Stockholm is a close runner-up, while Munich ranks as the third most expensive city in Europe based on hotel rates.
Fairmont launches global partnership with Flytographer
Fairmont guests who book the service can choose between 30, 60 and 90-minute photography sessions that are specially designed for them.
Radisson Blu relaunches Super Breakfast with charity partnership
Guests trying the new Super Breakfast will be encouraged to help vulnerable children through “Buy a Breakfast, Give a Breakfast”, with funds raised going to the World Childhood Foundation.
International tourists up in the first half of 2015 by 21 million
Destinations worldwide received some 538 million international tourists between January and June 2015, an increase of 4% according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.
Marriott’s VRoom Service brings virtual reality to guest rooms
Marriott also launched a new virtual travel content platform – “VR Postcards”.
Survey reveals generational motivations of meeting planners
Generation Y is growing in influence and places great import on technology capabilities, while Gen X puts food and beverage offerings at the top of the list.
Marriott rolls out Alipay to woo Chinese travellers
Working with China’s largest e-payments provider, Marriott will initially activate Alipay at 10 hotels in greater China, gradually expanding to other hotels in China and across Asia by mid-2016.
Average African hotel rates highest in Addis Ababa
There is a wide disparity in room rates in Africa, with exceptional prices being achieved in places where there is a shortage of supply.
Hilton offers better parental leave benefits for US team members
All new parents – including fathers and adoptive parents – will receive two weeks of fully paid parental leave and new mothers who give birth will receive an additional eight weeks of maternity leave.
Holiday Inn Express promo combines pancakes and selfies
The “Pancake Selfie Express” features push-button pancake machines with lasers which then imprint selfies taken via mobile phone camera directly onto each pancake.
