Articles tagged “europe”

Europe’s new travel rules promise to make border crossings more efficient in the long run, but travelers facing the new system next week may face longer lines.

Numa specializes in a stripped-down model of apartment-style hotels. That may work in the mid-market. But as it moves upscale with its new brand, Native by Numa, can it appeal to premium guests who may expect more?

Wyndham's got a side hustle in what you might call frontier markets. While rivals crowd familiar ground, it's planting flags in the Caucasus and Central Asia, and chasing gaps in branded residential.

Europe is looking to rail to cut travel emissions, yet airlines still enjoy the tax breaks that help keep flights cheap. Rail, by contrast, is taxed and charged to use tracks, despite being the greener option. For the industry, that imbalance means airlines may keep winning on price until policymakers put climate goals above cheap tickets.

Marriott is pivoting hard to hotel conversions across Europe as tight credit squeezes new-build economics. It has been adding conversion-friendly brands and relaxing standards for operators to be more locally relevant.

Motel One says it has carved out a profitable niche by leaning on design flair, prime locations, and rate discipline. New private equity money from PAI is fueling its expansion plans.

As AI capabilities expand, tourism agencies must decide how long they'll remain cautious observers of AI or go for systematic implementation.

Relais & Châteaux may one day have a loyalty program. But it won’t be because others do. It will be because they’ve found a way to make it fit their very specific model.

H World runs HanTing, the world's largest hotel brand by room count, and is Accor's franchisee in China. When will it regain pricing power and resume expansion in Europe?

The real tourism winners? Those who bet early on celestial tourism while others are still looking skyward wondering if anyone would actually travel for a 100-second show. (Hint: Many people will.)