US hotel profit reached 84% of 2019 level, how London is retaining its world city crown and future of the workforce in business travel.

US hotel profit reached 84% of 2019 level
Monday, 16th August 2021

Gross operating profit for US hotels improved to 84% of the comparable 2019 level, according to STR‘s June 2021 monthly P&L data release. Labor costs also rose from the previous month and in comparison with 2019 >>

Global hotel direct channel report indicates positive signs of industry recovery
16 Aug 2021 : The Hotels Network (THN), a full-stack direct growth platform for hotels, has released the first BenchDirect Insights Report, a global hotel study that benchmarks direct channel performance by region in Q2 2021 versus Q1 2021 >>

How London is retaining its world city crown
13 Aug 2021 : The British capital remains resilient in the face of myriad challenges and tough competition from established and emerging cities alike >>

Meliá continues to prepare its debut in Albania
14 Aug 2021 : The first hotel will open in 2022 and will be followed by at least 3 more hotels in the capital and on the Albanian Adriatic Sea coast >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Future of the Workforce in Business Travel
Sunday, 15th August 2021

We spend a lot of time these days talking about and advocating for the return of business travel; from boarding planes to get from Point A to B, to going back to hotel nights and ground transportation options. And we’re all considering the overall implications to the industry’s bottom-line.

But there’s another critical aspect of the conversation: the return of the people and recovery of the talent that make up the business travel industry >>

Coming Together
Without resolute measures to address this growing divide, COVID‑19 will continue to claim lives and destroy jobs, inflicting lasting damage to investment, productivity, and growth in the most vulnerable countries.

The pandemic will further disrupt the lives of the most vulnerable, and countries will see a rise in extreme poverty and malnutrition, shattering all hope of attaining the Sustainable Development Goals >>

Managing the Political Economy of Climate Change Policies
Few issues have sparked more attention than how to avoid environmental and human catastrophe from climate change >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of August 12, 2021
New data spotlights continued search growth and shifting traveler behaviors and attitudes, Melbourne grows room inventory and ways to ease travel anxiety >>