The Experience Guests Now Expect from Your Luxury Property
Leisure travel has returned. Guests with a pent-up desire to vacation are looking to spend their money on revenge travel.Â
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Alma Resort Cam Ranh
Alma is implementing what it believes is Vietnam’s most ambitious hotel solar power project yet.
2022 New Paradigms
2022 is the year we look forward to resetting all of our statistics and trends.
Luxury evolves in Portugal
The luxury hotel market is evolving in Portugal, with a move away from a focus on resorts and an increase in experience-driven and boutique properties, according to the latest webinar hosted by the ILHA’s EMEA chapter.
Q&A: Juan Losada, General Manager, Regent Phu Quoc
Regent Phu Quoc is the first Regent resort opening since the brand’s acquisition by IHG Hotels & Resorts in 2018, following the opening of Regent Shanghai in 2020 and the reopening of Regent Chongqing in 2021 after a refurbishment.
Kind Traveler 2.0 Launches, Scaling Kindness with 45 New Hotels & 20 Charities
Giving back for conscious travelers just got easier. After eight months of development, Kind Traveler, the world’s first socially conscious Give + Get hotel booking platform that empowers travelers to positively impact the communities they visit, launches a 2.0 model.
The State of COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Luxury Hotel Market
Over the past two years, we’ve all used the word “unprecedented” so much that it has perhaps started to lose its potency. But how else are we supposed to describe the seismic shifts we experienced nearly overnight? How else to name the shutdowns, the sicknesses, the loss, and uncertainty? Not a corner of the world went unaffected, and the hospitality industry was no exception.Â
Lord Baltimore Hotel Earns GBAC STAR™ / GHA WellHotel® Accreditation for Medical Travel
Lord Baltimore Hotel has now earned both GBAC STAR™ Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council™ (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, and GHA WellHotel® Accreditation for Medical Travel from Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA). This means the property is the first in the United States to achieve the joint GBAC STAR™ / GHA WellHotel® Accreditation for Medical Travel, ensuring that it complies with cleaning, disinfection, and infection prevention standards, as well as customer experience and safety protocols specific to the needs and expectations of medical travel guests.
Fusion Hotel Group Honors Earth Day Year Round
While eco-initiatives shouldn’t be restricted to one day a year, Earth Day on April 22nd is a reminder that we need to act now – and always – when it comes to the health of the earth. This year’s theme, Invest in Our Planet, highlights how we can step up and each do our part for future generations.Â
Hilton Statement on Ukraine
Hilton joins those around the world in shock and disbelief at the tragic events unfolding in Ukraine.
United Launches Ukraine Relief Effort to Support Flying Workers and Supplies to Areas in Need
People can donate miles and funds to Airlink, Americares, American Red Cross and World Central Kitchen
INSPIRE CONFERENCE REPORT BACK
Chris Gabaldon, Senior Vice President, Luxury Brands, Marriott International opened the International Luxury Hotel Association’s INSPIRE conference at the Fairmont Santa Monica, California at the end of last year.
