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IHG's Interim Results for the Year to 30 June 2022
IHG's half-year results indicated continued progress toward recovery and growth. Globally, RevPAR is up 51% compared to last year while 96 properties were opened and another 210 were added to the pipeline.
Macro-Level Obstacles Little Match for Global Hotel Industry
The global hotel industry is producing strong performance numbers all against a climate of financial unease. It’s an incongruity that hoteliers hope sustains. For now, consumers are still, it appears, willing to put them aside in order to travel.
Tourism Economics Projects U.S. Likely Avoids Recession
Tourism Economics President Adam Sacks believes the travel recovery from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of remarkable. But with gas prices reaching historic highs around the world, could that chill travel sentiment for what was expected to be a white-hot summer travel season?
IHG Hotels & Resorts and Unilever join forces to spell the end of single-use bathroom miniatures
IHG Hotels & Resorts has announced a global collaboration with consumer goods company Unilever to replace bathroom miniatures with bulk amenities in over 4,000 hotels. The switch to full-size formats is expected to save at least 850 tons of plastic annually in IHG’s Americas region alone.
Contrasting fortunes for tourism? What we know and don’t know as tourism ramps up
STR's consumer research findings discussed in recent blogs has uncovered contrasting fortunes for tourism and hospitality. Data from its latest consumer survey in May 2022 sheds light on aspects which are likely to influence tourism through 2022 and beyond.
Half of the Biggest Tourism Economies Close to Full Travel Recovery
The "100 Club" now consists of seven members—seven countries where the travel industry performs at par or above 2019 levels. Another four countries are following closely behind. Things are starting to look almost "normal."
Laura Lee Blake, Esq., will be the new President and CEO of AAHOA, the nation’s largest hotel owners association. Blake will succeed Ken Greene, who served in the role for a short time in 2021 and part of 2022.
IHG Hotels & Resorts Honors Top Performing Americas Hotels with Spirit of True Hospitality Awards
IHG Hotels & Resorts recently recognized nearly 400 hotels and their respective teams as Spirit of True Hospitality Awards recipients for their 2021 accomplishments.
Australia Welcomes Its First Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hotel
Australia’s first ever Holiday Inn Express & Suites branded property has officially opened its doors with the highly anticipated launch of Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sunshine Coast.
IMEX is where every part of the global events industry comes for a high-value, high-return boost of real business, real relationships and insights, all designed to make working life easier and more profitable.
If you're looking for the answers, the information and trends in Canadian lodging, the HAC Conference is the place to be, bringing together some of the brightest minds in the industry to share insights, nurture ideas and help formulate strategies that will help drive business over the next twelve months.
Unfold is an annual hospitality tech forum hosted by Mews. The fifth edition will bring together hundreds of the industry's most inspiring innovators, visionaries and thinkers to the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam.
46th Annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference (NYU IHIC)
The 46th Annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference is more than just a conference. It's where the accomplished leaders, visionaries and influencers of global hospitality come together to be the catalyst for positive change and to promote the continued sustainable growth of the industry.
Whether you're a hotelier, a supplier or simply passionate about hospitality, The Hotel Show platform offers a gateway to discover the latest trends, connect with industry experts and explore cutting-edge solutions that drive success in this dynamic sector.
