MICHELIN Guide Shanghai 2020 selection unveiled, the Year of the Veg, integrate Chinese travellers into sustainable tourism and predictions for the future of travel.

It’s time to celebrate Year of the Veg
Thursday, 22nd October 2020

The world is changing, and so are we, it’s time to celebrate Year of the Veg. You say you want a revolution? Well, from 1 October, Ovolo Hotels will be bringing you the most irresistible, forward-thinking all-vegetarian menus, that just happen to be good for you (and the planet). No bull, just veg! >>

How to integrate Chinese travellers into sustainable tourism development?
22 Oct 2020 : The GITF Guangzhou International Travel Fair BUZZ, CHINA SUMMIT last week, successfully moved the discussion about the future of travel and tourism and the role of Chinese travellers within global tourism to a new level >>

First avid™ hotel in Canada breaks ground
22 Oct 2020 : InterContinental Hotels Group announced the latest in international expansion for its avid™ hotels brand – the groundbreaking for the first Canadian property located in Vaughan, a suburb of Toronto >>

MICHELIN Guide Shanghai 2020 selection unveiled
22 Oct 2020 : 130 establishments, including a record 40 starred restaurants, are honoured in this fourth edition dedicated to the dining scene of China's largest city, whose reputation has spread across borders since the MICHELIN Shanghai Guide was published for the first time >>

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Predictions for the Future of Travel Revealed
Thursday, 22nd October 2020

Smarter, Kinder, Safer. With few facets of our lives and world unchanged by the unparalleled impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, travel too will be forever re-shaped by this extraordinary moment in time.

Innovation within the travel industry will accelerate faster than ever to respond to marked shifts in travel expectations and behaviors >>

A Glass Ceiling to Shatter
Statistics paint a bleak picture of women’s involvement at the upper levels of the hospitality and tourism industry, both in Hong Kong and worldwide.

Although progress is being made in closing the gender gap, social and institutional barriers continue to prevent talented female hospitality and tourism professionals from making a meaningful contribution to management and decision-making >>

Hotels v Airbnb – A Moment of Truth
Did you know that the word 'hospital' comes from the mid-13th century and meant 'shelter for the needy'? It was derived from the Late Latin word hospitale which translated as 'guest-house' or 'inn' and which was eventually contracted in English to 'hotel' and 'hostel' >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of October 21, 2020
Redefining travel in 2021, W Hotels debuts in Southwest China, a leap forward on cross-border payments and hotel digital marketing >>