Thomas Cook reports a £1.4 billion loss in operations and is considering sale of its airline business
UNWTO launches Sustainable Tourism Observatory
The Observatory monitors the effect tourism has, the data will then be used to assess how tourism can best be used to help drive sustainable growth and development.
Deployment of TSA personnel on Southern Border likely to disrupt US travel
U.S. Travel Association Executive Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy Tori Barnes issued a statement on additional TSA personnel to the Southern Border; saying it could result in turmoil for US economy.
Schiphol’s new partnership with WeChat to attract Chinese tourists
Schiphol is WeChat Pay’s first Flagship Smart Airport in Europe
Qantas launches “Points Plane”, bookable only with Qantas points
Qantas has announced the first of a series of dedicated Frequent Flyer redemption flights across its network with seats only available to members redeeming Qantas Points.
Hoteliers in atypical destinations cash in with Airbnb
At the PATA Annual Summit in the Philippines, Airbnb announced new data that highlights how the Airbnb community is growing tourism in off-the-beaten-track destinations across Asia Pacific, and helping to disperse the benefits of tourism beyond big cities and major tourism hotspots.
New SkyTouch and iHotelier now integrated to help optimize revenue
The integration enables properties to use the iHotelier® Central Reservation System (CRS) and the SkyTouch Hotel Operations Platform collectively, enabling hoteliers to maximize revenue and maintain guest relationships.
New travel rules for New Zealand
Immigration New Zealand is introducing a new travel requirement for some visitors and transit passengers, which is expected to affect around 1.5 million travellers each year. It’s called the NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority) and is required for travel from 1 October 2019.
NZ Tourism launches new growth framework around sustainability
Sustainability – of our communities, our environment, our economy and our visitors – has been placed firmly at the heart of the New Zealand tourism industry’s updated growth framework, released today at TRENZ 2019.
Marriott boosts quarterly cash dividends
Marriott announced that a quarterly cash dividend of 48 cents per share of common stock, which represents a 17 percent increase over the previous quarterly dividend amount of 41 cents per share.
