Thompsons Travel

UNWTO | June 23, 2020

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is once again calling on governments across the globe to restart tourism in a responsible way as the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a loss of about $195 billion in international tourism receipts over the first four months of 2020. Fortunately, the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer shows that the industry is beginning to come back in some places, including destinations in the Northern Hemisphere....

DESTINATION AND TOURISM

Hyatt Hotels Corporation | January 25, 2022

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced plans to accelerate its brand growth in the Americas region with a strong pipeline of expected hotel openings through 2023. Fueled by growing leisure travel demand, 45 hotels are expected to join Hyatt’s portfolio of brands, including Apple Leisure Group’s (ALG) AMRTM Collection brands, in 2022 and 2023 in key resort, all-inclusive and sought-after urban destinations. In addition, Hyatt has signed management and franchise agreements ...

TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY,HOSPITALITY TRENDS

Hudini & Incode | July 08, 2022

Smart hospitality solutions provider, Hudini, and Incode Technologies, the industry-leader in identity verification and authentication for global enterprises, announced their strategic partnership to transform hospitality guest experiences. The partnership with Incode will enable Hudini customers to deploy identity verification during the check-in and check-out processes through enhanced digital biometric technology. This association will automate these processes making it quick, seamless ...

PR Newswire | January 28, 2020

NEXT Travel Stream and Balboa Travel today announced the introduction of the corporate travel industry's first streaming news and data channel. The video stream brings corporate travel managers current video news stories impacting global business travel. The co-branded video stream is available on Balboa's website (www.balboa.com) when viewers scroll down to the Latest News section. News stories are produced by NEXT Travel Stream with editorial input from Balboa. Video content is updated...