NYC restaurants can soon add a Covid-19 surcharge to customers' bills
New York City diners may soon see a Covid-19 surcharge on their bills as the restaurant industry continues to hobble due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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A London coffee shop is charging $64 for its premium brew -- here's what it tastes like
Coffee connoisseurs, assemble! If you can get to London and have a spare $65, you may be able to sample one of the finest brews in the world. Ground and brewed "tableside" by your own personal barista, the "Ethiopian Cup of Excellence Queens…
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The future of OTAs: what to expect from their new adaptive strategies
Online Travel Agencies have always been a subject for debates among hoteliers. Should we reinforce our direct channels of distribution or rely on intermediaries? In general, there is no universal answer to that question…
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NYC restaurants can soon add a Covid-19 surcharge to customers' bills
New York City diners may soon see a Covid-19 surcharge on their bills as the restaurant industry continues to hobble due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Asset managers: Owners must be the focus of comeback
While hoteliers would like to see a return to a robust demand environment sooner rather than later, asset management experts said it will be important to embrace cost cutting measures to ensure a return to profitability…
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Accor Just Restructured the Company in the Middle of a Pandemic: Why Now?
A corporate reorganization at Accor pushes some power away from corporate headquarters and leaves the Paris-based hotel company without four of its top executives, according to an internal memo sent this week by the company’s CEO Sebastien Bazin…
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Maldives resort launches $23,250 luxury remote working package
A desk with an ocean view, a "dedicated" personal assistant, non-stop refreshments and a complimentary laundry service.
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A London coffee shop is charging $64 for its premium brew -- here's what it tastes like
Coffee connoisseurs, assemble! If you can get to London and have a spare $65, you may be able to sample one of the finest brews in the world. Ground and brewed "tableside" by your own personal barista, the "Ethiopian Cup of Excellence Queens…
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Bermonds Locke opens at London Bridge
Design-focused serviced apartment brand Locke has opened its third London property, located in Bermondsey around a mile from London Bridge station…
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The 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' mansion is on Airbnb -- for five nights only
Looking for somewhere fancy to chill out, max, relax all cool? Look no further than Airbnb, where Will Smith is offering fans the chance to kick back in the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" mansion, 30 years after his taxi first pulled up outside the…
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Canadian airline WestJet canceled a flight just before takeoff on Tuesday, saying a family refused to comply with "multiple requests" to make their child wear a face mask.
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The future of OTAs: what to expect from their new adaptive strategies
Online Travel Agencies have always been a subject for debates among hoteliers. Should we reinforce our direct channels of distribution or rely on intermediaries? In general, there is no universal answer to that question…
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An inside look at revenue management from a CCO’s perspective
I had the pleasure of speaking with Kym Kapadia, chief commercial officer and head of hotels for Aprirose Real Estate Investment…
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Communication is such a broad topic and it happens every single minute of the day. It’s everywhere! To learn how to better communicate, you must be aware of the way we, as people, communicate with one another…
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Arne Sorenson, Marriott: A CEO’s Love Letter to Travel
As the final weeks of summer in the Northern Hemisphere race to a close, I can’t help but think of a travel season coming to an end with far too little travel having occurred…
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Gavin Royster: In Light of Pandemic, New Markets Emerge for Hotel Development
Although the coronavirus pandemic brought the tourism industry to a grinding halt, certain areas of the hotel development sector have continued to progress despite the disruption brought on by the virus…
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Year-Over-Year the Global Hotel Construction Pipeline Continues to Increase
The latest Global Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE) states that the global hotel construction pipeline stands at 14,779 projects/2,412,736 rooms…
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HVS Report - Hong Kong Site 3 - A Hotel Perspective
In the coming months, a true gem of a site in the heart of Hong Kong will be sold. Located in front of its iconic skyline, Site 3 measures 4.76 hectares between Jardine House (the one with the round windows) and the Star Ferry pier…
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European Hotel Construction Pipeline Continues Growth in Q2
According to the latest “Europe Hotel Construction Pipeline Trend Report” from Lodging Econometrics (LE), analysts report that at the close of the second quarter of 2020, Europe’s hotel construction pipeline increased 9% by projects and 13% by rooms…
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Rome's Fiumicino Airport awarded world's first five-star anti-Covid award
Travelers eager to fly again may want to consider Italy as their next destination. Rome's Fiumicino Airport has become the first airport in the world to earn "the COVID-19 5-Star Airport Rating" from Skytrax, an international airport industry…
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As restrictions on travel begin to ease globally, destinations around the world are focusing on growing domestic tourism, with many offering incentives to encourage people to explore their own countries…
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Rented penguins and $300,000 dinners: The wildest holiday requests from the super rich
Holiday planning for the super rich: Ultra rich travelers can afford to go anywhere and do anything, but often rely on teams of highly skilled, adaptive and creative travel experts to make it happen…
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The tourists are leaving Italy. Now catastrophe looms
For all too brief a time, the Italian summer offered a glimmer of hope. After emerging from what was in early 2020, one of the world's harshest coronavirus lockdowns, Italy managed to dust itself down in time to welcome visitors…
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Revenue Management visionaries join forces to deliver unique global event
Three of Europe's leading and most respected Revenue Management conferences will come together in early 2021 to deliver an exclusive one-day conference designed to support and unify the revenue management community…
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ITB announces industry meet up in seven cities across China
The organisers of ITB China, China’s largest B2B exclusive travel trade show, have announced the launch of the ITB China Industry MeetUp, at an exclusive networking event for industry senior representatives in Shanghai…
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HKTB Brings Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival To The Virtual Space
In view of the uncertainties concerning the Covid-19 pandemic, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) today announced that its annual signature event “Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival” will, for the first time, take on a virtual format…
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London’s Business Travel Show cancelled
In an outspoken commentary Business Travel News has confirmed that the 2020 Business Travel Show, due for the ExCeL conference centre in February, has been cancelled, although the organisers prefer the term “postponed”…
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