US retains its position as the world’s biggest Travel & Tourism market, IHG reports a system hack and more...

US retains its position as the world’s biggest Travel & Tourism market
Monday, 12th September 2022

The latest World Travel & Tourism Council’s Economic Trends Report reveals the U.S. remains the world’s biggest and most powerful Travel & Tourism market.

Its top ranking was reaffirmed, despite suffering long and damaging travel restrictions which did little to halt the spread of COVID-19 and only resulted in serious economic losses

UK sees biggest drop in the global rankings, while China and Germany hold onto second and third position >>

Hard Rock Hotel Marbella officially opens its doors
12 Sep 2022 : The adults-only property will offer unique experiences through its state-of-the-art facilities and services, while reflecting the immersive music environment for which Hard Rock Hotels are known >>

InterContinental Hotels Group reports a system hack
11 Sep 2022 : IHG's booking channels and other applications have been significantly disrupted since yesterday, and this is ongoing >>

Hyatt's new inclusive collection to debut in Bulgaria with plans for five all-inclusive resorts
11 Sep 2022 : Five Black Sea properties will be located in two popular destinations – Sunny Beach and Obzor – and are expected to grow Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection portfolio of all-inclusive resorts by nearly 2,000 keys >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Bridging Silos in Commercial Teams Post Pandemic
Monday, 12th September 2022

The pandemic has affected the world in more than one way, especially in terms of communication within a business setting.

The world saw a complete halt in effective collaborations, and people were more disconnected than ever. Teams that generally worked relatively harmoniously in person were left at the mercy of zoom and emails.

In fact, between 2019 and 2020, Harvard Business School studied over 360 billion emails across 1.3 billion accounts of 4361 organizations. They discovered a significant increase in business silos in the year 2020 >>

Extreme Weather Wreaking Havoc
Nature is very angry, additional CO2 in the atmosphere is causing untold issues for affecting virtually every person on the planet in one way or another.

A couple of weeks ago, I was personally affected by the fact the fact that the cruise ship I am sailing on had to skip the port of Torshaven in the Faroe Islands due to high winds and unexpected weather >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNewsletter of September 09, 2022
Accor set to open its first dual-branded hotel in Japan, Europe’s key hotel markets surpassed 2019 profitability levels and more >>