Airbnb has launched an alliance with WWF Mesoamérica, the Costa Rican Chamber of Restaurants (CACORE) and the National Chef’s Association (ANCH) in order to boost the revival of international tourism and promote safe, responsible and sustainable travel through its Costa Rica by Land initiative, which includes two routes for road trips.
Non-essential travel across the land border between the US and Mexico remains restricted 17 months on from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and this could have devastating impacts for Mexico’s tourism industry, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
To contribute to the reactivation of tourism in a responsible and sustainable way in Mexico, and to expand the benefits of cultural and creative tourism to more communities, Airbnb will promote destinations and experiences outside the traditional tourist circuit, with the backing of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Casai , a tech startup serving the hospitality market in Latin America, is today announcing the acquisition of the Brazilian operations of Q Apartments , a global leader in the corporate serviced apartment industry. This acquisition will allow Casai to multiply its Brazilian portfolio immediately and leverage its expertise in short-stay operations to meet the quickly recovering demand in the B2B segment. In addition, Casai will become the primary operating partner for Q Apartments’ business throughout the rest of Latin America.
Extension of the collaboration between UNWTO and the Grupo Xcaret has coincided with the opening of the new Hotal Xcaret Arte, an important investment that reveals the confidence of the Grupo Xcaret in the sustainable recovery of tourism. It is also taking shape in the context of the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development declared by the United Nations.
Most of South America continues to stagnate since the region exceeded 20% hotel occupancy in December 2020 thanks to the summer holidays and Christmas. However, one of the region’s key countries stands out for its inability to generate recovery momentum. Argentina closed May with the lowest occupancy (14.4%) in the region, which was well below the levels recorded in Chile (42.7%), Peru (38.4%), Brazil (30.9%), Uruguay (30.0%), and Colombia (25.0%).
TAFER Hotels & Resorts – a leisure and hospitality company with an ever-growing and evolving collection of award-winning hotels, luxury resorts, and boutique villas located throughout Mexico’s most coveted beach destinations – is pleased to announce its ambitious investment initiative, encompassing the development of thousands of hotel rooms, and the introduction of several new luxury properties. Under its new Management Services division, TAFER will double its portfolio to 8,000 hotel rooms, while generating well over 6,000 direct and indirect jobs over the next five years. The expansion will include several of TAFER’s prestigious brands, including Hotel Mousai in Puerta Vallarta, Villa La Valencia Beach Resorts & Spa in Los Cabos and Garza Blanca Resort & Spa in Cancun.
The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has embarked on a first official visit to Mexico. The visit of the high-level delegation further emphasises the unprecedented level of political support for tourism across the Americas as governments recognize the sector’s unique ability to drive economic and social recovery.
Aimbridge Hospitality, a leading, multinational hospitality company, will assume ownership of Grupo Hotelero Prisma, the largest third-party operator in the Mexico market. With this acquisition, Aimbridge Hospitality will gain Prisma's esteemed team as well as management of 42 properties with over 7,500 rooms throughout the country including Westin Monterrey, JW Marriott Monterrey, JW Marriott Guadalajara, and Tribute Tulum.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company with over 8,900 hotels across nearly 95 countries, today unveiled its 21st brand, Registry Collection HotelsSM, adding a luxury offering to the upper end of the Company’s growing brand portfolio while further advancing its mission to make hotel travel possible for all.
Recent COVID-19 restrictions pushed Lima’s hotel occupancy down after the market had reached a six-month high in April, according to data from STR.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on Mexican outbound travel, with the number of trips falling by 73%. This figure is the second-highest fall in the Americas, after Peru (76%). Despite commercial flights operating throughout the year at a limited capacity, many countries were reluctant to open their borders amid Mexico’s high COVID-19 infection and death rate. Ultimately, this has led to a devastating drop in outbound travel which will not recover until 2024, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) successfully and safely staged the world’s first major live international business conference in the COVID-19 era in Cancun, Mexico, last month.
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Mexico is featuring robust market dynamics that suggest strong hospitality and lodging industry recovery amid the pandemic. In JLL's Hotels & Hospitality Group's latest Travel and Tourism Update, there are several factors that put Mexico on the map for tourism recovery and increased investor interest.
The world's leading Tourism Ministers joined together to urge the public and private sectors to work together in partnership to save Travel & Tourism at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
March produced improved hotel occupancy across most of Mexico's markets, but beach destinations continued to lead the country's recovery, according to data from STR.
Hard Rock Hotels today announced plans for development of eight hotels with approximately 3,000 rooms in several key cities throughout Brazil, including Sao Paulo, Fortaleza, Ilha de Sol, Campos do Jordão, Foz do Iguaçu, Jericoacoara, Natal and Recife. The hotel properties, developed and owned by Brazil-based real estate developer VCI S.A., will be managed by the Hard Rock Hotel brand, which is renowned for the top-notch guest experiences it provides travelers around the world. The addition of these properties under Hard Rock's diverse hospitality portfolio marks the continued international expansion of the brand with an increased emphasis on prime South American locations.
The World Travel & Tourism Council is delighted to announce "Uniting the World for Recovery" as the key theme for its annual Global Summit, taking place in Cancun, Mexico next month.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, is set to present its new 'Women Empowerment Initiative' for travel at its annual Global Summit, which is taking place in April of this year, in Cancun, Mexico