Reflecting the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. hotel industry reported significant year-over-year declines in the three key performance metrics during the week of 19-25 April 2020, according to data from STR.
COVID-19 Travel Impact – APAC
APAC data shows an uptick of flight bookings to Fiji, Hong Kong showing signs of recovery, and Japan being a likely go-to destination in 2021.
Tourism satisfaction: importance, measurability and impacts
Nobody is really measuring tourist happiness and the impact of tourism on well-being, yet these are the insights that would help hospitality businesses and destinations to perform better in the future.
100% of global destinations now have COVID-19 travel restrictions
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted all destinations worldwide to introduce restrictions on travel, representing the most severe restriction on international travel in history and no country has so far lifted restrictions introduced in response to the crisis.
COVID-19: Insights on Travel Impact MENA
Sojern report on the current outlook for domestic and international travel to Middle East and Africa.
Hilton defining a new standard of hotel cleanliness
In a first for the hospitality business, Hilton will collaborate with RB, maker of Lysol and Dettol, and consult with Mayo Clinic to develop elevated processes and Team Member training to help Hilton guests enjoy an even cleaner and safer stay from check-in to check-out.
HBAA members to request support from their MPs
Hospitality, travel and events sector businesses need a special extension of the furlough scheme beyond June to survive and reduce the prospect of further redundancies.
JobKeeper should not be a cash grab for the States
A statement from the Accommodation Association of Australia on government assistance to ensure that hospitality businesses can retain their connection with close to 100,000 employees in the sector.
Experience Hotel offers its marketing solution during COVID-19
In the face of an unprecedented crisis in the hospitality industry, several tech companies have started to share free offers to help hoteliers.
HRS launches webinar series so hoteliers can better utilise their technologies
As an additional value-add, we will be running a series of webinars in April for the benefit of our customers to better utilise our technologies.
