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Just parked in the car park. Anthony Capuano, CEO of the Marriott group, used a sporting metaphor to describe where the hotel industry stands in the game being heralded around artificial intelligence (AI): "We're not even dressed up yet, and we're not even on the pitch yet. We're just one...

The Cuban authorities issued a warning on Monday 9 February. There is no more paraffin at Havana international airport in Cuba. This situation is expected to last for at least a month. And it is forcing the airline industry to take action to find alternative solutions. The energy crisis, present since 2025 with the...

On Friday 28 March, scenes of panic erupted in Bangkok following a tremor that lasted several minutes in the capital, in the wake of the deadly earthquake that shook Burma. In Myanmar, the death toll is in the thousands, while the country's second city, Mandalay, has suffered severe destruction. In comparison, the...

Launched last year at the initiative of the government to support the development of travel tech, the France Tourisme Tech programme has unveiled a second list of winners, following on from the 15 start-ups that received awards last year. As a result of the dissolution of the French government and the recent political turmoil, the number of start-ups...

For several years now, Barcelona has been waging war against companies offering private flats for short-term rental. This is due to growing public hostility towards tourism, which seems to have no limits. Last year, Barcelona welcomed almost 11.5 million tourists. While...

Closing the Covid chapter in the airline offer once and for all. That's what FCM Consulting, a major player in travel management, is anticipating. The company is in fact a partner for thousands of national and multinational organisations, including many of the major national brands in the CAC 40. The increase in air capacity should finally make it possible to redress the imbalance between...

Every year, the Horwath HTL consultancy provides an analysis of hotel trends in the DACH region, an acronym that in fact covers Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Three countries whose culture and economic and social structures share many similarities. Like, for example, the predominance of independent hotels in all three countries....

"Before meeting you on the pitch, I'm delighted to welcome you to the station throughout the Rugby World Cup France 2023": professionals travelling through France will be surprised to hear the voice of Antoine Dupont guiding them during their journeys. Throughout the competition, the captain of the French rugby...

Dijon a few weeks ago, soon Nice, Dubai, Los Angeles, Singapore... Mama Shelter is not exclusive in its development between the major French cities and the world's metropolises. Affordable prices, friendly restaurants, original decor and a festive atmosphere: the concept launched by Serge Trigano seems to be catching on everywhere, with 17 hotels now open...

In 2022, it was already the most expensive city in Canada, with an average hotel price of 234.12 C$ (€160.50 at 31/07/23), according to a report by real estate firm Avison Young. Vancouver is suffering from limited hotel capacity. And it's not likely to get any better. Over one year, the price of...

Hotels in Europe's major metropolises, led by Paris and London, are seeing a resurgence in customer numbers; the domestic market in the USA is as buoyant as ever; a major event - the World Cup in Qatar - is driving the entire hotel industry in the Middle East; and there is a general upturn in the Asia-Pacific region, with the exception of China: all these factors...

Business and leisure travellers to the United States in 2023 will have to dig deeper into their wallets to pay for their hotel rooms. That's the conclusion of a report by US consultancy CBRE Hotels Research. According to the consultancy firm, the rate of growth in RevPAR (revenue per available room) will rise by 2023 from...

Until now, business travellers have been exempt from paying tourist tax in Berlin hotels. The regional parliament has decided otherwise, and it is highly likely that from 2023 they will have to pay their share. Accommodation tax has existed in Germany for around ten years and, as in France, it varies...