the slump: How to increase bookings during slower months
It’s been long accepted that a hotel’s ebbing low-season revenue is just another one of the industry’s unpleasant realities. No matter how large or small the property is, every hotel owner has struggled with managing the slower season…
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By necessity or design, Caribbean resorts are going off-grid
From logistics to upfront costs, becoming a green, reduced-carbon resort is a challenge. But it's one that quite a few Caribbean resort owners are not shying away from.
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World of Hyatt launches Find experiences platform
Hyatt has launched a new experiences platform for members of its World of Hyatt loyalty programme.
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3 ways to appeal to women who travel internationally
When examining the current travel landscape, one point becomes abundantly clear: Women are doing it more often and with more sophistication.
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Quick wins for conversions this holiday season
While Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales have surged in popularity over the past decade, most hotels still need to set up separate campaigns for selling rooms, event tickets, and other ancillary spend throughout the holiday season…
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UAE country report: the great rebound
While most countries are back to pre-pandemic growth after two years of economic turmoil, the United Arab Emirates is reaping the rewards of its early vaccination efforts and measures to support hard-hit sectors…
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Business Traveller Awards 2022
The 2022 Business Traveller Awards were announced at a lunch at London’s Royal Garden hotel on Monday October 31, by the publishers of Business Traveller magazine, Panacea Media, and presented by special guest Justin Webb – journalist, broadcaster…
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South Korean Antitrust Watchdog Fines Booking.com and Agoda
South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Tuesday it would slap two Booking Holdings brands fines of $1,750 (2.5 million won) for its flagship brand Booking.com — and a similar fine on sister brand Agoda — for not clearly telling customers that their…
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Do you need a degree to work in hospitality and tourism?
The hospitality and tourism industry is one of the biggest in the world, employing roughly one in ten people worldwide. One of the reasons why so many people are drawn to work in this industry is because it is so accessible for newcomers…
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5 tips to increase hotel newsletter signups
Newsletters are an excellent communication tool for the hospitality industry. Indeed, you can use social media and phone conversations to communicate with guests…
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