70% of Destinations Have Lifted Travel Restrictions, but Global Gap Emerging
The number of destinations closed to international tourism has continued to fall…
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70% of Destinations Have Lifted Travel Restrictions, but Global Gap Emerging
The number of destinations closed to international tourism has continued to fall…
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Travelodge UK CEO exits as the majority of hotels stay
In what has been the most actively watched hotel-firm financial restructuring of 2020, Travelodge (United Kingdom) has retained the majority of its hotels under its new company voluntary arrangement, but is seven-year CEO Peter Gowers will leave at…
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Second UK lockdown hurts hotels in run-up to holidays
Advances in COVID-19 vaccines and an extended shoulder season for rural and seaside hotels offer hope for the U.K. hotel industry, but the picture remains far from rosy as the country gets set to end its second lockdown on 2 December…
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Disney increases number of planned layoffs to 32,000 employees
Walt Disney Co. is planning to shed 32,000 employees by the end of March — 4,000 more than previously announced — as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hammer its parks and resorts business.
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Coronavirus pandemic: Germany seeks EU deal to close ski resorts
Germany is seeking an agreement with EU countries to keep ski resorts closed until early January, in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus.
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UK Government proposes exemption from quarantine for international business travellers
The report of the Global Taskforce on Travel is suggesting that short term visits by international business travellers should be allowed to the UK.
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Operators adjust to unpredictable challenges
Hotel industry operators discussed the challenges they face and will face going forward due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ashford’s juice sommelier brings bubbly to breakfast
Post-lockdown, an a la carte menu replaced the popular breakfast buffet at Ashford Castle, but the food and beverage staff came up with a new amenity that got guests talking.
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Writing your plan for 2021 starts with the PMS
Planning ahead into 2021 amidst ongoing second wave lockdowns, staged reopenings and the dangling carrot that is a vaccine is a doozy…
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What to Do With Hotels That May Never Reopen Due to COVID
One feature of post-COVID New York City just may be large, hulking, dark buildings, a legacy of the hotels that have or will have closed permanently due to an extreme revenue shortage brought about by lockdowns that deprived them of their clientele…
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Shanghai airport momentarily descends into chaos after workers test positive for Covid-19
Shanghai's biggest international airport momentarily descended into chaos Sunday night, after authorities ordered a mass testing drive in response to a small outbreak of Covid-19 linked to several cargo handlers…
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Europeans are planning 2021 trips despite second wave
European travellers have a stable and positive attitude towards travel but concerns over falling ill at the destination and quarantine restrictions have resulted in postponing more trips to 2021.This is according to the latest report “Monitoring…
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China's Hotel Construction Pipeline Continues to Remain Robust at the Q3 2020 Close
According to the latest China Construction Pipeline Trend Report, analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) report that China's total hotel construction pipeline remains robust at 3,409 projects/634,119 rooms, up 1% by projects and rooms year-over-year…
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Tripadvisor says travel remains top of mind for consumers
The travel industry is pinning its hopes of recovery on an innate desire to travel and pent-up demand. New research from Tripadvisor shows 65% of consumers are thinking about their next destination.
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New Independent Hotel Group Fights Back on Industry’s Bigger-Is-Better Mentality
Independent hotel owners have a new pandemic survival strategy with the arrival of the Curator Hotel & Resort Collection. The big brands need to address grievances over their high costs in order to remain competitive…
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To survive and thrive, hoteliers must reinvent hotel sales, marketing and operations. Here’s how to do that.
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How hotels can use top-of-funnel data to capture recovering demand
As hoteliers engage in the budgeting process for 2021, one thing that’s clear is that demand and financial projections for the months ahead are anything but clear…
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What Hotel KPIs Analyze Complete Operational Performance?
Consulting the right hotel KPIs can help juice a hotel’s bottom line. But just any old metric won’t do. If hoteliers want to uncover financial weak spots, revamp operations and boost profit, it requires complete operational metrics…
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