The key hotel trends of 2014
Attracting young, affluent travellers as well as young talent are some of the key trends emerging in the hotel industry… Read More »The key hotel trends of 2014
Hospitality Industry News
Hospitality industry news worldwide covering lodging, restaurants, catering, travel, airlines and hotel industry.
Group travel accelerates in 2014
Business travel finished 2013 with stronger than expected growth and heads into 2014 with a robust outlook, propelled in part… Read More »Group travel accelerates in 2014
Hilton Worldwide opens first DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Hilton Worldwide?and?DoubleTree by Hilton today announced the opening of?DoubleTree by Hilton Dhahran?at the commercial heartland of Al Khobar in Eastern… Read More »Hilton Worldwide opens first DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Spa trends 2014 – Healthy hotels 2.0
Spafinder Wellness 365?,?the world?s leading resource for feeling good and living well all year round, today?released its 11th?annual trends report?of… Read More »Spa trends 2014 – Healthy hotels 2.0
Meeting planners check-In to the cloud at Hilton Worldwide
Continuing to make connections and large-scale events easier,?Hilton Worldwide?invites meetings professionals to check-in to the cloud. Today the hotelier announces… Read More »Meeting planners check-In to the cloud at Hilton Worldwide
Travel agents back in demand
It sounds so last century, but Geraldine Blanchard remembers a time when only travel agents or airlines could book flights… Read More »Travel agents back in demand
Travel and tourism in India to 2017
The report provides detailed market analysis, information and insights, including: – Historic and forecast tourist volumes covering the entire Indian… Read More »Travel and tourism in India to 2017
Airbnb takes a bite out of the hotel market
Craigslist sunk the classified business and Amazon has put bookstores into bankruptcy. Now a trio of researchers at Boston University?wants… Read More »Airbnb takes a bite out of the hotel market
Rockefeller firm to develop $2.5 billion resort project in Vietnam
Rose Rock Group, an investment management firm backed by the Rockefeller family, has agreed to help develop a $2.5 billion… Read More »Rockefeller firm to develop $2.5 billion resort project in Vietnam
Extended Stay America prices I.P.O. at $20 a share
Shareholders seem to have given Extended Stay America a warm, but not luxurious, welcome to the public markets. The hotel… Read More »Extended Stay America prices I.P.O. at $20 a share
ASEAN boost for Philippine tourism recovery
ASEAN?has rallied to show support for the Philippines, especially its tourism recovery efforts, since typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) struck on 8… Read More »ASEAN boost for Philippine tourism recovery
IHG boss Richard Solomons has high hopes for 2014
Call Richard Solomons and the InterContinental Hotels Group predictable and you won?t hear much argument. But reliable, the hotels chief… Read More »IHG boss Richard Solomons has high hopes for 2014
Travelers want to go to extremes in 2014
Travelers want to go to extremes in 2014 ? so travel agents should not hold back from steering their clients… Read More »Travelers want to go to extremes in 2014
Travel trends and hot destinations in 2014
Jeanenne Tornatore, Senior Editor, Orbitz.com, visits Eyewitness News to talk about where you could travel this year. HOT TRAVEL DESTINATIONS… Read More »Travel trends and hot destinations in 2014
Travel industry: 99 percent recovered from recession
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released the December jobs report Friday and there was positive overall… Read More »Travel industry: 99 percent recovered from recession
Top business travel trends for 2014
Nearly 40% of Travel Leaders Group’s business-focused travel agents have indicated that business clients will be traveling more in 2014… Read More »Top business travel trends for 2014
Dubai?s Hospitality Management Holdings plans expansion in Sudan
Dubai-based Hospitality Management Holdings (HMH) plans to double its presence in Sudan this year despite the country?s troubles with its… Read More »Dubai?s Hospitality Management Holdings plans expansion in Sudan
Fiji Airways five-year master plan unveiled
Growing the number of aircraft, route network expansion and increasing operating profits and passenger numbers are some key focus areas… Read More »Fiji Airways five-year master plan unveiled
Will commercial space travel blast off in 2014?
The longed-for dawn of private manned space travel appears near at hand. Virgin Galactic’s suborbital SpaceShipTwo, for example, aced its?third… Read More »Will commercial space travel blast off in 2014?
55% more European tourists in Italy
Foreign tourism continues to be an important source of revenue for Italian budget and even in times of crisis and… Read More »55% more European tourists in Italy