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UNWTO Launches Comprehensive Tourism Recovery Tracker
UNWTO | September 24, 2020
As growing numbers of countries around the world ease restrictions on travel, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched a new Tourism Recovery Tracker to support global tourism. This represents the latest concrete action undertaken by the United Nations specialized agency as it leads the response of global tourism and guides recovery. The most comprehensive tourism dashboard to date, the Tracker is the result of a partnership between international organizations and the private sector. Available for free, it covers key tourism performance indicators by month, regions and subregions allowing for a real time comparison of the sector r
Shaner Hotels Opens TownePlace Suites Columbus North-OSU in Upper Arlington
TownePlace Suites by Marriott | September 24, 2020
UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio - TownePlace Suites by Marriott, part of the Marriott portfolio and loyalty program, today announced the opening of its newest property, TownePlace Suites Columbus North-OSU. The hotel features 119 suite-style rooms designed to allow extended stay travelers to feel at home and stay productive. The hotel is owned by a joint venture comprised of Dublin, Ohio-based Crawford Hoying, a leading full-service real estate company, and Shaner Hotels, an award-winning, international hotel owner, operator and developer. Shaner also operates the property. ”Our successful track record operating Marriott-branded hotels makes the
The Impact of COVID-19 on the European Hotel Sector
Russell Kett | September 24, 2020
By Russell Kett There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a most dramatic effect on the hotel business throughout Europe and words like ‘unprecedented’ and ‘unique’ are used liberally to describe the situation. Performance data from STR for the first half of the year compared with 2019 show how dramatic the effect on the hotel sector has been with RevPAR since March 2020 nose-diving, with many hotels closing their doors. Figure 1 shows the performance of those hotels which remained open during this period. (Adding in those hotels achieving zero RevPAR would make the graph look worse still.) Figure 1: European Hotels R
IHG Opens voco Paris Montparnasse Marking Brand Debut in France
IHG | September 24, 2020
IHG® Hotels & Resorts (one of the world’s leading hotel groups) launches their newest upscale brand voco™ in France with the opening of voco Paris Montparnasse. voco™ will also debut in the picturesque Strasbourg later this year, in the unofficial champagne capital Reims in 2021, and in Burgundy’s Beaune in 2022. Launched in 2018, voco™ combines the reassurance of a big brand with the informality and charm of an individual hotel. The name voco™ means ‘to invite’ and ‘call together’ originating from Latin, representing the brand’s thoughtful, unstuffy and charming nature. The 102-room voco Paris Montparnasse embod
STR: U.S. Hotel Results for Week Ending 19 September
STR | September 24, 2020
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—U.S. hotel occupancy was nearly flat from the previous week, according to the latest data from STR. 13-19 September 2020 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019): Occupancy: 48.6% (-31.9%) Average daily rate (ADR): US$95.84 (-28.9%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$46.54 (-51.6%) Demand rose slightly (+0.3%), and the highest occupancy markets were once again those housing displaced residents from Hurricane Laura and western wildfires, with California South/Central showing the highest level in the metric (74.7%). The Louisiana South (72.8%) and Louisiana North (72.3%) markets were als
STR: Canada Hotel Results for Week Ending 19 September
STR | September 24, 2020
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—STR data for 13-19 September 2020 showed slightly lower performance from prior weeks for Canada’s hotel industry. Year-over-year declines also worsened. In comparison with the week of 15-21 September 2019, the industry reported the following: Occupancy: 37.0% (-52.8%) Average daily rate (ADR): CAD121.94 (-32.2%) Revenue per available room (RevPAR): CAD45.17 (-68.0%) Occupancy for previous weeks came in at 39.8%, 41.9% and 42.1%, respectively For the week ending with 19 September, British Columbia (46.5%) was the only province to reach or surpass a 40% occupancy level. Among the major market
Santiburi Koh Samui Appoints Alexandre Frenkel as New General Manager
Santiburi Koh Samui | September 24, 2020
Koh Samui, THAILAND – Santiburi Koh Samui, the high-end, experience-driven beachfront retreat on Samui’s north shore, has appointed Mr. Alexandre Frenkel as its new General Manager, effective 1stAugust 2020. A highly-skilled Swiss hotelier with almost three decades of experience, Alexandre has worked with leading hotels and resorts in five countries. He also has a deep knowledge of the Thai hotel sector, having spent the last 16 years living and working in the Kingdom. It was destiny that Alexandre would become a hospitality expert; he was born and raised in his family’s 24-room hotel in the countryside near Geneva, in his native
Update COVID-19 Hotel Attributes on 3rd Party Websites
Sonya Taylor | September 24, 2020
Every webinar, training, and travel-related article has heavily leaned on the notion that making travelers feel safe while staying in your hotel or visiting your city is how we will get our occupancy back up. By this point, you surely have a pop up or landing page dedicated to new protocols around COVID-19. If not, start there, then come back and read the rest of this article. Is your hotel utilizing all of the opportunities on local listings, OTAs and brands have done to help us get the word out? We have a feeling you may have missed a few and we are here to help you navigate those opportunities. Google My Business, TripAdvisor and OT