Jamaican tourism minister, Edmund Bartlett, has branded future travellers ‘Generation-C’ amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. He did so earlier during the annual general meeting of the UK chapter of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation. During the event, the minister spoke at length about the advent of a new type of post-pandemic traveller. The term Generation-C will […] More
The UK hospitality sector saw sales decline 21.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2020, as the country and the industry moved into Covid-19 lockdown. That is according to figures from the newly launched UKHospitality quarterly tracker. Combining data from all sub-segments of hospitality, the figures reveal the cliff edge impact of the government-imposed […] More
The Competition & Markets Authority is to launch an investigation into concerns over cancellation policies across the hospitality industry. With airlines and travel agents in some cases offering vouchers instead of the cash refunds consumers are legally entitled to, the body said it had seen increasing numbers of complaints related to the issue. Such vouchers […] More
The Global Business Travel Association has appointed Scott Solombrino to the role of chief executive. He is currently executive director and chief operating officer with the organisation. “We are thrilled to equip our operating leader with the proper tools to guide the industry out of the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic,” said Bhart Sarin, president of GBTA. […] More
TUI Group has cancelled all holidays before June 11th. At the same time, all Marella Cruises will be suspended until June 30th. TUI River Cruise, due to launch last month, will now commence on the November 26th. It is the latest extension from TUI Group in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Most recently, the […] More
The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted all destinations worldwide to introduce restrictions on travel, research by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation has found. This represents the most severe restriction on international travel in history and no country has so far lifted restrictions introduced in response to the crisis. Following up on previous research, the latest […] More
Following the successful launch of Hospitality Tomorrow, Bench Events has announced the first 30+ speakers for the second edition of the online event. The second installment is set to take place on May 12th. Powered by Bench Digital, Hospitality Tomorrow was launched to support the hard-hit international hospitality community during Covid-19, by offering a virtual […] More
ABTA has asked the chancellor to extend the salary support scheme offered by the government for the UK travel industry. The trade body argued the move would be in recognition that travel companies will emerge from the current crisis much slower than other sectors of the UK economy, though offered no evidence this was the […] More
