E-commerce will drive hospitality industry's evolution in the metaverse
The editor of Hotel Design is heading into the metaverse to explore how virtual spaces, in theory as well as reality, could work in harmony with physical hospitality and hotel design.
There will be a mild slowdown in GDP growth in 2023
U.S. hotel industry revenues have never grown during an economic recession, but Tourism Economics and STR is projecting just that to happen in 2023.
Starting 2024, large companies have to give detailed information about their impact on environment
Companies will have to disclose information about their sustainability due diligence process, and detail their actual and potential negative effects of its operations.
UK: Cities move towards ‘hotel tax’ to plug hole in state funding. Hotels agree to pay a ring-fenced tax that will fund development of the local tourism sector through marketing and events.
Paper-free travel in Europe. A group of 13 business travel associations is calling for the full digitization of business travel to improve efficiencies.
Europe: Future of package travel at stake. Tour operators concerned about the lack of ambition of the EC to review consumer protection throughout the whole travel value chain.
Hotelbeds projects 30% growth in 2023. Frictionless travel will revolutionize the industry and Hotelbeds is taking steps towards this with its one-stop-shop vision.
How channel forecasting can drive profitability. Hoteliers are becoming more selective in how they think about managing channels, focusing on net key performance indicators.
Kimpton pledges greater diversity in social media content. Own research uncovered a gap between current content and the actual desired of consumers with calls for greater authenticity.
Cloudbeds: 10 hotel upsell techniques. Upsells can transform the guest experience from good to great and leave a lasting impression.
Oaky: How to increase your TRevPAR. Upselling and cross-selling can boost your revenue and can be applied to all the different phases of the guest experience.