Turkey’s tourism industry is struggling to recover from the devastating earthquakes
As the busy summer travel season approaches, Turkey’s tourism industry is struggling to recover from the devastating earthquakes that impacted… Read More »
ChatGPT and generative A.I. are changing the way we book travel
ChatGPT’s ability to focus on a specific, verifiable application in a particular business sector could establish it as a monetizable… Read More »
Preferred Hotels & Resorts Adds Nine New Member Properties This Spring
Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest independent hotel brand, added nine new properties to its portfolio this spring in… Read More »
Amex: No Slowdown in Q1 Corp. Travel Demand
First-quarter travel and entertainment spending by American Express corporate customers increased about 41 percent year over year to about $26… Read More »
IHG to Debut Vignette Collection in U.K.
InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a deal to debut its Vignette Collection in the United Kingdom upon the opening later… Read More »
Visit Florida Shares Sargassum Resources for Tourism Industry
Florida’s official tourism marketing corporation is providing sargassum-related resources for the travel industry ahead of the predicted massive influx of… Read More »
Bali Is Considering a Tourism Tax
On the heels of a string of incidents involving badly behaved tourists, Indonesia is floating the idea of imposing a… Read More »
Sabre to Sunset Hotel RFP Service
Travel technology provider Sabre in July will stop supporting its hotel request-for-proposals service, the company announced Thursday. Sabre will shutter… Read More »
STR: March U.S. Hotel Rates, Occupancy Rise
Average U.S. hotel revenue per available room and daily rates in March 2023 again dominated pre-pandemic benchmarks, while occupancy remained… Read More »
Italian Riviera Hotspot Fines Tourists Up To $300 for Doing This
Even eons ago, in the analog era, many global travel destinations contended with the ageless annoyance caused by continuous streams… Read More »
Jamaica Experiences Biggest Winter Season in Its History
Jamaica experienced its biggest and best winter tourism season in history this year and the island is on track for… Read More »
Higher Q1 Hotel, Airline Bookings Boost Puerto Rico Tourism
Puerto Rico tourism continues to display strong momentum post-outbreak. Passenger arrivals into Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport are… Read More »
New Cabins Coming to Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
Walt Disney World Resort and Disney Vacation Club announced plans to refresh the cabin hideaways at the Fort Wilderness Resort… Read More »
Cvent Offering Bizly in Marketplace, Integrating Data
Meetings technology giant Cvent now is offering small and simple meeting specialist Bizly’s services in its App Marketplace and has… Read More »
STR: U.S. Hotel Pipeline Suggests Confidence in Corp. Travel
The growing presence of upper-upscale properties in the current U.S. hotel development pipeline suggests increasing developer confidence in business travel… Read More »
Singapore Grand Prix Tickets: Priciest Passes Sold Out Despite Record High Prices
Despite reaching an all-time high price of 11,016 Singapore dollars ($8,260) for a three-day pass, the most expensive tickets to… Read More »
US Travel Spending of $1.2 Trillion on Par With Pre-Pandemic Levels
New figures released by the U.S. Travel Association show that direct spending on travel in the United States reached $1.2… Read More »
Cannabis-Friendly Hotels and Resorts to Consider as Industry’s Marijuana Options Grow
As interest continues to rise in marijuana-related tourism, more and more hotel and resort brands are leaning into the trend… Read More »
Hyatt to Launch Select-Service Upper-Midscale Brand
Hyatt Hotels Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a new select-service brand, Hyatt Studios, marking the hotel company’s entrance into the upper-midscale… Read More »
Extended Stay America Adds Discounts to Loyalty Program
Extended-stay hotel company Extended Stay America has added benefits to its Extended Perks loyalty program, including discounts and member rates,… Read More »
How Legalizing Cannabis Might Impact Hawaii’s Tourism Industry
The Hawaiian government is working on legislation that would eventually legalize adult-use recreational marijuana, but how that would impact the… Read More »
Bahia Principe Adding Pickleball to Select Caribbean, Mexican Hotels and Resorts
Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts announced they now offer pickleball as an activity option at 13 of their properties, including… Read More »