The French hotel industry has the same COVID-19-era challenges of many markets, but labor issues there are acute, with unions and employers trying to negotiate a wide divide despite industry and state incentives to attract, train and retain staff.
Hoteliers are now fully embracing the need to be more adaptable as the changes to travel continue to unfold
The European Commission has agreed on new recommendations to limit the validity period of the EU Digital Covid Certificate to 270 days for those who haven’t yet received a COVID-19 booster jab.
Traveling around Europe may be about to get less complicated for fully vaccinated travelers from countries within the European Union.
Sector sees a surge of more than 250% in European bookings for Easter compared to 2021
The pandemic has transformed many travelers into high-net-worth individuals and made the super-wealthy even wealthier, according to GlobalData.
Video course offers tips on how to diffuse negative reactions during difficult dining situations.
The latest data, as of 11th January, shows flight bookings for the upcoming holiday period, 24th January – 13th February, were 75.3% behind pre-pandemic levels but still ahead by 5.9% of last year’s dismally low levels.
After the restrictions of the last 18 months, the increased opportunity to travel overseas is another step to freedom for many. Inevitably, as more passengers travel there will be more complaints, but what complaints can be expected from people travelling in a world still dealing with COVID-19?
The leading sector trade association, UKHospitality, has today heralded today’s announcement of the return to Plan A as a key milestone on the road to recovery for the sector.
More than 40% of firms say they are likely to go under despite staycation boom
Measurements of American travel sentiment continue to illustrate the dichotomy in the American psyche of the seriousness of the pandemic situation and the love for travel. Even with continued strong concern for COVID safety, societal exhaustion with the pandemic and a cultural propensity for optimism have resulted in increasing excitement for travel.
Travel industry relieved as interest in trips abroad surges after PM announced rule changes
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and UKinbound have welcomed the government's decision to remove pre-departure tests for travellers and replace damaging Day 2 PCR testing with antigen tests
European tourism and airline stocks rose sharply on Tuesday, as investors bet that the Omicron coronavirus variant will cause less disruption to travel than first feared.
Covid-19 variant sweeps pandemic travel concerns into 2022
An immediate increase in financial support and the lifting of trading restrictions is urgently needed to prevent Welsh hospitality businesses closures and job losses, UKHospitality Cymru has warned.
With COVID remaining a fixture and Omicron continuing to impact trips, Americans welcome 2022 with an enthusiasm for travel that remains largely undeterred, focused on fun in the new year.
New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals the recovery of China’s Travel & Tourism sector has soared ahead of many major tourism markets such as France and the U.S., and ahead of the global recovery.
News of a 50 per cent business rates relief has been welcomed by UKHospitality Cymru as a boost for struggling hospitality businesses, although the trade body says that urgent additional support will be needed to avoid economic carnage in the sector.
A report from WTTC, which represents the global private Travel & Tourism sector, projects up to one in 13 jobs will likely remain unfilled in 2022
ITB Berlin is publishing the latest findings of a special Covid-19 survey by IPK International on travel plans for 2022
In international hotel markets such as London, Rome and Vienna, hotel occupancy on the books for the next 28 days is down amid concerns over the spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19. However, precedent suggests the impact will be far less on U.S. hotel markets.
With cold weather driving people indoors, concerns about variants like Omicron and ever-changing requirements, international holiday travel planning has slowed around the world, according to new data from trivago.
The industry must find a way to work around this unpleasant reality, says Steve Endacott