Latest Hotel Industry News
Covid-19: Hoteliers Review Their Human Resources Strategies
2021-03-05 11:31:57 +0100 | Source: E Hospitality TimesMajor hotel chains are reducing their workforce. The business is performing 50% below normal levels in the European market and Asia Pacific, excluding China [iii] ; Marriott’s CEO Arne Sorenson... Read more
Travel Advisors React to Travel Companies Mandating COVID-19 Vaccine
2021-02-09 16:51:17 +0100 | Source: E Hospitality TimesHeadlines about mandatory COVID-19 vaccines are proliferating around the country and the world. Cruise lines, airlines and many other leisure and hospitality companies are now grappling with whether or not... Read more
The Best Of Vietnam Tourism: Top Food From Every Region
2021-01-29 11:06:32 +0100 | Source: E Hospitality TimesVietnam tourism has significantly gained in popularity over the last few years. And why not? Haunting landscapes, jewel-studded waters, the romance of a pastoral life and impressive architecture – for those... Read more
UNWTO and Google Host Tourism Acceleration Program in Middle East
2021-01-20 12:00:13 +0100 | Source: E Hospitality TimesThe program is designed to boost innovation, digital transformation and planning in the tourism sector The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in partnership with Google hosted their second edition of... Read more
4 Future-Proof Reasons for Travel Companies to Automate Tours and Activities in 2021 and Beyond
2020-11-30 09:00:00 +0100 | Source: E Hospitality TimesIt’s been a rapid and wild run for the travel sector in 2020. With the industry looking to move forward and chart a plan towards recovery, travel companies are re-evaluating their operations to set themselves up... Read more
England Will Use Covid Testing to Shorten Travel Quarantines
2020-11-27 09:00:00 +0100 | Source: E Hospitality TimesEngland will introduce a new system on Dec. 15 allowing passengers arriving from high-risk countries to take a COVID-19 test after five days of quarantine and to be released from any further self-isolation if they... Read more
Portugal Admits It Must Diversify Beyond International Tourism
2020-11-26 09:00:00 +0100 | Source: E Hospitality TimesPortugal’s tourism sector is set to lose 60,000 jobs this year alone due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and a recovery is still far off, Tourism Secretary Rita Marques said on Monday. Some... Read more
Accor Joins Forces With Hoxton Hotels Owner to Form Lifestyle Brand Giant
2020-11-25 10:45:41 +0100 | Source: E Hospitality TimesAccor continued its focus on lifestyle brands Tuesday with plans to join forces with Ennismore, the owner of Hoxton Hotels. The two hotel brands’ resulting lifestyle entity, which will be called... Read more
The Ethics of Travel Advisors Are Being Challenged, and It’s Not Right
2020-11-23 09:00:00 +0100 | Source: E Hospitality TimesA column in Friday’s USA Today has rankled the travel industry in general and sullied the name of travel advisors in particular. And it’s not right. The column is entitled, “Is it... Read more
More Than 20,000 Volunteer to Sail on RCCL Test Cruise
2020-11-20 09:00:00 +0100 | Source: E Hospitality TimesWhoa. We all know cruising has a devoted, passionate fan base, but this is wild. More than 20,000 people asked to be passengers on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ test cruises before it resumes full service... Read more