Nearly three million jobs in the UK – and 197 million worldwide in the Travel & Tourism sector globally – look set to be lost due to the collapse of travel, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council.
A Tale of Two Occupancies: Total Room Inventory vs. STR Standard
The traditional metric has not escaped the impacts of COVID-19. Voluntary and mandated hotel closures have caused a fundamental shift in the way STR records and reports supply, and thus, a new occupancy metric has been born.
Venues will be more flexible on cancellation
Venues will be more flexible on cancellation terms but are adding more robust contract clauses to cover potentially similar issues, according an HBAA survey on venue attitudes to commercial terms following the Covid-19 crisis.
GBTA calls on Congress to take action
Group requests expanded COVID-19 testing and SBA relief funding to restore the health of the $1.4 trillion business travel industry.
Calls for destinations to cater for people with disabilities as they reopen
UNWTO, ONCE Foundation And ENAT call for the reopening of tourism destinations to cater for the needs of people with disabilities.
Canada’s hotel construction pipeline continues to expand year-over-year
According to analysts at Lodging Econometrics, Canada’s hotel construction pipeline continued to expand at the close of Q2’20.
U.S. travel reacts to economic plunge
Hotels were hit fast and hard when the pandemic began to spread. What’s next for the sector?
COVID-19 testing is critical to restart travel safely
As the travel industry braces for a second COVID-19 wave, GBTA calls for widening testing capabilities and requirements across the EU as a better alternative to blanket travel restrictions.
STEP Act would provide needed relief for travel employers
U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President for Public Affairs and Policy Tori Emerson Barnes issued the following statement on introduction of the…
40% of destinations have eased travel restrictions
The responsible restart of tourism is underway around the world as growing numbers of destinations ease COVID-19 related travel restrictions and adapt to the new reality.
