US hotel occupancy for Christmas and New Year’s mirrors 2019 (pre-pandemic) trends, with warm destinations proving popular
Amadeus, a global leader in travel technology, with its unique ability to track forward-looking occupancy in major markets around the world, is seeing a positive trend in US hotel bookings for the 2022 holiday season. Amadeus’ Demand360® business intelligence data shows that as of December 8, 2022, US occupancy for the last two weeks of the year (Dec 18-31) is currently at 27%, pacing 1% behind the same time in 2019 and for the week of December 25, 2022, six of this year’s…
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January 12, 2023 – As travel trends continue to evolve, travelers have the lodging options available. From hotels to short-term rentals, travelers have more choices than ever. For hoteliers, property managers, and tourism organizations trying to understand what’s happening in their market and how they are performing against their competitive set, a full picture of accommodation bookings and air traffic is necessary to make accurate, data-driven revenue decisions.
With this in mind, Amadeus, a global leader in travel data…
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As a result of strategic media campaigns powered by Amadeus Media solutions, direct bookings at the luxury Toronto hotel achieved an 82% increase in direct booking revenue year-over-year.
Saurabh Mehta, General Manager, One King West Hotel & Residence: “After having the pleasure of working with Amadeus to integrate iHotelier onto our website, we faced challenges with our channel mix. Based on recommendations from Amadeus’ Media team, we decided to prioritize increasing the share of reservations to direct bookings. Building and launching a media campaign with Amadeus made perfect sense as they are our tried and tested experts in hospitality, tech…
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Fourth of July is the quintessential American holiday filled with flags, fireworks, baseball and hot dogs. According to the US National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, Americans will consume over 150 million hot dogs on July 4 alone, enough to stretch from Washington DC to LA more than five times! (NHDSC, 2022)
And with Pepsi sales heating up ahead of July 4, the brand is bringing more ‘taste’ to the party by showing the entire country that hot dogs go #BetterWithPepsi. On July 4, USA Independence Day, the global soft drink brand will unveil Pepsi Colachup, which is exactly what…
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Hospitality New Zealand announced the winners of the five People Categories of its Hospitality Awards at a special event, held in Auckland last night.
This was the second year the awards were made for Leader of the Year in Hospitality, Leader of the Year in Accommodation, Chef of the Year, and Future Leader of the Year.
There was an additional award for Supplier of the Year, in recognition of industry icon and pioneer, and the former Awards for Excellence Head Judge, Michael Friend, who died during the year after 50 years in the industry.
The winners will be joined tonight…
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The North Island is home to the country’s tastiest toasted sandwich once again, with Mount Maunganui’s Freeport with Cleaver & Co taking top honors in the Great NZ Toastie Takeover 2023.
Talented young chef Brooke Moore has won the hotly contested title – and snagged bragging rights for the North Island for the second time only in the competition’s history – with her impressive creation Surf, Turf & Smoke, Monsieur!
Thrilled to have taken out the top prize, Moore says she relished the challenge of coming up with Freeport’s first ever Toastie Takeover entry.
A standout for competition judges, Freeport’s…
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One of the driving forces behind Australia’s biggest hospitality and accommodation empire will open Hospitality New Zealand’s conference and trade show in Auckland later this month.
Sam Egerton is General Manager of New Projects for Merivale Group, which owns 104 restaurants, pubs, bars and hotels across Australia, most of them in Greater Sydney.
He heads a program of speakers and sessions designed to inform, educate and entertain operators from across the hospitality sector.
This year the theme is ‘For Industry, By Industry’, and will feature motivational and subject speakers, expert sessions and panels that cover consumer trends, compliance, Chat GPT,…
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Bed and breakfast hosts will get ‘Back in the Swing’ of business at their upcoming national conference with a program packed with valuable information about operating in a post-pandemic market.
The two-day Vision Insurance B&B Conference’s fantastic speaker line-up features professionals from within the accommodation sector and inspiration from outside the sector. The conference – the first since 2020 – is themed Back in the Swing and also includes workshops and plenty of networking with other B&B owners and support services. Delegates will also have an opportunity to enjoy the tourism experiences available in Wellington.
The conference takes place at…
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