Starwood Capital Group, a leading global private investment firm, announced today that a controlled affiliate of Starwood Global Opportunity Fund XI has acquired a portfolio of seven Hilton hotels throughout theÊUnited Kingdom, totalling over 1,300 rooms from Park Hotels & Resorts for £135 million. @StarwoodBuzz
World’s best beaches
Grace Bay in Turks and Caicos claims #1 world ranking; Florida’s Clearwater Beach tops U.S. list based on reviews from millions of travellers. @TripAdvisor #travelerschoice
Growth prospects for Chinese travel to Europe
Positive indicators mirror outbound travel growth forecasts around the celebration of the Chinese New Year, one of the key periods when Chinese take holidays. @ETC_Corporate
Saint Lucia tourism arrivals register record breaking increase for 2017
The 2017 tourism performance saw Saint Lucia breaking all records with total visitor arrivals climbing to an all-time high of 1,105,541. @ctotourism
Sunwing Travel Group and Planet Hollywood create partnership with expansion strategy
Initial plans call for two lavish, all-inclusive resorts openings in less than two years. @PlanetHollywood
RCI expands its global vacation offerings
The largest vacation exchange network added approximately 80 international properties in 2017 to its global network of over 4,300 affiliated resorts. @RCI_Timeshare
U.S. Millennials travelling with kids in record numbers
New study finds that America’s fastest growing tourism segment is travelling more than ever. And almost half of them – 44% are hitting the road with kids in tow. @Resonanceco
Hoteliers fear robot-run future yet believe AI is key to guest personalisation
A white paper by SiteMinder and IDeaS Revenue Solutions has found that while hoteliers fear a future where their properties are run by robots, they believe artificial intelligence (AI) may be the key to delivering a highly-personalised guest experience. @SiteMinder_News @IDeaS_RevOpt
Singapore tourism sector breaks record for the second year running
Both tourism receipts and visitor arrivals for 2017 attained record highs for the second time in two years. @stb_sg
Business managers looking to use TMCs as a solution ahead of GDPR
Over a quarter (28%) of managers will be employing the services of a Travel Management Company to protect their travelling staffÕs personal data after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018, according to new findings from ABTA Ð the Travel Association. @ABTAtravel
