Qatar re-opens for fully vaccinated international travellers, calls for the reopening of Canada-US borders and getting your hotel ready for autumn bookings.

Qatar re-opens for fully vaccinated international travellers
Tuesday, 20th July 2021

A new streamlined set of measures designed to make travelling to Qatar as easy as possible, while maintaining the necessary precautions to continue to protect against the spread of COVID-19, has been implemented and is effective immediately. The new measures will allow people who are fully vaccinated to visit Qatar without the need for quarantine >>

News from around the APAC region
20 Jul 2021 : Hotel industry and travel news from around the Asia Pacific region: New resort development Lisboeta Macau to open new attractions, VinWonders and more >>

voco announces its first opening in The Netherlands
20 Jul 2021 : voco The Hague sees quintessential Dutch design and voco’s unstuffy style come together in the royal and administrative capital of Den Haag (as it’s known in Dutch) >>

Industry calls for the reopening of Canada-US borders
20 Jul 2021 : The GBTA has united the business travel sector to advocate for the Trudeau Government and Biden Administration to take immediate and necessary action to open the Canada-US Borders, allowing for free flow of business travel >>

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Getting Your Hotel Ready for Autumn Bookings
Tuesday, 20th July 2021

While it’s always a good time to plan for seasons ahead, this year it’s especially important while the future of international and corporate travel is still so wavering and uncertain.

As people start thinking, browsing and booking their autumn breaks, look at your booking engine, marketing and communications as a whole in order to give yourself the best chance of attracting bookers, new and old >>

As Demand Returns For Groups and Events, Let's Not Slip Back Into 'Order-taking'
Based on the conversations I'm having with clients and contacts it seems that demand for groups and events is coming quicker than expected >>

White Collar Workers Are Languishing. Can Office Design Help?
When companies think about how to counter the 'blahs' with workplace design, many are reconsidering amenities and look to new types of spaces for mental health benefits >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of July 19, 2021
OYO raises $660 million, Accor signs SO/ Maldives, US hotel results and what your guests are saying about hotel cleanliness >>