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February 13, 2025

Business Travel Industry Kicks Off 2025 with Optimism Amid Evolving Challenges, According to Latest GBTA Poll

Professionals in the business travel industry look forward to an engaged and productive year, according to the first Business Travel Outlook Poll of 2025, released today by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). While shifting economic conditions, geopolitical concerns and technology-driven changes continue to be areas of uncertainty, the poll results show an overall positive industry trajectory with almost half (48%) of travel buyers expecting their companies to take more business trips in 2025, and nearly 20% more (57%) anticipating increased travel spending this year.

February 13, 2025

Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts Modernizes Premium Hospitality Experience across Key Americas Properties

Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts (Crowne Plaza) – part of the IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) premium portfolio – continues to roll out its bold upscale hospitality vision through recent renovations across several prominent Americas hotels. The latest projects align Crowne Plaza’s modernized offerings with guests’ emerging needs and reaffirm its standing as a leading brand at the intersection of professional and leisure travel.

February 6, 2025

State of the Industry: Hotels face rising costs and flattening growth, but new travel trends provide optimism

Hotel properties struggled under rising costs that outpaced revenue growth in 2024, challenging economic growth and job creation. Despite these issues, potential lies ahead, driven by key trends in guest spending, shifting traveler behaviors, and upcoming major sports and entertainment events, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s (AHLA) 2025 State of the Industry report produced in collaboration with AHLA Silver Partner Accenture.

February 6, 2025

Casa Brera, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Milan Debuts in the Capital of Culture and Fashion: A Masterpiece of Italian Design, Curated by Michelin-Starred Chefs and Unrivaled Luxury Hospitality

The Luxury Collection, part of Marriott International's portfolio of over 30 extraordinary hotel brands, announces that, as of today, Casa Brera, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Milan, following its recent opening in Autumn, joins the prestigious The Luxury Collection brand.

February 6, 2025

LGBTQ+ Tourism at ITB Berlin 2025: A growing presence and new impetus

From 4 to 6 March 2025, ITB Berlin is presenting an even larger and more diverse LGBTQ+ Tourism Pavilion in Hall 4.1, underlining the growing interest in and importance of the LGBTQ+ tourism market. Numerous new exhibitors and prestigious events such as the Gender Equality Award, as well as a new A3M survey and fascinating panel discussions at the Educational Hub and ITB Berlin Convention round off the show.

February 3, 2025

Orient Express Sailing Yachts Celebrate Significant Milestone in Their Maritime Journey

Last week, Orient Express and Chantiers de l'Atlantique celebrated a highly symbolic dual ceremony, opening a new chapter for Orient Express Sailing Yachts.

February 3, 2025

Safestay plc Trading Update - Strong strategic progress and positive momentum in forward bookings reinforces confidence in ambitious medium-term growth plans

Safestay (AIM: SSTY), one of Europe’s largest hostel groups, announces a trading update for the 12 months to 31 December 2024 (“FY24”).

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January 29, 2025

Marriott International Celebrates Outstanding Development Year With 6.8% Net Rooms Growth and Record Number of Gross Openings in 2024

Marriott International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAR) announced another year of strong global growth, with a record 123,000 gross rooms openings, net rooms growth of 6.8% for the full year 2024, and over 577,000 rooms in the company’s development pipeline at year-end. Marriott continued to expand its product offerings across travel purposes and segments – from affordable midscale to luxury.

January 29, 2025

Raffles Hotels & Resorts and Assouline Debut Raffles: From Your Butler

Raffles Hotels & Resorts, in collaboration with the renowned publisher Assouline, is delighted to announce the launch of Raffles: From Your Butler. This elegant new book, the newest tome in Assouline’s prestigious hospitality collection, invites readers to experience Raffles’ world of elegance and enchanted glamour through the lens of the brand’s legendary Butler Service.

January 29, 2025

Radisson Hotel Group concludes record-breaking year with over 300 new signings and openings in 2024

Radisson Hotel Group reported a record-breaking year in 2024 after adding almost 40,000 keys to its global brand portfolio, thereby achieving significant milestones and further strengthening its footprint around the world. Radisson Blu remained the leading upper upscale brand in Europe for the 13th consecutive year and the Group is now leading the upscale resort segment in EMEA.

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January 23, 2025

GBTA Expands Presence in Australia with the Addition of New Advisory Board and Local Leadership

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s premier business travel and meetings trade organization, is strengthening its expanding commitment to global business travel with the formation of a new country-level GBTA Advisory Board in Australia. This initiative is designed to expand GBTA’s presence and foster growth by leveraging local expertise and insights to better support members, partners and the industry sector overall across the country.

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January 22, 2025

Hotel & Tourism Leaders Unite With Call to Action: Support Los Angeles Businesses & Workers Amid Impact of Wildfires: “Stay With LA!”

As the greater Los Angeles community confronts the devastation caused by the recent wildfires, the city’s hospitality and tourism leaders have united to urge tourists, travelers and trade shows to keep Los Angeles in their plans.

January 20, 2025

Invest Now or Pay the Price: UK Tourism Losing its Global Position

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today issued a stark warning to the UK Government: the UK’s successful Travel & Tourism industry faces stagnation and long-term decline.

January 20, 2025

AAHOA Breaks $1 Million Fundraising Milestone for Political Action Committee in One Single Year

AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association) proudly announces a historic milestone: the AAHOA Political Action Committee (PAC) raised a record-breaking $1 million for the rst time ever in one single year in 2024, putting the AAHOA PAC at a total of $1.5 million for the 2023-2024 PAC Cycle. This achievement underscores the commitment of AAHOA Members in strengthening the organization's advocacy efforts and ensuring the voices of hotel owners are heard at all levels of government.

January 20, 2025

Cayuga Hospitality Consultants Conference: Growing Relationship Between Cannabis and Hospitality

During our Annual Cayuga Hospitality Consultants Conference in November 2024, Tyler Jacobson of 4B Marketing and Hybrid Marketing Co. presented cannabis usage trends from a recent survey and discussed their connection to the travel industry.

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January 20, 2025

IHG Hotels & Resorts and Meituan Hotel dive into unanticipated journeys for the New Year

Shanghai—IHG Hotels & Resorts and Meituan Hotel have recently hosted a New Year’s Eve dialogue event themed “Unanticipated Journeys” at InterContinental Xiangyang. Xu Zhiyuan, writer and founder of OWSPACE, was invited to share his insights, inspiring young people to discover the new meaning and beauty of travel. The event addressed the growing demand among today’s young consumers for in-depth travel and emotional experiences. Representing InterContinental Hotels & Resorts’ “To Bring the World Together through Travel” vision, a luxury and lifestyle brand of IHG, this dialogue offered guests a fresh perspective on the world through the lens of unanticipated journeys.

January 17, 2025

IHG Hotels & Resorts marks 50 years since entering Greater China and celebrates over 800 open hotels in the region

IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) marks an extraordinary milestone with its 50th anniversary in Greater China. From opening its first property in 1975 to operating 800 hotels today, IHG has played a pivotal role in driving industry growth, enhancing guest experiences, and supporting the region's economic development. Looking to the future, IHG reaffirms its unwavering commitment to Greater China by leveraging global expertise and local insights to create enriching and rewarding experiences.

January 16, 2025

Hilton, American Express to Provide 20,000 Hotel Rooms to Support Los Angeles Wildfire Relief

As the devastating impact of the Los Angeles wildfires continues to unfold, Hilton and American Express are partnering to make 20,000 hotel room nights available at no charge to impacted people across the greater Los Angeles area.

January 9, 2025

Travel trends: 2024 in review & 2025 forecast by ALL, Accor's booking platform

The year 2024 marks a major turning point for the global tourism sector, with an almost total return to pre-pandemic levels. More than 285 million tourists travelled in the first quarter of 2024. According to Accor's European Travel Trends report, 53% of Europeans plan to devote more of their budget to travel, highlighting already emerging priorities such as wellness, sport, culture and ecology in 2025.

January 9, 2025

Sonesta Announces the Addition of 38 Franchised Hotels in H2 2024

Sonesta, the 8th largest hotel company in the U.S., today announced that it added 37 new franchised hotels to the company’s global portfolio during the second half of 2024. The new hotels, with a total of more than 3,300 rooms, include (in order of opening):