The travel industry has been gutted by the pandemic. Bookings have fallen off a cliff, there's no product to sell, confidence among travellers is shot and there's no road map for a resumption of international travel.
He is preceded by his late Father and Chairman, the Hon. Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, a pioneer in Caribbean tourism who broke the ceiling of all-inclusive luxury after founding the organization in 1981 and played a pivotal role in bolstering the region's popularity.
Rachel Dowling, our Vice President of Product, is our expert du jour and we made sure to ask her the most pressing questions regarding the TrustYou platform, the 2021 product roadmap, and the much-needed changes that occur behind the scenes in the product evolution of the travel and hospitality industry. Here’s what we discovered.
The vacation rental space peaked in 2020 in the United States. According to Google Trends, “vacation rentals” saw its most popularity this year than it had seen over the last several years. Changing travel/safety protocols due to the COVID-19 pandemic has affected traveler sentiment, as travelers show a desire for a travel experience that minimizes interaction between other guests. But should hotels be worried?
Muir, Autograph Collection opens on the Halifax waterfront in the summer of 2021, promising a refined, distinctly Nova Scotian hospitality experience with stunning waterfront views and unprecedented access to the Atlantic Ocean.
Despite continuing lockdowns, Europeans are progressively interested in trips during the second quarter of 2021 as COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out. That is according to the latest report from the European Travel Commission (ETC) 'Monitoring Sentiment for Domestic and Intra-European Travel – Wave 4' featuring data collected in December 2020.
Davidson Resorts will launch with 11 existing properties that Davidson has strategically assembled under its other verticals in anticipation of the resort division debut, including the historic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, MI; the flagship Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort in Hollywood, FL; the legendary Don CeSar in St. Pete Beach, FL; the iconic Paradise Point Resort & Spa in San Diego, CA; and the reimagined Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort in Hawaii.
Cendyn announces the successful integration between Cendyn and Avvio to power loyalty for Roomzzz aparthotels. Avvio, the market-leading AI booking platform, partners with hundreds of independent and group hotels across Europe and North America to grow their direct booking channels.
The hotels inlude the Pullman, Novotel, Ibis Plateau and Ibis Marcory hotels in Abidjan, Ivory Coast; the Pullman, Novotel and Ibis hotels in Dakar, Senegal and the Ibis hotel in Douala, Cameroon
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