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Hoteliers in North Africa Focusing on 2021 Positives
Hoteliers in North African countries are beginning to see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. Flights and investments on the rise.
The World’s 5 Biggest Hotel Chains Lose $25.2bn in Market Cap
Five of the biggest hotel groups lost in excess of $25 billion in market cap up until now. Experts say recovery is years down the road.
Sustainable Tourism May End Up With a Regulatory Solution
The private sector cannot be counted upon to provide a truly sustainable solution for tourism. It seems clear lawmakers will need to step in.
Hilton Debuts Its Latest Canopy Brand Hotel in Zagreb
Hilton’s Canopy has just opened in Zagreb, Croatia, the first such hotel in continental Europe. The Canopy by Hilton Zagreb offers 151 guest rooms with 8 suites with decor inspired by Croatian tradition.
Hilton: On Hand to Create Your Heart’s Desire
A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, the biggest celebration of your lives. It captures the big and small moments of a love story, and its narrative sets the stage for the idea, theme, and the feel of the wedding. As you begin your journey together as one, enlisting some of the best wedding specialists to bring your dreams to life is instrumental.
Hilton Saint Petersburg ExpoForum Opens
Hilton has announced the opening of Hilton Saint Petersburg ExpoForum, the debut of Hilton Hotels & Resorts in the northwest region of the Russian Federation.
Brands Eyeball Croatia & Airbnb Competitiveness
Fear of growing competition has made Croatia’s hotel market prime for big hotel management and development brands intent on expansion.
AR Will Change the Hotel Experience Forever
For those who thought augmented and virtual reality technologies were just for gamers, news from Chinese search giant Baidu tells of the company building an AR lab to research and build experiences for the digital world. Across the spectrum of the mobile-digital realm, companies are in a frenzied uptake mode for developing and launching AR capability. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the travel, booking, and hospitality experience spaces.
Macedonia’s Prime Minister Sets Cornerstone for Hilton Skopje
The world’s best known hotel chain, Hilton just signed a franchise agreement with Stone Bridge Hotel to begin construction of Double Tree by Hilton Skopje. The new hotel to be situated along the river Vardar, will feature 170 rooms and cost in the neighborhood of €30 million euro, according to the news from Macedonia.
Hotels Accused of Still Fleecing Guests on WiFi
Even though most hotel guest might figure hospitality players got the negative message over ancillary charges, hidden fees, and particularly pay-for WiFi, even the biggest hotel chains did not. According to a report via The Telegraph, travel portal Gogobot performed a survey recently revealing guest displeasure with hotels still charging for Internet.
MCR Development Buys 10 Hilton & Marriott Hotels
MCR Development LLC announced on Friday their having acquired 1o Hilton and Marriott hotels from Skye Hospitality. With a total of 1,294 rooms, the portfolio is made up of primarily newer hotels, according to the company’s press.
Big OTAs and Big Hotels in Price Fixing Lawsuit
A federal lawsuit naming the likes of Expedia, Orbitz, Booking.com, Travelocity, Trump International Hotels Management, Intercontinental, Kimpton, Sabre Holdings, Priceline, Marriott, Starwood, and Hilton alleges the companies conspired to fix hotel room prices. According to the news from Reuters, the suit claims the travel giants did so in an effort to fend off competition from smaller online retailers.
Treovi Opens: Just Book!
A couple of weeks ago we announced hotels could load their inventory onto Treovi. Yesterday the Swiss startup announced having opened their beta doors to guests, inviting the world to not only search desired destination hotels, but to just plain “book!” This niche of travel booking entities is growing pretty fast, but Treovi thinks their model is the only truly free one.
The Curious Case of Room Key
A news release yesterday via Business Wire tells of conglomerate hotel booking site Room Key’s coming out of Beta status. What’s curious about this news is not so much the fluffy nature of it, but claims of millions having flocked to the startup to book their hotel rooms. At least this is the feel of the announcement. A bit of one of those “non-event” specialties creative PR agencies excel at perhaps? What’s the real story?