The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 is fast approaching and VisitBritain is harnessing the opportunity to promote Britain as the home of football, kicking off a new campaign in Australia.
Accor empowers team at the Group’s first Pacific Leaders Conference
Accor, the largest hotel operator in Australia and New Zealand, hosted its first ever Pacific Leaders EMPOWERED Conference and Awards with more than 400 general managers and senior leaders from Accor attending from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, French Polynesia, and across the world.
Global Travel and Tourism deals decline 38.8%
Several factors are affecting deal activity, including rising interest rates, the looming fear of recession, and ongoing geopolitical tensions.
U.S. hotel results for week ending 8 July
Due to constricted business travel during the Fourth of July, U.S. hotel performance fell from the previous week and showed weaker year-over-year comparisons, according to STR‘s latest data through 8 July.
Marriott International releases annual serve 360 report
Marriott International, Inc., today published its 2023 Serve 360 Report highlighting data as of year-end 2022 and shared the company’s continued progress on its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) efforts. Marriott’s sustainability and social impact platform, Serve 360: Doing Good in Every Direction, guides the company’s efforts toward its 2025 Sustainability and Social Impact Goals. The full report can be accessed on the company’s Serve 360 website. Key report takeaways can be seen in the video below.
VisitEngland survey shows visits overall to attractions in 2022 still down more than a third on 2019
VisitEngland has today published its Annual Survey of Visits to Visitor Attractions for 2022 showing that while visits overall to attractions across England last year showed recovery, numbers were still significantly down on pre-COVID levels.
Europe’s Tourism rebound continues into 2023, driven by strong travel enthusiasm
Europe’s tourism recovery is maintaining its momentum despite economic headwinds, reaching about 95% of 2019 levels of international tourist arrivals. Though inflation and increased travel costs are squeezing consumers’ wallets, travel spending is still prioritised over other discretionary expenses. The latest data available shows that one-quarter of reporting European destinations have surpassed pre-pandemic levels of foreign arrivals.
citizenM aims for 100% green building certifications
Award-winning hotel and lifestyle brand citizenM highlights the company’s latest achievements and priorities in its annual ESG report, including its focus on credible ESG data, sustaining high green building standards, rolling out salary transparency projects for employees, and an ambitious decarbonization plan across its global portfolio. Underscoring citizenM’s ongoing commitment to making change for environmentally and socially conscious travelers, the brand cements its position among those “who think purposefully about their impacts on the world.”
Marriott International announces release date for second quarter 2023 earnings
Marriott International, Inc. will report second-quarter 2023 earnings results on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at approximately 7:00 am Eastern Time (ET). The company will hold a conference call for the investment community on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at 8:30 am ET. Marriott International’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Capuano, as well as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Development, Leeny Oberg, will discuss the company’s performance.
Australia’s best upscale hotel to hit the market
Melbourne’s award-winning Quincy Hotel, on the iconic Flinders Lane, has been listed for sale by international hotel owner InterGlobe Enterprises.
