VisitBritain has forecast a slow recovery for inbound tourism with visitor spending of £6.9 billion in 2021, less than a quarter of the £28.4 billion in 2019.
F1 Grand Prix lifted Jeddah hotels to record-breaking performance
Lifted by the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah’s hotel industry reported its highest ADR and RevPAR on record.
WTTC responds to the latest testing measures
The World Health Organisation has said closing frontiers does not stop the virus but it does cause real economic harm.
U.S. hotel results for week ending 4 December
U.S. hotel occupancy increased from the previous week, but performance comparisons with 2019 were lower.
International Civil Aviation Day message
This International Civil Aviation Day, ICAO and UNWTO have issued a joint call for efforts to reconnect the world to be accelerated.
UNWTO calls against blanket travel restrictions
Countries from all global regions expressed their solidarity with Southern African states, calling for the immediate lifting of travel bans imposed on specific countries and for freedom of international travel to be upheld.
Consumer Travel Index shows travel is on Santa’s nice list
With supply chain issues and shipping delays disrupting holiday shopping, demand for experiential gifts is growing in popularity.
Recovery of U.S. hotel profitability stalled in October
U.S. hotel profitability increased from the previous month on a per-available-room basis but was down when indexed to 2019.
U.S. hotel results for week ending 27 November
U.S. hotel performance came in higher than any other Thanksgiving week on record.
U.S. Travel reacts to disappointing November Jobs Report
November jobs report saw the Leisure & Hospitality sector add just 23,000 jobs while nearly 8% of all of the sector’s jobs remain lost.
