Jobs, Recovery, Sustainability: European tourism leaders meet as sector restarts, COVID hospitality bulletin Asia Pacific and more...

Jobs, Recovery, Sustainability: European tourism leaders meet as sector restarts
Monday, 6th June 2022

The European Member States of UNWTO have highlighted the importance of jobs, professional training and sustainability and innovation as they jointly guide the recovery of tourism across the region.

Against this backdrop, Member States looked to the future to address both short-term challenges and longer-term opportunities for tourism to grow as a driver of sustainable and inclusive development >>

COVID hospitality bulletin Asia Pacific - June 2022
6 Jun 2022 : Tourism industry in Australia is gradually recovering, after closing its border to leisure travelers for over two years, Japan announced that it would reopen to tourists but only allowing in the format of package tours starting from June 10 >>

US Market Recovery Monitor - 28 May 2022
5 Jun 2022 : Performance during the week before the Memorial Day holiday (22-28 May 2022) came in lower than expected, as US hotel occupancy fell to more than 66% from 68% the prior week >>

ICCA launches globally-recognised accreditation to elevate business events worldwide
3 Jun 2022 : The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) opened a new era in professional development for the meetings industry during IMEX Frankfurt 2022 >>

Despite global pressures, April hotel profit up
3 Jun 2022 : Despite record gas prices, ballooning airfares and crippling inflation roiling the globe, hotel performance remained widely steady, if not getting better, in April, with increases in both the top and bottom line >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Travel in Transition – A Reshuffle of Leadership Taking Place Before Our Very Eyes
Monday, 6th June 2022

Wilson to AirIndia, De Schepper to TrustPilot, Peller leaves AWS, Agoda’s Morgenshtern on the rise – watch this space.

I was never a big fan of Sheryl Sandberg so the news of her leaving Meta (formerly Facebook) leaves me somewhat cold. But her departure did put into stark relief the transition our own travel industry is going through as we pick ourselves up from the wreckage of the past two years >>

Is the Hotel Brand Website Hotelier’s Friend or Foe?
I firmly believe the hotel website is the most underutilized and quite often forgotten hotel asset >>

Decarbonizing Cities and Real Estate
Responding to the climate emergency, city governments across the globe are setting bold commitments to move to a net zero economy >>