U.S. Set to Lose 9.2 Million Jobs in 2020 Due to COVID-19 and Travel...
LONDON, UK — A staggering 9.2 million jobs could be lost in the U.S. travel-and-tourism sector in 2020 if barriers to global travel remain in place, the...
International Tourism Down 70 Per Cent as Travel Restrictions Impact All Regions
MADRID, Spain — Restrictions on travel introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hit global tourism hard, with the latest data from the World Tourism...
Accor Successfully Implements ALLSAFE Standards Globally
PARIS — On October 15, Accor announced it had successfully re-opened most of its hotels, with 95 per cent of them having already adopted the group’s ALLSAFE...
Survey Finds 74 Per Cent of Hotels Will Lay Off More Employees Without Further...
WASHINGTON — As devastated industries wait for Congress to pass another round of COVID-19-recovery legislation, a new survey of American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) members shows...
Hyatt Partners with Amazon for Amazon Halo Launch
CHICAGO — Hyatt Hotels Corporation has entered a new collaboration between its Exhale brand and Amazon Halo, a health-and-wellness membership that uses technology to provide personal-wellness insights...
Marriott and Quintessentially Offer Luxury Road Trips
BETHESDA, Md. — Marriott International has unveiled a collection of one-of-a-kind adventures curated in partnership with Quintessentially — a luxury-concierge company. The collection offers several distinct itineraries...
Hyatt Offering Work from Hyatt Packages
CHICAGO — Hyatt Hotels are offering a new extended-stay ‘Work-from-Hyatt’ package for families, couples and individuals.
The offering is designed to encourage work-life and school-life balance for those...
Small Luxury Hotels of the World Survey Shows Luxury Guests are Travel Ready
NEW YORK — A survey undertaken by Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) shows an affluent group of travel-ready advocates are driving pent up demand for...
Choice’s Mid-Scale and Upper-Mid-Scale Brands Outpace Industry in First Half of 2020
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s select-service mid-scale and upper-mid-scale brands saw material year-over-year Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) and Average Daily Rate (ADR) index gains...
Loews Hotels Launches New Brand Campaign
NEW YORK — Loews Hotels has launched “Welcoming You Like Family,” a dynamic multi-channel brand campaign, utilizing video, photography, digital-experience platforms and on-property touchpoints.
“In 2019, we began...
