Restrictions on Travel Easing as Europe Leads Cautious Re-start of Tourism
MADRID — Restrictions on travel, introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, are slowly being eased, allowing tourism to re-start in a growing number of destinations.
The latest...
GBTA Poll Sees Renewed Levels of Optimism as Bookings Resume
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Higher levels of optimism in the business-travel sector have started to appear, according to new research issued last week by the Global Business Travel...
Survey Reveals Consumers Want Transparency on Cleaning Procedures and Products
CINCINNATI — New surveys from P&G Professional have revealed that, while businesses are re-opening, COVID-19 is still top-of-mind for consumers and it will be critical for businesses...
Hilton Cutting 2,100 Corporate Jobs
MCLEAN, Va. — As a result of COVID-19, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. announced it will take additional measures to reduce its cost structure, including the intended reduction of...
Red Lion Appoints CEO
DENVER, Colo. — Red Lion Hotels Corporation (RLHC) has appointed John J. Russell, Jr. as its Chief Executive Officer. Russell is an industry veteran with more than 40 years of hospitality...
Europe’s Hotel-Construction Pipeline Expands to Near-Record Highs
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) report that at the close of the first quarter of 2020, Europe’s hotel-construction pipeline expanded to near-record highs with...
New Hotel Cleaning Protocols to Cost More Than US$130,000 Per Hotel on Average Per...
AUSTIN, Texas — As new hospitality cleaning protocols are being released worldwide on a daily basis, hotel-operations platform Optii Solutions, has worked with hotel partners to calculate...
IATA Reports First Sign of Global Airline Passenger Demand Returning
MONTREAL — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) data indicates demand for air services is beginning to recover after hitting bottom in April.
Passenger demand in April (measured...
Las Vegas Property Developer Gives Away 2,000 Free Flights to the City as Part...
LAS VEGAS — Downtown Las Vegas CEO and property developer Derek Stevens launched the “Keep America Flying” promotion, whereby the casino owner offered 2,000 free one-way flights...
UNWTO Launches Global Guidelines to Reopen Tourism
MADRID — The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of guidelines to help the tourism sector emerge stronger and more sustainably from COVID-19.
The guidelines highlight...
