Researchers find room keys at global hotel chains and hotels worldwide can be hacked to gain access to any room in the building. @FSecure
Strong outbound tourism demand from traditional and emerging markets in 2017
Virtually all source markets reported higher tourism spending in 2017, reflecting continued strong demand for international tourism across all world regions. @UNWTO
AccorHotels celebrates Planet 21 Day with rollout of new global & regional commitments
Hotels in North & Central America embrace the GroupÕs global sustainability program with Planet 21 Day activations. @Accorhotels
Exclusive experiences rank highest with luxury travellers
Agents from Travel Leaders Luxury Brands rank VIP tours, private cars and custom culinary experiences among most sought-after in travel trends survey. @TravelLeadersHQ
Wellness travel trends for 2018
Rise of more transformative wellness travel spans everything from extreme wellness approaches like biohacking and brain optimisation retreats to empowering all-women wellness adventures. Key Middle East/North African developments include a surge in hot springs development and the first truly holistic wellness resorts and Òhealthy hotelsÓ hitting region. @Global_GWI
Hyatt Place and Hyatt House reveal findings from Business Traveler Survey
The brands teamed up with entrepreneur, restaurateur and New York Times best-selling author Bill Rancic for a launch event alongside the winners of #WhySettle Spirit Awards. @HyattTweets
Emaar Hospitality Group marks historic milestone of 50 hotel projects
Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business of global developer Emaar Properties, has announced it has marked a historic milestone of 50 hotel projects in its portfolio, including 35 upcoming projects in the UAE and international markets, as well as 15 hotels and serviced residences operational inÊDubai. @emaardubai
GCC hospitality projects value exceeds US$147 billion
The number of active hotel projects in the GCC reached 724, worth US$78 billion in March 2018. @bncnetwork
Make Holidays Greener 2018 campaign to focus on plastic
Plastic will be the theme for this yearÕs Make Holidays Greener (MHG), the annual campaign led by ABTA in partnership with Travelife for Hotels & Accommodations. @ABTAtravel
1 Hotels launches Earth Day Every Day campaign
Brand initiative to focus on saving our shores. @1Hotels
