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January 21, 2022

Barcelona Joins UNWTO’s Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories

Tourism is one of the leading economic sectors for the city of Barcelona and the surrounding region, responsible for more than 10% of local GDP. The Barcelona Tourism Observatory (BTO) will work to help guide the sector towards greater sustainability. As with other members of the INSTO initiative, the observatory will provide data and analysis to be used to guide evidence-based decision making. This will help Destination Barcelona better deal with the recovery of tourism and in the long run with the large tourist numbers and ensure the sector is managed in a sustainable and responsible manner.

Barcelona, Spain

December 23, 2021

Jin Jiang International and Louvre Hotels Group recognized at the 21st ceremony of the Hospitality Awards

The 21st ceremony of the Hospitality Awards was held on November 30th in Paris, organized by Hospitality On media, under the high patronage of the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron and in the presence of Jean Baptiste Lemoyne, Tourism Secretary, as well as former football star Christian Karembeu, President of the Jury.

Louvre Hotels Group

December 23, 2021

Cycas signs strategic partnership with Borealis Hotel Group

Two of Europe’s leading hotel companies, Borealis Hotel Group and Cycas Hospitality, have this week announced a strategic partnership to open and operate new, branded hotels across Europe.

Vertiq Hospitality

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

December 10, 2021

Valor Hospitality Announces Addition of St. Andrews Scores Hotel to Global Portfolio

Valor Hospitality Partners, a global, full-service hotel management company announced today their partnership with U.S. based Links Collection and Ireland-based Wirefox to operate the Scores Hotel in St. Andrews, beginning with an 18-month renovation. Form ed by Dallas, Texas based partners Robert Covington and Jonathan Harper, the Links Collection is the culmination of a mutual goal to develop and grow a desirable portfolio of small boutique hotels around iconic U.K. golf destinations, following their lifelong enthusiasm for links golf and love of the U.K. Wirefox, owned by B.J. Eastwood, a recognized property developer from Belfast, will lead the development, while Valor Hospitality will provide all hospitality development consulting services followed by managing the property upon opening.

Valor Hospitality

St. Andrews, United Kingdom

November 30, 2021

Azora Acquires Bluserena, Italy’s Second Largest Resort Hotel Operator

Azora, the Madrid-based European private equity real estate manager, announces that it has completed the acquisition of Bluserena SPA, the second largest resort operator in Italy, from the Maresca family. The acquisition has been completed on behalf of Azora’s latest pan-European hospitality fund, Azora European Hotel & Lodging, F.C.R. (the “Fund”).

November 29, 2021

Six Steigenberger Hotels win a “101 Best Hotels in Germany” Award

The “101 Best Hotels in Germany” Awards, the only ranking list of its kind to combine objective quality benchmarks with individual customer satisfaction perceptions, have just been published for the second time. Six Steigenberger Hotels are confirmed as being amongst the leading lights of the German hotel sector. In the individual “Grand Hotel” category, the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof and the Steigenberger Parkhotel Düsseldorf were placed sixth and ninth respectively.

H World International

October 28, 2021

London Town Group Appoints Cycas Hospitality to Manage Its Three Paddington Hotels

Cycas Hospitality, the award-winning pan-European operator, has signed a deal to operate London Town Group’s portfolio of upscale boutique hotels in the UK capital.

Vertiq Hospitality

London, United Kingdom

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October 14, 2021

UK Travel & Tourism sector may only recover by a third this year

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) says the UK’s Travel & Tourism sector’s year on year recovery may only claw back a third, whilst international travel spending continues to plummet.

October 7, 2021

Highgate Expands United Kingdom Portfolio With Addition of Grosvenor House Suites and Dorsett City London Hotel

Highgate, a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company, has announced two new additions in the UK market – the acquisition of Dorsett City London Hotel and the management of Grosvenor House Suites in London's Mayfair District. The additions mark Highgate's return to the UK and European markets and the company's confidence for tourism and business travel to return.

Highgate Hotels, L.P.

October 7, 2021

Sonder Holdings Inc. Expands into France with Addition of Paris Champs-Elysées Property

Sonder Holdings Inc. (“Sonder”), a leading next-generation hospitality company that is redefining the guest experience through technology and design, has expanded into France. Sonder recently launched inaugural operations in the country with the management of the Sonder Atala, a 48-unit property located steps from the iconic Champs-Elysées in Paris. The property also features several suites with views of the Eiffel Tower and the Sacré-Cœur Basilica.

September 13, 2021

BTA Reveals 76% of Travellers Weren’t Asked for Their PCR Test Results on Arrival to the UK

The Business Travel Association (BTA), the authoritative voice of business travel, has today revealed 76% of travellers returning to the UK said their PCR test result was not looked at or verified by the UK Border Force.

BTA (Business Travel Association)

September 7, 2021

Joachim Marusczyk, founding Managing Director of IntercityHotel GmbH, is honoured at the German Hotel Congress for his life’s work

33 years ago, Joachim Marusczyk was a young public servant at the headquarters of German railway company Deutsche Bahn and a man who was always one step ahead. He was responsible for the revamping of major stations and for hotel and catering leases. Then he had the idea of developing a standardised and high-quality hotel product to be located at major transport hubs.

H World International

September 2, 2021

WTTC says there are just 30 days left for the UK government to save struggling travel businesses

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today warned the UK government that with the furlough scheme coming to an end, it has just 30 days left to save travel businesses which are struggling to survive.

September 1, 2021

The World Travel & Tourism Council responds to the latest announcement from the Italian government

Julia Simpson, President & CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) said: “It’s a welcome and positive step by the Italian government to remove quarantine for those from the UK who are fully-jabbed. Quarantines are a relic of early COVID and are not needed for those who have chosen to be fully vaccinated."

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August 31, 2021

WTTC calls for an end to the discredited travel traffic light system

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called upon the UK government to finally bring an end to the widely discredited travel traffic light system.

August 4, 2021

WTTC Calls Upon The UK Government To Remove The ‘Amber-Guity’ Of The Traffic Light System

Virginia Messina, WTTC Senior Vice President and Acting CEO, said: “It’s time the government removed the ambiguity by abandoning the confusing and damaging traffic light system and replacing it with a simple system with green and red countries only, so travellers know exactly where they stand.

July 30, 2021

U.S. Travel Reacts To England Reopening Plan

U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the news that England would soon begin welcoming fully vaccinated Americans:

U.S. Travel Association

July 29, 2021

WTTC Responds To The Latest Announcement From The UK Government

Virginia Messina, WTTC Senior Vice President and Acting CEO, said: "The Travel & Tourism sector - and the UK economy - will get a huge boost following news that fully-vaccinated US and EU visitors will at last be able to travel quarantine-free to England.

July 27, 2021

U.S. Travel Reacts To Travel Ban Announcement

U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on the Biden administration’s decision to uphold travel restrictions:

U.S. Travel Association

July 19, 2021

WTTC Responds To The Relaxing Of Restrictions Across The UK

Virginia Messina, WTTC Senior Vice President, said: "Today we should reflect on how hard won our newly re-found ‘freedoms’ are, which have been curbed for the best part of 18 months as together we have fought against the pandemic - at huge social, economic and personal cost.