Bleisure Tops Destination Hotels’ 2017 Meeting Trends
More and more attendees are extending their stays to combine business trips with personal vacation.
Art Basel Kicks Off with Interactive Art-Themed Activities
Popularized in New York City, the DanceBody fitness program is expanding to Miami, offering classes at Anatomy at 1220 in Miami Beach.
Barcelo’s Multi-Brand Strategy Responds to Group Travel Changes
“The new structure will make it easy for guests to select the type of resort experience they want with an appropriate price point to match, all while visiting some of the world’s most desirable destinations.”
See How Florida’s Hotel & Tourism Industry Rose to Meet Hurricane Matthew
See how Florida's hotel & tourism industry rose to meet Hurricane Matthew with a number of innovative corporate social responsibility programs.
Inspiring Loyalty Among Millennials
Millennials prefer experiences over points when it comes to hotel rewards programs. But when the two combine...oh, it's a beautiful thing.
Barcelo Hotel Group Expands
The Barcelo-Plateno partnership goal is to reach a minimum of 100 hotels in 10 years, giving the Barcelo Hotel Group more visibility among the 80 million members of the Plateno loyalty program.
Virgin Voyages to Make Clean-Energy Splash in Cruise Market
“We are excited that Sir Richard Branson and Virgin, with their focus on sustainability, have decided to become a pioneer of this technology.”
meetL.A. Launches Virtual Travel Experience for Meeting Planners
Planners considering Los Angeles can now experience 360-degree views of more than 50 venues and locations via meetL.A.'s new virtual travel platform.
Silversea’s 2018 Itineraries to Offer 250 New Destinations
Attendees will sail past icebergs and glaciers while looking at penguins, seals, whales and seabirds.
Ames Boston Hotel Combines Past, Present & Future in Curio-Brand Upgrade
The hotel design combines the past, present and future by preserving original features such as the lobby’s tiled mosaic arched ceiling and a marble staircase that connects the first floor to the roof.
AccorHotels’ JO&JOE Brand to Redefine Experiential Stays
Some locations will offer more adventurous accommodations such as yurts and hammocks for attendees hoping to do something out of the ordinary.
Commune & Destination Hotels Become Two Roads Hospitality
The new company name draws inspiration from Robert Frost’s poem about the “road less traveled.”
Hotel Zephyr Uses ALICE Platform to Improve Service
ALICE essentially handles back-of-house communication in one platform, making the property’s guest services more efficient
Skype for Business to Broadcast in 40 Languages
Piggybacking its launch of Skype Translator last year, Microsoft will start to roll out its live captioning feature for meeting broadcasts in 40 languages.
