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InterContinental Hotels Adds Luxurious Venice Hotel

Aleksandr Shatskih

InterContinental Hotels Group has signed its first luxury hotel in Venice, Italy, the lavish 16th Century Palazzo Nani in the heart of the city. Scheduled to open at the start of 2018, the new IHG property will run under a franchise agreement with Gruppo Cordifin and H.n.h Hotels & Resorts Management.

10 years ago

Snapshot Reveals Its Flagship Analytics Product At ITB

Aleksandr Shatskih

SnapShot Analytics, a new, essential tool for any hotel management team, will be presented to the public at ITB Berlin, the global travel industry’s leading trade show.

10 years ago

Hotel Yearbook 2036: The Future of Now Hotels

Aleksandr Shatskih

Last week the Hotel Yearbook 2036 was release for free download. The magazine, published by Wade & Co., is an annual consolidation of advice and insights from hotel experts. However, this year’s industry magazine offers a futuristic take, with insights on the future of the hotel industry.

10 years ago

UK Hotels Outlook Stagnant: Eastern Europe Growing

Aleksandr Shatskih

According to data from Statista, UK hotel occupancy across 2,393 hotels, guesthouses and bed and breakfast properties show the industry as “flat” according to the surveys. Within the European market, only Eastern and Southern Europe show significant growth for revenue.

10 years ago

Concur TripLink Extends Benefits of Managed Travel Programs

Aleksandr Shatskih

Integrated travel and expense service, Concur, has announced the launch of Concur TripLink. A solution for corporate users to benefit from managed travel plans, Concur TripLink allows for benefits to be gleaned even outside outside of their current programs.

10 years ago

Leaders in Hospitality Summit 2016

Aleksandr Shatskih

Coming up in Vienna on 30-31 May, the Leaders in Hospitality Summit is a unique two-day event for 200 global industry experts to meet up to discuss networking, education and inspire peer-peer collaboration. This year’s event will feature 200 preselected C-Level hoteliers from over 30 countries.

10 years ago

Ural Airlines Takes Off for Barcelona

Aleksandr Shatskih

Ural Airlines will now make regular flights from Krasnodar to Barcelona, according to the news from the Federal Air Transport Agency.

10 years ago

ESSEC Business School, SnapShot and Duetto Partner On Hotel Management Courses

Aleksandr Shatskih

SnapShot GmbH, ESSEC Business School and Duetto now offer on Coursera a Hotel Management: Distribution, Revenue and Demand Management Specialization bundle, aiming to help hotel managers to maximize business revenue.

10 years ago

Euro’s loss US tourist’s gain

Phil Butler

For Americans interested in a European vacation, the recent plunge in euro value spells trip. The exchange rate today is worth just over 1.18 dollars, so travel and hospitality priced in euro offers a built in bargain.

11 years ago

Gazpromneft-Aero Doubles airBaltic Refueling At Moscow Airports

Aleksandr Shatskih

Gazpromneft-Aero has concluded a long-term agreement for two years with airBaltic, the Latvian national airline, for refueling new scheduled flights from Riga to Moscow (Vnukovo International Airport).

11 years ago

TAP and GOL begin operating codeshare flights

Argo Contributor

TAP Portugal, the leading airline operating between Europe and Brazil, and Brazilian airline GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, the largest low-cost airline offering the best fares in Latin America, are launching a business partnership to operate codeshare flights that will enable both airlines to offer more convenient services to their customers.

11 years ago

Sabre developing travel services for emerging wearable technology

Phil Butler

Sabre Corporation is developing travel services that work across the emerging spectrum of wearable technology including smartwatches and Google Glass, preparing for the dramatic impact wearables will have on the way consumers shop for and experience travel.

11 years ago

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