The number of deals announced in the global travel and tourism sector grew by 22.7% during the week ended May 10, 2020 compared to the previous week, according to GlobalData’s deals database. Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Th…
Preferred Hotels & Resorts Welcomes 26 New Member Hotels
New York, New York – Preferred Hotels & Resorts has welcomed 26 new member hotels across 14 destinations in the past four months, from January 1 and April 30, 2020, with the new additions ranging from the iconic Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Flori…
Introducing “Generation Clean” – The New Age of Hotel Guests
Health and safety will have a profound influence on the traveler psyche and is consequently what travelers will look for when booking a hotel. To sum up the importance of this dynamic, let’s look at it this way. The marketing strategy for pre-COVID-…
Tech Companies Helping Hotels in Times of Need
With the hospitality industry left spinning in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns, it is hardly the time to throw in the towel. Rather, and not to soften the severity of the crisis in any way or form, this is an opportunity to realign your hotel org…
Analysis: At What Occupancy Rate Can a Hotel Break-Even?
COVID-19 has made breaking-even more tolerable than the alternative—going broke. It’s not the hand hoteliers wanted, but it’s the hand they’ve been dealt, forcing them to approximate at what occupancy rate they can operate their hotel such that cost…
A Historic Milestone: Oakwood to Focus on Branded Hospitality Services
LOS ANGELES – Oakwood®, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mapletree Investments (“Mapletree”), announced today it will direct its focus to singularly pursue the development and growth of its hospitality portfolio, significantly expanding its proven capab…
Quarantine will not apply to travellers coming from France
A joint statement between the UK and France issued last night has confirmed that although there will be a quarantine imposed on people travelling to the UK by air, no quarantine measures will apply to travellers coming from France at this stage.
Drive-through food businesses ‘made for’ social distancing
Environment secretary George Eustice has said drive-through food businesses such as McDonald’s are “made for” social distancing.
Hotels in Cornwall reopen as care homes to support stretched NHS and social care systems
Cornwall’s hotel industry has joined forces with Cornwall Council to provide accommodation for people who have been discharged from hospital but are not ready to go home.
The Langley hotel in Buckinghamshire appoints Gordon Riddell as general manager
The Langley, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Langley Park, Buckinghamshire, has announced the appointment of Gordon Riddell as general manager.