Experts say that COVID-19 could be the biggest shock to tourism since 9/11. The coronavirus outbreak has not only impacted travel in affected regions; it’s caused the cancellation of the world’s biggest exhibitions, including our own ITB Berlin. Mor…
Aman Announces Janu: A New Hotel Brand Focused on Rekindling the Soul
For more than 30 years Aman’s constellation has stretched from the shores of Phuket to the mountains of Bhutan, and will soon reach the avenues of New York. Wholly committed to the experience of its devoted guests, whom it places at the heart of its…
Kempinski Hotels to add another 6,000 rooms to its portfolio
On the occasion of today’s media breakfast at The Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin, Martin R. Smura, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the management board of Kempinski Hotels presented the newest project of the luxury hotel group: “I am very prou…
Sustainable Tourism: A Long Road Ahead
Every single second, more than 30 tourists arrive at their destination worldwide. With more than 1 billion passengers projected to travel in 2020, the effect tourism has on the environment cannot be underestimated. “Sustainability” has been one of t…
Events Canceled Due to Coronavirus? Here’s How to Replace Lost Business
This week, the travel industry is reeling after the cancellation of ITB Berlin and various other events due to COVID-19. Whether this is just a blip on the radar or the start of a prolonged downturn, we don’t have the luxury of waiting to find out. …
Ultra-Luxury Hotelier Aman Launches a New, More-Affordable Brand
Considered by many to be the most luxurious hotel company in the world, Aman is spinning off a second brand 32 years after becoming a standard-setter, with properties set to open in 2022. Called Janu, it looks to be a little more fun, a lot less sec…
Why Fear is Worse Than The Virus
Others will inform you better about the most recent stats for how many countries and people are infected by Covid-19, the fatality rate and death toll so far. By the time I’d write it here and the time you’d read it, these stats would have changed a…
Hard Rock Hotel Goes Ireckonu
March 4th Amsterdam – After signing Reverb by Hard Rock, Ireckonu partners with the Hard Rock Hotel brand, with plans to implement their Core and IKnowU solutions across Hard Rock’s global hotel portfolio. “We’re taking guest engagement to the next …
Help Save The Planet By Eliminating Hotel Bathroom Toiletries
What’s the problem? Hotel bathroom toiletries are like 12 noon check in check out: an archaic practice that persists only because no one has thought to change it. When hotels first began to offer bathroom amenities, it was considered a ‘luxury’ item…
Transform Tomorrow – Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
In the lead up to the 2020 Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC), we asked a number of industry partners how they are transforming their business for tomorrow With Dubai preparing to host the Middle East’s first ever World Expo in October, the …