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MAY 15, 2023

Under the theme ’Tourism for Rural Development: A Practical Approach to Strategy and Product Development’, the three-day session was held at the UNWTO Regional Office for the Middle East in Riyadh to address the underlying needs for continuous skills development for ensuring up to date learning, adaptation, and innovation.

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MAY 16, 2023

Leading hospitality brands have agreed on a shared vision for a prosperous and responsible sector that gives back to the destination more than it takes, signalling the dawn of a new era for the once-fragmented hospitality industry.

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MAY 15, 2023

As we move into the period between spring and the post-Memorial Day summer kickoff, U.S. hotel industry occupancy showed an expected and modest decline of 1.4 percentage points (ppts) from the prior week. Performance remained strong relative to last year with occupancy of 65.2% ppts from the matched week last year.

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MAY 16, 2023

Conservation-focused luxury travel company andBeyond has announced that one of its most iconic lodges, Phinda Forest Lodge, situated in andBeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, is due to undergo an extensive rebuild.

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MAY 16, 2023

Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, in partnership with Erth Real Estate Company, today announced that it will open three new hotels in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as part of a new master planned development project.

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MAY 19, 2023

Ahead of the 118th session of the UNWTO Executive Council, the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer showed international arrivals reached 80% of pre-pandemic levels. The first quarter global results of 2023 set the pace for this upward trend to continue.

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MAY 19, 2023

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced a franchise agreement with Intersped d.o.o. Sarajevo to open Hotel Neretva Mostar, Tapestry Collection by Hilton and Hampton by Hilton Sarajevo City Centre.

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MAY 19, 2023

Landmark opening marks Hilton’s entry into Tunisia and promises a myriad of unique experiences, overlooking breathtaking beachside vistas across the Skanes area.

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MAY 16, 2023

YOTEL - the non-stop, global hospitality brand known for challenging the status quo - has announced its debut in Thailand with the signing of YOTEL Bangkok.

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MAY 18, 2023

IDS Next, a leading hotel software providing smart solutions to hospitality businesses in Southeast Asia, has entered a collaboration with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts to provide a new loyalty enrolment interface to its branded hotels in the Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa & South East Asia and Pacific regions.

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MAY 18, 2023

IDS Next, a leading hotel software providing smart solutions to hospitality businesses in Southeast Asia, has entered a collaboration with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts to provide a new loyalty enrolment interface to its branded hotels in the Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa & South East Asia and Pacific regions.

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Reservations 98

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MAY 19, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic and the recent invasion of Ukraine are two prime examples of unanticipated shocks that have placed intense strain on companies’ financials. These events generated uncertainty and highlighted the importance of managing risks and being flexible.

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MAY 18, 2023

Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet services and solutions for the hospitality industry, is today proud to announce its winning of a TravelTech Breakthrough Award for its GuestCast streaming solution.

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MAY 16, 2023

Springboard Hospitality, an award-winning hospitality management company, today announced the addition of Hotel St. Michael in Prescott, Arizona to its portfolio of 47 independent and branded properties in 13 states across the U.S.

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MAY 16, 2023

AAA projects 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend*, a 7% increase over 2022. This year, 2.7 million more people will travel for the unofficial start of summer compared to last year, a sign of what’s to come in the months ahead.

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MAY 16, 2023

Zoëtry Halkidiki, a new boutique, all-inclusive resort, expected to mark the second Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts property in the Inclusive Collection, part of World of Hyatt European portfolio.

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MAY 16, 2023

Following its recent addition to the prestigious Blue Diamond Resorts portfolio, Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort - Adults Only, is set to debut and welcome guests to this Caribbean paradise in late November.

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MAY 18, 2023

Newport, Rhode Island, became America’s first resort city in the 1720s, as wealthy passengers traveled by ship from the southern colonies and the Caribbean to escape the summer heat and humidity.

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MAY 16, 2023

A strong first quarter to start the year left hotel companies broadly optimistic as executives made widespread increases to full-year 2023 revenue per available room projections.

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MAY 19, 2023

Renowned for its graceful luxury and sincere hospitality, the Pan Pacific brand prides itself on delivering personalised and thoughtful experiences with service from the heart.

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MAY 16, 2023

Life House, a technology-forward hotel management company, has been selected to manage three new hotels in Texas - Hotel Dryce in Fort Worth, The Flats at St. Mary in San Antonio, and a third property that will be announced soon. The owners of both Hotel Dryce and The Flats at St.

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MAY 17, 2023

This month’s digest focuses on different groups of travelers in the hospitality and tourism industry. Join us in understanding how these cohorts influence the way we travel and what this means for the future of the hospitality industry. We’ll take a deep dive into different trends based on generational differences and their interests.

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MAY 17, 2023

The hotel will be both companies’ first lifecycle net zero carbon hotel. Aligned with the UK Green Building Council’s framework definition of net zero carbon buildings, it is set to open next year.

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MAY 16, 2023

Because it provides a more holistic view of the revenue generated across an entire property, more hospitality leaders are turning to TrevPAR (Total Revenue Per Available Room) as a key measurement in their benchmarking and operational strategies.

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MAY 15, 2023

A survey of hospitality investors from around the globe shows signs of growing confidence in the hotel sector and suggests the market is readying itself for a surge of activity following a three year slump.

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MAY 17, 2023

The choices businesses make multiply their environmental impact a thousand-fold as sustainable travel became a powerful trend in the hospitality market. Sustainability as a topic is often related to the environment but is so much more.

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MAY 17, 2023

IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies with more than 6,000 hotels, across 18 distinct brands, has signed a Master Development Agreement (MDA) with Tashyid for Hotel Operations, which will see the development of 12 hotels and 2,500 keys under the Holiday Inn Express brand across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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MAY 16, 2023

Hotels are preparing for a busy summer of leisure travel, and for resort hotels across the industry, success during this period will be determined by their ability to improve ancillary revenue from across their property.

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MAY 18, 2023

Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®), producers of Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC®), has announced the nine outstanding startups participating in Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) Dubai held on May 23, 2023 at HITEC Dubai, co-located with The Hotel Show Dubai.

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MAY 17, 2023

Hotels with wellness offerings had strong TRevPAR growth in 2022 as markets benefited from a recovery in demand, hospitality advisor RLA Global said in its Wellness Real Estate Report 2023, released during this year’s International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) in Berlin.

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MAY 15, 2023

IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, is proud to announce the signing of InterContinental Chantilly - Château Mont Royal - the latest château property within its growing Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio in France.

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MAY 18, 2023

INTELITY®, provider of hospitality’s leading guest experience and staff management platform, announced today that company CEO Robert Stevenson has been named the TravelTech CEO of the Year by the TravelTech Breakthrough Awards.

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MAY 16, 2023

The historic Hotel Bonvecchiati, located less than 200m from Piazza San Marco in the heart of Venice, is set to become a new lifestyle hotel following extensive renovation. Christie & Co identified Palladium Hotel Group in the course of an extensive operator search, which will operate it in future as "Only YOU Bonvecchiati Venice".

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MAY 15, 2023

A clear strategy, high flexibility and interdisciplinary know-how along the entire value chain of a hotel property paired with employee orientation - these are the cornerstones of the realignment of the previous GHOTEL Group.

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MAY 16, 2023

LuxUrban which utilizes an asset-light business model to lease entire hotels on a long-term basis and rent out hotel rooms in these properties in key major metropolitan cities, announced today that it has signed a 25-year Master Lease Agreement (MLA), inclusive of two five-year options, to operate Hotel 57 in midtown Manhattan ("Hotel 57").

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MAY 18, 2023

Get your light sticks ready! ENHYPEN is set to kick off Seoul Fashion Week in September 2023 with the world’s first overnight stay at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), the soul of style in Seoul.

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MAY 19, 2023

S Hotels & Resorts is a fast-growing holding company that manages close to 40 hotels, resorts, and investments in desirable global tourism destinations. These include locations such as the Maldives, Fiji, Mauritius, the UK, and Thailand.

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