Olympics lifted Tokyo hotel occupancy to 17-month high, Hotel profit climbs higher and can we realistically travel internationally to attend an event in 2021.

Olympics lifted Tokyo hotel occupancy to 17-month high
Wednesday, 1st September 2021

As host to the delayed summer Olympics, Tokyo posted its highest hotel occupancy in 17 months and saw a pair of days with levels that approached the peak of the 'Go To Travel' campaign in 2020.

Tokyo’s 47.2% occupancy level for July was the market’s highest monthly level since February 2020 >>

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HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Group Travel: Can We Realistically Travel Internationally to Attend an Event in 2021
Wednesday, 1st September 2021

Virtual meetings are giving way to hybrid events with small groups travelling locally to attend gatherings which are then broadcast to a wider audience virtually.

People are starting to move again, particularly in the U.S., Europe and some parts of Asia. Individual business travelers are back on the road, sharing their first impressions of half-full airports on social media.

That left us with a question related to group travel—can we realistically travel to attend an event? >>

Don’t Make Me Repeat My Story! 
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