32% of respondents indicated that they intend to take a trip during April-June 2021, a 20% rise compared to the previous research wave 52% of Europeans plan to travel in the next six months, a 5% increase compared to the November 2020 survey Strict …
Q&A: 5 Leading PMS Vendors & ROOMDEX: The New PMS – Enabling Integration
Historically, integration of hotel systems has been challenging, and even today it is still mostly a pain. However, PMS company attitudes are evolving not just in regard to the subject of integration but also in terms of the entire hotel technology …
Airbnb and It’s a Penalty Partner to Combat Human Trafficking
Airbnb and It’s a Penalty are partnering to help fight human trafficking, equipping the Airbnb host community with information about how to identify human trafficking and exploitation, and how to report it. Big sporting events can increase human tra…
Secretary-General Pololikashvili Nominated To Lead UNWTO For Four More Years
The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has expressed its continued support for Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili. Meeting in Madrid, its members nominated him to continue leading the United Nations specialized agency fo…
Over 100 million global Travel & Tourism jobs could be recovered in 2021
Global body predicts a strong summer of travel ahead New research gives hope for sector left struggling for survival by COVID-19 ‘Best-case scenario’ could see 111 million jobs recovered At least 84 million global Travel & Tourism jobs predicted to …
Maestro PMS Kicking Off New Year with ‘Training Promo Packages’ and Free Contactless Tools and Services
Markham, Ontario – To help its clients better navigate the new normal, Maestro has embarked on a training initiative that is helping hoteliers adapt to change and meet the demands of today’s vigilant travelers. The provider of cloud and on premises …
The Extraordinary Journey of a Hotel Reservation (and Why a Plumber Won’t Fix Your Laptop)
What is a hotel reservation? If you asked that question twenty years ago, the answer would have been pretty straight-forward: a name, a credit card number, a check-in, and a check-out date. Probably on a piece of paper out of a fax machine. Period. …
Magnuson Hotels CEO + Pepperdine Graziado Business School live interview
Graziadio Day Around the World: Europe Online | Thursday, January 21, 2021 | 11:00AM-12:30PM PDT | 7:00pm-8:30pm GMT | 8:00pm-9:30pm CET Free registration here Join “Graziadio Day Around the World: Europe”, a virtual thought leadership and networkin…
Lessons Learned in 2020 Spark New Digitalization Trends for Frontline Workers in 2021
By Andrada Paraschiv It may be a new year, but it is far from business as usual for those working in the hospitality industry. According to new data released from the U.S. Department of labor, “498,000 employees were laid off from their jobs in the …
European Hotel Deal Volume Expected To Grow in 2021
The United Kingdom’s hotel sector will show a noticeable surge in transactions outside of London as hotel-ownership balance sheets are cleaned up following the tumultuous year that was 2020, according to sources. Speaking at the 16th New Year Hotel …