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| UNWTO Report On Gastronomy Tourism |
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| The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Japan Travel and Tourism Association (JTTA) and Gurunavi have released the new UNWTO Report on Gastronomy Tourism: The Case of Japan. The publication includes 18 different case studies of successful gastronomy tourism in Japan. Read more |
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| Hotel Construction Pipeline Latin America |
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| In the recent Latin America hotel construction pipeline trend report, analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) state that the total construction pipeline stands at 717 projects/123,804 rooms, down 8% year-over-year (YOY) as it enters the third year of decline from its 2015-2016 peak. Read more |
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| Asia Pacific Airline Trends |
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| Moderate growth in air passenger markets, but further decline in air cargo demand Read more |
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| Hotel Construction Pipeline Canada |
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| A driving force of the pipeline’s double-digit growth is the surge in projects in the early planning stage with 80 projects/11,328 rooms, up 48% and 53% YOY, respectively. Currently, there are 93 projects/10,466 rooms under construction and 91 projects/11,229 rooms scheduled to start construction in the next 12 months, a record high. Read more |
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| Hotel Development North America |
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| Three hotel company portfolios exceed 500,000 rooms in North America, according to census data from STR. Read more |
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| Global Airline Passenger Demand |
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| The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for April 2019 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 4.3% compared to April 2018. Read more |
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| Hospitality Financial Leadership |
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| This thing in the title of this piece, I want to say was a fad that died already. Benchmarking and KBI’s were all the rage a decade ago and now, today, you don’t hear much at all about their usefulness or how to create them. There is a good reason they have fallen out of sight in the hospitality industry - read on to find out why. Read more |
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| Restaurant Trends |
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| From new venues to new foodie concepts, bars and restaurants in major cities in Central and Eastern Europe are rethinking their menus, design and location to better appeal to locals and tourists. Read more |
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