With some hotels closing altogether and nearly all doing massive furloughs and layoffs, these are certainly trying times financially for our frontline hospitality workers, but it is also a very emotionally challenging moment. It warms my heart to he…
How To Plan Travel While Social Distancing
Traveling for leisure is on the back burner for the time being, but it doesn’t mean you can’t use the down time to start brainstorming and planning your next trips. In fact, savvy planners can score some good deals and give themselves something to l…
40 Percent Of Companies Expect Business Travel To Resume Within 3 Months: New Poll
About 40 percent of companies predicted corporate travel will resume within the next three months, according to a new lighting poll conducted by the Global Business Travel Association. About 17 percent said six months was more realistic. However, fo…
UK Airlines Demand Tax Breaks After Government Rules Out Financial Support
A representative body for airlines based in Britain has written to its transport minister seeking industry-specific tax and air traffic fee holidays to help survive a coronavirus pandemic that has brought air travel to a standstill. easyJet , IAG-ow…
NH Hotel Group Intensifies The Measures Of Its Contingency Plan To Guarantee Business Viability And The Future Of Its Workforce
“We trust that the initiatives undertaken will help mitigate the impact during this temporary situation, after which we expect a significant recovery in demand” – Ramón Aragonés, CEO of NH Hotel Group. Since the beginning of the health crisis by the…
COVID-19 and Hospitality: 7 Alternative Ways to Cut Costs and Save Your Business…BEFORE Resorting to Layoffs
The hospitality industry is entering uncharted territory. As concerns surrounding the continued transmission of COVID-19 continue to mount, we find ourselves isolated in our homes, unsure of when this pandemic will pass. What does the future hold fo…
Statement on Hyatt Corporate Workforce Actions in Response to COVID-19
Since COVID-19 has entered our lives and been declared a global pandemic, we are facing an unprecedented time for our world, our economy and the hospitality industry, which is seeing significantly decreased demand globally. Given the financial impac…
Team Spirit: 3 Tips For Working In A Remote Team
Due to the Coronavirus crisis, millions of us are now working from home for the forseeable future. In case you are not used to it, let me share some tips that work for my fully-remote team, with members spread across different time zones and geograp…
Wyndham Destinations Provides Update On Liquidity And 2020 Outlook
ORLANDO, Fla. – Wyndham Destinations, Inc. (NYSE:WYND) announced today it is withdrawing its full-year 2020 guidance and providing business updates relating to the evolving impact of novel coronavirus/COVID-19 on travel demand and the global economy…
Latest research from WTTC shows a 50% increase in jobs at risk in Travel & Tourism
London, UK – Up to 75 million jobs are at immediate risk in global Travel & Tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The alarming figure, based on research from WTTC, shows a punishing Travel &…