IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has launched a partnership with VietHarvest to reduce food waste and feed those communities most in need in Vietnam.
Cloudbeds launches Amplify worldwide to help lodging businesses drive direct bookings
Cloudbeds, the hospitality management platform powering more reservations and happier guests for lodging businesses around the globe, announced today the global launch of Cloudbeds Amplify. The new fully-managed digital marketing solution is designed to equip independent lodging businesses with the visibility and resources they need to compete effectively online to win more bookings. Cloudbeds Amplify removes the complexities of traditional digital marketing to help lodging businesses stand out where guests search the most and capture more reservations. Lodging businesses participating in the Cloudbeds Amplify pilot program saw an average of 400% return on investment.
Accor and Avis extend partnership across Australia and New Zealand
Accor, Australia and New Zealand’s largest hotel operator, has extended its partnership with Avis car rentals across Australia and New Zealand, allowing members of Accor to feel more rewarded when booking car rentals.
Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong celebrates friendsgiving
Get together with friends at Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong, as the hotel rolls out a special staycation package and bumper giveaway to kick off the “Friendsgiving” and football fever season. As part of the “Gather Your Friends” staycation, enjoy a dinner buffet at The Farmhouse, an in-room “Snacks & Drinks” pack, plus a 3:00 PM check-out so you can sleep in after a late night of catching up. Groups who book 3 or more rooms will also receive complimentary usage of a Meeting Suite equipped with a mini foosball table.
West Hotel’s Christmas-themed rooms capture festive spirit
To help get you into the festive spirit, West Hotel Sydney, Curio Collection by Hilton, is launching two Christmas-themed rooms. Available to book from now all the way through until Boxing Day, the rooms will be decked to the halls with Christmas spirit.
WTTC unveils world-first global Travel and Tourism climate footprint data
WTTC and Saudi-based Sustainable Global Tourism Center launch inaugural Environmental & Social Research Between 2010 and 2019 the sector’s GDP has grown on average 4.3% annually whilst its climate footprint increased by just 2.4%
Larger scale projects dominate the Middle East Hotel construction pipeline
According to the Q3 2022 Middle East Construction Pipeline Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics (LE), at the end of the quarter, the hotel construction pipeline in the region stands at 535 projects/134,897 rooms.
Radisson Hotel Group signs Glasgow declaration and reaffirms strong sustainability
During this year’s COP27 in Egypt, Radisson Hotel Group, one of the leading international hospitality groups, reaffirms its strong commitment to sustainability by signing the Glasgow Declaration and encouraging other hospitality groups to join the call for strong actions to halve emissions over the next decade and reach Net Zero emissions as soon as possible before 2050. Radisson Hotel Group is one of the top 1000 companies with published approved science-based targets and has taken significant steps to define a clear path to becoming Net Zero by 2050, aligned with the landmark 2015 Paris Accord.
Early international interest in Darwin Convention Centre Hotel
The Expression of Interest for the Darwin Convention Centre Hotel is now open with six international hotel operators already interested in the project.
Canada hotel performance recovery continued in October
Following seasonal patterns, Canada’s hotel performance fell from the month prior but average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR) were higher than the pre-pandemic comparables, according to STR‘s October 2022 data.
