In a period of accelerating consumer and economic change, the accommodation industry is being reshaped by a range of powerful external forces that can feel beyond its control. Staff shortages are placing new pressures on business structures, while mass e-commerce adoption and inflation are quickly evolving the plans and perspectives […]
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Understanding the types of hotels and key differences between hotel types can be pivotal in selling more rooms and marketing your hotel effectively. So, what are the different types of hotels? And how do you correctly define and categorise your hotel for success? We’ve got you covered with this comprehensive […]
As business started picking up again after the pandemic, inflation and the cost of living crisis worsened, threatening more uncertainty for the hospitality industry. However, contrary to what may have been expected, inflation is not putting travellers off. Travel has become a bigger priority for some consumers than it was […]
Investment in accommodation at Kakadu in the Northern Territory is underway in a bid to drive visitors to the area as the former mining town seeks to establish itself as a sustainable tourism hub. At Cooinda Lodge, situated in the heart of Kakadu National Park, five new luxury water villas […]
As dynamic travellers evolve, their changing behaviours and preferences are having very real impacts on the hoteliers seeking to attract and engage them. That was the key message from SiteMinder’s recent Changing Traveller Report, the world’s largest accommodation consumer survey, highlighting the major traveller trends transforming the world of accommodation. […]
Everyone travelling into the United States will soon be required to complete a quarantine upon arrival as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. Read more: ‘Shameful’: U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass 400K as Trump leaves office U.S. President Joe Biden signed an order mandating the change Thursday, one day after he was sworn […]
The Seychelles is opening its borders to vaccinated visitors (Getty Images/iStockphoto) International travel may be off the menu for most of us during England’s third lockdown, but there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon. For those lucky enough to have received an approved coronavirus vaccine, some tourism-hungry countries […]
The UK government’s travel ban has been extended to the UAE, Burundi and Rwanda in order to prevent the importation of a new COVID-19 variant found in South Africa. The UK government has announced that it has taken the urgent decision to ban travel to the UK from the United […]
Singapore — Leisure travel between Singapore and Hong Kong is expected to begin again soon, with officials from both sides working on a travel bubble that will allow people to fly in and out safely. However, the cost of testing for Covid-19 could add as much as S$800 to each […]
Croatia is among those EU nations now actively encouraging British travellers to visit – getty Finally the curse is lifting. As of this week, travellers can once again move freely between most of the 22 EU countries in the Schengen area. But despite the fact that thousands of flights are […]