Gaylord Hotels has become the first hospitality brand to introduce MeetingPlayÕs AppAtlas, an indoor venue wayfinding app, across its resorts. Using iBeacon technology and advanced indoor 3-D mapping, AppAtlas and Gaylord Hotels have created Navigate Gaylord Hotels, a game-changing app experience with turn-by-turn navigation.
FlexBook offers industry-first flexible check-in and check-out
FlexBook.com, a new hotel booking site, offers travelers the first real opportunity to customize their hotel stays by offering early check-in/late check-out as part of their booking.ÊFlexBook was created by the team behind HotelsByDay that helped pioneer flexible hotel stays by offering convenient day stays at top hotels around the world.
AHLEI adds breakfast attendant training and certification to START program
The American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) has added training and certification for Breakfast Attendant to its START for Individual Positions series, which provides flexible training and certification modules in multiple formats to meet the needs of schools, workforce agencies, and properties.
Barcelona clamps down on hotel development
Authorities in Barcelona have announced a banÊon new hotels or visitor apartments opening anywhere in that city’s center,Êcalling into questionÊthe future of its tourism and travel growth.ÊThe ban even extends to not replacing any hotels or apartments that close, with the local government calling for a better balance between tourism and the local community.
Introducing Yes! Getaways, the new online travel platform
Yes! Getaways has announced its official launch of its new online booking platform. Scouring over 72 million flight and accommodation combinations each day across more than 440 airlines worldwide, Yes! Getaways offers travelers a faster and more comprehensive process for booking travel.
Massive new investment in hotel development
The Australian hotel industry is responding to continued record international visitor growth with a record level of hotel investment Ð over $8 billion Ð that is set to transform AustraliaÕs accommodation and tourism sectors. Figures released today by Tourism Accommodation Australia identify 228 hotel projects (34,702 rooms) under construction.
Marriott International named as 2017 WorldÕs Most Ethical Company
Marriott International has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2017 WorldÕs Most Ethical Company. Marriott has appeared on the list for 10 years and is one of only three in the lodging and hospitality industry.
AHLEI and OAS sign up to boost training for tourism enterprises in the Americas
The American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States through its Executive Secretariat for Integral Development to provide training opportunities that will improve service quality for small and medium-sized tourism enterprises throughout the Americas.
Airbnb closes $1 billion funding round with war chest for growth
Airbnb closed a funding round of more than $1 billion, valuing the home-sharing start-up at about $31 billion, according to three people familiar with the company. In December, Bloomberg first reported the companyÕs plans to increase the funding it was seeking by authorising the sale of an additional $153 million in equity. Investors include Alphabet investment arm CapitalG and Technology Crossover Ventures.
DreamCheaper uses ÔrobotsÕ to make hotel stays cheaper
The German start-up has launched in a bid to help consumers swap their hotel booking for a better deal by simply forwarding their reference details on over email. ÒRobotsÓ Ð or a very complex API Ð behind the scenes then do their magic and see if they can find it for you at a better price, factoring in the firmÕs commission.
