Occupancy of 45% among lowest on record for traditionally slow week
U.S. hotel performance declined in the first week of January to a level that suggests continuing weakness in business travel demand because of concerns over the COVID-19 omicron variant.
Spring and summer will see robust demand for business travel
It’s wait-and-see right now, but 80% of corporate travel survey respondents thought they would travel the same or more in the first quarter than they did in fourth quarter.
Crippling border restrictions continue to stifle recovery
Tourists from China and Middle Eastern countries were keen to shop in the UK, but are now more likely to choose France because they could get a tax refund when they left.
Americans 'going all out' on travel this year to make up for lost time. While travel may be a bit ”bumpy” right now, Americans are looking ahead in what many project will be a solid year.
New habits of Chinese travelers worth noting. Shift away from traditional, large, coach-trip style group tourism and toward FITs and smaller private and/or customized group travel.
The top travel destinations Americans are searching for. Domestically is where the primary action is because there's still a lot of hesitation about traveling internationally.
How to get a refund on a nonrefundable hotel room. Anecdotal evidence suggests that nonrefundable / prepaid hotel rooms are becoming more common.
Expedia returns to Super Bowl advertising. The ads have yet to be unveiled, but the Expedia campaign is expected to build on the theme introduced in the company’s Black Friday ad.
TikTok’s travel guides. The pandemic gave rise to a host of new virtual tour guides, eager to share their hometowns and unusual expertise.
Shiji Group: The real economics of hotel guest engagement. Hotels needs to understand the guest sentiment and help optimize the guest’s first impression digitally.
HSMAI: How to improve communication between hotel and meeting planning professionals. Eight ways to maximize the relationship with your key partners in planning.