IDeaS has announced a global collaboration with Hyatt to power the hotel group’s commercial revenue platform. Hyatt will deploy IDeaS’ suite of products globally as a key component in the evolution of its commercial stack. A leading hospitality company with more than 1,150 hotels globally, Hyatt will leverage the breadth of IDeaS’ product suite to embark on…
JetBlue sees continued recovery
JetBlue has credited its Northeast Alliance partnership with American Airlines for the continued recovery of corporate revenue compared with 2019 levels. As informed by a news report in Business Travel News. “We were pleased to see business travel step up again post-Labor Day following the typical summer low in July and August, and continue to…
CLIA RiverView Conference 2023 from 12-14 March in Vienna
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) UK & Ireland has announced its RiverView Conference 2023 will take place from 12-14 March in Vienna. The event, the 11th to be held, will highlight the latest river cruise ships, information and selling advice. It is open to all CLIA member agents and will include multiple ship visits, key…
5 benefits of cloud-based hospitality software
There are two main types of property management software: the archaic locally-installed PMS and the cloud-based hospitality software. Since its inception, it has been the aide-de-camp of property owners and property managers to simplify operations that usually take a lot of time and resources. Locally installed property management systems run on computers where the software is…
Impressive growth for Europe’s hotels
Pulse Report data shows hotel bookings in Europe are ahead of 2019 figures through to the end of the year, with Christmas data looking particularly promising for Europe’s city destinations. The latest edition of the Duetto Pulse Report, which tracks forward-looking hotel performance data from September 2022 and compares it with August 2022, same time last year…
New PM’s priority must be economic stability
With Rishi Sunak the new UK Prime Minister, ABTA – The Travel Association has stressed the need for the Government to focus now on bringing stability and providing support through the cost-of-living crisis. Mark Tanzer, chief executive of ABTA – The Travel Association said: “As Rishi Sunak takes up the job as the UK’s third Prime…
Australia’s Discount Airfares Reach A 15-Year High
As airlines in Australia attempted to meet rising demand while also absorbing the costs of higher fuel prices and inflation, domestic flight discounts reached their highest level in almost 15 years in September. The ‘best discount’ airfare index jumped to 107 in May from just 48 in April, according to newly disclosed BITRE statistics from…
Qatar Airways sponsors Qatar Creates
Qatar Airways announces its continued support of Qatar Creates October Edition, which brings together eminent creatives and pioneers from the global art world to Doha for a week of fashion, art, and cultural events. Each day will introduce inspiring exhibitions, public art displays, fashion shows, and performances in celebration of contemporary art, cultural heritage and…
Enhance your events in Singapore with complimentary experiences through INSPIRE Global 2.0
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has launched an enhanced In Singapore Incentives & Rewards (INSPIRE) Global 2.0 programme to fuel the recovery of the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) industry in the country. Following Singapore’s full reopening to fully-vaccinated travellers and the removal of event capacity limits, international MICE groups are back in the dynamic…
Global tourism arrivals will increase by 30% in 2023: EIU
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) recently released its Tourism in 2023 report. This report assesses the growth prospects, top risks and key trends facing the sector next year. The report finds that global tourism arrivals will increase by 30% in 2023, following growth of 60% in 2022, but will remain below pre-pandemic levels. The economic downturn, sanctions…