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.
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.
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.
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.
Hilton joins those around the world in shock and disbelief at the tragic events unfolding in Ukraine.
People can donate miles and funds to Airlink, Americares, American Red Cross and World Central Kitchen
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.
The Slowbound Society launches with the goal of helping hospitality hosts align their experience with the slow travel movement. This intimate mastermind-style society centers around creating immersive, purpose-driven moments for the curious traveler that values wellbeing, culture, creativity, and discovery.
Quick to respond to the change in consumer behavior during the pandemic, Stay One Degree focused on personalized local experiences and curating specialized packages with Mandarin Oriental in Miami. Guests are requesting longer stays and travel is anticipated to rebound strongly in 2022 with bucket-list trips, family gatherings and FOLO.
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I love talking about travel and hospitality. A few years ago, I created an online travel venture, traveladdicthack.com, where I’ve created hundreds of blog posts, thousands of short-form social-first posts, released almost 30 podcast episodes, and recently launched a new service of live one-on-one sessions for tourism, travel, and hospitality professionals.
The just published prestigious Forbes World’s Best Employers List 2021 has been revealed and ranks Kempinski Hotels as #1 in the travel and leisure industry (ranking #63 among all industries) resulting from an independent and anonymous survey run by Forbes and its partners.
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