Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hospitality group has unveiled ZIP by Premier Inn, a new no-frills hotel concept. @WhitbreadPLC
Rosewood to open four properties in Asia
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® has been expanding its presence in Asia with the opening of four new exceptional hotels. @rosewoodhotels
Wyndham expands in the Mediterranean
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has continued to grow rapidly in the Mediterranean region, opening 11 new hotels to date this year. @WyndhamHotels
UNWTO launches global gastronomy tourism startup competition
UNWTO, in collaboration with its Affiliated Member, Basque Culinary Center (BCC), has launched the 1st UNWTO Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition, the first and largest initiative in the world dedicated to identifying new companies that will lead the transformation of the gastronomic tourism sector. @UNWTO
Eight Travel Predictions for 2019
Booking.com have released their eight travel predictions for 2019.
Family travel to increase by 25% by 2022
The outbound family travel market will grow 4.6% every year, from 300 million trips in 2017 to 376 million in 2022*, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Report: Hotels must digitise in wake of ‘new’ customer – or risk irrelevance
The emergence of a ‘new’ hotel customer is forcing hotel operators to transform their business models, with many adopting new technologies to attract and retain guests, according to latest CBRE Hotel annual CheckIn report.
IHG to remove plastic straws from hotels worldwide
IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) has announced that they will remove plastic straws from their global estate by the end of 2019, representing more than 5,400 hotels in nearly 100 countries.
New hotel group Maribel launches in Europe
The Scandinavian hotel company First Hotels has joined forces with global hotel management company Belvar to form new hotel group, Maribel.
International tourism growth remains strong in 2018
According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), international tourist arrivals grew 6% globally in the first six months of 2018, with strong performances from the Southern Mediterranean Europe and South-East Asia regions.
