Press Releases
“I just want to congratulate you on the updates from your event, including this one in Africa. You are wise enough to send interesting, newsworthy reports coming out of the conference, especially for media who cannot attend. These are useful (we published more than one) and show understanding for what serious journalists want and need to cover an event without it reading like PR. Kudos to you and your team.” HOTELS Magazine, Editor in Chief
Below is a selection of recent press releases.
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Webjet Limited today announced it has agreed to acquire a Canadian based travel technology company Trip Ninja. Trip Ninja has developed several key products for traditional and online travel agencies to automate the highly manual process of selling complex international […]
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Drax backs the Energy & Environment Alliance
[caption id="attachment_3031" align="alignleft" width="250"] Director of Energy Services, Drax Group[/caption] The Energy & Environment Alliance (EEA) has signed a three-year strategic partnership agreement with renewable energy giant Drax, to help the hospitality sector embrace the latest electric vehicle charging technology. […]
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[caption id="attachment_3028" align="alignleft" width="250"] Danguillaume Oduber, Minister of Tourism and Public Health, Aruba[/caption] The Directorate of Public Health in Aruba has signed a binding memorandum of understanding with OK2Roam which will enable travellers coming to Aruba to enter the country […]
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WebBeds appoints Fernando Morote as CCO for Europe
WebBeds, the world’s fastest-growing B2B travel intermediary, providing accommodation and ground product distribution services to the travel industry, announces the appointment of Fernando Morote to the position of WebBeds’ CCO for Europe. WebBeds has made a senior-level appointment to its […]
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Flight bookings to the USA soar
New research from ForwardKeys, which has the freshest and most comprehensive air ticketing data available, reveals that flight bookings to the USA have soared following two announcements that the destination would reopen to vaccinated foreign travellers in November. By mid-October, […]
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WebBeds appoints James Phillips as Americas Region President
WebBeds, the world’s fastest growing B2B travel intermediary, providing accommodation and ground product distribution services to the travel industry, announces the appointment of James Phillips to the position of WebBeds’ President - Americas. WebBeds has appointed the newest member of […]
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Valor Hospitality Partners Announces Strategic Partnership with CityBlue Hotels in East Africa
Valor Hospitality Partners, a global, full-service hotel management company announced today their recent partnership with CityBlue Hotels, Africa’s fastest growing local hotel chain, owned by The Diar Group. Under a long-term arrangement, the new joint venture, to be called Valor […]
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WebBeds – powering for travel recovery, fast tracking long-term strategy.
Business transformation to simplify and drive efficiencies Technology developments to better support supply partners Global brand unification - WebBeds New geographical management structure WebBeds, the B2B division of global online travel business Webjet Limited, has been powering-up for travel recovery, […]
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The Arabian & African Hospitality Investment Conference (AHIC) returns to Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai live in person from 20-22 September 2021, bringing together four powerful, active investment communities from across the region. For the first time, AHIC 2021, organised by […]
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Europe’s summer air travel fails to reach 40% of 2019
New research from ForwardKeys, which has the freshest and most comprehensive flight booking data available, reveals that international flights to European destinations in July and August reached 39.9% of pre-pandemic levels. This is significantly better than last year (which was […]
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In the battle to be the pre-eminent travel hub in the Middle East, the latest research from ForwardKeys, which has the world’s freshest and most comprehensive flight booking data, reveals that in the first half of 2021, Doha seized and […]
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WebBeds add Vacancéole Group France to hotel portfolio
37 Vacancéole Group properties added throughout regional France Vacancéole 2 star, 3 star and 4 star properties expand WebBeds portfolio that caters for families and leisure travellers Vacancéole Group engaged with environmental issues and sustainable tourism WebBeds, the world’s second […]
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This summer, it’s a staycation or Caribbean vacation
The latest research from ForwardKeys, which has the most up to date and comprehensive fight booking data available, reveals that the outlook for international air travel this summer (1st June – 31st August) is set to be just under a […]
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WebBeds launches interactive ‘travel restrictions’ tool for global travel trade
Tool will assist the travel trade advise travellers on origin/destination travel restrictions, quarantine and health documentation requirements Tool available in English, French, German, Spanish and Arabic with Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese coming soon WebBeds, the world’s second largest and […]
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The latest research from ForwardKeys, which has the most up to date and comprehensive fight booking data available, suggests that people are travelling to the USA to receive a vaccination against COVID-19. The trend is most pronounced in travel from […]
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Vaccinations revive International travel
The latest research from ForwardKeys, which has the most up to date and comprehensive fight booking data available, reveals that vaccinations appear to hold the key to reviving international travel. Two destinations, Greece, and Iceland, which have announced that they […]
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China readies for record Labour Day travel
Chinese domestic travel during the forthcoming Labour Day holiday is set to exceed pre-pandemic levels substantially, according to research undertaken by ForwardKeys, which has the freshest and most comprehensive flight booking data available. In recent years, Labour Day has again […]
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Quintex Joins the Energy & Environment Alliance
Quintex Systems, a market leader in energy management technology, has joined the Energy and Environment Alliance (EEA). The aim is to help accommodation businesses save energy and reduce carbon emissions in commercial kitchens. This is critical now more than ever […]
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It’s one way traffic in the A-NZ travel bubble
As travel is revived between Australia and New Zealand this week, research undertaken by ForwardKeys, which has the most up to date and comprehensive fight booking data available, reveals that Australians appear ready to flock to New Zealand. On 6th […]
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WebBeds announce new appointment to support French-speaking retail clients in Switzerland
WebBeds, the world’s second largest and fastest-growing B2B bedbank (comprising the Sunhotels, totalstay and Destinations of the World trading platforms in Europe) has announced a new appointment to support French-speaking clients in the Swiss retail market. Dan Barbulescu (pictured above), […]