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Jul 08 2016

Accommodation Providers urged to join Book Direct campaign

by Anson David

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Recently the European umbrella association of hotels, restaurants and cafés (HOTREC) launched a campaign to promote direct bookings. The “Book Direct” Campaign calls on all hoteliers, restaurateurs or other entrepreneurs in the...

Jul 07 2016

Industry News

British put their Holiday Plans on Hold for 2016

by Anson David

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Travelmole has reported this morning that 5 Million Brits are uncertain about their 2016 overseas holidays. Following the vote to exit the European Union on 24th June, “5% of the population is...

Jul 01 2016

Industry News

€600,000 fine for illegal VR listings in Barcelona

by Anson David

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Spanish news website has reported that Barcelona has imposed a maximum fine of €600,000 that can be given to home rental sites if they promote unlicensed accommodation. The online newspaper refers to...

Jun 28 2016

Industry News, Marketing

Top 6 Travel Trends for 2016

by Anson David

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TripAdvisor recently polled more than 44,000 travelers and hoteliers about their plans for 2016.Why will people travel in 2016? How will these travelers decide what to do and where to stay? Will...

Jun 25 2016

Industry News

Brexit and Low-Cost Airlines

by Anson David

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With today’s announcement that the UK population has voted for their country to exit the European Union, many are wondering how such a decision will impact the tourism sector. One...

Jun 24 2016

Industry News

What does Brexit mean to the travel industry?

by Anson David

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As the UK and Europe wake up to a whole new EU reality with one of it’s founding members opting to exit the Union, here are some of the post-EU...

Jun 24 2016

Industry News

The Fight Against Packaged Tourism

by Anson David

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Modern tourism has evolved very little, especially since destination marketing and tour operators have decided to force-feed a standard form of tourism that has now grown very predictable… and boring....

Jun 22 2016

Hospitality, Random

Is a Bigger Hotel Better?

by Anson David

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Being myself an evangelist for boutique accommodation, today’s post by marketing guru Seth Godin really got me thinking. He wrote: Is bigger better for the investor or is it better...

Jun 17 2016

Industry News

Night Swapping… is this the next big thing?

by Anson David

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It probably all started with MP3s. I am talking about this peer-to-peer / swapping culture. Today we share cars, bicycles, and have access to peer-to-peer loans, accommodation, tutoring… but recently...

Jun 16 2016

Industry News

Yotel announces Serviced Apartments project

by Anson David

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The hotel company known for it’s space-saving, luxury “cabins” has recently announced it’s first investment in the Middle East – a project that will also see Yotel getting in yet...