Canada hotel RevPAR 54% recovered in 2021, Happy Lunar New Year! Welcome to the Year of the Tiger and more...

Canada hotel RevPAR 54% recovered in 2021
Monday, 31st January 2022

Despite stronger performance in the second half of 2021, Canada’s hotel industry reported revenue per available room (RevPAR) that was just 54.1% of the pre-pandemic comparable.

Performance still has a way to go, and the rise in COVID-19 cases related to the omicron variant has not allowed hotels to start off the new year on the right track >>

Happy Lunar New Year! Welcome to the Year of the Tiger
31 Jan 2022 : We are entering soon the Year of the Tiger and we take this opportunity to wish our readers and their families a happy and prosperous new year! >>

Bangkok Airways to operate special sealed-route flights from Bangkok to Phuket
30 Jan 2022 : Bangkok Airways support Thailand’s Phuket Sandbox program by operating two special sealed-route flights per day from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) to Phuket, starting from 1 February 2022 onwards >>

US hotel results for week ending 22 January
29 Jan 2022 : US hotel performance remained relatively flat from the previous week, according to STR‘s latest data through 22 January >>

Wyndham: best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality
29 Jan 2022 : Wyndham has received a perfect score of 100 on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), administrated by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

The Importance of High-Quality Hotel Technology
Monday, 31st January 2022

With the impact the last two years has had on us all – as people, professionals and guests – it’s no wonder technology investment will be really important in 2022.

The collective pushback and need for a more satisfying existence means that most businesses providing a product or service will need to truly tune in to their customers’ needs.

The hotel industry is no different. Making your guests’ experience as quick, pain-free, pleasant and easy as possible will not only be achieved through technology, but technology will play a huge part in things >>

Pandemic Tests Resilience and Credibility of Fiscal Rules
Record debt and deficits during the pandemic prompted many nations to suspend their fiscal rules >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of January 28, 2022
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