Hard Rock acquires casino license in London, recovery predicted in H2, 2021, ways to approach hotel sourcing in 2021 and is digital money really money?.

Hard Rock acquires casino license in London
Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Hard Rock International announced that the world-renowned entertainment and hospitality brand has acquired the casino premise license from The Ritz Club in London, UK.

This transaction will allow Hard Rock to seek out and establish a new casino premise in London, continuing Hard Rock's expansion into major gateway cities around the world >>

Hospitality recovery predicted to start during h2, 2021
19 Jan 2021 : HVS and The Lodging Conference hosted a webinar on January 14, 2021, that provided insights on what lies ahead for the hospitality industry in 2021 >>

Anantara reopens its Sir Bani Yas Island Resorts
19 Jan 2021 : Adventurers, bliss seekers and discerning travellers will delight in the news that spectacular stays on the UAE’s largest natural island are once again within reach as Anantara announces the reopening of its Sir Bani Yas Island Resorts from 1 February 2021 >>

GBT to offer companies carbon offsets on preferred terms
19 Jan 2021 : American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) announced that GBT customers can now purchase carbon offsets on preferred terms from leading non-profit organizations Carbonfund.org Foundation and Carbon Footprint >>

Emirates Group rolls out COVID-19 vaccination programme
18 Jan 2021 : The Emirates Group rolled out a COVID-19 vaccination programme for its substantial UAE based workforce in coordination with the Dubai Health Authority and the Ministry of Health and Prevention >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Rooms for Improvement: Ways to Approach Hotel Sourcing in 2021
Tuesday, 19th January 2021

The crystal ball of 2021 is a little cloudier than many travel buyers would have hoped at the start of the year but with the vaccine rolling out and the hard slog mostly behind us.

There’s reason to anticipate a major uptick from 2020 levels, when our industry was operating at about 20% of its usual volume >>

Legally Speaking, is Digital Money Really Money?
Countries are moving fast toward creating digital currencies or, so we hear from various surveys showing an increasing number of central banks making substantial progress towards having an official digital currency >>

How to Talk About Your Covid-19 Layoff When Job Seeking
Job searching can be an excruciating process, especially after a layoff and even with a large portion of the world experiencing unemployment this past year, it’s impossible to know how every employer is going to respond to your resume gap >>

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