Skift Take Four Seasons’s new marketing effort uses the catchphrase “luxury is our love language.” At Skift, news is our love language, so dive into this roundup of news items on hotel deals and development. Sean O’Neill Here are some excerpts from Daily Lodging Report from the past week. If you’re not a subscriber, you should be. Get news on hotel deals, development...
Bookings Still Far Below Pre-Pandemic Levels: New Travel Health Index
Skift Take Our enhanced Travel Health Index reveals that prices rules across all travel sectors. Inflated rates brought up overall efficiency, but Omicron impacted brand-new reservations being available in during January. Wouter Geerts The travel market in its prime has a healthy balance between demand and supply, with travel gamers looking to discover that equilibrium in between rates for...
UAE to Raise Restriction on Transit Flights Consisting Of From India
Skift Take Significant providers in the UAE are thrilled with the choice to raise the restriction on transit flights. Not only will they welcome great deals of guests from important markets, but they’ll likewise be in a much better position for a quicker healing. Rashaad Jorden The United Arab Emirates will on Thursday raise a ban on transit flights including from India and Pakistan, the...
WTTC’s New CEO Signs up with the Global Travel Group From Airline
Skift Take It’s another specifying year ahead for the travel industry as recovery begins in some parts of the world– the WTTC’s new leadership has the opportunity to improve how success in travel is measured and to push for a more sustainable market post-recovery. Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift On the heels of finishing up its most tough year yet as the world’s leading company...
U.S. Faces Growing Pressure in D.C. to Alleviate Travel Restrictions
Skift Take Regardless of leading the way with many digital health passport trials, it’s paradoxical that U.S. borders are primarily remaining closed because of the uncertainty around tracking who’s vaccinated. Matthew Parsons U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Monday she is pushing for the easing of coronavirus constraints that disallow much of the world from traveling to...
Skift Future of Lodging Online Forum Video: Developing Guest-Centric Payment Techniques
Skift Take In this video from Skift Future of Lodging Forum 2022, we hear from Eric Liebman, senior vice president, SVP tactical partnerships, at JCB International Credit Card on how the hospitality market can harness guest-centric payments to drive their client and income strategies. JCB International Charge Card In this video: JCB’s global impact: Understood colloquially as the...
Hong Kong Investigates Cathay Pacific Crew After Isolation Breach
Skift Take The government’s probe comes after a fresh Covid-19 outbreak in the city, which was attributed to the two absconding crew members. Matthew Parsons Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will comply with two government investigations after two crew members who broke self-isolation rules sparked a Covid-19 outbreak in the city, chairman Patrick Healy said. In a video to staff on...
Marriott’s Super Commitment Distribution and 9 Other Top Travel Stories
Skift Take In Skift’s leading travel stories this week, we covered Marriott’s superapp technique in China and Southeast Asia, Expedia’s commitment push, 3 prompt tourist projects, and the United CEO’s considering a travel healing inflection point. Dennis Schaal, Skift Throughout the week we are posting initial stories night and day covering news and travel patterns...
U.S. Hotel Building And Construction Declines for 7 Straight Months
Skift Take Less hotels are being built in the U.S. this year because of rising expenses and supply-chain issues. Plus, talk of a Star Wars concept hotel, and other news on offers and advancement. Sean O’Neill Here are some excerpts from Daily Lodging Report from the previous week. If you’re not a subscriber, you need to be. Get news on hotel deals, advancement, stocks, and profession...
U.S. Improves Caution Against Travel to Spain and Finland
Skift Take Anticipate more highly worded travel advisories like this over the winter season to accompany the Omicron case rise all over the world. Cameron Sperance The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Department on Monday recommended Americans against travel to eight destinations including Spain, Finland, Chad and Lebanon. The CDC likewise included Bonaire...