London’s hotel industry reported its highest monthly occupancy level since February 2020.
European tourism remain resilient amidst pandemic and geopolitical uncertainty
Domestic travel is projected to make a complete recovery in 2022, while international arrivals to Europe are forecast to be 30% below 2019 volumes.
Hotels projected to end 2022 down $20b in business travel revenue
While leisure travel is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, business travel – the hotel industry’s largest source of revenue and will take significantly longer to recover.
Tourism enjoys string start to 2022 but faces new uncertainties
Russian invasion of Ukraine adds pressure to existing economic uncertainties.
WTTC reacts to the removal of COVID-19 tests
WTTC welcomes the government’s decision to scrap testing for those who are fully vaccinated travelling to England.
Omicron emergence a yardstick for the hotel industry
Though the materialization of new coronavirus strains vex, it turns out, the more thrown our way, the better we now appear to cope.
VisitBritain launches new fund for DMCs and ITOs
VisitBritain has forecast a slow recovery for inbound tourism with visitor spending of £6.9 billion in 2021, less than a quarter of the £28.4 billion in 2019.
WTTC responds to the latest testing measures
The World Health Organisation has said closing frontiers does not stop the virus but it does cause real economic harm.
UNWTO calls against blanket travel restrictions
Countries from all global regions expressed their solidarity with Southern African states, calling for the immediate lifting of travel bans imposed on specific countries and for freedom of international travel to be upheld.
Make a goal of alleviating guest stress with great first impressions
COVID measures on top of security checks, jet lag as well as the constant risk of viral spread, your guests can be quite agitated and bring this prickly mood to your door.
