Dubai approves city-wide digital hotel check-in, Billions in airline funds blocked by governments and more...

Dubai approves city-wide digital hotel check-in
Thursday, 11th December 2025

Dubai has adopted Digital Hotel Check-In as a primary channel across all hotels and holiday homes, a major leap in integrating digital identity, tourism, and smart-city infrastructure. A national digital infrastructure shift connecting identity, travel, security, and tourism into one seamless ecosystem >>

Billions in airline funds blocked by governments
11 Dec 2025 : The IATA reported that USD 1,2 billion in airline funds are blocked from repatriation by governments as of the end of October 2025, majority in Africa and Middle East >>

IHG signs new Holiday Inn Resort in picturesque Lonavala
11 Dec 2025 : The 100-key resort will meet growing demand for leisure, social, and corporate retreats along the thriving Mumbai-Pune corridor, capitalizing on the region's stunning natural scenery >>

Europe hotel transaction news
11 Dec 2025 : Hotel news and transactions from around the European region: CDL acquires Holiday Inn London Kensington High Street from Cola Holdings, MNK Partners acquires two hotels in Poland and more >>

HIGHLIGHT ARTICLE

Japan Inc. Is Calcifying, And That Creates the Country’s Biggest Opportunity in Decades
Thursday, 11th December 2025

The latest polling around foreign labor is not a cultural referendum, it is a structural one. When roughly sixty percent of respondents say Japan should not increase the acceptance of foreign workers, what we are seeing is not a spike in sentiment but a signal from the architecture of Japan Inc itself >>

Travel Trends Report Reveals Optimism and Travellers’ Search for Connection in 2026
Travellers are rethinking how they move through the world, seeking multidimensional experiences that resonate emotionally, relationally and spiritually, finds a new report published by global hospitality leader Minor Hotels >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of December 10, 2025
Dusit expands Philippines portfolio, Annual Report: Branded Residences 2025-2026 and more >>