First hotel company to eliminate the need for faxed and emailed authorization forms for corporate travel. @ChoiceHotels
Choice Hotels launches midscale brand Clarion Pointe
New brand extension meets the need for premium affordable select-service experience. @ChoiceHotels
Mövenpick unveils global menu
Guests can experience ‘Chocolate on the Salty Side’ at selected Mövenpick hotel restaurants worldwide from 10 October as the global hotel brand celebrates its culinary expertise and traditions. @MovenpickHotels
North American hoteliers kick off second half of 2018 with steady rates and bookings
TravelClick, a leading global provider of data and revenue-generating solutions for hoteliers, has released new data from the company’s August 2018 North American Hospitality Review (NAHR). @TravelClick
Akaryn group to triple its properties by 2022
Thailand’s home-grown hotel concept set to expand from four to 12 properties by 2022, including exciting new destinations all across Southeast Asia. @AKARYN_Group
Managing ‘overtourism’ in urban destinations
New UNWTO report helps cities to manage the impact of tourism. @UNWTO
Hoteliers in London launch project to tackle toxic air pollution
Five hotels in the business improvement district area of Paddington, London will work with Considerate Hoteliers to develop a baseline for resource consumption that can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions over a 12-month period. @inpaddington
Growth of middle-class in Asia boosts tourism
The Auran Group, the investment arm of the New Nordic Group, an Asian hospitality and real estate development company, is raising capital to take advantage of the growing number of Asians entering the middle-class.
Top ten dining trends for 2019
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has just released its top ten dining trends for 2019.
Gastronomical tourism on the rise
Over a quarter of consumers influenced by local gastronomy in their holiday destination choice. Some of the key trends redefining culinary tourism in recent years are the rise of street food and food markets, cooking lessons with locals and gastronomy tours with locals or experts. @globaldataplc
