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EU sees increase of tourist bed places in 2022
In 2022, the EU had an estimated total of 28.9 million bed places available across more than 620 000 tourist accommodation establishments. Data showed a complete recovery in terms of tourism accommodation offers in 2022…
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U.S. hotel occupancy has been flat for the past 90 days, but average daily rate has already surpassed 2019 levels. New hotel supply is muted due to high-interest rates and high construction costs, which has provided some tailwinds…
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New Joint-Employer Standard Opens Up Liability Across US Hotel Industry
The standards used to determine joint-employer status remained steady for more than three decades before a 2015 National Labor Relations Board decision that has led to a regulatory back-and-forth in the years since…
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US$42.7 billion in hotel development fuels Chinese tourism recovery
The Chinese tourism industry bore the brunt of covid closures, but the country’s hotel developers are now helping to rally the sector as it posts a positive recovery…
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At the Dead Sea, a cash-strapped hotel and volunteers struggle to host Sderot evacuees
Royal Dead Sea Hotel has lost 80% of its workers due to the war and its CEO says government payments barely cover room costs: ‘Who is supposed to pay the electric bill?’ Almost four weeks after the most barbaric and deadly single-day massacre on…
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Radisson RED makes debut in Finland
Radisson Hotel Group has opened the first of its Radisson RED properties in Finland. The Radisson RED Helsinki is located close to the city centre and Helsinki Central Station…
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Haikko Manor to Join the Lapland Hotels Chain
Haikko Manor, a renowned spa hotel in Porvoo, is set to join the Lapland Hotels chain, marking an exciting development in the Finnish hospitality industry…
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