A psychological point demonstrated in most horror films, is that fear exacerbates distrust in others. Although the hotel industry is striving to implement stringent hygiene initiatives to protect guests, it is the diminished trust caused by fear of …
A New Era Of Exploration Is Coming To Hoteliers. Stay Tuned!
In the past, exploring opportunities in new source markets and demand channels came with both risk and time-consuming implementations on the part of the hotelier. To start, the exploration in itself was challenging and often left to vague promises a…
Tripadvisor Launches ‘Travel Safe’ Tools, Making It Easy for Travelers to Find Important Health and Safety Information About Hotels and Restaurants Reopening During COVID-19
NEEDHAM, Mass.,- Tripadvisor®, the world’s largest travel platform, today launched a new suite of “Travel Safe” tools to help consumers find, filter for, and validate health and safety information to feel more confident with their future travel choi…
OpenAPI welcomes the OpenTravel Alliance as its newest member!
OpenTravel is a not-for-profit trade association that develops data messaging structures in order to facilitate communication between the many facets of the travel industry. It is the travel industry’s only open-source, interoperability data standar…
WTTC Call For Greater Clarity So Brits Can Travel Abroad Again
Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said: “The UK’s Travel & Tourism sector will no doubt welcome the UK government’s announcement on the re-opening of hotels, pubs, restaurants and attractions from July 4, as the lockdown measures ease across Eng…
Game-Based Learning Techniques To Facilitate Online Teaching
The educational disruption caused by COVID-19 represents a major challenge for teachers all over the world. The situation requires adapting the organization of lectures and the learning style to a fully online distance-learning context. Distance-lea…
Hotel Indigo® opens in Verona: A new look for the Grand Hotel Des Arts
Shakespeare’s famous opening lines from Romeo and Juliet continue to attract people from all over the world to Verona, Italy. The story of the star-crossed lovers is also an inspiration for the newest member of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Hotel Indigo® br…
Focused On What Matters: Embracing Humanity. Protecting The Planet. Mgm Resorts International’s 2019 Social Impact And Sustainability Report Now Available
LAS VEGAS – MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) today announced the release of the 2019 Social Impact and Sustainability Report Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity. Protecting the Planet. The report builds on the Company’s commitment to cr…
STR: Europe hotel performance for May 2020
Reflecting the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe’s hotel industry reported performance lows during May 2020, according to data from STR.Euro constant currency, May 2020 vs. May 2019 Occupancy: -82.3% to 13.3% Average daily rate (ADR)…
AAHOA moves 2020 convention online
AAHOA has announced that its 2020 Convention & Trade Show will not proceed in person due to new health and safety guidelines for combatting COVID-19 issued by the Florida Department of Health. The event originally was scheduled to be held April 12-1…