New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals the Middle Eastern Travel & Tourism sector should grow by 27.1% this year, slightly behind the global average of 30.7%.
The Caribbean’s Travel & Tourism sector is recovering at a faster rate than any other region in the world, with its contribution to GDP expected to rise more than 47% this year, compared to just 30.7% globally, reveals new research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
Sector’s contribution to GDP and jobs are set to reach pre-pandemic levels by end of 2022
HVS was joined by 60 delegates in person and at least another 300 online for the latest in their series of webinars on the preparation for the industry as it emerges into the post-pandemic world.
The CEOs of the top global hotel brands agree the table is set for a comeback that might come more quickly than outside observers would expect.
As vaccination programmes continue to find success against Covid-19, lockdown policies are easing, and hotels are reopening. Here are 7 considerations to take into account when reopening your hotel and budgeting for 2022.
Low-cost carriers’ aggressive cost-cutting will give them an even larger cost advantage than pre-pandemic. - 87% of consumers are ‘extremely’, ‘quite’ or ‘slightly’ concerned about their personal finances, and low-cost carrier’s low fares are well-positioned to meet this need. - Low-cost carrier’s ability to quickly respond to pent up demand will pay off.
This episode of the Fuel Hotel Marketing Podcast takes a deep dive into the latest findings from the most comprehensive COVID-19 Consumer Sentiment Data. Every 2-weeks, the fueligans ask leisure travel consumers a range of questions regarding future travel plans. Find out who is going to be traveling, when they will travel, and what types of locations they will travel to. Also, new questions look at guest expectations and show that more than 80% of travelers want to use a mobile app for check-in.
The United States is quickly reopening from the COVID-19 lockdowns and the pent-up demand by travelers is almost palpable. In the Myrtle Beach area alone we are seeing nearly 100% increases in daily revenue,. However, this is not a long term trend, this is a short correction of bookings due to the abbreviated booking window. Today we are going to focus on your CRM system, what it must be able to do, and the immediate-action items for making the most out of your data to drive every booking you can in during a compressed booking window.
During this pandemic, marketers have had to throw out their playbook and create new and original marketing campaigns in order to stay top-of-mind with their audience. In this episode, we chat with Ed St. Onge from Flip.to about some of the campaigns his team is seeing on their platform and we discuss the ways in which hotels can tap into nostalgia and memories of past vacations to inspire dreaming and aspiration for future stays.