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Chinese tourists are headed overseas for the extended May Labour Day holiday at near pre-pandemic levels May 2, 2024 Chinese tourists are headed overseas for the extended May Labour Day holiday at near pre-pandemic levels, accelerating a rebound of what used to be the world’s biggest travel market. Key takeaways Outbound trips between April 27…

Hoteliers who take the initiative to implement the EU’s new digital identity solutions within their PMS stand to reap significant benefits May 2, 2024 The upcoming eIDAS II regulation will be a game-changer for all businesses – hotels included. It mandates the adoption of the EUDI Wallet by all member states by 2024/2025. This means…

“IFYKYK” is the unspoken acronym for quiet luxury. It has sprawled beyond HBO’s ‘Succession’ fashion and is now very much the center of travel May 2, 2024 The idea of quiet luxury in hotel accommodations is not the Dubai’ish in your face pizazz, it is the opposite- a respite of sorts that brims with hospitality,…

Group booking features allow people to create shared wishlists, and trip invitations for the group with details of the property May 2, 2024 Users can now invite friends or family to a wishlist through contacts on their phone or a link. Group members can add properties to a list, leave notes about a property, or…

The company cites a « normalization » in domestic U.S. vacation bookings, a potential warning sign for the post-pandemic travel frenzy May 2, 2024 Marriott raised its forecast for 2024 profitability on Wednesday after predicting continued travel demand worldwide. But analysts spent the earnings call focused on travel booking behavior in the U.S., where post-pandemic domestic demand…

Finding customers in the most cost-effective way possible remains one of the most pressing challenges for the hospitality industry May 2, 2024 Speaking during the « Reaching Customers: The Power of Partnerships » session at the 2024 International Hospitality Investment Forum, various panelists echoed the idea that both brands and online travel agencies need to be working…

New Cloudbeds data found travelers were booking accommodation further in advance in 2023 across all regions, except in North America May 2, 2024 The findings, revealed in Cloudbeds’ 2024 ‘State of Independent Lodging Report’, indicate that the average booking window increased relative to the previous three years in Europe, LATAM and the Asia-Pacific region. Key…

How hoteliers can overcome the challenges in providing local and authentic meaning of sense of place May 2, 2024 The main challenge for luxury hotels is in creating and developing a sense of place in terms of location, and the overall guest and brand experience that reflects where you are, while staying true to who…