Category: Recent News

Tripadvisor Group today announced the opening of its new office in Oxford, replacing its previous location in the city with an updated facility to support Tripadvisor’s activity-based work model.

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St. Regis Hotels & Resorts is proud to announce the debut of The St. Regis Belgrade, marking the brand’s first entry into Serbia. Founded in New York by John Jacob Astor IV more than a century ago, St. Regis celebrates its 120th anniversary this year with this significant addition to its global portfolio. Combining timeless glamour and vanguard spirit with local heritage the property is developed by Eagle Hills, a private investment and real estate development company based in Abu Dhabi and designed by the internationally recognized design firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Global (SOM).

As 2024 draws to a close, there is strong sentiment from the global business travel industry that the year outperformed expectations, paving the way for increased budgets, strategic investments and growth initiatives for 2025. This is according to a new research poll by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) where 86% of global business travel buyers and travel suppliers surveyed said that business travel performed on par or better than they anticipated in 2024.

On the 10-year anniversary of Barcelona’s clampdown on hosting1, Airbnb is calling on the city to rethink its approach to short-term rentals, as new analysis shows its policies are failing to ease housing and overtourism challenges.

With the latest UN Tourism Data showing that the sector is on track to reach 96% recovery of pre-pandemic numbers by the end of the year, the 122nd Session of the Executive Council looked to the future, with investments and innovation high on the agenda. The Session welcomed representatives of 47 countries, including 21 Ministers and Vice-Ministers of Tourism, alongside key strategic partners from the private sector, civil society and international finance.

Eight months before the start of Oasis’ sold-out tour, host markets in Europe are already seeing a significant impact on occupancy on the books, according to Forward STAR data from CoStar. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets.

Sustainability continues to be an important consideration for the travel and hospitality industry, as illustrated by the 83% of travelers who highlight the importance of sustainable travel to them.

Pullman Hotels & Resorts, the flagship premium hotel brand of Accor, has created an innovative concept room to meet the blended needs of today’s travellers. ‘The Transforming Room’ is a high-spec, high-tech space designed to be a place to work, meet, socialise, work-out, relax and sleep. The Transforming Room is the culmination of two years of research on consumer behaviour, business traveller needs and design innovation. The brand will integrate insights from the concept room into the future transformation of Pullman, with flexible environments that cater to the dynamic needs of modern travellers.

Palladium Hotel Group announces its arrival in Barcelona with the opening of 45 Times Barcelona Hotel, starting from 15 November 2024.