‘Safe Travels’ stamp reaches its 250th destination, Marriott pilots AI to streamline design process and travel’s black swan could help us rebuild a better industry.

‘Safe Travels’ stamp reaches its 250th destination
Monday, 8th March 2021

Following its launch in May last year, the highly popular Safe Travels stamp from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), has now been awarded to a remarkable 250 destinations around the world.

St Lucia, Fiji and Ethiopia join the ever-growing list of destinations to get world’s first global safety and hygiene stamp >>

Marriott pilots AI to streamline hotel design process
8 Mar 2021 : Marriott is reinventing how hotels in its Select Service brand portfolio are designed and constructed using a suite of proprietary solution >>

Rosewood debuts official name of Mayfair property
8 Mar 2021 : Rosewood Hotels and Resorts®, in partnership with renowned real estate developer Qatari Diar, is pleased to announce the latest plans for the brand’s second London property, set to open in 2024 in the city’s distinguished Mayfair district >>

Accor signs two new properties for Vietnam
6 Mar 2021 : Three new properties will debut at Novaland's projects in late 2023 >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

COVID-19: Travel’s Black Swan Could Help Us Rebuild a Better Industry
Monday, 8th March 2021

In-depth interview with Decius Valmorbida, the President of the Travel unit at Amadeus.

We explore what travel might look like in the future, challenges we need to overcome as we rebuild our industry and the plan to help customers leverage the latest technology to create better journeys for travelers around the world >>

Could Wellness Tourism Provide the Boost Hospitality Industry Needs?
Post the pandemic and after travel norms have been relaxed, it almost feels like the only natural thing for people to do would be to seek out wellness related initiatives >>

How Women Are Confronting the Gender Gap at Work
Just over a year ago, while steep challenges around gender equality remained, the number of women in the workplace was on the rise >>

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