News

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

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

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

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External Article

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

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Lighthouse

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

May 26, 2020

Over Half Of British Adults Have Made A UK Bucket List During The Lockdown

Holidaying on the English Riviera, taking a trip on the Jacobite, soaking in the Stonehenge summer solstice, eating fish & chips at the seafront, exploring the Scottish Highlands and having a picnic on the Yorkshire Dales are just some of the activities to make Britons post lockdown UK bucket list.

Travelodge

May 25, 2020

Italy's COVID-19 concerns are lessening as the nation prepares to restart tourism flows, says GlobalData

General sentiment regarding the impact of COVID-19 in Italy is gradually becoming more positive. In two surveys by GlobalData, one conducted 28 April and the other 3 May, the number of Italians stating that they are 'extremely concerned' about the virus dropped by 14%. However, this positive outlook may change as Italy plans to open its borders for international tourists says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Italy

May 22, 2020

Portugal needs access for Brits soon in order accelerate economic recovery, says GlobalData

Portugal is planning to offer an 'air bridge' for British tourists to bypass quarantine rules. This concept will be positively received by destinations in Portugal that are highly reliant on UK tourism such as the Algarve. In 2019, the UK was Portugal's second largest source market after Spain, with 2.9 million UK visits.

Portugal

May 22, 2020

Attracting visitors back to Spain is essential - but it will not be easy, says GlobalData

Following the news that Spain aims to open up to overseas holidaymakers by late June;Ben Cordwell, Travel & Tourism Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the current situation:

Spain

May 1, 2020

COVID-19 Outbreak Has Jeopardized UK Hospitality Sector, Says GlobalData

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused mass cancellation of corporate events, international congress meetings, sports and social events. International travel bans in addition to the UK's lockdown and social distancing measures are expected to severely impact the hospitality industry in the UK, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

External Article

March 20, 2020

Spain To Close All Hotels, Help Nursing Homes As Coronavirus Deaths Climb

The Spanish government on Thursday ordered the closure of all the country's hotels and promised to implement special measures in nursing homes after a surge in the country's coronavirus cases and deaths. The government decreed all hotels and other tourist accommodation be shut within seven days to "guarantee the containment of the pandemic," a further hit to the country's already ailing tourism sector.

reuters.com

Spain

March 11, 2020

UK Hotel Sector Can Breathe a Small Sigh of Relief

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a number of measures in his Budget statement which should assist the UK hotel sector in the wake of the coronavirus, which has already precipitated a number of events and overnight stays in hotels to be cancelled or postponed, thereby causing a fall in hotel occupancy.

HVS

February 12, 2020

Coronavirus: What Impact on the Swiss Hotel Industry

A novel coronavirus (formally known as 2019-nCoV) has sprung up over the last few weeks, with its epidemic center in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province (China). Little is known about this virus, but we do know that has an incubation period of 2 to 14 days and a mortality rate of 2.07%, according to CNN. While urgent research is being carried out, authorities are taking steps to contain the spread of the virus by closing air traffic from China, cancelling package tours to and from the country and placing people in quarantine. These very necessary measures intended to protect people and lives come, however, at a cost.

By Giuliano Bianchi, Co-director of Quantitas Institute and Associate Professor of Economics, EHL

Switzerland

February 4, 2020

The Deed Is Done: What's next after Brexit?

The deed is done. Brexit is begun. The United Kingdom is no longer a member state of the European Union (EU). And how did we recognize this historic moment? With the false chiming of Big Ben. So perhaps I could beg forgiveness and paraphrase a stanza in WH Auden's poem, Funeral Blues.

By Julian Walker, Head of External Market Communications and PR, CWT

November 26, 2019

The Secret To A Happy Marriage Has Finally Been Revealed

A nationwide study by Travelodge has revealed that Britons who work away on business have HAPPIER relationships than those who don't.

Travelodge

July 10, 2019

Britons Are Set To Splash £1 Billion On Items They Forget To Pack For Their Summer Holiday

Britons need to ensure they take extra spends on their summer break this year as two thirds (67%) of holidaymakers will forget to pack two essential items, despite spending nearly a day packing. This absent mindness will result in Britons spending a collective spend of £1 billion on replacing their much needed forgotten items.

Travelodge