Fragmented EU Digital COVID Certificate Verification will undermine summer travel and how to create a successful loyalty strategy at your hotel.

Fragmented EU Digital COVID Certificate Verification will undermine summer travel
Wednesday, 7th July 2021

At least 10 different approaches among 27 Member States under review ahead of 01 July Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) implementation deadline.

Duplicate checks and lack of verification tools provided to airlines will cause unnecessary airport queues and longer processing times if not addressed by Member States >>

Hard Rock Hotels announces the opening of Madrid
7 Jul 2021 : Located at the Golden Triangle of Art in the Spanish capital, the hotel is the newest addition to the brand's international portfolio and compliments recent growth throughout Europe >>

IHG signs second hotel to be developed under MDA with RIVA Development Company
7 Jul 2021 : IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced the signing of InterContinental Riyadh King Fahed Road, as part of a Master Development Agreement with RIVA Development Company >>

News from around the APAC region
7 Jul 2021 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: New South Wales allocates millions to boost tourism, construction of major ecotourism site begins in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam and more >>

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How to Create a Successful Loyalty Strategy at Your Hotel
Wednesday, 7th July 2021

Loyalty: Long a significant driver of reliable high-value guests, especially among business travelers, loyalty is an important consideration for most hotels. Then COVID happened, with the pandemic preventing many members from earning points for a year or more.

As travel resumes, loyalty is very much up for grabs >>

Controlling Telecommunications Costs
To achieve more efficient hotel operations and survive the changing landscape, hotel owners and operators are finding new ways to control telecom costs >>

Unprecedented Churning in the Labor Marketplace
Across the US, United Kingdom and the European Union, having closed hotels and restaurants and let go thousands of workers, staffing up is now a major issue >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of July 06, 2021
Thailand ramps up organic tourism movement with reopening of Phuket, second Alila for Oman and capitalising on the enchantment economy >>