Bali, Andalusia, London, Florida and Paris – beach spots and city escapes high among most wish-listed international destinations by global travelers during Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
Support welcomed by $45bn export tourism industry
The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has welcomed suggestions the tourism industry may benefit from unallocated funds from the Jobkeeper program which would be redirected to the stricken industry.
AHLA’s Safe Stay Program endorsed by hospitality leaders
Hospitality leaders across North America and Canada have endorsed Safe Stay, AHLA’s enhanced industry-wide cleaning guidelines.
U.S. Travel’s Dow on VP’s Tourism Panel
U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow and other industry leaders met with Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday at a roundtable on the hard-hit travel and tourism sector.
Hotel industry on brink of collapse releases roadmap to recovery
AHLA outlines action needed by Congress to help industry survive economic impact worse than Great Depression.
VisitEngland announces launch of virtual English Tourism Week
VisitEngland has announced that this year’s English Tourism Week to highlight the economic importance and value of tourism to local economies across England is going virtual.
HBAA spearheads industry hygiene and cleanliness accreditation standard
As a major initiative to kick start the Events, Meetings and Accommodation industry in post pandemic recovery, HBAA is collaborating with Quality in Tourism to promote its ‘Safe, Clean and Legal’ Accreditation as a recognised industry standard of hygiene and cleanliness for venues and hotels, including Covid-19 protocols.
U.S. hotel results for week ending 16 May
STR data ending with 16 May showed continued modest gains in U.S. hotel performance compared with previous weeks. Year-over-year declines remain significant although not as severe as the levels recorded in April.
China’s hotel construction pipeline hits all-time high
Analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) report that despite the COVID-19 outbreak, China’s total construction pipeline continues to expand to an all-time high of 3,533 projects.
Travelers expecting to stay close to home for the next six months
The latest findings of the Travel Intentions Pulse Survey, conducted by MMGY Travel Intelligence, reveal just 36% of U.S. travelers intend to take a domestic leisure trip in the next six months. When asked about traveling after the pandemic subsides, the preference is to still travel domestically and closer to home.
