Marriott files lawsuit to combat illegal robocalls
We have all gotten them and now Marriott International is taking action to fight them…
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Marriott files lawsuit to combat illegal robocalls
We have all gotten them and now Marriott International is taking action to fight them…
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Can technology help hospitality labor shortages?
The hotel industry is being hampered in its recovery by a shortage of labor. The global pandemic is being blamed for the issue because many employees left the sector as hospitality businesses were forced to shut for months on end in 2020 and…
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The Gstaad Palace is mourning the loss of Ernst Andrea Scherz (1939-2021)…
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Boom Supersonic aims to fly 'anywhere in the world in four hours for $100'
The aviation industry is in crisis, there's a global push to cut carbon emissions, and many of us haven't stepped on a plane or hugged far-flung loved ones in more than a year. Reviving the supersonic dream that died with Concorde's retirement…
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Report: ‘Worrying’ lack of women at the top of hospitality, travel and tourism companies
Travel and tourism is one of the world’s most gender diverse industries, with a 50-50 overall split between men and women, but female representation at senior management level and above is abysmally low, according to a new report by hospitality…
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Hospitality Recruitment: Why A Methodical System Wins Over Gut Instinct
A counter-intuitive yet highly practical approach to what really matters when hiring…
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Amadeus: Global hotel occupancy reaches two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels
Since the start of the pandemic, hoteliers have had to rethink many aspects of their business to accommodate new safety procedures, cater to changing guest needs and survive in an extremely complex operating environment…
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Airbnb predicts unprecedented rebound in travel
Online booking platform Airbnb is predicting a travel rebound "unlike anything we have seen before" after seeing a big jump in holiday bookings.
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Russia picks team for film shot on International Space Station
Russia has chosen a famous actress and an award-winning director to fly to the International Space Station and make what it calls the first movie in space.
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Qantas supermoon flight to nowhere sells out in 'record time'
Qantas is offering a new "flight to nowhere" that will give travel-starved Australian residents the chance to admire the late May supermoon and full lunar eclipse from over 40,000 feet in the sky.
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Novotel Launches New Era Of Design With A Global Mix Of Leading Designers And Non-Standardized Style
Novotel, a beloved midscale hospitality brand, is pleased to announce that it has teamed with four international design teams to bring the brand's new vision of modern, 21st century style to the world…
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The post-pandemic reality for travel: What's really changed?
It would be easy and optimistic to suggest that the worst of the COVID-19 global pandemic is over. But infection rates are still increasing worldwide at around 700,000 per day and so the reality would indicate otherwise…
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Sadiq Khan to launch major £6m campaign to kickstart capital’s tourism
Re-elected London mayor Sadiq Khan is putting domestic tourism at the forefront of a new campaign that will take priority as one of his first jobs in his second term as mayor.
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IHG Drops Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza Hotels With Lousy Customer Service
The pandemic nosedive in business helped IHG accelerate its plan to cut a few bad apples from the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza network…
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Building on the success of Hyatt’s global initiative in 2020, Hyatt hotels are teaming up with even more minority and female-owned businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to strengthen communities in which they operate in…
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Poll: More than one-third of hospitality workers will seek job outside of industry
The world’s battered hospitality and tourism industry has a long way to go to rebound from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey of workers conducted by Florida Atlantic University (FAU)…
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Pakistan hotel bomb: Deadly blast hits luxury venue in Quetta
A bomb explosion at a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least four people and wounded 12.
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Dark tourism takes to the sky above Chernobyl
If you've ever dreamed of seeing the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster from the air, now may be your chance.
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