The world is changing fast, and moving into a new era of hospitality. NEOM will move at the same pace with its hotel developments. This will enable NEOM lead the way in business innovation, enhanced livability, and environmental sustainability.
From researching hospitality masters degrees during lockdown deep in the French countryside to beginning his career in Dubai’s towering, sail-like Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel, Thibault Dumas has been on a steep learning curve. Now a revenue management executive at the hotel — at 1,053ft one of the tallest in the world —
The Biden administration has a message for Chinese tourists: Please come back. Even as as anti-China rhetoric ratchets up in the U.S., and Washington and Beijing butt heads on everything from trade restrictions to relations with Taiwan, the U.S. is laboring to lure back travelers and students from China after a precipitous drop since the Covid-19 pandemic.
There’s no denying the beauty of the great outdoors, but Mother Nature isn’t always a reliable event host. From daunting weather to bug bites, outdoor events present a unique set of challenges. To help hospitality profs overcome those challenges, and to elevate any alfresco event, we took some notes from an ultra luxe glamping site in Maine.
WBZ-TV's Courtney Cole reports. Early check-in and late check-out are services offered by many hotels that allow guests to arrive before the standard check-in time or depart after the standard check-out time. These options provide travelers with added flexibility, accommodating early arrivals or extended stays without the need to pay for an additional night. While some hotels may offer these services for free based on room availability, others might charge a fee. It's always recommended to communicate with the hotel in advance if you require either service to ensure availability and to understand any associated costs.
Inside the walls of its historic Old City, Jerusalem becomes sacred. This is the cradle of civilization, holy for all Abrahamic religions. Jerusalem has a profound religious significance to Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It is one of the oldest cities in the world and traveling here is a must. Jews will pray at the western wall, the last remains of the second Jewish temple, destroyed by the Romans. Christians see the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in the Christian Quarter, to be the holiest site in the world. Muslims believe that prophet Mohammed was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem. The Al-Aqsa gray dome Mosque is the 3rd most important site for muslims.
Anyone who has stayed in an exuberantly designed hotel in Asia has most likely experienced the designs of Bill Bensley: the Bangkok-based designer is the creative force behind The Siam Hotel Bangkok; Rosewood Luang Prabang, Shinta Mani Angkor and Capella Hanoi among others. Apart from his hotel designs, though, Bensley is also an artist and philanthropist and those three interests combine in the first Bensley Art Trail, a 12 day tour for those interested in art, design, luxury and conservation from November 28th-December 10th. Bensley will lead it, taking 12 guests behind the scenes of several of those hotels as well as his home, with itinerary details constructed by the Bangkok based luxury, bespoke travel company Smiling Albino. Proceeds will go to the Shinta Mani Foundation which is based in Cambodia to fund 32 scholarships for students of the Shinta Mani Foundation Hospitality School, Class of 2024.
As the concept of micro apartments takes hold across the world—thanks, in part, to social media—it’s no surprise that micro hotels are starting to catch the attention of travelers too. Though they’re all designed with small footprints, they don’t all have the same goal. Some look to offer jet-setters a cost-efficient, comfortable option in notoriously pricey destinations, while others look to create a unique accommodation experience that couldn’t be found elsewhere. Below, AD visits five micro hotels that offer some of the smallest hotel rooms in the world available for booking.
Ian Schrager is the guy who made Studio 54 the hottest nightclub in history (think Bianca Jagger atop a white horse) and went on to create hotels so hip — the Delano South Beach in Miami, Mondrian in LA, St Martins Lane in London — you had to look a certain way to book a room.
Situated a stone's throw from the Strip, The Lexi was formerly known as the Artisan Hotel. This once-infamous spot was well-known to locals as a go-to destination for risqué late-night parties. Today, the 64-room Lexi stands as the pioneering cannabis-friendly hotel in Sin City.
China's tourism industry is witnessing a robust resurgence in 2023, characterized by evolving traveler preferences both domestically and internationally. On the home front, eased travel regulations combined with rising incomes are spurring interest in local exploration. Globally, Chinese tourists are keen on re-embracing the world, gravitating towards immersive, wellness, and culture-centric experiences.
The travel sector leads the charge in digital advertising expenditure, influenced by robust consumer spending patterns.
Throughout the years, hotels and restaurants have been a source for senior living community design inspiration. Now, that inspiration is beginning to flow in the opposite direction.
For Tina Edmundson, traveling for work is her bread and butter. As president of Luxury at Marriott International—a role in which she oversees Marriott's complete portfolio of luxury brands, including Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, EDITION, The Luxury Collection, and many more—she typically takes over 15 business trips a year, hopping between continents to meet with her teams on the ground, experience newly opened hotels first hand, and check out the competition. (Her next stop? China.)
Hotels have been adjusting their housekeeping policies post-COVID lockdowns, with various brands shifting toward an opt-in model that provides daily housekeeping only to guests who request it.
The chief executives of the U.S.'s leading travel companies, Booking Holdings and Expedia Group, are optimistic about the prospects of generative AI. However, they emphasize that this emerging technology requires further fine-tuning.
The recovery in business travel has stalled this year amid record price rises for premium flights and growing pressure on big companies to cut their carbon emissions. Europe’s three major airline groups reported a drop in the rate of recovery in corporate travel in their most recent earnings,
The world’s largest cruise ship hasn’t welcomed a single passenger aboard yet, but it’s already set the internet on fire.
The post-pandemic travel boom and the high ticket prices that come with it show no signs of slowing well into next year, despite economic uncertainty and dwindling household savings.
The travel market in the United States continued its stellar recovery in 2022, with a total gross bookings increase of 51% over the prior year. Online travel agencies comprised just over one-fifth of the total U.S. market during this period, according to new Phocuswright research included in its U.S. Online Travel Agency Market Report 2022-2026.