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New Study: Travel Spending in U.S. to Plunge 45% This Year
The U.S. Travel Association | June 17, 2020
WASHINGTON (June 17, 2020)—Total travel spending in the U.S. is predicted to drop 45% by the end of this year, spurring renewed calls for federal measures to support the industry that was one of the top U.S. employers and exporters prior to the pandemic. According to a forecast prepared for the U.S. Travel Association by Tourism Economics, domestic travel spending is forecast to drop 40% (from $972 billion in 2019 to $583 billion in 2020) while international inbound spending is expected to freefall a whopping 75% ($155 billion to $39 billion). Total domestic trips taken by U.S. residents are expected to fall 30% from last year to 1.
Key Management Group Rebrands As “Key Hotels & Resorts†With Four Luxury Properties in the Dutch Caribbean
Key Hotels & Resorts | June 17, 2020
Hilversum, Noord-Holland (Amsterdam), The Netherlands, June 17, 2020 - A leading international hotel management company with offices in The Netherlands and the United States, Key Management Group LLC, announces it has rebranded as Key Hotels & Resorts. The company also announced that one of Aruba’s most prominent resorts, La Cabana Beach Resort & Casino Aruba, an award-winning four-star property located on Eagle Beach, has joined Key’s portfolio of top resorts in the Dutch-Caribbean. Key Hotels & Resorts specializes in offering hotel development, management, marketing and culinary solutions for independent, branded, bou
Creativity and Flexibility Become Key for the Hotel Sector’s New Normal
HVS | June 17, 2020
17 June 2020, London: An international hotel webinar held last week [10th June] to discuss the hotel industry’s journey out of lockdown, warned of the long road ahead for hotel operators to reach full recovery, and the likelihood that the hotel sector and the way it operates will be forever changed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The webinar, organized by global hotel consultancy HVS, legal firm Bird & Bird and EP Hospitality, attracted nearly 700 industry executives from across the world, with 18 senior industry experts presenting as speakers, panellists and moderators. A session addressing post-lockdown re-opening strateg
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Elevates Presence in Japan, Introduces Wyndham Grand and Wyndham Garden Brands
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts | June 17, 2020
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (June 17, 2020) – Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company with approximately 9,300 hotels across 90 countries, today announced the continued expansion of its portfolio in Japan, converting two hotels to its Wyndham Grand® and Wyndham Garden® brands: the 60-room, all suite, Wyndham Grand Awashima and 95-room, all suite, Wyndham Garden Nagaizumi. Both hotels, which have recently undergone upgrades, mark the debut of their brands in the country and make Wyndham the first global hotel company to expand into the emerging destinations of Awashima and Nagaizumi. They also further eleva
Thailand’s Tourism Recovery Hinged on Tapping Into 227 Million Strong Domestic Marketplace
C9 Hotelworks | June 17, 2020
BANGKOK - Thailand’s domestic-led tourism recovery was at the forefront of a virtual online event “TTF2020 – Special Bangkok Edition†today that tapped more than a 1,000 leading domestic and international travel and hotel industry participants. Research from hospitality consulting group C9 Hotelworks and Delivering Asia Communications focused on domestic inter-Thailand visitor market whose size at more than 227 million in 2019 stole the limelight versus 39.8 million international visitors. This set the event stage for a compelling look into the pent-up demand of local travelers who are now being targeted by Thai
COVID-19 Threatens to Ruin a Record Year for Africa’s Hotel Developers
W Hospitality Group | June 17, 2020
LONDON, United Kingdom, June 17, 2020 - African hotel development had returned to growth at the start of 2020, with more than 78,000 rooms in 408 hotels in the pipeline, according to the 12th annual survey by W Hospitality Group, acknowledged as the industry’s most authoritative source. However, the COVID-19 outbreak is now shattering the dreams of Africa’s hotel industry. W Hospitality Group’s Managing Director, Trevor Ward, said: “The growth of the chains’ presence in Africa has been a very positive story since we started this analysis in 2009. It is quite clear from the numbers that the chains, the developers, the investors â€
STS Cloud Sales and Catering System Primed for Remote Sales With ProposalPath Video
SalesAndCatering.com LLC | June 17, 2020
SalesAndCatering.com’s STS Cloud Integrates with ProposalPath’s video Function for Personalized Remote Selling MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, June 17, 2020 – The SalesAndCatering.com STS Cloud ProposalPath Premium Media Package is proving itself a highly effective sales tool in today’s social-distant business environment. Why? Businesses are planning third-quarter company meetings now, and groups that have put social gatherings on hold are scheduling summer events. This makes personalized property video presentations a must have as hotels and event venues ramp up sales efforts. STS Cloud is a full-function, cost effective hotel sales and cate
Founders Close Softscribe Inc. After 20 Years
Softscribe Inc. | June 17, 2020
Board of Directors of Award Winning Tech PR Company Planned Closure Independent of Pandemic BENTONVILLE, AR – June 17, 2020 - Softscribe Inc., a 20-year-old tech PR and marketing company with a vertical market focus, announced it is ending its run. Both founders confirmed the current pandemic was not the main reason for the decision, the timing is coincidental. “Our Board of Directors began discussing closure during our annual meeting in 2019,†said Michael Squires, Softscribe Inc. president and co-founder. “Closure was timed to support our clients through 2020 HITEC, which is traditionally in June. Bentonville, Arkansas, where