On Thursday, the hotel industry launched the Workforce & Immigration Initiative to emphasize the need for Congress to support the U.S. workforce and economy through bipartisan solutions to fix our nation’s broken immigration system, as reported in Hotel Business, Hotel Management, and Travel Daily News, among others. This comes as discussions on immigration reform in Congress ramp up before the end of the year and nearly all hotels are experiencing staffing shortages. Hotels are looking to fill many of the jobs lost during the pandemic, including more than 105,000 hotel jobs currently open across the nation.
Hyatt announces plans for Hyatt Centric Escazu San Jose
Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with an affiliate of Caribe Hospitality S.A. for Hyatt Centric Escazu San Jose. Expected to open in 2024, the lifestyle hotel will debut the Hyatt Centric brand in Costa Rica and will mark the third Hyatt Centric hotel in Central America, further demonstrating Hyatt’s intentional brand growth in Latin America and the Caribbean region, fueled by leisure travel demand.
WTTC & Saudi STGC reveal climate footprint of EU Tourism
EU Travel and Tourism GDP has grown on average 2.1% annually whilst its greenhouse gas emissions increased by just 0.3%
Omni PGA Frisco Resort now open for wedding booking requests
The highly anticipated Omni PGA Frisco Resort is now open for wedding bookings in advance of its Spring 2023 opening. A destination wedding resort unlike any other – deep in the heart of Texas – the sprawling complex offers an array of versatile indoor and outdoor venues situated across the mile-long property. The new modern home of American golf, Omni PGA Frisco Resort will boast breathtaking views, a myriad of culinary delights, and an array of onsite amenities including a luxury full-service salon and spa, a retail, dining and entertainment district, along with two championship golf courses, short course, putting course and more.
Hublot and Cheval Blanc Randheli celebrate the luxury resort’s 9th anniversary
In celebration of Cheval Blanc Randheli 9th Anniversary, Hublot honors its continued partnership with the iconic Maison by introducing limited editions of the Big Bang Unico and the Big Bang One Click watches, each in twenty-five numbered pieces.
Small Luxury Hotels celebrates first anniversary of its considerate collection
One year ago, Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) launched the Considerate Collection with 25 founding members of actively sustainable luxury hotels. Today the luxury brand adds a further five properties to the collection and celebrates 43 hotels, almost 40,000 trees planted in collaboration with TreeSisters, a first-of-its-kind partnership with new sustainability platform Weeva, and a collaboration with luxury amenities brand Vanity Group.
U.S. hotel results for week ending 26 November
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, U.S. hotel performance came in lower than the previous week and showed mixed comparisons to 2019, according to STR‘s latest data through 26 November.
New Cactéa Treatments, marocMAROC at the Spa Royal Mansour
For a unique and unprecedented spa experience in Marrakech, look no further than the Spa Royal Mansour. It offers you the ultimate well-being experience, in an exceptional setting, transporting you to a resplendently gentle zen atmosphere, through different scents and textures. The range of spa treatments is constantly enhanced with renowned brands: Leonor Greyl, Intraceuticals, Sisley, Dr. Burgener or marocMaroc, to name but a few. The marocMaroc brand takes you back in time as you discover the ancestral traditions of the Kingdom. From body care to face care and hair care, indulge yourself in marocMaroc’s beauty products.
Radisson Collection brand continues rapid expansion of iconic hotel properties
Radisson Hotel Group has had a stellar year of openings and looks forward to more compelling new additions to its already impressive collection of properties comprising the Radisson Collection brand. Launched in 2018 as a new luxury lifestyle collection of hotels for experience-driven travelers, Radisson Collection’s rapid growth marks the notable momentum of Radisson Hotel Group’s foray into luxury.
Global event leaders reveal next stage of sustainability journey
Freeman and Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Glasgow are among the global organisations already using the Net Zero Carbon Events Roadmap to steer their sustainability journey. The Roadmap, launched recently at COP27, is designed to provide a common framework for all event industry stakeholders to support and guide them to achieve the net zero target.
