Forbes Travel Guide’s 2023 Star Award Winners, Ritz-Carlton brand debuts in Italy and more...

Forbes Travel Guide’s 2023 Star Award Winners
Thursday, 2nd March 2023

Travel’s continued resurgence in 2022 meant more people are embarking on adventures all over the globe and to help travelers make every trip count, Forbes Travel Guide revealed its 2023 Star Awards winners, a list of the world’s finest hotels, restaurants, spas and - new this year - ocean cruises.

Seventy percent of a property’s rating relies on its service - with a more exacting look at the guest experience as a new service metric for 2023 - while the remaining 30 percent accounts for the quality and condition of its facilities >>

Marriott debuts the Ritz-Carlton brand in Italy at Lake Como
2 Mar 2023 : The Ritz-Carlton Bellagio will mark one of the most significant luxury hospitality projects in the region and the brand's debut in Italy >>

Global hotel industry starts 2023 strong as more than 60% of properties recovered RevPAR versus 2019
2 Mar 2023 : STR’s global 'bubble chart' updated through 17 February 2023 showed generally strong performance to kickstart the year >>

IHG strengthens its status in the UK & Ireland
2 Mar 2023 : These nine new additions illustrate IHG’s commitment to delivering sustainable growth in the UK&I, its home market and largest market in Europe >>

Korean hotel investment outlook 2023-2024
2 Mar 2023 : South Korea’s lodging sector exhibited one of the strongest recoveries in Asia Pacific and we anticipate the dynamic recovery to continue in 2023 >>

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What Tech Will Revolutionize the Hospitality Industry in 2023?
Thursday, 2nd March 2023

By Max Starkov: In a recent 'interview' between HFTP CEO Frank Wolfe and ChatGPT, the bot itself identified the following areas it would affect hospitality: chatbots, virtual assistants, language translation and email and social media copywriting >>

Content Marketing for Independent Hotels
Did you know that the pandemic increased content usage by 207%.

The tourism and hospitality industries are becoming more and more competitive as travel continues to grow and flourish globally. Content marketing is probably more important now than ever before for independent hotels >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of March 01, 2023
Tokyo’s hotel room rates pacing ahead of pre-pandemic levels, the crisis management plan and more >>