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21/02/2022

Mainland China’s hotel industry surpassed its 2019 comparable in Lunar New Year average daily rate (ADR) even with substantially lower occupancy, according to preliminary data from benchmarking specialist STR.

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18/02/2022

Marriott International has revealed plans to further expand its portfolio across Asia Pacific, targeting to open its 1000th property in the region in late 2022. The company expects to open nearly 100 properties in the region this year.

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15/02/2022

The coronavirus pandemic may have had a significant impact on travel across Asia Pacific – especially the major international gateways across the region – but Singapore has still retained its position as the leading convention destination.

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11/02/2022

New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed that as the global travel and tourism sector begins to recover from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, its contribution to the global economy could reach USD8.6 trillion this year, not far short of the pre-pandemic levels recorded in 2019.

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10/02/2022

The travel, tourism and aviation industries in the across the globe witness policy and upper level changes on a daily basis. It is important to not only keep tabs of these organisations direction, but to also monitor changes in executive branches to see the wider picture of the travel market.

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07/02/2022

On 01-Feb-2022, States across Europe adopted a new regime for travel within the European Union as set out by an EU Council Recommendation adopted on 25-Jan-2022. This is based on the health status of travellers, rather than the epidemiological situation of their country or area of origin.

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04/02/2022

New variant developments, government restrictions, and international policy inconsistencies are currently hindering a more accelerated return for global business travel, notes the Global Business Travel Association - GBTA, but positively the industry continues to reflect progress and optimism in its long–view expectations for 2022.
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03/02/2022

IHG Hotels & Resorts has a rich and long-standing heritage in the world of luxury hospitality with more than 400 hotels, luxury and lifestyle portfolio. Now this grouping is projected to debut over 50 hotels in 24 countries through the coming year.

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01/02/2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly prompted business travel to refocus its priorities and travel management company BCD Travel has identified eight trends that it believes will resonate with travel managers and travellers in 2022.

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31/01/2022

Hyatt has confirmed its Destination by Hyatt brand will makes its debut in Asia Pacific with two properties in Mainland China.

The debut of the brand, a diverse collection of independent hotels, resorts and residences, will be complemented by a further increase in the presence of Hyatt’s luxury and lifestyle brands and the introduction of the Caption by Hyatt and Thompson Hotels brands to the region.
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28/01/2022

The COVID-19 crisis has shifted the focus of IT spend among airlines and airports to automation, sustainability, and digital health, according to new research from SITA.

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28/01/2022

Global passenger traffic recovered modestly in 2021, with the latest ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization economic impact analysis of COVID-19 on civil aviation revealing that the number of passengers worldwide in the calendar year was 2.3 billion.

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28/01/2022

The Asia Pacific region is the only area of the world showing increased hotel construction activity as at the end of last year, according to December 2021 data from benchmarking and hospitality data specialist STR.

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20/01/2022

Accor has debuted its latest flagship property for the midscale Novotel brand popular with both business and leisure travellers with the opening of the Novotel Bangkok Future Park Rangsit.

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17/01/2022

We have learnt a lot in the last year, but it does now appear that we may be successfully descending from the heights of a pandemic that hit the world by surprise and changed the way we live our lives, do business and even consider our own futures.

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17/01/2022

As we enter 2022, the latest edition of the Henley Passport Index shows record-breaking levels of travel freedom for top-ranking nations Japan and Singapore.

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14/01/2022

IHG Hotels & Resorts and Siam Sindhorn Co have confirmed plans for the first Vignette Collection hotel to open in Asia within the bustling city of Bangkok.
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14/01/2022

The role and prominence of travel managers within organisations has changed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but as we hopefully transition into a controlled endemic in many parts of the world through 2022, more stability and reduced government intervention will allow business travel levels to once again rise.

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15/12/2021

CTC – Corporate Travel Community each week brings you a roundup of the most thought-provoking and interesting comments from those industry leaders in the know. This week mainly features reaction to the discovery of the COVID-19 Omicron variant and the implication of changing travel rules.

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14/12/2021

They say ‘a picture paints a thousand words’. In this regular section CTC – Corporate Travel Community incorporates and expands on the popular charts produced in the 2020 air capacity series ‘Coronavirus Statistics Snapshot’.

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07/12/2021

Envest Global Executive Directors Brett Mitsch and David Wills host a workshop during the CTC Corporate Travel Summit on Airline Emissions Benchmarking and why it matters to corporate travel buyers and suppliers.

07/12/2021

It's a full house in the CTC Corporate Travel Summit! Such interesting discussion happening between our delegates and panellists from FCM Travel, Serko Ltd and Tasman Environmental Markets as we discuss what is meant to be a "Green Travel Manager", thanks to our partners Australia.

07/12/2021

According to Renos Rologas, Head of Account Management, FCM Travel , travelling is now purpose over business.

07/12/2021

We warmly welcome 50+ travel buyers to the CTC Corporate Travel Summit, as part of the CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation Summit in Sydney today. To begin, we are joined by International SOS and ANZ Australia to outline the essential checklist for the successful return to travel.

02/12/2021

At a time of crisis, it is important that we share our insights and experience, helping each other to contain and mitigate the impact of COVID-19. CTC – Corporate Travel Community each week brings you a roundup of the most thought-provoking and interesting comments from those industry leaders in the know.
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02/12/2021

Global travel pricing across air, ground, and hotels, is expected to increase in the next two years according to the seventh annual Global Business Travel Forecast.
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01/12/2021

When booking flights, 89% of global travellers would be more likely to choose one airline over another if given the option to pay in their preferred currency, highlighting the importance attached to transparent pricing. However, a new study from Amadeus reveals a ‘psychologically important’ threshold in foreign exchange (FX) fees.
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01/12/2021

We are delighted to announce the launch of the new CTC – Corporate Travel Community website! We decided that it was time for a fresh new look with enhanced functionality to support the needs of our network of corporate travel buyers and other personnel who manage their organisation's travel portfolios.
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25/11/2021

Business travel recovery in 2021 proceeded at a slower, more cautionary pace than expected from a year ago. However, global business travel spending is expected to surge in 2022 with full recovery expected in 2024–ending the year on pace with the 2019 pre-pandemic spend of USD1.4 trillion, and a year sooner than previously forecast.

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22/11/2021

Due to the impact of COVID, airlines around the world have already received hundreds of billions in urgent rescue funding from governments, so can further investments in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) research/development and production be expected from the aviation industry? This raises important policy questions about the role of government in SAFs.
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