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March 15, 2021

Free COVID-19 Self-Tests For Staff

Deutsche Hospitality is the first major hotel company in Germany to instigate free rapid testing for all its front-line staff. The project will be launched over the next two weeks. A weekly nasal swab or saliva specimen test will be made available to around 3,500 staff who work for the group's brands that are represented in Germany - Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, MAXX by Steigenberger, Jaz in the City and IntercityHotel. Hotel guests will be able to acquire the tests at the reception if they wish. All tests used will meet the standards of and will have been certified by the Paul-Ehrlich-Institute.

H World International

Germany

March 12, 2021

WTTC Praises Greek Government For Its Clear Roadmap For Recovery

Gloria Guevara, President & CEO, WTTC said: "The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and its Members praise the Greek government for its tremendous efforts and strategic steps taken to restart international travel from 14 May."

WTTC

Greece

March 9, 2021

Hospitality Knows No Bounds: Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel Surprises Texas Man With Trip To Europe After Braving Texas Power Outages

During the widespread power outages that swept through Texas in February, Dallas resident Ezell Holley was displaced from his home and stayed at a local hotel, which the family jokingly nicknamed the "Waldorf Astoria." Holley would end up receiving an incredible surprise when Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, one of Waldorf Astoria's 32 global luxury properties, gifted him with a future multi-night stay at the hotel.

Hilton

Roma, Italy

February 4, 2021

Return To Travel? Help Governments To Better Understand The Options

I had the pleasure of asking UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a pertinent question at a Downing Street press conference.

CWT

January 28, 2021

The 2020 list of bizarre items left behind at Travelodge hotels

Where would you find a life-size R2-D2 robot, a money tree bearing £50 notes to the value of £10,000, a William Shakespeare outfit & skull, a 6ft cuddly polar bear, a case of union jack face masks, a 60 year old marriage certificate, a stethoscope and an adorable Siberian Husky called Saskia - where else but Travelodge's lost and found office.

Travelodge

January 5, 2021

After Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business Travel

Business travel between the European Union and its former member state the United Kingdom is set to become significantly more complicated from Jan. 1. The UK left the EU on Dec. 31, 2019 but little changed in the transition period that runs to Dec. 31, 2020. However, annexes included in the 1259-page trade agreement between the EU and UK published on Christmas Eve confirm that once the transition ends many activities carried out by short-term business visitors will require work permits and in some cases the passing of an economic needs test.

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January 2, 2021

How will travel to the EU change for Britons after Brexit?

The impact of Brexit on European travel after 31 December 2020 is going to be a complicated one. A recent survey by Discover Ferries, which represents ferry operators in the UK and Ireland, reports that only one in three people felt confident about travel changes after the end of the transition period. Only 6% of respondents were aware of all the changes affecting EU travel in 2021.

guardian.co.uk

December 28, 2020

The Alpina Gstaad: Switzerland’s Cutting-Edge Luxury Hotel With A Unique Purpose

2020 is slowly coming to an end. At the same time the winter season in the Swiss Alps is right about to kick-off. Known as one of the most sought-after ski-holiday spots in the world, The Alpina Gstaad is looking forward to opening its doors and welcoming guests (back) to this elegant resort.

Forbes

Gstaad, Switzerland

November 30, 2020

Travelodge UK CEO exits as the majority of hotels stay

In what has been the most actively watched hotel-firm financial restructuring of 2020, Travelodge (United Kingdom) has retained the majority of its hotels under its new company voluntary arrangement, but is seven-year CEO Peter Gowers will leave at the end of the year.

HotelNewsNow

November 27, 2020

2020 Travelodge Bizarre Requests Audit Results

Earlier this month, Travelodge, the UK's first budget hotel chain has revealed the top35 most interesting and bizarre requests that the company's 575 UK hotels teams have received during the last 12 months. With the company welcoming millions of business and leisure customers annually, the range of requests varies across the regions and seasonally. This year the hotel teams have even encountered a few interesting requests around social distancing.

Travelodge

November 10, 2020

Travel Memory Deficit: Research Reveals What Brits Miss Most About Travel and How They Plan to Make Up for Lost Time

Research conducted by Hilton shows that travel creates some of our most unforgettable, favourite memories, and right now people are feeling that loss more than ever. The survey revealed what Brits miss most about travelling, with the chance to create new memories topping the list of the most longed for experiences. Almost two thirds (64%) claim this is the part of travel they yearn for the most, with Generation Z feeling the most cheated of the chance to create new travel memories in 2020 (73%).

Hilton

Opinion Article

October 21, 2020

A Passionate Professional from Puglia has a face-to-face with the Pandemic! Lessons from Italy

The current Pandemic is behaving whimsically with different people! Himmat Anand, a hotel owner friend has been sticking to his promise of reopening his Tree of Life resorts one after the other. He is also opening new resorts in a couple of locations in the portfolio of his second brand of hotels - A Dog's Story.

By L. Aruna Dhir, Author of Bestselling Memoir - "Hotel Adventures with the Stars" and Columnist, YouTube Show Host of "High Priestess of Hedonism", L. Aruna Dhir

Italy

Opinion Article

October 2, 2020

Why UK hotel property owners need a CVA alternative

If it were a stable world, we would understand why UK hotel property owners would submit to the current CVA proposal.

By Thomas Magnuson, Co-Founder & CEO Magnuson Hotels, Magnuson Hotels

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July 15, 2020

UNWTO Recognizes Safe And Responsible Restart Of Tourism On The Canary Islands

The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has paid an official visit to the Canary Islands to recognize the reopening of the destination and the steps the local authorities have taken to keep both visitors and tourism workers safe as the sector restarts.

UN Tourism

Canary Islands, Spain

Supplier News

July 7, 2020

CrossBorderMedCare Selects CoronaPass to Help Restore the Greek Hospitality Industry

CrossBorderMedCare will be using Bizagi's CoronaPass™ solution to help reinvigorate the hospitality industry in Greece. This important announcement comes as Greece reopens its borders to travellers today. Hospitality, travel, and tourism are among the sectors hardest hit by the stay-at-home measures that were encouraged to slow the spread of COVID-19 across the globe. By some estimates, the industry worldwide is projected to lose $1.2 trillion.

Bizagi, Ltd.

Greece

June 25, 2020

Premier Inn CleanProtect hotel hygiene regime will help guests stay with confidence

Premier Inn announces its rigorous new Premier Inn CleanProtect enhanced hotel hygiene promise to help guests stay with confidence.

Whitbread PLC

June 22, 2020

The Extreme Hotel Hygiene Awaiting Tourists In Spain

It's breakfast time, which means I need to get my temperature checked, put on my face mask, smother my hands in alcohol disinfectant and wear a pair of plastic gloves.

cnn.com

Spain

Opinion Article

June 3, 2020

Tomorrow’s World - What’s Going To Change For Irish Hotels And Guests

"We won't be opening car doors for guests anytime soon" says Clement Gaffney, Group Hotels Operations Manager of Pat Doherty's Harcourt Developments, Hotel Division with properties in Ireland, The U.K. and Caribbean. It is an evocative image that none of us would have considered a few short months ago. It is the new norm.In 2008, Irish hotels were plunged into a deep global recession and the last 10 years have been a long slow recovery into a buoyant economy. In March this year, that ended with shocking speed. Déjà vu seemed unfair.

By Conor Kenny, Teacher, Trainer, Writer, Founder of conorkenny.com, Conor Kenny

Ireland

May 29, 2020

Waste Not Want Not: Hilton Supports Fight Against Food Surplus and Feeds Those in Need

LONDON - Hilton has given social enterprise Open Kitchens a major boost by opening up enough kitchen space to accept deliveries of up to 10 tonnes of surplus food per week, enabling the initiative to double its output and provide 50,000 more free meals a month to those in need, using produce which would previously have had to be thrown away.

Hilton