It is critical that leaders in Washington resume talks and move forward on much-needed coronavirus-related economic relief.
Electronic quarantine tags another necessary evil that will discourage travel plans
The electronic quarantine tag recently introduced in Singapore has the potential to rattle the number of international departures from the country, as it is yet another aspect that will elevate consumer angst and postpone recovery for neighboring Asian destinations, according to GlobalData
MENA Leisure Industry reopens
As the MENA region gradually works towards the reopening of its leisure and tourism sectors, the Middle East North Africa Leisure Attractions Council is assisting hoteliers to target Health and Safety and Customer Confidence in the current climate.
Hear from world-leading medical, epidemiology and public health experts
Top global scientists and health experts shared latest facts, science-based insights and best practices for living in a world with COVID-19.
UK is heading to ‘worst case scenario’
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.
