Hospitality Takes the Digital Highway

whitePaper | November 21, 2022

The foundations of good design are form and function, and this is true in the hospitality industry as well. Above all, it is critical that the interior design of hospitality spaces creates an inviting atmosphere for guests while ensuring safety and security, a smooth flow and an engaging spatial experience. A hospitality space's foundational backdrop is made up of its flooring and walls. When choosing flooring and cladding materials, a range of considerations come into play: performance, safety, maintenance costs, and more. For hightraffic areas, they must be durable and functional, while delivering premium, on-trend aesthetics. The selection of materials that add value and improve both comfort and visual appeal is essential to the establishment's success.

whitePaper | July 22, 2022

IATA is also aware of the “scalability challenges in the leisure market”. Many of our Airlines, Online Travel Agencies, MetaSearch Engines and other Leisure Travel partners have called on Amadeus to find solutions to this. Others have devised their own, and we are seeing some very innovative workarounds in the market.

whitePaper | December 6, 2019

2019 was a year of expansion for hospitality worldwide. More people were travelling, as the growing global middle class flexed its spending power. Travellers became increasingly discerning as digital platforms gave consumers a greater ability to choose exactly what they wanted from their hotel experience. Anticipating even more growth, the global hospitality development pipeline hit a record high, with hundreds of thousands of rooms under construction worldwide.1 But what does 2020 hold for the hospitality sector? Against the background of an uncertain global economy, a wave of new capacity coming onstream and – above all – ever more discerning, digitally-empowered consumers to delight, how will hotels compete and maintain or grow their profitability? This article identifies five themes that will shape the industry over the next 12 months, and beyond.

whitePaper | January 22, 2020

The travel technology world is thriving, with a considerable amount of innovation occurring in Ireland. To highlight this, Enterprise Ireland, the trade and development agency of the Irish government, commissioned Atmosphere Research Group, an independent and objective travel industry market research firm, to prepare this Thought Leadership Paper. Atmosphere Research interviewed 10 of Enterprise Ireland’s portfolio companies, forming our own opinions about each firm. The report also includes data from Atmosphere’s proprietary studies of travelers in five countries that Enterprise Ireland selected:

whitePaper | November 2, 2022

Travel & Tourism (T&T) has enjoyed immense success over the past seventy years. By driving economic growth, shaping communities and connecting people worldwide, the sector has unlocked countless social benefits.Having grown rapidly since the 1950s, T&T took off in the 2000s withii the advent of affordable international travel. Today, it accounts for around 10% of global GDP and up to 70% of GDP in some countries (see Figure 2).Not surprisingly, T&T is now considered strategically important, both nationally and internationally.

whitePaper | February 24, 2022

Covid-19 has changed travel in many ways. Since the onset of the pandemic—which has had a devastating impact on human life and society— travellers are thinking more about the impacts of their holidays on communities, local economies and the environment. Although these discussions picked up in the past few years, the pandemic has resulted in a travel awakening of sorts and accelerated the push towards more conscious, responsible travel in Asia-Pacific.