Hundreds of the leading figures of Europe's travel and tourism industry are heading to Athens, Greece, ahead of the World Travel Awards (WTA) Europe Gala Ceremony 2018. The red-carpet ceremony will take place at the historic Zappeion Megaron Hall on Saturday 30th June.
Since the crack of dawn hundreds of hoteliers have been arriving in Amsterdam to join us for one of the biggest hospitality events of this summer - the Direct Booking Summit. Today, the participants were treated to insightful panel discussions and presentations on the hottest topics in the hospitality industry centring on Distribution, Marketing and Technology. The participants were welcomed by Charlie Osmond, Chief Tease of Triptease, who pointed out that personalization is the ultimate trend among hotels today. He asked gathered hoteliers whether they will be proactive or reactive in taking ownership of their own distribution, setting the mood for today's discussions. Later, he came back on the stage to speak about digital hotel experience, emphasising once again to delegates that hoteliers need to be thinking about the guest experience from the very first search all the way through to post-stay.
Ever since the world's first oil well was dug here back in 1847, Azerbaijan has been making the most of its plentiful stocks of "black gold."More than 170 years later, Azeri Light crude oil is still the country's most valuable resource.But in the little town of Naftalan, 320 kilometers west of Baku in the foothills of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, an unusual local oil -- also called Naftalan -- has been attracting the travel set for hundreds of years.This crude oil is too thick for commercial use and it isn't much good for burning. But it's said to have health-giving properties and so people have been bathing in it since ancient times.Recently, treatments involving being submerged in the dark gloop have had a resurgence.
Day one and the grandest party in Direct Booking Summit history are behind us, and we are eager to share the exciting agenda we prepared for the participants on the second day.
Hotel booking websites have been told to stop "one room left" warnings designed to pressure holidaymakers into booking, under a crackdown by competition watchdogs. Such warnings are currently used by the UK's most popular booking sites including Expedia and Booking.com to encourage customers to book sooner rather than later. Following an investigation into holiday booking sites the Competition and Markets Authority said it would take firms to court if they did not end unfair and misleading practices.
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) stressed the importance of tourism and technology providing opportunities for innovation and creating the jobs of the future, in its 63rd European Commission meeting held in Prague, Czech Republic (11-13 June 2018).
With just a few weeks left until the Direct Booking Summit: Europe, excitement is mounting among our speakers and delegates. If you haven't snapped up your tickets yet, you'd better hurry - head over to the website to check out the agenda and register. To give you a taster of what you can expect from the event, we're profiling our best-in-class speakers on the Triptease blog - starting with Robin Clifford of Airbnb.
In December 2017, Scandic acquired Restel's hotel operations with 43 hotels and around 7,600 rooms, most of which were operating under the Cumulus brand. The acquisition made Scandic the market leader in the hotel industry in Finland and gave the company a considerably stronger position in the growing leisure segment.
AccorHotels is considering buying a minority stake in Air France-KLM, the hotel company confirmed Sunday.
Russia's Culture Ministry has ordered the federal tourism agency to look into banning the popular Booking.com website as part of countermeasures against the latest U.S. sanctions.
Only few islands can match the spectacular experiences available on a visit to Tenerife and the other popular islands of Spain. In Tenerife, for example, you can find a combination of beaches, gastronomy, architecture, volcanoes, and culture. It is the most visited island in the Canaries and the largest in the archipelago. Furthermore, it is the most populated island in Spain. The best hotels in Tenerife for families offer various packages to meet your specific need all year round. At Iberostar hotels, you can have weekend breaks, spa breaks, and also enjoy family holidays in Tenerife.
Grace Hotels has successfully launched its Strategic Labour Partnership, a new initiative to help retain talent at its seasonal hotels in Greece.
With a fighting attitude that tells the travel industry to not give up, EyeforTravel Summit 2018 covers real use cases, not just theory, including:
IDeaS Revenue Solutions, the leading provider of revenue management software and advisory services, is pleased to announce that Italy's Eden Hotels & Resorts has chosen IDeaS G3 Revenue Management System (IDeaS G3 RMS) to maximise its revenue growth and competitiveness.
In ancient times, sailors once lashed themselves to their masts to avoid being lured to death by seductive mermaids known as sirens.Today, on the sun-kissed western shores of Italy, mermaids are once again stirring up trouble as two rival destinations battle it out to lure tourists with claims of being home to the mythological fishy creatures.In one corner is Naples, with a glittering gulf that stretches to the Sorrento Peninsula. In the other is Ventotene, a tiny volcanic isle far out in the Tyrrhenian Sea west of Naples.Both of these Mediterranean magnets claim to be the "real" place where Greek hero and travel figure Odysseus, sailing home from burning Troy, encountered the seductive sirens.Legend has it that Odysseus escaped the fate of other doomed sailors by tying himself to the mast of his ship and telling his companions to plug their ears.Spurned, the creatures perished, but their pull is still felt every summer as curious tourists flock to learn more. But where should they go?
Mobile innovation and the internet's control of the consumer, integrating voice into your business, a smart customer journey, how the death of cash in travel will change the industry forever are just a handful of market opportunities you should be considering today… and this conference will help facilitate this change.
Today Booking.com, one of the world's largest travel e-commerce companies and a digital technology leader, announced a global partnership with Web Summit. Together they will host a dedicated 'Women in Tech' networking and mentoring program at the flagship Web Summit event, as well as initiatives at affiliated events Collison and RISE in 2018. This exclusive collaboration continues Booking.com and Web Summit's efforts to redress the under-representation of women in technology by creating more opportunities for women to enter, advance and thrive in the sector.
The neologism brandjacking was coined over a decade ago, by astutely combining the words branding and hijacking. In our industry, when we talk about brandjacking, we usually refer to all those activities whose lowest common denominator is the exploitation of another company brand's equity, such as the creation of fake social network profiles or mirror-websites. The most frequent use of brandjacking is, however, is the one that goes under the name of Affiliate Brand Bidding. This mischievous tactic consists in investing in search engines advertising campaigns and bidding on terms that are related targeted company. Ever googled your hotel's name and found Booking.com, Expedia, trivago and TripAdvisor before your official website? Well, that's ABB.
Although digital travel bookings made through mobile are rising, a number of factors will mean Germans continue to rely on their desktops and laptops to look and book their trips says EyeforTravel's new German Travel Consumer 2018 Report.
Madrid, Spain -- The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Government of Spain and the Principality of Asturias are organizing the 2nd UNWTO World Conference on Smart Destinations (Oviedo, 25-27 June 2018). The Conference will discuss the principles of 21st-century tourism destinations, marked by governance, innovation, technology, sustainability and accessibility.