UNWTO and ADB partner for report on big data and tourism recovery, travel agents face dilemma as cruising distribution undergoes shift and more...

UNWTO and ADB partner for report on big data and tourism recovery
Thursday, 30th December 2021

UNWTO and the Asian Development Bank have launched a joint report on the use of big data for better tourism planning and management.

The report features examples from across the Asia and the Pacific region while also showcasing the main trends in the use of big data in tourism at the forefront of technology and innovation. The report also makes clear the the role that big data can play in recovery >>

Renaissance Hotels unveils its latest resort in Bali
30 Dec 2021 : Renaissance Hotels unveils its second property in Island of the Gods with the opening of Renaissance Bali Nusa Dua Resort >>

Paris leads Europe, Australia hotels sees demand lift
24 Dec 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 >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Eight Lessons from a Global Pandemic
Thursday, 30th December 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact across the events industry, almost all live meetings and events were cancelled or postponed in 2020 and 2021.

In an ever-changing situation, with different restrictions at country levels, we quickly adapted our procedures to protect our clients and provide suggestions based on our experience and knowledge of the industry, with many lessons learned >>

2022 Workforce-Workplace Forecast - Part 1
Today, we find ourselves in a unique position with millions of open positions and millions of folks looking for positions. We are still dealing with a raging pandemic and proliferating variants. At this point, both vaccinated and unvaccinated people are testing positive for the Omicron variant >>

To API or Not? Travel Agents Face Dilemma as Cruising Distribution Undergoes Shift
New players like Klook, Lazada swooping into vacuum created by pandemic – sales went from zero to 'couple of million dollars' >>

Design Predictions for 2022, Inspired by TikTok
Takeaways: TikTok has revealed some trending design buzzwords used by its community of creatives - and Airbnb is seeing these same buzzwords being used by its community of Hosts >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of December 29, 2021
Global tourism plastics initiative releases first progress report, Hotelbeds joins Tourism Ireland and more >>