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Nov 23, 2020
Americans return to the skies for Thanksgiving

Research undertaken by ForwardKeys, the travel analytics firm, reveals that despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the collapse in aviation, many Americans are planning a last-minute return to the skies this Thanksgiving, travelling to be with their families at home or […]
Nov 17, 2020
Tourist hotspots glimmer in Europe’s travel gloom

The latest edition of the ECM-ForwardKeys Quarterly Barometer, published jointly by ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, and the non-profit organisation, European Cities Marketing, reveals that Europe’s most resilient destinations in the face of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic are leisure hotspots. […]
Nov 4, 2020
Singapore-Hong Kong bubble spurs Christmas travel bookings

Research undertaken by ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, reveals that the announcement, on 15th October, that Hong Kong and Singapore have reached an in-principle agreement to establish a bilateral Air Travel Bubble (ATB), which would allow leisure travel between them […]
Oct 27, 2020
WebBeds announce partnership to establish standards in response to COVID-19

30,000+ directly contracted hotels globally invited to participate Programme based on WHO recommendations and covers minimum standards for hotel cleaning, hygiene, social distancing, and guest communication WebBeds partnering with Cristal Standards to administer the programme WebBeds, the world’s fastest growing […]
Oct 20, 2020
Future Hospitality Summit will reveal cutting edge technology that could allow the world to travel again

One of the most eagerly anticipated sessions at the Future Hospitality Summit, taking place on Monday 26th October, live in Riyadh and virtually over the internet, will look at new technology that could allow the world to travel again. […]
Oct 14, 2020
Low fares and last-minute holidays to Mexico and the Caribbean trigger a travel rebound

It is common knowledge that the global pandemic has wreaked destruction on the travel industry, with total international arrivals in the third quarter of the year 94% down on the same period in 2019. But now, research undertaken by ForwardKeys, […]
Oct 8, 2020
WebBeds announce partnership with Thomas Cook

WebBeds, the world’s second largest and fastest growing B2B bedbank, has announced a partnership with the new Thomas Cook that launched last month as an online-only travel business. WebBeds is providing Thomas Cook with access to a selection of its […]
Oct 6, 2020
UK Energy use: mining and construction sectors are lagging

A new report from Ignite Economics, comparing the best and worst performing sectors of the UK economy for energy use over the past three decades, has identified that mining and construction have shown the most disappointing performance, whereas professional services […]
Oct 6, 2020
Till and Ibrahim launch Energy & Environment Alliance

[caption id="attachment_2815" align="alignright" width="150"] Peter Till, Chairman, EEA[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2816" align="alignright" width="150"] Ufi Ibrahim, CEO[/caption] Peter Till, Managing Director of Choice Hotels UK & Western Europe and Ufi Ibrahim, the former CEO of the British Hospitality Association, today announced the […]
Sep 24, 2020
Flying low

According to research undertaken by ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, Europe’s airlines have been offering significantly discounted fares for the September to December period in a bid to attract back travellers. Analysis of air fares from the four major northern […]
Aug 27, 2020
ForwardKeys calls full recovery in Chinese domestic air travel

ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, is predicting that domestic air travel in China, which has been recovering progressively in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, will reach a full recovery by the start of September. In the second week of […]
Jul 1, 2020
US air travel rebounds

ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, has revealed that a rebound is underway in domestic aviation in the United States and the high spot is the upcoming long weekend to mark American Independence Day. An analysis of new flight tickets issued […]
Jun 29, 2020
European flight bookings reveal ‘London is falling’

Flight booking data shows London has fallen to the bottom of the top 10 most booked European cities, as border restrictions and UK quarantine regulations choked travel, according to joint research by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and […]
Jun 17, 2020
COVID-19 threatens to ruin a record year for Africa’s hotel developers

African hotel development had returned to growth at the start of 2020, with more than 78,000 rooms in 408 hotels in the pipeline, according to the 12th annual survey by W Hospitality Group, acknowledged as the industry’s most authoritative source. […]
Jun 10, 2020
Tourism recovery begins in Greece, Portugal and Spain

ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, has revealed that a series of announcements by governments of southern European countries, that they are eager to welcome tourists for the summer season, has triggered an almost immediate jump in international flight bookings for […]
May 28, 2020
Chinese domestic air travel breaks the 50% barrier

ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, has revealed that Domestic air travel in China, which has been recovering slowly in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, has now reached more than 50% of what it was at the equivalent moment in […]
Apr 30, 2020
Green shoots of recovery in domestic Chinese travel

ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, has revealed that domestic air travel in China has been recovering slowly in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. However, with yesterday’s news that Beijing has lifted its 14-day quarantine requirement on travel between the […]
Apr 28, 2020
As flight bookings dive, consumers still plan to travel

Research released by ForwardKeys, the travel analytics firm, has revealed the extent of the collapse in aviation in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. In the year to 19th April, air travel fell to exactly half of what it was […]
Apr 6, 2020
Over 3,000 register for virtual hospitality summit

[caption id="attachment_2728" align="alignright" width="600"] Hospitality Tomorrow – Digital conference will unite the hospitality industry to combat the COVID-19 crisis[/caption] Over 3,000 hospitality industry professionals have already registered and over 5,000 are expected to attend Hospitality Tomorrow, a free online summit, […]
Apr 2, 2020
COVID-19 causes 77% collapse in global aviation

Analysis by ForwardKeys, the travel analytics company, reveals that the COVID-19 crisis has brought the aviation industry to its knees. This week (30th March – 5th April), international airline seat capacity fell to just 23% of what it was in […]