LeadingHôtelières is founded by CEO and President of the prestigious HoteliersGuild community, Frank M Pfaller, and co-founded by Lindsey Ueberroth, CEO at Preferred Hotels & Resorts. Considerate Group Founding Partner, Xenia zu Hohenlohe, leads as …
Global Warming Vs. The Great Gold Rush To Ski Resorts
Time after time over the past 20 years, we have been told that snow is going to become a very scarce commodity. And we witnessed it several years ago in various parts of the world, when it failed to show up during part or most of the snow season. Ye…
Gartner Survey Shows 73% of CMOs Will Fall Back on Low Risk, Low Return Strategies for 2021
Seventy-three percent of chief marketing officers (CMOs) report they will rely on existing customers to fuel growth in 2021, rather than looking to develop new markets, according to Gartner, Inc. The inaugural Gartner CMO Strategic Priorities Survey…
Micro-weddings & Minimonies
Lavish, over-the-top weddings with extensive guest lists are a thing of the past, at least for the near future. Post-pandemic couples are opting for smaller, more intimate events to celebrate their big day, either with a micro-wedding or a minimony;…
UNWTO Global Tourism Crisis Committee Meets Again to Explore Safe Travel in Age of Vaccines
The Global Tourism Crisis Committee has met for the first time in 2021. Organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the cross-sector body met in Madrid during the 113th session of the UNWTO Executive Council to advance solid plans to restar…
Marriott Signs Agreement To Bring The Ritz-Carlton Brand To The Swiss Alps
Marriott International today announced it has signed an agreement with Mario Julen to bring The Ritz-Carlton brand to Zermatt, debuting the first Ritz-Carlton ski resort in Europe. Expected to open in 2026, the 69-guest room property will bring the …
First Hotels Partners with RateGain for AI-Enabled Competitive Intelligence and Rate Parity
LONDON – RateGain Technologies, the leading SaaS Company for travel and hospitality, today announced a global strategic partnership with First Hotels, a leading hotel chain in Scandinavia, for providing AI-driven competitive pricing insights and hel…
5 Travel Trends to Watch in 2021, According to Tripadvisor
NEEDHAM, Mass. – Tripadvisor®, the world’s largest travel platform*, today released the findings of a new research report based on the platform’s unique insight into shifting traveler trends, revealing how consumers are planning to travel in 2021 an…
Third InterCityHotel For The Netherlands
Deutsche Hospitality announces a new hotel in Breda for 2023. In the home of Rembrandt, Jan Vermeer and Vincent van Gogh: the third IntercityHotel will open in the Netherlands in 2023. After the IntercityHotel Enschede and the IntercityHotel Amsterd…
GBTA Poll: More Than Half Expect to Return to Office by Q3
Alexandria, VA – The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel association, has released the results from its 15thcoronavirus poll, the first in 2021, to measure the impact on business travel following the onset …