he selection has been made based on the pillars of sustainability of the Responsible Tourism Institute and the winner offered a one-year free Biosphere Certification in one of their available categories
Business
The rise of ‘Tech-Enabled Hospitality’
In an After-COVID world, technology integration will take on sophisticated forms, a glimpse of which has already been offered via contactless experiences and QR codes.
Hyatt introduces digital platform – Hyatt Together
Aligned with Hyatt’s holistic approach to wellbeing, Hyatt Together content is focused on three pillars: Feel (emotional and mental wellbeing), Fuel (powering the body, including food, sleep) and Function (how you move and function in work and life)
Roseate Hotels & Resorts hosts bike rally to support Indian hospitality & tourism sector
The aim of this campaign is to promote safe travel within the country and boost domestic tourism in India. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (Incredible India) has graciously come forward to support Roseate Hotels & Resorts in this endeavour along with the Director-General of Tourism who flagged off the ride on 25th October 2020
Accor’s third quarter revenue slumps by 63.7% at 329 million euros
RevPAR fell by 62.8% during the third quarter of 2020, a significant sequential improvement in the wake of a difficult second quarter (RevPAR down by 88.2%). This improvement reflects a recovery in business in all regions, and most especially in Europe during the summer season. However the downturn in leisure customers, in addition to the introduction of new restrictions after the end of August, pushed the recovery down in September.
Deal Activity in travel & tourism sector declined by 11.3% during September
The number of private equity, partnership, venture financing, debt offerings, and mergers and acquisition (M&A) deals shrank by 41.7%, 33.3%, 15.8%, 10.5%, and 3.2% during September compared to the previous month, respectively, while equity offerings deal volume increased by 4%.
Quick chat with Praveen Singh, Purchase Manager, Roseate Hotels & Resorts
The impact was majorly on pricing, cleanliness and hygiene. The prices increased due to the spending on PPE kits for infection control
Girnar Ropeway will help in attracting more devotees and tourists and also create new job opportunities: PM Modi
The 2.3 km Girnar ropeway, the longest to a temple in the world, has been developed by Usha Breco Limited at an investment of Rs. 130 crore.
Booking.com introduces work-friendly program for business travellers and remote workers
The new program is set to benefit home and apartment partners in rebuilding their business by capturing business bookers or remote workers who are increasingly choosing vacation rentals to work from anywhere
There are signs of recovery for InterContinental Hotels, despite significant RevPAR decline, says GlobalData
According to GlobalData’s COVID-19 Recovery Consumer Survey (16–20 September), 41% of respondents globally would consider booking a domestic trip this year, compared with only 31% considering booking an international trip
