With just over three weeks until the first match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, hotel search website trivago.co.uk has analysed travel interest to Brazil during this period (12th June to 13th July). Searches increased by an average of 700 per cent during the World Cup period. The largest increase came from Belgium (1456 per cent), while interest from the UK increased by 555 per cent.
Following the final draw and match schedule for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, football fans can begin to make plans based on when and where their favourite team is playing. With accommodation prices reportedly soaring through the roof and new hotels being built especially for the occasion, everyone is wondering how much a hotel will cost during this time. Hotel comparison website www.trivago.co.uk can reveal the average price per night for the matches England may play.
Peru will host the World Travel & Tourism Council's Americas Summit, to be held in Lima on 10-11 September 2014. This decision follows President Ollanta Humala receiving the Open Letter from UNWTO and WTTC in 2012 as part of the Global Leaders for Tourism Campaign, in which the Head of State recognises the positive role played by Travel & Tourism in the economic development of their country.
Last week Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) introduced its Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara all inclusive resort brands and unveiled the brand logos and signature elements of the guest experience. The launch marks Hyatt's entry into the fast growing all inclusive segment and offers Hyatt an opportunity to redefine the category using its distinctive approach to guest listening and innovation.
Travellers have already started searching for their hotels during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, according to hotel comparison website www.trivago.co.uk. Brits accounted for 29.1 per cent of all hotel searches made on trivago during June, July and August 2013 for any Brazilian city during the World Cup period (12th June to 13th July 2014).
Within the framework of SAHIC 2013 -South American Hotel Investment Conference- (http://www.sahic.com), the hospitality and related real estate industry event to be held in the city of Bogota, Colombia, September 23-24, has confirmed that Thorsten Kirschke, President, Americas, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, will be featured as the Conference's keynote speaker.Before an audience of hospitality executives and investors in South America, Kirschke will speak about his experience in the industry, his vision on the development of new projects in the region, and the analysis of scenarios and challenges in the continent.
World's leading travel trade show collaborates with ABAV – A Feira de Turismo das Américas: ITB Academy to hold three days of seminars at Brazil's B2B trade show – programme includes up-to-the-minute topics: CSR, Business Travel, MICE and Gay and Lesbian Travel – ITB Berlin represented with its own stand
Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), the leading provider of events in the global travel and tourism industry, is delighted to announce the launch of World Travel Market Latin America – the first global event for this increasingly important region for travel and tourism. The first World Travel Market Latin America will take place in São Paulo in April 2013. RTE is working with the Brazilian tourist board EMBRATUR over a hosted buyers programme for WTM Latin America.
From May 16-18, 2012, key industry identities from the public and private sectors, NGOs and the media will convene for a unique networking forum. The event will be the first in a series of WTTC "Regional Summits," and will explore commonalities as well as challenges throughout the travel and tourism industry in the Americas while identifying opportunities for growth and collaboration.
The Americas Summit of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) will unite, for the first time travel and tourism leaders from across the Western Hemisphere in Mexico"s Riviera Maya next month. From May 16-18, 2012, key industry identities from the public and private sectors, NGOs and the media will convene for a unique networking forum. The event will be the first in a series of WTTC "Regional Summits," and will explore commonalities as well as challenges throughout the travel and tourism industry in the Americas while identifying opportunities for growth and collaboration.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today announced that it will hold its first Regional Summit on 16-18 May in 2012 in Mexico. The Regional Summit will be hosted in Cancun, Quintana Roo by the Mexican Ministry of Tourism.
Hilton Worldwide hosted its 6th annual development forum in Mexico City, Mexico last week to share both the company's success stories and plans for future expansion throughout the country. During the event, which was held at Hilton Mexico City Reforma, Hilton Worldwide executives presented seven of the company's 10 brands to key decision makers from Mexico's hotel investor and development community, while emphasizing the company's extensive pipeline in Mexico.
Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit along with ZipSetGo.com and the Riviera Nayarit Convention & Visitors Bureau recently hosted the first ever remote #TNI (Travelers Night In) tweetchat. The Mexico's Pacific Coast-themed event took place on November 18th as part of the ZipSetGo.com Go Girls Getaway Tweetup Weekend at the resort.
Three regional hotel groups in Brazil announces the formation of Allia Hotels, the largest 100% national hotel chain in the country. As the result from the alliance between Bristol Hotels, based in Minas Gerais; Plaza Inn Hotels, based in São Paulo and Solare Hotel Group, from Maranhão, the new group bears with already 40 hotels in operation and more than 3,000 rooms and approximately 1,600 employees.
Hilton Worldwide hosted its 5th annual development forum in Mexico City, Mexico last week to reinforce the company’s plans to expand throughout the country. The event was held at the recently opened Hilton Mexico City Reforma and follows the announcement of the company’s plan to develop the Home2 Suites by Hilton brand in Mexico.
Steve Rushmore, President, Founder, and CEO of HVS, the global leader for hospitality consulting and services, is pleased to announce the opening of the firm’s 3rd office in South America, and 30th office worldwide -- Lima, Peru. Arturo García Rosa, an industry specialist in the region with more than 30 years of experience and leadership in South America’s hospitality and tourism sectors, and who serves as President of HVS Buenos Aires and now HVS Lima, has appointed Graciana García Iribarne as Managing Director of the HVS Lima office.
W Hotels Worldwide, the hotel category buster and leading industry innovator, today unveils its first ever hotel in South America, W Santiago and The Residences at W Santiago. The W brand’s 33rd hotel, W Santiago is the cornerstone of a larger, mixed-use complex, Isidora 3000, which includes a convention center, boutique office space, and high-end retail shops in addition to the W Hotel and W-branded residences. Developed by the Territoria Group, W Santiago is located in the heart of the fashionable El Golf district of the Chilean capital city and surrounded by the magnificent peaks of the Andes.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announces the opening of Four Points by Sheraton Los Angeles in Chile, which opened for business on July 15, 2009. The newly built hotel has an agreement with Hotel Buenas Noches Los Angeles SA (subsidiary of Casino Austria) to manage the property.
J.W. Marriott Jr. honored the 100th anniversary of the historic Marriott Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires last evening at a birthday celebration hosted at the home of the Ambassador of Argentina, Hector Timerman. Also in attendance was the Secretary of Tourism for Argentina, Enrique Meyer. The Plaza hotel, a Buenos Aires landmark, joined the Marriott International hotel portfolio in 1994.
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts today announced its continued expansion in Latin America with the grand opening of the Wyndham® Garden Hotel Mexico City – Polanco. “Latin America continues to be an important and growing market for the Wyndham brand,” said Jeff Wagoner, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts president. “With the addition of the Wyndham Garden Hotel Mexico City – Polanco to our portfolio, guests visiting Mexico’s vibrant capital city will have the opportunity to experience the personalized service and style that has been paramount in establishing the brand as a leading choice among business and leisure travelers.”