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A new era in hospitality as 5,000 hotels adopt WTTC’s Hotel Sustainability Basics

August 9, 2024205 Views

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) celebrates yet another milestone as over 5,000 properties across more than 80 countries have now embraced its Hotel Sustainability Basics (Basics) programme. Hotels in major destinations across Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific have adopted Basics, and the programme continues to receive global support with new partnerships in tourism powerhouses such as Japan, the Philippines and India. Designed to guide hoteliers in their initial steps towards enhanced sustainability, Basics is an independent verification program, supervised by renowned assessors Green Key and SGS, ensuring rigorous standards and credibility. The programme empowers hotels of all sizes with a comprehensive 12-step criteria aimed at reducing carbon emis...

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Hospitality industry has task cut out to achieve sustainability goals

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September 27, 2023683 Views

India one of the few countries to adapt to changing times, says Nakul Anand, Chairman-FAITH ‘We Don’t Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors, We Borrow it from Our Children’ “A vision of creating a $3 Trillion tourism GDP for India by 2047 through 100 million foreign tourist arrivals, 20 Billion domestic tourism visits and more than 200 Million direct and indirect tourism driven jobs — this is the scale envisioned by the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality. The Ministry of Tourism’s unique initiative, ‘Travel for Life’ encourages Sustainability in Tourism and this will accelerate hospitality and tourism businesses”, stated Nakul Anand, Chairman FAITH. Anand was speaking at ‘Travel for LiFE’, a global first initiative by the Ministry of Tourism to boost ...

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Luxury hotels confident of revenue growth but expect costs to rise

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June 1, 2023696 Views

Some 86% of senior executives of large luxury hotel chains expect revenue to increase this year when compared to 2022. This is according to new global research commissioned by world-leading communication technology company Communications Specialist Ltd. Nearly one in 12 (8%) of the senior luxury hotel executives interviewed anticipate revenue growth of up to 10% on last year for the organisations they work for, and half predict growth of between 10% and 30%. A further 12% anticipate growth of between 30% and 50%, and some 16% expect revenue to be at least 50% higher. When comparing expected revenue streams for this year to 2019, 92% anticipate some form of revenue growth. Expected revenue growth in 2023 when compared to 2022Percentage of senior luxury hotel executives i...

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Arctic Tourism Week addresses sustainable hospitality in Northern Latitudes

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April 26, 2023793 Views

Participants in the Arctic Tourism Week Interregional Forum, which took place this month in Norilsk, discussed the principles of the sustainable development of the tourism industry in the Far North, the impact that the development of the hospitality industry and urban master planning could have on the regions of Russia’s Arctic zone, measures to support entrepreneurs, and new trends in the creation of tourism products. The event, which was held as part of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021-2023, was organized by the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic, the Norilsk Municipal Administration, and the Norilsk Development Agency. The Roscongress Foundation manages the events of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The business and cul...

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Travelers should pack a lot of patience for a busy holiday travel season

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November 19, 2022203 Views

Hospitality industry is still recovering from the COVID impact, says an expert While travelers are feeling more comfortable about resuming holiday travel and celebration, they will continue to face delays, cancellations, and other frustrations, says a Virginia Tech expert. The reality is that the hospitality industry is still recovering from the impact of COVID, says travel and tourism professor Mahmood Khan. “The backbone of the travel industry is affected due to the blockage of the supply chain; acute labor shortages; and coming out of the lockdown psychology,” says Khan. “The problems facing the travel industry are evident by last minute flight cancellations, lost baggage, delays, and unruly customer stories.” Khan says that expecting travel to be as normal as during pr...

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Millennials hold great potential for travel industry

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December 25, 2021991 Views

Globally, millennials roughly account for 23 per cent of the world population. While in India, millennials are around 34 per cent which is 440 million of the country’s population. Due to steady advancement in their professional careers, higher disposable income, and flexible work hours, they have more spending power. Hence, they hold great potential for the travel and hospitality industry. Noesis, a hotel investment advisory firm, has issued a report on millennials – how they influence the Travel and Hospitality industry. It reveals the evolution of the hospitality and travel industry with regards to millennials which form the next generation of our world. The report revealed the evolution of the hospitality and travel industry with regards to millennials. As per the findings on...