In the travel wreckage caused by the pandemic, home-sharing has emerged as battered, but with a steady pulse, as rental houses became social-distancing refuges for the travel-starved. Home rentals have outperformed hotels in 27 global markets since …
Travel and hospitality will take another three years to recover, says Booking Holdings CEO
In an interaction with ET’s Samidha Sharma, Booking Holdings, president & chief executive Glenn D Fogel talks about his business, the pandemic driving growth for alternative accommodation, why it will take a long time for the travel industry to reco…
Airbnb Launches City Portal: A First-of-its-Kind Resource for Governments
Over the last five years, dating back to the launch of the Airbnb Community Compact, Airbnb has outlined and acted on our commitment to working with governments. From Seattle to Hamburg, and Cape Town to Porto Seguro, and Japan to Vancouver, we have…
The Role Of Technology In Managing Operational Complexities In The Covid-19 Era
The hospitality sector has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as we saw hotels around the world forced to close their doors for an uncertain and extended period of time. Hotels have used lockdown to prepare for reopening, taking into account new…
Award-winning Isle of Wight restaurant the Little Gloster to close
The Little Gloster restaurant with rooms on the Isle of Wight will close at the end of September, after the Covid-19 pandemic has left it “facing the equivalent of three winters in a row”.
Chef Alex Dilling confirms closure of the Greenhouse in Mayfair after restaurant is wound up in court
Executive chef Alex Dilling has confirmed the two-Michelin-starred Greenhouse restaurant in Mayfair will not reopen after being wound up in court last week.
Government confirms introduction of ‘Covid travel list’ of countries with details expected this week
The government has confirmed the relaxation of quarantine restrictions to a “Covid travel list” of countries considered “low-risk”, but given few details, saying a list of destinations would be published this week.
Two hotel workers among those injured in stabbing at hotel in Glasgow city centre
Two hotel workers were among those injured in a stabbing at a hotel in Glasgow city centre on Friday.
Springboard launches Hospitality Happy Hour campaign
Springboard, the charity that offers training and support for the hospitality industry, has launched a campaign encouraging people to take a selfie of their first post-lockdown bite or sip when the industry reopens on 4 July.
Tourism and hospitality under the spotlight in new APPG inquiry
The long-term impact of Covid-19 on restaurants, pubs and hotels in coastal and lakeside tourist spots will form part of a new inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Hospitality and Tourism.