Travel is awash with data and companies are loosening their purse strings to get to the insight this provides, according to EyeforTravelÕs new industry-wide State of Data and Analytics in Travel Report 2017. Amongst respondents, who came from all verticals in the industry, 74.5 per cent report that they expect budget increases in 2017.
Hotel industry details plans to fight Airbnb
The hotel industry is ramping up its Washington profile as it looks to counter the online home-sharing service, Airbnb. The industry’s political action committee, HotelPAC, spent money in 225 congressional races during the 2016 election, a record for the group. During the election cycle, they raised $1.5 million and gave out $1.3 million to congressional candidates, breaking their own fundraising and spending records.
Brexit: Hospitality industry warns of worker shortages
The Home Office is lookingÊat plans for ÒBarista VisasÓ and new rules for migrants, afterÊhospitality industry experts warned many business will close. The British Hospitality Industry has warned that hotels, restaurants and bars will be forced to shut as there is a severe shortage of British workers and a steady stream of migrants is needed.
Blueground enters Dubai’s hospitality market
Blueground, a hospitality company offering high quality accommodation to business executivesÊand expats, has made its entry into Dubai’s hospitality industry. Based in Greece, Blueground’s business model operates by leasing existing high-end residential properties in the most sought after areas, upgrading and converting them into best-in-class rentals, thus avoiding the lengthy and capital intensive construction process of traditional hotel operators.
Google package move Ôwill boost innovationÕ
Trade experts do not see GoogleÕs impending entry into the package holiday market as a threat and say it will boost innovation. GoogleÕs package product will search for combined flight and hotel deals and has been available to a proportion of users since the beginning of the year.
Air Canada inaugurates the only non-stop flights from Canada
Boeing 787 Dreamliner seasonal service from Vancouver operates Dec-Feb; becomes year-round in June 2018.
Live! On Air: W Fort Lauderdale debuted new look during first-ever hotel drone dash relay race
W Hotels and M Live brought high-tech, high-speed drone dash to Fort Lauderdale and Facebook Live Broadcast to celebrate the completed $55 million hotel renovation.
Hyatt to offer in-room streaming entertainment worldwide
Soon enough, you can start streaming Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, and more when you check into a Hyatt property around the world. The hospitality company is the latest to offer personalized in-room streaming entertainment, following in the footsteps of Marriott International.
New hotel brand Journal Hotels wrangles six historicÊproperties
A chic new hotel brand is getting launched, and itÕs set to attach itself to a half-dozen historic properties right off the bat. Journal Hotels Ñ a new label created by veteran hotelier Stephen Brandman along with the owners of the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel Ñ will soon begin managing six venues in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palm Springs, California and Chicago.
Carnival Cruise LineÕs new Vista-class ship to be named Carnival Panorama
Carnival Panorama has been chosen as the name of Carnival Cruise LineÕs new 133,500-ton ship scheduled to debut in fall 2019.
