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Summer 2022 is likely to be a good one for travel and tourism in the US. The following five key trends are shaping the industry, with implications for hotel owners. Leisure travel is booming Revenue per available room (RevPAR) in the US is outstripping…
Christine Hitt In a common scenario, guests often ask hotel employees for suggestions, such as where to eat, what to see and what beach to spend the day. But does that mean a hotel is liable should something happen at a recommended place? A court was asked to decide just that in a recent Hawaii…
Skift Take Hilton risked falling out of the cultural conversation as newer brands like Airbnb made a lot of noise. So the company has responded with new marketing tactics. One of them is putting hotel stays, rather than beaches or sunsets, upfront in its ads. Another tactic is to mock rentals. Sean O’Neill Hilton Worldwide…
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Tourism has bounced back from the pandemic but the infrastructure to support the visitor industry has not. Many visitors say it’s nearly impossible to find hotels in the Burlington area that don’t break the bank. “There were no other hotels near the area to book,” said Eliza Varadi, a visitor from…
Believed to be the remaining link to the Lost City of Atlantis, in Greek mythology Santorini was created when Euphemus, son of Poseidon, threw a clod of earth into the ocean after he dreamt that he made love to a nymph. In his dream, the nymph became with child and fearing the wrath of her…
The Ritz-Carlton in the NoMad neighborhood of New York City. Seema Mody | CNBC Marriott next week will open a swanky new Ritz Carlton hotel in Manhattan, marking a bet on the surge in luxury travel and the hopeful return of business travelers this fall. “It’s got 10,000 square feet of meeting space, a 7,000-square-foot…
As travel continues its triumphant rebound—some 70% of leisure travelers in countries including the U.S., the U.K., and Canada plan to spend more on travel in 2022 than they have in the past five years, according to a recent report—globetrotters climbing the walls after two years of lockdown are ready to splurge on extravagant getaways….