[ad_1] CHARLESTON, S.C. – A September 2021 joint study by TravelBoom and its sister agency, The Brandon Agency (TBA), releases new data on current consumer sentiment regarding leisure travel during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. The study, “COVID-19 Travel Consumer Sentiment,” includes the responses of nearly 2,000 individuals collected over seven …

[ad_1] NEW YORK – The United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) released new findings from a survey of its tour operator Active Members following the European Union’s announcement on August 30 to remove the United States from its “safe list.” Roughly nine out of ten (88%) of USTOA Active Members …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The hotel industry is projected to end 2021 down more than $59 billion in business travel revenue compared to 2019, according to a new report released by the American Hotel & Lodging Association and Kalibri Labs. That comes after losing nearly $49 billion in business travel revenue …

[ad_1] Dubai’s hotel performance was up from the prior month, according to preliminary August 2021 data from STR. – Occupancy: 58.4%  – Average daily rate (ADR): AED373.61 – Revenue per available room (RevPAR): AED218.32 Each of the three key performance metrics will come in lower than the pre-pandemic comparables from …

[ad_1] Throughout the pandemic, hotel operators reduced staff and services as they adjusted to reduced demand. Guests often reacted negatively to these changes as evidenced by lower stay satisfaction in branded hotels operated by the top third-party management companies, according to the J.D. Power 2021 North America Third-Party Hotel Management …

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has begun to advise British citizens against all non-essential international travel, initially for a period of 30 days. Officials said the updated advice reflects the pace at which other countries are either closing their borders or implementing restrictive measures in response to the global coronavirus …

The World Travel & Tourism Council has argued up to 50 million jobs in the tourism sector are at risk due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. WTTC president, Gloria Guevara, said: “WTTC figures show the stark impact on the tourism sector of the present Covid-19 outbreak with analysis now suggesting …

The United States will introduce wide-ranging new restrictions on travellers from Europe as the country battles the coronavirus outbreak. In a televised address earlier, president Donald Trump said the move was “strong but necessary”. Travellers from the 26 countries in the Schengen border-free travel zone will be barred from entering …

Internationally renowned French-Belgian architect Jean-Michel Gathy has been appointed as master planner for Amaala Island, part of an ultra-luxury destination taking shape on the north western coastline of Saudi Arabia. Principal designer of Denniston, Gathy said: “The Island development will be an immersive and interactive art-inspired jewel. “Its lifestyle components, …

The World Travel & Tourism Council has been forced to delay its annual Global Summit for a second time. Originally scheduled to take place on Puerto Rico, officials announced earlier in the year that the twentieth annual staging of the event would be moved to Cancun in late April. Now, …