New data spotlights continued search growth and shifting traveler behaviors and attitudes, Melbourne grows room inventory and ways to ease travel anxiety.

New data spotlights continued search growth and shifting traveler behaviors and attitudes
Thursday, 12th August 2021

Building on the momentum seen in Q1, monthly global search volumes continued to grow in Q2, increasing more than 70% quarter-over-quarter. The ongoing rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and changes to travel restrictions around the world further drove searches, contributing to steady week-on-week volume.

In Q2, positive global search volume was seen during 11 of the 13 weeks in the quarter – a sharp contrast to the fluctuations seen throughout Q1 and 2020 >>

IHG signs Regent for Kyoto, Japan
12 Aug 2021 : IHG Hotels & Resorts and GI Capital Management announce that they are poised to welcome a new era of elegant luxury to Japan, following the signing of Regent Kyoto which will open in 2024 >>

Beach destinations leading hotel performance in Latin America
12 Aug 2021 : Latin America’s popular leisure markets, especially beach destinations, have continued to post hotel occupancy levels above 40%, according to data from STR >>

City overview: 5,400 new rooms on the books in Melbourne
12 Aug 2021 : The construction database shows that Melbourne is home to a steadily growing market, with a healthy mix of four- and five-star hotel schemes >>

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Cool Runnings: Three Ways to Ease Travel Anxiety
Thursday, 12th August 2021

Business travel is picking up amid loosening restrictions, but not everyone is ready to hit the road. While the future looks hopeful, therapists say that many people are experiencing travel anxiety as a result of the trauma of the pandemic, and an abrupt change in lifestyle. Here are three ways to help ease the pressure >>

Would You Rather Go to the Dentist or Call Customer Support? 
Here is a stat that’s hard to believe: Forty-eight percent of Americans would rather to go to the dentist than call customer support >>

Green Shoots: Three Sustainable Travel Trends
A focus on sustainability was already in full swing pre-Covid but has moved to the top of the agenda for traveling employees and companies and organizations alike. Here are three evolving areas - large and small - that are becoming increasingly important to eco-conscious business travelers >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of August 11, 2021
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