Industry News
GBTA survey reveals “dire” state of global business travel
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: The Global Business Travel Association has polled 974 of its global member companies about the current state of the sector.
Features
Travel and influencers: five top tips to help you decide who to work with
Reading Time: 3 minutes Jessica Murphy of The Northern Quarters Serviced Apartments in Manchester offers her advice for aparthotels and serviced apartments who are thinking of working with influencers to promote their properties. It’s no secret – influencer marketing has been the biggest emerging channel in recent years. When done properly, this form of
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Corporate travel programmes lagging behind sustainability agenda
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Six in every ten travel buyers who responded to a Business Travel Show survey on sustainability and the environment admit they do not have an ethical travel programme.
Features
Travel experience trends and other head scratchers
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the second of a three-part blog series looking at 2020 travel tech, accommodation, co-living and co-working trends, Sean Worker of T5 Strategies looks at the burgeoning experiential travel movement. According to Jenny Southan at Conde Nast there are several emerging travel trends: 1. Space Tourism – More than 100 individuals
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More than 40 per cent of travel buyers expect bigger budgets in 2020
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: A survey of corporate travel buyers has revealed that 41 per cent expect to have bigger budgets in 2020.
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Cuckooz study shows exchange rate benefits for visitors to UK
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Research from London serviced apartment provider Cuckooz, has looked at the benefits of a weak pound for overseas visitors travelling to the UK on business.
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Citadines Connect Sydney Airport opens for business
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: Ascott has opened Citadines Connect Sydney Airport, which is described as “a chic business hotel perfect for frequent travellers passing through the city”.
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Ascott launches Citadines Connect sub-brand for business travel hotels
Reading Time: 2 minutes Singapore: Ascott has launched the Citadines Connect brand of business hotels to expand its short-stay offering.
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A third of European travel buyers have bigger budgets for 2019
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: One third of buyers will have bigger corporate travel budgets in 2019, according to research by the Business Travel Show.
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Mental Health: the words corporate travel can’t ignore in 2019
Reading Time: 3 minutes On the rise since the early 1990’s, undoubtedly some of it is because people are more willing to report and admit mental health problems. Mental health: the numbers Mental health issues, such as stress, depression and anxiety, account for almost 70 million days off sick per year – more than