RED goes green: Radisson RED Oslo City Centre debuts as a verified Net Zero hotel, overtourism: let's be honest and more...

RED goes green: Radisson RED Oslo City Centre debuts as a verified Net Zero hotel
Thursday, 21st August 2025

The hotel is a bold new addition to the Norwegian capital and one of the first two hotels globally to achieve Verified Net Zero status.

Marking a major milestone in sustainable hospitality, the property reflects Radisson Hotel Group’s commitment to reaching Net Zero by 2050, with the property already meeting the 2040 requirements of the Net Zero Methodology for Hotels—as verified by independent third party TÜV Rheinland >>

Canada hotel occupancy level highest since August 2019
21 Aug 2025 : Canada’s hotel industry reported its highest occupancy level since August 2019, according to July 2025 data from CoStar >>

IHG accelerates growth in Thailand
21 Aug 2025 : IHG Hotels & Resorts announces the expansion of its voco hotels brand to Phuket, Thailand, in partnership with AssetWise and its subsidiary Rhom Bho Property – one of the country’s leading residential and real estate companies >>

IATA launches 2024 World Air Transport Statistics Report
21 Aug 2025 : The report also provides details on the financial health of the industry with in-depth information on operating costs and revenue, aircraft utilization and number of airline employees >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Overtourism: Let's Be Honest
Thursday, 21st August 2025

A Million-Dollar Question. Imagine: tomorrow, Venice, Barcelona, or Dubrovnik launches an advertising campaign "For Rich Tourists Only". What would happen? >>

Most Hotels Don’t Have a Strategy —They 'Fill the Beds'
Walk into almost any hotel boardroom and ask, 'What’s your strategy?', nine times out of ten, you’ll hear some version of: 'Fill the rooms', that’s not a strategy, that’s an output target.

It’s the equivalent of a restaurant saying its strategy is “serve as many plates as possible.” It tells you nothing about who you’re serving, why they should choose you, or how you’ll make them want to return >>

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