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Failure to reactivate Chinese sales & marketing channels could cost western hotels market share, says DidaTravel

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DidaTravel – a tech-driven global travel distribution company – has warned that western hotels have missed a great window of opportunity for capturing the attention of international outbound Chinese tourists by not actively promoting their properties ahead of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival currently taking place this week. Historically the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is one of […]

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TUI Group strengthens tech capabilities: Opening of “Digital Hub“ in Portugal

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Attracting more lateral entrants to TUI and, at the same time, making career opportunities within the company more open to employees -this is what the Executive Board and Group Works Council of TUI Group have agreed in a policy paper. The “Lateral Entrants Initiative” aims to counteract the shortage of skilled workers in tourism before […]

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World Tourism Day 2023 to emphasize investments for sustainable future

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The stage is set for World Tourism Day 2023, with the global sector to come together around them theme of Tourism and Green Investments. In what is set to be the biggest celebration to date, the official celebrations will be held of 27 September in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At UNWTO’s Member States will […]

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Hotelbeds signs global distribution partnership with Hopper

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Leading TravelTech company Hotelbeds has signed a new strategic partnership to provide Hopper with access to its portfolio of 300,000 hotels across 195 countries. The agreement enables Hotelbeds to continue growing its business in the U.S. while opening up new markets for Hopper, which is North America’s third largest online travel marketplace and number one […]

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ForwardKeys: Top travel trends and destination rankings in summer ‘23

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ForwardKeys, the leading travel analytics firm has identified six major trends in global air travel this summer. They are revealed by an analysis of the top destinations and top origin markets compared to last year and to pre-pandemic levels in 2019. The major trends are: • US dominance • Patchy post-pandemic recovery • The Far […]

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Mabrian: Increased costs, inflation and high demand affect the final price paid by the customer

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Mabrian has analyzed in a new study the global evolution of average flight prices in the last two years. The results take into account the average monthly prices of flights from July 1, 2021, where there were still post-pandemic restrictions, until June 1, 2023. The study looks at flights from up to 157 countries, inbound […]

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Amsterdam hotel performance jumped during eventful August

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Amsterdam’s hotel industry showed event-driven improvement in monthly performance, according to preliminary August 2023 data from CoStar. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. August 2023 (year-over-year % change): • Occupancy: 80.0% (+5.2%) • Average daily rate (ADR): EUR180.45 (+18.9%) • Revenue per available room […]

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WTTC and Hotelbeds uncover Global Tourism Trends

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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) partnered with Hotelbeds to bring sector leaders together in Palma, Mallorca, to delve into the ever-evolving dynamics of global Travel & Tourism. Titled “Global Trends in the Tourism Sector”, the event provided a platform for attendees to gain valuable insights into the current state of Travel & Tourism […]

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Is the end of ‘surprise’ airline and hotel fees good or bad for the travel industry?

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“Focus instead on where you can add value to the customer’s trip” is consensus view from experts for airlines and hotels following new potential rule set to challenge ‘surprise’ and ‘resort’ fees. Recently two US senators introduced the Junk Fee Prevention Act, specifically targeting airline and hotel resort fees. This will require airlines and hotels […]

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TUI Group’s club resort brands to be led by management duo: Thomas Meyer joins the management of Robinson Club GmbH

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From 1 November 2023, the management team of Robinson Club GmbH will be complete again: Thomas Meyer will take over the vacant position and jointly manage the two club resort brands Robinson and TUI Magic Life with Managing Director Bernd Mäser. The popular brands of TUI Hotels & Resorts are set to grow further and […]

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