China hotel rates higher than 2019 level during Lunar New Year, EDITION Hotels premieres in Dubai and more...

China hotel rates higher than 2019 level during Lunar New Year
Thursday, 17th February 2022

Mainland China’s hotel industry surpassed its 2019 comparable in Lunar New Year average daily rate (ADR) even with substantially lower occupancy, according to preliminary data from STR.

The country’s ADR reached CNY766.95 during this year’s holiday period (31 January-6 February), which was 9.6% higher than the pre-pandemic comparable from the festival period in 2019 (CNY699.47) >>

MO to manage a new resort in The Maldives
17 Feb 2022 : The resort is currently under development on a pristine Indian Ocean site and will stretch across three private islands on Bolidhuffaru Reef in South Male Atoll, accessed by an easy 20-minute speedboat ride from Male’s Velana international airport, scheduled to open in 2025 >>

Global lodging industry demonstrates resiliency with a 131% increase in transaction volume
17 Feb 2022 : After a turbulent 2020 the hotel industry saw an acceleration into recovery in 2021, which is projected to continue, despite operational hurdles and inflationary pressures, in 2022 >>

GBTA welcomes easing of international travel restrictions
17 Feb 2022 : GBTA Canada welcomed today’s announcement by the Federal Government that it would be easing travel restrictions on March 1, 2022 >>

EDITION premieres in Dubai’s iconic Downtown district
17 Feb 2022 : The Dubai EDITION is the brand’s latest addition in the Middle East following the success of its launch in Abu Dhabi >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Why Book Direct is Better for Everyone
Thursday, 17th February 2022

We have become used to increasingly personalised experiences when it comes to parting with our money in exchange for a product or service.

When booking a hotel, we approach it no differently – in fact, our expectations potentially rise again, because a holiday (large, small, workation, staycation, vacation, whatever) is generally a larger expense. Therefore we want more >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of February 16, 2022
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