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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Uncle Sam’s Christmas Gift from the UK: Holidaymakers
November 5, 2018Since the last presidential election, one major segment of the economy has noticeably failed to keep up with global growth trends, Travel & Tourism. However, this Christmas, UK holidaymakers look likely to reverse a trend of declining interest […]
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Webjet acquires Destinations of the World
November 5, 2018Webjet acquires Destinations of the World Strengthens its position as the #2 B2B player globally Significantly expands WebBeds, its global B2B business – with 24% increase in direct contracts and 54% increase in TTVDOTW significantly enhances WebBeds Asia-Pacific and Americas […]
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British Holidaymakers Appear Oblivious to Brexit
November 5, 2018Whilst the leaders of the travel industry are getting hot and bothered about Brexit, fearing long queues at passport control, a lack of agreed regulations governing flights between Britain and the EU and enormous difficulties hiring staff, British […]
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WebBeds appoints Eloise Myrie as new Account Development Manager for the Midlands and Wales
October 25, 2018 WebBeds, the world’s fastest growing and second largest B2B accommodation provider (operating in the UK under the trading brands Totalstay, Sunhotels and JacTravel) has further strengthened its UK Retail Sales Team with the appointment of Eloise Myrie as […]
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AHIF recognises outstanding contributions to the hospitality industry in Africa
September 17, 2018Ahead of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF), the most influential tourism investment conference in Africa, which will take place in Nairobi, on 2nd – 4th October, the event’s Advisory Board has named two individuals who will receive […]
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Bench Events: Marrakech is an African hospitality hot spot, according to STR data
September 9, 2018Based on H1 2018 figures from STR, the leading provider of data and analytics for the global hotel industry, Marrakech has emerged as a standout performer among key African cities.In the first half of 2018, Marrakech’s ADR (average […]
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WebBeds Appointed Official B2B Partner of SITM 2018, South Korea’s Largest Travel Trade Expo
September 9, 2018Fourth edition of Seoul International Travel Mart to run from 10-14 September 2018WebBeds has invited travel agency clients from across Asia Pacific to attendSITM attracts buyers from several key regional markets, including ChinaWebBeds has been selected as the […]
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WebBeds welcomes Ciara Doyle, to head up JacTravel DMC Division in Ireland
September 6, 2018WebBeds, the world’s fastest growing and second largest B2B accommodation provider (comprising the JacTravel, Sunhotels, Lots of Hotels, totalstay and FITRuums brands) has again further strengthened its’ management team by appointing Ciara Doyle (pictured) as Account Development & […]
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Political unrest causes a 61% setback in visitors to Nicaragua
September 6, 2018Research undertaken by ForwardKeys, which analyses over 17 million flight booking transactions a day, reveals that the political unrest in the Central American state of Nicaragua has had a devasting effect on tourism to the country, with international […]
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WebBeds appoints Mohamed El Mashouly as Chief Commercial Officer, WebBeds Services
September 4, 2018WebBeds, the world’s fastest growing and second largest B2B accommodation provider (comprising the JacTravel, Sunhotels, Lots of Hotels, totalstay and FITRuums brands) has appointed Mohamed El Mashouly (pictured) as Chief Commercial Officer, WebBeds Services.Mashouly has a wealth of […]
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Leading tourism research advocate joins ForwardKeys
Olivier Ponti will bring travel data to life September 3, 2018One of Europe’s most eloquent proponents of research in travel and destination marketing is joining ForwardKeys, the leading travel analytics company which predicts future travel patterns by analysing 17 million […]
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Theresa May Follows a British Company’s Example in Nairobi
August 30, 2018When Theresa May, the British Prime Minister touched down in Nairobi today, with a group of business leaders in her wake, keen to talk about championing investment in Africa, she was following in the footsteps of a British […]
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WebBeds invests in revenue management and business intelligence
August 30, 2018WebBeds, the world’s second largest B2B accommodation provider (comprising the JacTravel, Sunhotels, Lots of Hotels, totalstay and FITRuums brands) has this month announced two key appointments with Noemi Gomez joining as Director of Revenue Management (Europe) and Joaquin […]
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Earthquakes cause a 26% setback in bookings to Indonesia
August 28, 2018Research undertaken by ForwardKeys, which analyses over 17 million flight booking transactions a day, reveals that the recent earthquakes in Indonesia have been responsible for a 26% setback in bookings to the destination since the second major earthquake […]
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Trump’s trade war with China hits US tourism
Chinese tourist bookings slump 8.4% following tariffs August 17, 2018President Donald Trump’s tit-for-tat trade war with China appears to have caused a significant slump in Chinese visitors to the United States that could cost the American tourism sector dearly this […]
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WebBeds expands in the Pacific with three key appointments
August 14, 2018WebBeds expands in the Pacific with three key appointmentsJohn Stucci appointed as WebBeds new President for the PacificGrant Sumich and Anthony Rumpel also join the executive team based in SydneyWebBeds, the world’s second largest B2B accommodation provider, has […]
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FIHA is Born – A Sister for AHIF
August 14, 2018Bench Events, the organiser of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF), which is the premier hotel investment conference in Africa, today announced that it is launching a sister event, named the Forum sur l’Investissement Hôtelier Africain (FIHA), to […]
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UK travellers flock back to Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt
Terror threats perceived to have diminished August 8, 2018Tourists from the UK are heading back to favourite holiday destinations that until recently were considered by many to be at risk of unrest or terrorism, according to the latest findings from […]
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Global CEOs See Africa as a Strategic Priority
July 30, 2018 When the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) takes place in Nairobi in October, it will host the strongest line up of global hotel industry CEOs in its history. Amongst those present will be:Christopher J. Nassetta, President & CEO, […]
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ETOA membership reaches 1000, putting product diversification in the spotlight
July 24, 2018ETOA, the European Tourism Association has reached the milestone of 1000 members this week. Australian Tour operator APT and Irish country estate Mount Juliet have joined the Association.ETOA CEO Tom Jenkins said, “Product diversification is important. In a […]