As Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact travel globally, it is important to observe industry forecasts and trends that will ultimately shape your recovery strategy as hotels begin to plan for the initial rebound in travel demand. According to …
What can we expect from the Luxury market after COVID-19?
The COVID-19 crisis is the kind of situation that our world has never experienced before. Not only has it turned into a global pandemic but, more importantly from consumer behaviour point of view, it has impacted individuals from all walks of life a…
IHG launches global effort to feed local communities in response to COVID-19 pandemic
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has today announced global partnerships to support food banks and other food provision charities in assisting those most in need during the COVID-19 crisis. With hotel…
Wanderlust your way around the world with IHG® virtual backgrounds
After weeks of virtual meetings and family meet-ups, help satisfy the wanderlust you may be feeling by transforming your at-home backdrop to bucket-list travel destinations around the world.So next time you video call your friends and family, instea…
World Travel & Tourism Council launches #TogetherInTravel campaign to inspire the global tourism community
LONDON – The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is launching a new marketing campaign, #TogetherInTravel, aimed at galvanizing the global travel and tourism community and showing how the sector is a vital part of our zest for life. Going live at …
Airbnb could lose significant portion of host community to long-term rental sites, says GlobalData
Airbnb hosts around the world have been losing the vast majority of their bookings in recent months, many of them need a reliable form of income sooner rather than later. A growing number of hosts have deleted their Airbnb listings to make way for m…
How Hospitality and Retail Businesses can Survive the Coronavirus Shutdown
Policymakers around the world have enforced an unprecedented shutdown of public life to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. As a consequence, entire sectors of the economy have seen their revenues collapse to zero. At the time of this publicati…
Expedia Chairman Barry Diller on travel, airline bailouts, and advertising amid COVID-19 crisis
“Cataclysmic.” That’s how Barry Diller described the current state of the world in an interview with CNBC Thursday. Diller sits in a unique position amid the COVID-19 crisis, leading one of the world’s largest travel companies as Expedia’s chairman …
‘Travel is the prominent part of your life’: Road warriors adjust to being grounded
When Jessica O’Callaghan unpacked her suitcase on March 12, she didn’t realize that was the last time she’d do so for the foreseeable future. “Normally that suitcase is packed, unpacked and repacked,” said O’Callaghan, regional managing director of …
Hospitality Tomorrow Virtual Conference returns with Episode 2 on 12 May
Why are we doing this? Because one thousand of you responded to our survey and said: ‘let’s do it again’ as we need to continue the conversation to assess the changes in our world and people – operationally, financially, and psychologically. Where, …