Australia hotels show holiday demand lift, Paris leads Europe in New Year’s hotel booking levels and more...

Australia hotels show holiday demand lift
Friday, 24th December 2021

Lifted by the upcoming holiday season, occupancy on the books is rising in Australia’s key hotel markets with Brisbane and Adelaide nearing 70% for New Year’s Eve.

Lifted by the upcoming holiday season, hotel occupancy on the books is rising in Paris with a peak of more than 70% on New Year’s Eve >>

W Hotels debuts in Italy with the opening of W Rome
24 Dec 2021 : The 162-room hotel, spanning two adjacent 19th century palazzos, makes a captivating entrance as it redefines discerning hospitality in the heart of the Eternal City >>

Deutsche Hospitality offers new service solutions for hotel partners, franchisees and investors
24 Dec 2021 : Deutsche Hospitality is undertaking a massive expansion of the services it provides to hotel partners and investors in the areas of franchise, management and lease agreements >>

IATA on Covid-19 risks during air travel
24 Dec 2021 : The International Air Transport Association clarified that the aircraft cabin remains a very low risk environment for contracting COVID-19 even though Omicron appears to be more transmissible than other variants in all environments >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

The Three N’s of Employee Fulfillment
Friday, 24th December 2021

Customers are beginning to feel the results of The Great Resignation, which quite honestly, is not so great. It has resulted in longer lines, longer hold times, and slower service – basically a lower level of customer service. In the best of times, it’s important to keep your best employees, while in tough times, it’s even more important >>

Global Update: Who's Where and Doing What - Dec. 2021
Global update of who is moving where and from where - keep track of old colleagues and friends or find lost ones, brought to you by The Boutique Search Firm >>

Metaverse and Travel
Of course, it may be too soon to get excited just yet as this Metaverse remains just a concept for now. But if the past two years have taught us anything at all, it’s that some customer behaviors can be changed quicker than we think >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of December 23, 2021
Regent Phu Quoc set to open in Vietnam in early 2022, new strategies for the local travel experiences industry and more >>