Hotel bookings reach near-2019 levels after UK & US reopen, Emirates and TAP Air Portugal sign MOU and talent drain from travel will hurt recovery: The time to upskill and reskill is now.

Hotel bookings reach near-2019 levels after UK & US reopen
Thursday, 18th March 2021

With the vaccine rollout well underway, the UK has commenced a comprehensive plan to reopen the local economy, with target dates to ease restrictions on certain activities.

This has not only led to a massive increase in airline bookings, but data shows a major increase in hotel bookings from British guests. In addition, vaccination in the US is progressing at a good pace, and bookings from US guests are already very close to 2019 pre-pandemic levels >>

Appointments lost, Confidence won
18 Mar 2021 : Optimism is back in the tourism industry and most professionals are believing again that there is a tomorrow also for the tourism industry and for international tourism.

At the same time, many realise that the competition is not getting smaller and that the demands of the customers will rather increase as well >>

The first Novotel Living hotel in Baltics to open
18 Mar 2021 : The Group has signed a management agreement with Estmak Capital for the very first Accor extended stay hotel in the Baltic area >>

Emirates and TAP Air Portugal sign MOU
18 Mar 2021 : Both airlines to explore expansion of current frequent flyer programme and leverage each other’s stopover programmes, while Emirates to support TAP Air Portugal as it investigates flying to Dubai >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Talent Drain from Travel Will Hurt Recovery – The Time to Upskill and Reskill is Now
Thursday, 18th March 2021

For those in hospitality and whose employment has been impacted by the pandemic, the time is now to upskill and give yourself the best chance to re-enter the industry which has been transformed likely for good. Says hospitality veteran and Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)’s associate professor Detlev Remy.

SIT programme that designed to help unemployed Singaporeans and permanent residents upskill and reskill themselves, has created a six-month course that is targeted at the hospitality industry >>

Comparing Revenue Management Approaches (Part 1 of 2)
Exclusive Feature: On-property revenue manager versus cluster revenue manager versus outsourced revenue management services.

The new reality of lower occupancy and limited corporate and international demand in 2021 is forcing hoteliers to rethink their commercial strategies and limit operational costs where possible >>

How To Make 2021 Our Best Year
Q1 of 2021 is not going to be profitable, fun or exciting for us in the hotel industry, but the goods news is Q2 will come up quickly and having been through six recessions in hospitality, all the signs of a recovery are finally here >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of March 17, 2021
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