Global DMC Partners Releases Latest Meetings & Events Survey Results

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Global DMC Partners has released results from its most recent Meetings & Events Pulse Survey, focusing on the widespread impact of the COVID-19 global...

Accor Unveils New Global Campaign

PARIS — Accor is investing in the recovery of the industry and communities as the company begins the process of re-opening hotels that temporarily closed in response...

Marriott Provides COVID-19 Update to Employees

BETHESDA, Md. — Marriott International recently released an update to the company’s global workforce on the continuing impact of COVID-19 on its business. On May 27, the company...

Airbnb Numbers in the U.S. Show a Rebound

NEW YORK — According to AllTheRooms Analytics, a short-term rental analytics firm, Airbnb bookings are rebounding as Americans rush to book post-lockdown vacation-rental stays.   U.S. Airbnb total nights...

Marriott Announces Executive Changes

BETHESDA, Md. — After 36 years with the company, Marriott International, Inc.’s long-time senior executive Dave Grissen is stepping down from his position as group president, the...

AHLA Issues Statement on HEROES Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has expressed support for a number of elements contained in the HEROES (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency...

Majority of Recent Cruisers Would Go on a Cruise Right Now, Despite COVID-19

NEW YORK — A groundbreaking “Back-to-Normal” survey comparing travel and leisure attitudes in September 2001 and July 2009 to today finds a majority of Americans who took...

IHG Releases First Quarter Trading Update

DENHAM, U.K. — Earlier this week, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) released its 2020 First Quarter Trading Update. According to Keith Barr, CEO, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, “COVID-19 represents...

Radisson Hotel Group Launching Radisson Hotels Safety Protocol

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has announced Radisson Hotels Safety Protocol, a new program of in-depth cleanliness and disinfection procedures, in partnership with SGS —...

International Tourist Numbers Could Fall Between 60 to 80 Per Cent in 2020

MADRID — The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a 22-per-cent decrease in international tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2020, the latest data from the World Tourism...