LONDON, UK – A new report by SiteMinder, the global hotel industry’s leading guest acquisition platform, has found that more of France’s accommodation seekers prefer to book their stays directly than with a third party. Connaître les habitudes et préférences des voyageurs français pour anticiper leurs attentes dans le secteur …

HENDERSONVILLE, TENNESSEE – The U.S. hotel industry reported positive results in the three key performance metrics during April 2019, according to data from STR. In a year-over-year comparison with April 2018, the industry posted the following: Occupancy: +0.3 at 68.0% Average daily rate (ADR): +0.9% to US$131.85 Revenue per available …

Tourism Ireland is doubling its marketing investment in China, to €1 million, and will also double its marketing team to 12 over the coming months. The destination aims to grow Chinese visitor numbers to 200,000 by 2025. The announcement was made by Ireland tourism minister, Shane Ross, ahead of Tourism …

Abu Dhabi saw hospitality sector revenue increase by 16 per cent in the first quarter of 2019 when compared to last year, according to the latest figures from the Department of Culture & Tourism – Abu Dhabi. Events such as the AFC Asian Cup, IDEX exhibition, Special Olympics World Games …

American Airlines is providing travellers with more access to Guyana. The airline will begin a direct service from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Georgetown, Guyana, from December. The new service from JFK will be operated daily on a Boeing 737-800 with …

Tourism and hospitality firms that score highly for leadership and cultural values see higher staff satisfaction, according to a new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA). Researchers analysed almost 298,000 online review ratings by employees for 11,975 firms in the US to find the key elements of job …

ATLANTA – Forbes Travel Guide released its Verified List for 2019’s World’s Best Hotel Rooms. The best-of list highlights 41 properties spanning 17 countries. Verified Lists are compiled from data gathered by the company’s incognito inspectors, who stay at the properties and evaluate them on up to 900 standards for …

According to the European Travel Commission’s latest quarterly report, the region kicked off 2019 on a positive note following an impressive six per cent growth in 2018. Looking ahead to the rest of the year, a more moderate rate of expansion is expected for 2019 (around 3.6 per cent), with …

Figures from the latest Luxhabitat Property Monitor Report have revealed a buoyant property market on the Palm Jumeriah. The Dubai-based real estate consultant found over 1,737 villas and 6,194 apartments saw ownership transferred within the first quarter of 2019 in the overall residential market. The volume of transactions in the …

Light installations are beginning to be finalised throughout the Harbour City in preparation for the upcoming launch of Vivid Sydney, the largest festival of light, music and ideas in the southern Hemisphere. With just two weeks until Lights On – on Friday, May 24th – artists and event staff are …